001 /*
002 * Copyright (c) 2005 Einar Pehrson <einar@pehrson.nu>.
003 *
004 * This file is part of
005 * CleanSheets - a spreadsheet application for the Java platform.
006 *
007 * CleanSheets is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
008 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
009 * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
010 * (at your option) any later version.
011 *
012 * CleanSheets is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
013 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
014 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
015 * GNU General Public License for more details.
016 *
017 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
018 * along with CleanSheets; if not, write to the Free Software
019 * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
020 */
021 package csheets.core.formula;
022
023 import csheets.core.Value;
024 import csheets.core.formula.util.ExpressionVisitor;
025
026 /**
027 * A literal value in a formula.
028 * @author Einar Pehrson
029 */
030 public class Literal implements Expression {
031
032 /** The unique version identifier used for serialization */
033 private static final long serialVersionUID = 7854180857828149858L;
034
035 /** The value of the literal */
036 private Value value;
037
038 /**
039 * Creates a new literal.
040 * @param value the value of literal
041 */
042 public Literal(Value value) {
043 this.value = value;
044 }
045
046 public Value evaluate() {
047 return value;
048 }
049
050 /**
051 * Returns the value of the literal.
052 * @return the value of the literal
053 */
054 public Value getValue() {
055 return value;
056 }
057
058 public Object accept(ExpressionVisitor visitor) {
059 return visitor.visitLiteral(this);
060 }
061
062 public String toString() {
063 if (value.getType() == Value.Type.TEXT
064 || value.getType() == Value.Type.DATE)
065 return "\"" + value.toString() + "\"";
066 else
067 return value.toString();
068 }
069 }