org.alfresco.repo.forms

Interface DataTypeParameters

All Known Implementing Classes:

PeriodDataTypeParameters

public interface DataTypeParameters

Interface definition for an object used to represent any restrictions a data type may enforce.

Author:

Gavin Cornwell

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Object	getAsJSON() Returns the parameters represented as JSON.
Object	getAsObject() Returns the parameters in a Java friendly manner i.e.

Method Detail

getAsObject

Object getAsObject()

Returns the parameters in a Java friendly manner i.e. as an Object. The Object can be as complex as a multiple nested Map of Maps or as simple as a String.

Returns:

An Object representing the data type parameters

getAsJSON

Object getAsJSON()

Returns the parameters represented as JSON.

Implementations can use whatever JSON libraries they desire, the only rule is that the object returned must toString() to either a JSON array or JSON object i.e. [...] or {...}

Returns:

JSON Object representing the parameters