org.paces.Stata.Variables

Class StringDataColumn

java.lang.Object

org.paces.Stata.Variables.StringDataColumn

public class StringDataColumn
extends java.lang.Object

Class to return all values of a single variable

Version:

%G%

Author:

Billy Buchanan

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
java.util.List<java.lang.String>	colvar A List of String values from a single variable
Meta	metaob A Meta class object contains meta data for the dataset in memory
private java.lang.Integer	ver

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
StringDataColumn(java.lang.Integer varidx) Generic constructor for the class

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.util.List<java.lang.String>	getData() Getter method to retrieve the List class object containing values
java.lang.String[]	getDataAsArray() Getter method to retrieve the List class object containing values and convert it to a String array
void	setData(int var) Setter method used to retrieve the data from Stata and populate the member variable

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

metaob

public Meta metaob

A Meta class object contains meta data for the dataset in memory

colvar

public java.util.List<java.lang.String> colvar

A List of String values from a single variable

ver

private final java.lang.Integer ver

Constructor Detail

StringDataColumn

public StringDataColumn(java.lang.Integer varidx)

Generic constructor for the class

Parameters:

varidx - The variable index from which to get records

Method Detail

setData

public void setData(int var)

Setter method used to retrieve the data from Stata and populate the member variable

Parameters:

var - The variable index to retrieve

getData

public java.util.List<java.lang.String> getData()

Getter method to retrieve the List class object containing values

Returns:

A List of String objects containing the data from the Stata dataset in memory

getDataAsArray

public java.lang.String[] getDataAsArray()

Getter method to retrieve the List class object containing values and convert it to a String array

Returns:

A Array of String objects containing the data from the Stata dataset in memory