org.osgi.service.upnp
Interface UPnPStateVariable

All Known Subinterfaces:

UPnPLocalStateVariable

public interface UPnPStateVariable

The meta-information of a UPnP state variable as declared in the device's service state table (SST).

Method calls to interact with a device (e.g. UPnPAction.invoke(...);) use this class to encapsulate meta information about the input and output arguments.

The actual values of the arguments are passed as Java objects. The mapping of types from UPnP data types to Java data types is described with the field definitions.

Field Summary

static java.lang.String	TYPE_BIN_BASE64 MIME-style Base64 encoded binary BLOB.
static java.lang.String	TYPE_BIN_HEX Hexadecimal digits representing octets.
static java.lang.String	TYPE_BOOLEAN True or false.
static java.lang.String	TYPE_CHAR Unicode string.
static java.lang.String	TYPE_DATE A calendar date.
static java.lang.String	TYPE_DATETIME A specific instant of time.
static java.lang.String	TYPE_DATETIME_TZ A specific instant of time.
static java.lang.String	TYPE_FIXED_14_4 Same as r8 but no more than 14 digits to the left of the decimal point and no more than 4 to the right.
static java.lang.String	TYPE_FLOAT Floating-point number.
static java.lang.String	TYPE_I1 1 Byte int.
static java.lang.String	TYPE_I2 2 Byte int.
static java.lang.String	TYPE_I4 4 Byte int.
static java.lang.String	TYPE_INT Integer number.
static java.lang.String	TYPE_NUMBER Same as r8.
static java.lang.String	TYPE_R4 4 Byte float.
static java.lang.String	TYPE_R8 8 Byte float.
static java.lang.String	TYPE_STRING Unicode string.
static java.lang.String	TYPE_TIME An instant of time that recurs every day.
static java.lang.String	TYPE_TIME_TZ An instant of time that recurs every day.
static java.lang.String	TYPE_UI1 Unsigned 1 Byte int.
static java.lang.String	TYPE_UI2 Unsigned 2 Byte int.
static java.lang.String	TYPE_UI4 Unsigned 4 Byte int.
static java.lang.String	TYPE_URI Universal Resource Identifier.
static java.lang.String	TYPE_UUID Universally Unique ID.

Method Summary

java.lang.String[]	getAllowedValues() Returns the allowed values, if defined.
java.lang.Object	getDefaultValue() Returns the default value, if defined.
java.lang.Class	getJavaDataType() Returns the Java class associated with the UPnP data type of this state variable.
java.lang.Number	getMaximum() Returns the maximum value, if defined.
java.lang.Number	getMinimum() Returns the minimum value, if defined.
java.lang.String	getName() Returns the variable name.
java.lang.Number	getStep() Returns the size of an increment operation, if defined.
java.lang.String	getUPnPDataType() Returns the UPnP type of this state variable.
boolean	sendsEvents() Tells if this StateVariable can be used as an event source.

Field Detail

TYPE_UI1

static final java.lang.String TYPE_UI1

Unsigned 1 Byte int.

Mapped to an Integer object.

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TYPE_UI2

static final java.lang.String TYPE_UI2

Unsigned 2 Byte int.

Mapped to Integer object.

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TYPE_UI4

static final java.lang.String TYPE_UI4

Unsigned 4 Byte int.

Mapped to Long object.

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TYPE_I1

static final java.lang.String TYPE_I1

1 Byte int.

Mapped to Integer object.

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TYPE_I2

static final java.lang.String TYPE_I2

2 Byte int.

Mapped to Integer object.

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TYPE_I4

static final java.lang.String TYPE_I4

4 Byte int.

Must be between -2147483648 and 2147483647

Mapped to Integer object.

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TYPE_INT

static final java.lang.String TYPE_INT

Integer number.

Mapped to Integer object.

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TYPE_R4

static final java.lang.String TYPE_R4

4 Byte float.

Same format as float. Must be between 3.40282347E+38 to 1.17549435E-38.

Mapped to Float object.

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TYPE_R8

static final java.lang.String TYPE_R8

8 Byte float.

Same format as float. Must be between -1.79769313486232E308 and -4.94065645841247E-324 for negative values, and between 4.94065645841247E-324 and 1.79769313486232E308 for positive values, i.e., IEEE 64-bit (8-Byte) double.

Mapped to Double object.

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TYPE_NUMBER

static final java.lang.String TYPE_NUMBER

Same as r8.

Mapped to Double object.

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TYPE_FIXED_14_4

static final java.lang.String TYPE_FIXED_14_4

Same as r8 but no more than 14 digits to the left of the decimal point and no more than 4 to the right.

Mapped to Double object.

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TYPE_FLOAT

static final java.lang.String TYPE_FLOAT

Floating-point number.

Mantissa (left of the decimal) and/or exponent may have a leading sign. Mantissa and/or exponent may have leading zeros. Decimal character in mantissa is a period, i.e., whole digits in mantissa separated from fractional digits by period. Mantissa separated from exponent by E. (No currency symbol.) (No grouping of digits in the mantissa, e.g., no commas.)

