Package org.bukkit.metadata

Class FixedMetadataValue

java.lang.Object

org.bukkit.metadata.MetadataValueAdapter

org.bukkit.metadata.LazyMetadataValue

org.bukkit.metadata.FixedMetadataValue

All Implemented Interfaces:

MetadataValue

public class FixedMetadataValue
extends LazyMetadataValue

A FixedMetadataValue is a special case metadata item that contains the same value forever after initialization. Invalidating a FixedMetadataValue has no effect.

This class extends LazyMetadataValue for historical reasons, even though it overrides all the implementation methods. it is possible that in the future that the inheritance hierarchy may change.

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class org.bukkit.metadata.LazyMetadataValue

LazyMetadataValue.CacheStrategy

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.bukkit.metadata.MetadataValueAdapter

owningPlugin

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
FixedMetadataValue(Plugin owningPlugin, java.lang.Object value)	Initializes a FixedMetadataValue with an Object

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	invalidate()	Invalidates this metadata item, forcing it to recompute when next accessed.
java.lang.Object	value()	Fetches the value of this metadata item.

Methods inherited from interface org.bukkit.metadata.MetadataValue

asBoolean, asByte, asDouble, asFloat, asInt, asLong, asShort, asString, getOwningPlugin

Methods inherited from class org.bukkit.metadata.MetadataValueAdapter

asBoolean, asByte, asDouble, asFloat, asInt, asLong, asShort, asString, getOwningPlugin

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

FixedMetadataValue

public FixedMetadataValue(Plugin owningPlugin,
                          java.lang.Object value)

Initializes a FixedMetadataValue with an Object

Parameters:

owningPlugin - the Plugin that created this metadata value

value - the value assigned to this metadata value

Method Detail

invalidate

public void invalidate()

Description copied from interface: MetadataValue

Invalidates this metadata item, forcing it to recompute when next accessed.

Specified by:

invalidate in interface MetadataValue

Overrides:

invalidate in class LazyMetadataValue

value

public java.lang.Object value()

Description copied from interface: MetadataValue

Fetches the value of this metadata item.

Specified by:

value in interface MetadataValue

Overrides:

value in class LazyMetadataValue

Returns:

the metadata value.