VariableType (Activiti :: Process Extensions 7.5.1 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.activiti.spring.process.variable.types.VariableType

Direct Known Subclasses:

JavaObjectVariableType, JsonObjectVariableType
```
public abstract class VariableType
extends Object
```
Base variable type for types as defined in extension json files. Used to validate variables against definition.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

VariableType()

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`String`	`getName()`
`protected boolean`	`isExpression(Object var)`
`Object`	`parseFromValue(Object value)`
`void`	`setName(String name)`
`abstract void`	`validate(Object var, List<ActivitiException> errors)`

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

Constructor Detail
- VariableType
```
public VariableType()
```

Method Detail

getName
```
public String getName()
```

setName
```
public void setName(String name)
```

validate

public abstract void validate(Object var,
                              List<ActivitiException> errors)

parseFromValue

public Object parseFromValue(Object value)
                      throws ActivitiException

Throws:: ActivitiException

isExpression

protected boolean isExpression(Object var)