org.apache.sling.scripting.sightly.render

Interface RuntimeObjectModel

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractRuntimeObjectModel

public interface RuntimeObjectModel

The RuntimeObjectModel provides various utility object inspection & conversion methods that can be applied to runtime objects when executing HTL scripts.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	isCollection(java.lang.Object target) Checks if an object is a Collection or is backed by one.
boolean	isDate(java.lang.Object target) Checks if the provided object represents a date or calendar.
boolean	isNumber(java.lang.Object target) Checks if the provided object represents a number or not.
boolean	isPrimitive(java.lang.Object obj) Checks if the provided object represents a primitive data type or not.
java.lang.Object	resolveProperty(java.lang.Object target, java.lang.Object property) Resolve a property of a target object and return its value.
boolean	toBoolean(java.lang.Object object) Convert the given object to a boolean value
java.util.Collection<java.lang.Object>	toCollection(java.lang.Object object) Force the conversion of the object to a collection
java.util.Date	toDate(java.lang.Object object) Convert the given object to a Date object
java.util.Map	toMap(java.lang.Object object) Force the conversion of the target object to a map
java.lang.Number	toNumber(java.lang.Object object) Coerce the object to a numeric value
java.lang.String	toString(java.lang.Object target) Convert the given object to a string.

Method Detail

isPrimitive

boolean isPrimitive(java.lang.Object obj)

Checks if the provided object represents a primitive data type or not.

Parameters:

obj - the target object

Returns:

true if the target is a primitive, false otherwise

isCollection

boolean isCollection(java.lang.Object target)

Checks if an object is a Collection or is backed by one.

Parameters:

target - the target object

Returns:

true if the target is a collection or is backed by one, false otherwise

isNumber

boolean isNumber(java.lang.Object target)

Checks if the provided object represents a number or not.

Parameters:

target - the target object

Returns:

true if the target is a number, false otherwise

isDate

boolean isDate(java.lang.Object target)

Checks if the provided object represents a date or calendar.

Parameters:

target - the target object

Returns:

true if the target is a date or calendar, false otherwise

resolveProperty

java.lang.Object resolveProperty(java.lang.Object target,
                                 java.lang.Object property)

Resolve a property of a target object and return its value. The property can be either an index or a name

Parameters:

target - the target object

property - the property to be resolved

Returns:

the value of the property

toBoolean

boolean toBoolean(java.lang.Object object)

Convert the given object to a boolean value

Parameters:

object - the target object

Returns:

the boolean representation of that object

toNumber

java.lang.Number toNumber(java.lang.Object object)

Coerce the object to a numeric value

Parameters:

object - the target object

Returns:

the numeric representation

toDate

java.util.Date toDate(java.lang.Object object)

Convert the given object to a Date object

Parameters:

object - the target object

Returns:

the date represented by the object

toString

java.lang.String toString(java.lang.Object target)

Convert the given object to a string.

Parameters:

target - the target object

Returns:

the string representation of the object

toCollection

java.util.Collection<java.lang.Object> toCollection(java.lang.Object object)

Force the conversion of the object to a collection

Parameters:

object - the target object

Returns:

the collection representation of the object

toMap

java.util.Map toMap(java.lang.Object object)

Force the conversion of the target object to a map

Parameters:

object - the target object

Returns:

a map representation of the object. Default is an empty map