cdac.medinfo.sdk.hl7282.baselibs

Class ST

java.lang.Object

cdac.medinfo.sdk.hl7282.baselibs.PrimitiveDataType

cdac.medinfo.sdk.hl7282.baselibs.ST

All Implemented Interfaces:

IDataType

public class ST
extends PrimitiveDataType

ST - String Data

This data type is intended for short strings (e.g., less than 200 characters).

This class override the equal method, to check whether some other object is "equal to" this one.

User can also create Data Type through DataElementFactory

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ST() Constructor for ST class.
ST(int iMinLength, int iMaxLength, java.lang.String strCLength) Constructor for ST class which takes three argument and sets the value in the respective member variable.
ST(int iMinLength, int iMaxLength, java.lang.String strCLength, int iTableNo) Constructor for ST class which takes four arguments and sets the value in the respective member variable.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	equals(IDataType objDataType) The method checks for the equality with other ST DataType.
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object objObject) This method checks the equality of Object.

Methods inherited from class cdac.medinfo.sdk.hl7282.baselibs.PrimitiveDataType

copy, getDataTypeName, getICLength, getIMaxLength, getIMinLength, getLength, getValue, isPrimitive, read, setICLength, setIMaxLength, setIMinLength, setValue, toString, validate, write

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

ST

public ST()

Constructor for ST class.

ST

public ST(int iMinLength,
  int iMaxLength,
  java.lang.String strCLength)

Constructor for ST class which takes three argument and sets the value in the respective member variable.

Parameters:

iMinLength - The Minimum length the DataType can have.

iMaxLength - The Maximum length the DataType can have.

iCLength - The Conformance length the DataType can have.

ST

public ST(int iMinLength,
  int iMaxLength,
  java.lang.String strCLength,
  int iTableNo)

Constructor for ST class which takes four arguments and sets the value in the respective member variable.

Parameters:

iMinLength - The Minimum length the DataType can have.

iMaxLength - The Maximum length the DataType can have.

iCLength - The Conformance length the DataType can have.

iTableNo - The Table number to which the value for the component is specified.

Method Detail

equals

public boolean equals(IDataType objDataType)

The method checks for the equality with other ST DataType.

Parameters:

objDataType - conatains object of another DataType to be checked for equality.

Returns:

boolean [true/false]

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object objObject)

This method checks the equality of Object.

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

Parameters:

objObject - object of Object class.

Returns:

boolean - shows success or failure of the comparison.