001 //$HeadURL: svn+ssh://rbezema@svn.wald.intevation.org/deegree/base/branches/2.2_testing/src/org/deegree/io/datastore/schema/content/ConstantContent.java $
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043 package org.deegree.io.datastore.schema.content;
044
045 import org.deegree.io.datastore.schema.MappedSimplePropertyType;
046
047 /**
048 * Special content class for {@link MappedSimplePropertyType}s that contain constant string
049 * values.
050 *
051 * @author <a href="mailto:schneider@lat-lon.de">Markus Schneider</a>
052 * @author last edited by: $Author: apoth $
053 *
054 * @version $Revision: 9342 $, $Date: 2007-12-27 13:32:57 +0100 (Do, 27 Dez 2007) $
055 */
056 public class ConstantContent extends VirtualContent implements FunctionParam {
057
058 private String constant;
059
060 /**
061 * Initializes a newly created <code>ConstantContent</code> object so that it represents
062 * the given {@link String} value.
063 *
064 * @param constant
065 */
066 public ConstantContent( String constant ) {
067 this.constant = constant;
068 }
069
070 /**
071 * Returns false, because it makes no sense to use a constant as a sort criterion.
072 *
073 * @return false, because it makes no sense to use a constant as a sort criterion.
074 */
075 public boolean isSortable () {
076 return false;
077 }
078
079 /**
080 * Returns the constant {@link String} that this object contains.
081 *
082 * @return constant String that this object contains
083 */
084 public String getValue () {
085 return this.constant;
086 }
087 }