com.mycompany.myproject.types
Class LastName

java.lang.Object
  org.xins.common.types.Type
      org.xins.common.types.PatternType
          com.mycompany.myproject.types.LastName

public final class LastName

extends PatternType

Pattern type LastName.

Field Summary

static LastName

SINGLETON The only instance of this class.

Method Summary

static String	fromStringForOptional(String string) Converts the specified character string -or null- to a value for this type.
static String	fromStringForRequired(String string) Converts the specified character string to a value for this type.

Methods inherited from class org.xins.common.types.PatternType

fromStringImpl, getPattern, isValidValueImpl, toString

Methods inherited from class org.xins.common.types.Type

checkValue, fromString, getName, getValueClass, isValidValue, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

SINGLETON

public static final LastName SINGLETON

The only instance of this class. This field is never null.

Method Detail

fromStringForRequired

public static String fromStringForRequired(String string)
                                    throws IllegalArgumentException,
                                           TypeValueException

Converts the specified character string to a value for this type. The character string cannot be null. If it is, then an exception is thrown.

Parameters:

string - the character string to convert to a value for this type, cannot be null.

Returns:

the converted value for this type, never null.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if string == null.

TypeValueException - if the specified character string is not considered valid for this type.

fromStringForOptional

public static String fromStringForOptional(String string)
                                    throws TypeValueException

Converts the specified character string -or null- to a value for this type. The character string can be null in which case null is also returned.

Parameters:

string - the character string to convert to a value for this type, can be null.

Returns:

the converted value for this type, or null.

Throws:

TypeValueException - if the specified character string is not considered valid for this type.