AbstractArg (Gemma 1.31.5 API)

java.lang.Object
- ubic.gemma.rest.util.args.AbstractArg<T>

All Implemented Interfaces:

Arg<T>

Direct Known Subclasses:

AbstractArrayArg, AbstractEntityArg, ExpLevelConsolidationArg, FilterArg, LimitArg, OffsetArg, SortArg
```
public abstract class AbstractArg<T>
extends Object
implements Arg<T>
```
Base class for non Object-specific functionality argument types, that can be malformed on input (E.g an argument representing a number was a non-numeric string in the request). The Schema annotation used in sub-classes ensures that custom args are represented by a string in the OpenAPI specification.

Author:

tesarst

- Constructor Summary
  
  Constructors
  Modifier Constructor Description
  
  protected AbstractArg(T value)
  Constructor for well-formed value.
- Method Summary
  
  All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
  Modifier and Type Method Description
  
  T getValue()
  Obtain the value represented by this argument.
  
  String toString()
  - Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
    clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - AbstractArg
```
protected AbstractArg(@Nonnull
                      T value)
```
    Constructor for well-formed value. Note that well-formed values can never be null. Although, the argument itself can be null to represent a value that is omitted by the request.
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - a well-formed value which cannot be null
- Method Detail
  - getValue
```
@Nonnull
public T getValue()
```
    Obtain the value represented by this argument.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getValue in interface Arg<T>
    
    Returns:
    
    the value represented by this argument, which can never be null
    
    Throws:
    
    MalformedArgException - if this arg is malformed
  - toString
```
public String toString()
```
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class Object