Package com.apple.foundationdb.record.provider.foundationdb.keyspace

Class PathValue

java.lang.Object

com.apple.foundationdb.record.provider.foundationdb.keyspace.PathValue

@API(MAINTAINED)
public class PathValue
extends Object

A class to represent the value stored at a particular element of a KeySpacePath. The resolvedValue is the object that will appear in the Tuple when KeySpacePath.toTuple(com.apple.foundationdb.record.provider.foundationdb.FDBRecordContext) is invoked. The metadata is left null by KeySpaceDirectory but other implementations may make use of it (e.g. DirectoryLayerDirectory.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
byte[]	getMetadata()	If the PathValue was returned by the DirectoryLayerDirectory or some other directory type that involves a LocatableResolver, this will return any metadata that is associated with the key in by LocatableResolver.
Object	getResolvedValue()	Returns the value that will be stored in the FDB row key for a path.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getResolvedValue

@Nullable
public Object getResolvedValue()

Returns the value that will be stored in the FDB row key for a path.

Returns:

the value that will be stored in the FDB row key

getMetadata

@Nullable
public byte[] getMetadata()

If the PathValue was returned by the DirectoryLayerDirectory or some other directory type that involves a LocatableResolver, this will return any metadata that is associated with the key in by LocatableResolver.

Returns:

metadata associated with the key in the LocatableResolver or null if no metadata exists or is applicable for the directory type