Interface IDataPointDefinition

All Known Implementing Classes:
AbstractDataPointDefinition

public interface IDataPointDefinition
A datapoint definition is responsible for defining the data types of a datapoint entry and the display text.
  • Method Details

    • getDataPointTypes

      String[] getDataPointTypes()
      Creates and returns a data types array.
      Returns:
      data types
    • getDisplayText

      String getDisplayText(String type)
      Returns the externalized text for display
      Parameters:
      type - data type
      Returns:
      display text
    • getCompatibleDataType

      int getCompatibleDataType(String type)
      Check if data type of specified component type is any.
      Parameters:
      type - component type
      Returns:
      the compatible data types, it's a combination of (IConstants.NUMERICAL, IConstants.TEXT and IConstants.DATE_TIME).