Class StringCast

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    Function
    Direct Known Subclasses:
    StringCast

    public class StringCast
    extends CastFunction
    A Function that tries to cast its argument to an xsd:string.
    Author:
    Arjohn Kampman, Jeen Broekstra
    • Constructor Detail

      • StringCast

        public StringCast()
    • Method Detail

      • evaluate

        public org.eclipse.rdf4j.model.Literal evaluate​(org.eclipse.rdf4j.model.ValueFactory valueFactory,
                                                        org.eclipse.rdf4j.model.Value... args)
                                                 throws ValueExprEvaluationException
        Description copied from interface: Function
        Evaluate the function over the supplied input arguments, using the supplied ValueFactory to produce the result.
        Specified by:
        evaluate in interface Function
        Overrides:
        evaluate in class CastFunction
        Parameters:
        valueFactory - a ValueFactory to use for producing the function result.
        args - the function input arguments.
        Returns:
        the function result value.
        Throws:
        ValueExprEvaluationException
      • convert

        protected org.eclipse.rdf4j.model.Literal convert​(org.eclipse.rdf4j.model.ValueFactory valueFactory,
                                                          org.eclipse.rdf4j.model.Value value)
                                                   throws ValueExprEvaluationException
        Description copied from class: CastFunction
        Convert the supplied value to a literal of the function output datatype.
        Specified by:
        convert in class CastFunction
        Parameters:
        valueFactory - the valueFactory to use
        value - a value that is not a string-typed literal, and not a literal of the same datatype as the function output datatype.
        Returns:
        a literal value of the function output datatype
        Throws:
        ValueExprEvaluationException - if an error occurs in conversion.
      • getCoreXsdDatatype

        protected org.eclipse.rdf4j.model.base.CoreDatatype.XSD getCoreXsdDatatype()
        Specified by:
        getCoreXsdDatatype in class CastFunction
      • isValidForDatatype

        protected boolean isValidForDatatype​(String lexicalValue)
        Description copied from class: CastFunction
        Verifies that the supplied lexical value is valid for the datatype.
        Specified by:
        isValidForDatatype in class CastFunction
        Parameters:
        lexicalValue - a lexical value
        Returns:
        true if the lexical value is valid for the datatype, false otherwise.