code::DataField Class Reference

Inheritance diagram for code::DataField:

List of all members.

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Detailed Description

A field in a DataRow or DataTable.

The descendant 'DataCell' represents a field in a DataRow. The descendant 'DataColumn' represents a field in a DataTable.

Each descendant stores data internally as one or more string values. Numeric accessors and mutators perform the necessary conversions.

Author:

Thomas E. Vaughan (original)

Author

lakshman

Date

2009/06/02 20:17:37

Public Member Functions
DataField	clone () const
	Return a completely separate copy of this field.
	DataField ()
	Build an uninitialized object.
	DataField (const std::string &name, const std::string &unit)
	Allow for the initialization of all four members.
const std::string &	name () const
	Return field ID.
const std::string &	unit () const
	Return default unit specifier.
bool	validUnit (const std::string &unit) const
	Return true only if the internal unit can be converted to the specified unit.
Static Public Attributes
static const size_t	bufferSize = 4096
	Size of character buffer used internally for sprintf().
Protected Attributes
std::string	myName
	Field name.
std::string	myUnit
	Default unit specifier.
Friends
bool	operator< (const DataField &a, const DataField &b)
	Allows you to sort DataField objects by their name.

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Constructor & Destructor Documentation

code::DataField::DataField

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)

[inline]

Build an uninitialized object.

code::DataField::DataField	(	const std::string &	name,
		const std::string &	unit
	)

Allow for the initialization of all four members.

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Member Function Documentation

DataField code::DataField::clone

(

)

const [inline]

Return a completely separate copy of this field.

Reimplemented in code::DataColumn.

const std::string& code::DataField::name

(

)

const [inline]

Return field ID.

const std::string& code::DataField::unit

(

)

const [inline]

Return default unit specifier.

bool code::DataField::validUnit

(

const std::string &

unit

)

const

Return true only if the internal unit can be converted to the specified unit.

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Friends And Related Function Documentation

bool operator<	(	const DataField &	a,
		const DataField &	b
	)			[friend]

Allows you to sort DataField objects by their name.

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Member Data Documentation

const size_t code::DataField::bufferSize = 4096 [static]

Size of character buffer used internally for sprintf().

std::string code::DataField::myName [protected]

Field name.

std::string code::DataField::myUnit [protected]

Default unit specifier.

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