Package com.couchbase.client.java.json

Class JsonValue

java.lang.Object

com.couchbase.client.java.json.JsonValue

Direct Known Subclasses:

JsonArray, JsonNull, JsonObject

public abstract class JsonValue
extends Object

Represents a JSON value (either a JsonObject or a JsonArray.

Since:

2.0

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static final JsonNull	NULL	Represents a Json "null".

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
JsonValue()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static boolean	checkType(Object item)	Helper method to check if the given item is a supported JSON item.
static Object	coerce(Object value)	Returns the given value converted to a type that passes the checkType(java.lang.Object) test.
static JsonArray	ja()	Static factory method to create an empty JsonArray.
static JsonObject	jo()	Static factory method to create an empty JsonObject.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Details

NULL

public static final JsonNull NULL

Represents a Json "null".

Constructor Details

JsonValue

public JsonValue()

Method Details

jo

public static JsonObject jo()

Static factory method to create an empty JsonObject.

Returns:

an empty JsonObject.

ja

public static JsonArray ja()

Static factory method to create an empty JsonArray.

Returns:

an empty JsonArray.

checkType

public static boolean checkType(Object item)

Helper method to check if the given item is a supported JSON item.

Parameters:

item - the value to check.

Returns:

true if supported, false otherwise.

coerce

@Internal
public static Object coerce(Object value)

Returns the given value converted to a type that passes the checkType(java.lang.Object) test.

Throws:

com.couchbase.client.core.error.InvalidArgumentException - if conversion is not possible.