Literal (OpenJPA Parent POM 4.0.0 API)

All Superinterfaces:

Constant, java.io.Serializable, Value

All Known Implementing Classes:

Lit, TypeLit
```
public interface Literal
extends Value, Constant
```
Interface for any literal value.

Author:

Abe White

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static int`	`TYPE_BOOLEAN`
`static int`	`TYPE_CLASS`
`static int`	`TYPE_COLLECTION`
`static int`	`TYPE_DATE`
`static int`	`TYPE_ENUM`
`static int`	`TYPE_NUMBER`
`static int`	`TYPE_SQ_STRING`
`static int`	`TYPE_STRING`
`static int`	`TYPE_TIME`
`static int`	`TYPE_TIMESTAMP`
`static int`	`TYPE_UNKNOWN`

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`int`	`getParseType()`	The type the literal was parsed as.
`java.lang.Object`	`getValue()`	The value of this literal.
`void`	`setValue(java.lang.Object val)`	The value of this literal.

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Constant
getValue

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps.Value
acceptVisit, getAlias, getMetaData, getName, getPath, getSelectAs, getType, isAggregate, isVariable, isXPath, setAlias, setImplicitType, setMetaData

- Field Detail
  - TYPE_UNKNOWN
```
static final int TYPE_UNKNOWN
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - TYPE_NUMBER
```
static final int TYPE_NUMBER
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - TYPE_BOOLEAN
```
static final int TYPE_BOOLEAN
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - TYPE_STRING
```
static final int TYPE_STRING
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - TYPE_SQ_STRING
```
static final int TYPE_SQ_STRING
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - TYPE_CLASS
```
static final int TYPE_CLASS
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - TYPE_ENUM
```
static final int TYPE_ENUM
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - TYPE_COLLECTION
```
static final int TYPE_COLLECTION
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - TYPE_DATE
```
static final int TYPE_DATE
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - TYPE_TIME
```
static final int TYPE_TIME
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - TYPE_TIMESTAMP
```
static final int TYPE_TIMESTAMP
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
- Method Detail
  - getValue
```
java.lang.Object getValue()
```
    The value of this literal.
  - setValue
```
void setValue(java.lang.Object val)
```
    The value of this literal.
  - getParseType
```
int getParseType()
```
    The type the literal was parsed as.