org.paces.Stata.Variables

Interface StataTypeInterface

All Known Implementing Classes:

StataTypes

public interface StataTypeInterface

Defines a method to identify Stata data types given the typeMap object and the string containing the display format. This will not correctly identify datetime types, but will correctly map all other types and will return the int valued numeric code used in the .dta file specifications to identify the data type.

Version:

%G%

Author:

Billy Buchanan

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
default java.lang.Integer	getStataType(java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Integer> typeMap, java.lang.String type) Method to look up the Stata data type given the type map and the display format

Method Detail

getStataType

default java.lang.Integer getStataType(java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Integer> typeMap,
                                       java.lang.String type)

Method to look up the Stata data type given the type map and the display format

Parameters:

typeMap - A typemap created by the implementing class(es)

type - The string containing the display format

Returns:

Returns the integer valued Stata data type corresponding to the display format.