LongColumnType (tablesaw-core 0.44.1 API)

java.lang.Object
- tech.tablesaw.columns.AbstractColumnType
- - tech.tablesaw.columns.numbers.LongColumnType

All Implemented Interfaces:

ColumnType
```
public class LongColumnType
extends AbstractColumnType
```
The ColumnType for LongColumn

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

static LongParser DEFAULT_PARSER
The default parser for LongColumn
- Fields inherited from interface tech.tablesaw.api.ColumnType
  BOOLEAN, DOUBLE, FLOAT, INSTANT, INTEGER, LOCAL_DATE, LOCAL_DATE_TIME, LOCAL_TIME, LONG, SHORT, SKIP, STRING, values

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`LongColumn`	`create(String name)`	Returns a column of this type with the given name
`LongParser`	`customParser(ReadOptions options)`	TODO: Research this method to provide a good comment
`LongParser`	`defaultParser()`	Returns the default parser used to convert strings to long values
`static LongColumnType`	`instance()`	Returns the singleton instance of LongColumnType
`static long`	`missingValueIndicator()`	Returns the missing value indicator for this column type NOTE:
`static boolean`	`valueIsMissing(long value)`	Returns true if the given value is the missing value indicator for this column type

Methods inherited from class tech.tablesaw.columns.AbstractColumnType
byteSize, equals, getPrinterFriendlyName, hashCode, name, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface tech.tablesaw.api.ColumnType
compare

- Field Detail
  - DEFAULT_PARSER
```
public static final LongParser DEFAULT_PARSER
```
    The default parser for LongColumn
- Method Detail
  - instance
```
public static LongColumnType instance()
```
    Returns the singleton instance of LongColumnType
  - create
```
public LongColumn create(String name)
```
    Returns a column of this type with the given name
  - defaultParser
```
public LongParser defaultParser()
```
    Returns the default parser used to convert strings to long values
  - customParser
```
public LongParser customParser(ReadOptions options)
```
    TODO: Research this method to provide a good comment
  - valueIsMissing
```
public static boolean valueIsMissing(long value)
```
    Returns true if the given value is the missing value indicator for this column type
  - missingValueIndicator
```
public static long missingValueIndicator()
```
    Returns the missing value indicator for this column type NOTE: