org.axiondb
Interface DataType.BinaryRepresentation

All Superinterfaces:
Comparator, DataType, 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: