FixedConstant (Starjava TTOOLS API)

java.lang.Object
- uk.ac.starlink.ttools.jel.FixedConstant

All Implemented Interfaces:

Constant
```
public class FixedConstant
extends java.lang.Object
implements Constant
```
Constant implementation which always has the same value.

Since:

10 Dec 2007

Author:

Mark Taylor

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`FixedConstant(java.lang.Object value)`	Constructs a constant with a given value.
`FixedConstant(java.lang.Object value, java.lang.Class<?> clazz)`	Constructs a constant with a given value and class.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.lang.Class<?>`	`getContentClass()`	Returns a class of which this object's value will be an instance.
`java.lang.Object`	`getValue()`	Returns this object's value.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - FixedConstant
```
public FixedConstant(java.lang.Object value,
                     java.lang.Class<?> clazz)
```
    Constructs a constant with a given value and class.
    
    Parameters:
    
    clazz - content class
    
    value - value
  - FixedConstant
```
public FixedConstant(java.lang.Object value)
```
    Constructs a constant with a given value. The class is the class of value.
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - value
- Method Detail
  - getContentClass
```
public java.lang.Class<?> getContentClass()
```
    Description copied from interface: Constant
    
    Returns a class of which this object's value will be an instance.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getContentClass in interface Constant
    
    Returns:
    
    content class
  - getValue
```
public java.lang.Object getValue()
```
    Description copied from interface: Constant
    
    Returns this object's value. Not necessarily always the same. Must be an instance of Constant.getContentClass() (or null).
    
    Specified by:
    
    getValue in interface Constant
    
    Returns:
    
    value