Mapped to Float object.

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TYPE_CHAR

static final java.lang.String TYPE_CHAR

Unicode string.

One character long.

Mapped to Character object.

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TYPE_STRING

static final java.lang.String TYPE_STRING

Unicode string.

No limit on length.

Mapped to String object.

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TYPE_DATE

static final java.lang.String TYPE_DATE

A calendar date.

Date in a subset of ISO 8601 format without time data.

See http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-2/#date .

Mapped to java.util.Date object. Always 00:00 hours.

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TYPE_DATETIME

static final java.lang.String TYPE_DATETIME

A specific instant of time.

Date in ISO 8601 format with optional time but no time zone.

See http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-2/#dateTime .

Mapped to java.util.Date object using default time zone.

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TYPE_DATETIME_TZ

static final java.lang.String TYPE_DATETIME_TZ

A specific instant of time.

Date in ISO 8601 format with optional time and optional time zone.

See http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-2/#dateTime .

Mapped to java.util.Date object adjusted to default time zone.

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TYPE_TIME

static final java.lang.String TYPE_TIME

An instant of time that recurs every day.

Time in a subset of ISO 8601 format with no date and no time zone.

See http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-2/#time .

Mapped to Long. Converted to milliseconds since midnight.

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TYPE_TIME_TZ

static final java.lang.String TYPE_TIME_TZ

An instant of time that recurs every day.

Time in a subset of ISO 8601 format with optional time zone but no date.

See http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-2/#time .

Mapped to Long object. Converted to milliseconds since midnight and adjusted to default time zone, wrapping at 0 and 24*60*60*1000.

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TYPE_BOOLEAN

static final java.lang.String TYPE_BOOLEAN

True or false.

Mapped to Boolean object.

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TYPE_BIN_BASE64

static final java.lang.String TYPE_BIN_BASE64

MIME-style Base64 encoded binary BLOB.

Takes 3 Bytes, splits them into 4 parts, and maps each 6 bit piece to an octet. (3 octets are encoded as 4.) No limit on size.

Mapped to byte[] object. The Java byte array will hold the decoded content of the BLOB.

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TYPE_BIN_HEX

static final java.lang.String TYPE_BIN_HEX

Hexadecimal digits representing octets.

Treats each nibble as a hex digit and encodes as a separate Byte. (1 octet is encoded as 2.) No limit on size.

Mapped to byte[] object. The Java byte array will hold the decoded content of the BLOB.

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TYPE_URI

static final java.lang.String TYPE_URI

Universal Resource Identifier.

Mapped to String object.

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TYPE_UUID

static final java.lang.String TYPE_UUID

Universally Unique ID.

Hexadecimal digits representing octets. Optional embedded hyphens are ignored.

Mapped to String object.

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Method Detail

getName

java.lang.String getName()

Returns the variable name.

• All standard variables defined by a UPnP Forum working committee must not begin with X_ nor A_.
• All non-standard variables specified by a UPnP vendor and added to a standard service must begin with X_.

Returns:

Name of state variable. Must not contain a hyphen character nor a hash character. Should be < 32 characters.

getJavaDataType

java.lang.Class getJavaDataType()

Returns the Java class associated with the UPnP data type of this state variable.

Mapping between the UPnP data types and Java classes is performed according to the schema mentioned above.

 
  Integer              ui1, ui2, i1, i2, i4, int
  Long                 ui4, time, time.tz
  Float                r4, float
  Double               r8, number, fixed.14.4
  Character            char
  String               string, uri, uuid
  Date                 date, dateTime, dateTime.tz
  Boolean              boolean
  byte[]               bin.base64, bin.hex
  
 

Returns:

A class object corresponding to the Java type of this argument.

getUPnPDataType

java.lang.String getUPnPDataType()

Returns the UPnP type of this state variable. Valid types are defined as constants.

Returns:

The UPnP data type of this state variable, as defined in above constants.

getDefaultValue

java.lang.Object getDefaultValue()

Returns the default value, if defined.

Returns:

The default value or null if not defined. The type of the returned object can be determined by getJavaDataType.

getAllowedValues

java.lang.String[] getAllowedValues()

Returns the allowed values, if defined. Allowed values can be defined only for String types.

Returns:

The allowed values or null if not defined. Should be less than 32 characters.

getMinimum

java.lang.Number getMinimum()

Returns the minimum value, if defined. Minimum values can only be defined for numeric types.

Returns:

The minimum value or null if not defined.

getMaximum

java.lang.Number getMaximum()

Returns the maximum value, if defined. Maximum values can only be defined for numeric types.

Returns:

The maximum value or null if not defined.

getStep

java.lang.Number getStep()

Returns the size of an increment operation, if defined. Step sizes can be defined only for numeric types.

Returns:

The increment size or null if not defined.

sendsEvents

boolean sendsEvents()

Tells if this StateVariable can be used as an event source. If the StateVariable is eventable, an event listener service can be registered to be notified when changes to the variable appear.

Returns:

true if the StateVariable generates events, false otherwise.