freemarker.template

Class SimpleScalar

java.lang.Object

freemarker.template.SimpleScalar

All Implemented Interfaces:

TemplateModel, TemplateScalarModel, Serializable

public final class SimpleScalar
extends Object
implements TemplateScalarModel, Serializable

A simple implementation of the TemplateScalarModel interface, using a String. As of version 2.0 this object is immutable.

This class is thread-safe.

Version:

$Id: SimpleScalar.java,v 1.38 2004/09/10 20:50:45 ddekany Exp $

See Also:

SimpleSequence, SimpleHash, Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface freemarker.template.TemplateScalarModel

EMPTY_STRING

Fields inherited from interface freemarker.template.TemplateModel

NOTHING

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
SimpleScalar(String value) Constructs a SimpleScalar containing a string value.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	getAsString() Returns the string representation of this model.
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

SimpleScalar

public SimpleScalar(String value)

Constructs a SimpleScalar containing a string value.

Parameters:

value - the string value.

Method Detail

getAsString

public String getAsString()

Description copied from interface: TemplateScalarModel

Returns the string representation of this model. In general, avoid returning null. In compatibility mode the engine will convert null into empty string, however in normal mode it will throw an exception if you return null from this method.

Specified by:

getAsString in interface TemplateScalarModel

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object