com.sage.orion.sdata.servlet
Class SDataKey

java.lang.Object
  com.sage.orion.sdata.servlet.SDataKey

public final class SDataKey
extends java.lang.Object

Handles the conversion between the SData form of a key and an array of key segments.

SData leaves it to the application to decide how to form a key from multiple fields. This routine provides a consistent method that can be used. However applications are free to choose whichever method they wish; the methods in this class are not used by the framework itself.

Method Summary

static java.lang.String[]	fromSDataForm(java.lang.String key) convert the SData form of the key to an array of key segments and decode them as needed to obtain pure strings
static boolean	isEmpty(java.lang.String key) check if the key is an empty SData key
static java.lang.String	toSDataForm(java.lang.String... key) convert the array of segments of the key to the SData form

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

fromSDataForm

public static java.lang.String[] fromSDataForm(java.lang.String key)

convert the SData form of the key to an array of key segments and decode them as needed to obtain pure strings

Parameters:

key - the key in the SData form

Returns:

the array of key segments

toSDataForm

public static java.lang.String toSDataForm(java.lang.String... key)

convert the array of segments of the key to the SData form

Parameters:

key - an array of segments of the key

Returns:

the key in the SData form

isEmpty

public static boolean isEmpty(java.lang.String key)

check if the key is an empty SData key

Parameters:

key - the key in the SData form

Returns:

true if the key is empty in the SData sense for the keyed paging method (which is still currently an Accpac extension)