Package org.camunda.bpm.engine.variable.value

Interface ObjectValue

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable, SerializableValue, TypedValue

All Known Implementing Classes:

ObjectValueImpl

public interface ObjectValue
extends SerializableValue

A typed value representing a Java Object.

Since:

7.2

Author:

Daniel Meyer

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Class<?>	getObjectType()	Returns the Class this object is an instance of.
String	getObjectTypeName()	A String representation of the Object's type name.
Object	getValue()	Returns the Object or null in case the value is null.
<T> T	getValue(Class<T> type)	Returns the object provided by this VariableValue.
boolean	isDeserialized()	Returns true in case the object is deserialized.

Methods inherited from interface org.camunda.bpm.engine.variable.value.SerializableValue

getSerializationDataFormat, getType, getValueSerialized

Methods inherited from interface org.camunda.bpm.engine.variable.value.TypedValue

isTransient

Method Detail

isDeserialized

boolean isDeserialized()

Returns true in case the object is deserialized. If this method returns true, it is safe to call the methods

• getValue() and getValue(Class)
• getObjectType()

Specified by:

isDeserialized in interface SerializableValue

Returns:

true if the object is deserialized.

getValue

Object getValue()

Returns the Object or null in case the value is null.

Specified by:

getValue in interface SerializableValue

Specified by:

getValue in interface TypedValue

Returns:

the object represented by this TypedValue.

Throws:

IllegalStateException - in case the object is not deserialized. See isDeserialized().

getValue

<T> T getValue(Class<T> type)

Returns the object provided by this VariableValue. Allows type-safe access to objects by passing in the class.

Parameters:

type - the java class the value should be cast to

Returns:

the object represented by this TypedValue.

Throws:

IllegalStateException - in case the object is not deserialized. See isDeserialized().

getObjectType

Class<?> getObjectType()

Returns the Class this object is an instance of.

Returns:

the Class this object is an instance of

Throws:

IllegalStateException - in case the object is not deserialized. See isDeserialized().

getObjectTypeName

String getObjectTypeName()

A String representation of the Object's type name. Usually the canonical class name of the Java Class this object is an instance of.

Returns:

the Object's type name.