Package org.apache.flink.table.data

Interface StringData

All Superinterfaces:

Comparable<StringData>

All Known Implementing Classes:

BinaryStringData

@PublicEvolving
public interface StringData
extends Comparable<StringData>

An internal data structure representing data of CharType and VarCharType.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static StringData	fromBytes(byte[] bytes)	Creates an instance of StringData from the given UTF-8 byte array.
static StringData	fromBytes(byte[] bytes, int offset, int numBytes)	Creates an instance of StringData from the given UTF-8 byte array with offset and number of bytes.
static StringData	fromString(String str)	Creates an instance of StringData from the given String.
byte[]	toBytes()	Converts this StringData object to a UTF-8 byte array.
String	toString()	Converts this StringData object to a String.

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Comparable

compareTo

Method Detail

toBytes

byte[] toBytes()

Converts this StringData object to a UTF-8 byte array.

Note: The returned byte array may be reused.

toString

String toString()

Converts this StringData object to a String.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

fromString

static StringData fromString(String str)

Creates an instance of StringData from the given String.

fromBytes

static StringData fromBytes(byte[] bytes)

Creates an instance of StringData from the given UTF-8 byte array.

fromBytes

static StringData fromBytes(byte[] bytes,
                            int offset,
                            int numBytes)

Creates an instance of StringData from the given UTF-8 byte array with offset and number of bytes.