org.axiondb
Interface DataType.BinaryRepresentation

All Superinterfaces:

java.util.Comparator, DataType, java.io.Serializable

Enclosing interface:

DataType

public static interface DataType.BinaryRepresentation
extends DataType

Extension of DataType to indicate that the implementing class stores binary values, and as such returns precision as the number of bits used to represent a given value.

Version:

$Revision: 1.14 $

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface org.axiondb.DataType

DataType.BinaryRepresentation, DataType.ExactNumeric, DataType.NonFixedPrecision

Method Summary

int	getApproximateDecimalPrecision() Returns the approximate number of decimal digits that would be used to represent

Methods inherited from interface org.axiondb.DataType

accepts, convert, getColumnDisplaySize, getJdbcType, getLiteralPrefix, getLiteralSuffix, getNullableCode, getPrecision, getPrecisionRadix, getPreferredValueClassName, getScale, getSearchableCode, isCaseSensitive, isCurrency, isUnsigned, makeNewInstance, read, successor, supportsSuccessor, toBigDecimal, toBigInteger, toBlob, toBoolean, toByte, toByteArray, toClob, toDate, toDouble, toFloat, toInt, toLong, toShort, toString, toTime, toTimestamp, toURL, write

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Comparator

compare, equals

Method Detail

getApproximateDecimalPrecision

int getApproximateDecimalPrecision()

Returns the approximate number of decimal digits that would be used to represent

Returns: