Enum Class ComparisonOperator

java.lang.Object
java.lang.Enum<ComparisonOperator>
com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.ComparisonOperator
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable, Comparable<ComparisonOperator>, Constable

public enum ComparisonOperator extends Enum<ComparisonOperator>
An enum listing the possible comparison operations. Some only apply to numbers, others to strings, dates, etc.
  • Enum Constant Details

  • Method Details

    • values

      public static ComparisonOperator[] values()
      Returns an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared.
      Returns:
      an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared
    • valueOf

      public static ComparisonOperator valueOf(String name)
      Returns the enum constant of this class with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this class. (Extraneous whitespace characters are not permitted.)
      Parameters:
      name - the name of the enum constant to be returned.
      Returns:
      the enum constant with the specified name
      Throws:
      IllegalArgumentException - if this enum class has no constant with the specified name
      NullPointerException - if the argument is null
    • fromString

      public static ComparisonOperator fromString(String value)
      Similar to valueOf, but also matches display name value (symbols, like "=")
    • getDisplayValue

      public String getDisplayValue()
      Returns the short display value of the enum's value eg. <, =, etc.
    • toString

      public String toString()
      Overrides:
      toString in class Enum<ComparisonOperator>
    • evaluate

      public boolean evaluate(Number a, Number b)
      Compares two number according to the operator. Note: The numbers will be converted to double for comparison, so if that is not appropriate, a different comparison mechanism should be used.
    • evaluate

      public boolean evaluate(String pattern, String input)
    • evaluate

      public boolean evaluate(SimplePatternSearcher searcher, String pattern, String input)
    • canEvaluateStrings

      public boolean canEvaluateStrings()