ActionParameter (JOSM)

java.lang.Object
- org.openstreetmap.josm.actions.ActionParameter<T>

Type Parameters:

T - the value type

Direct Known Subclasses:

ActionParameter.StringActionParameter, SearchAction.SearchSettingsActionParameter
```
public abstract class ActionParameter<T>
extends java.lang.Object
```
Abstract class for key=value parameters, used in ParameterizedAction.
The key (name) is a string and the value of class T. The value can be converted to and from a string.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type Class Description

static class ActionParameter.StringActionParameter
Simple ActionParameter implementation for string values.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

private java.lang.String name

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Modifier Constructor Description

protected ActionParameter(java.lang.String name)
Constructs a new ActionParameter.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.lang.String`	`getName()`	Get the name of this action parameter.
`abstract java.lang.Class<T>`	`getType()`	Get the value type of this action parameter.
`abstract T`	`readFromString(java.lang.String s)`	Create a value from the given string representation (deserialization).
`abstract java.lang.String`	`writeToString(T value)`	Convert a given value into a string (serialization).

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

- Field Detail
  - name
```
private final java.lang.String name
```
- Constructor Detail
  - ActionParameter
```
protected ActionParameter(java.lang.String name)
```
    Constructs a new ActionParameter.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - parameter name (the key)
- Method Detail
  - getName
```
public java.lang.String getName()
```
    Get the name of this action parameter. The name is used as a key, to look up values for the parameter.
    
    Returns:
    
    the name of this action parameter
  - getType
```
public abstract java.lang.Class<T> getType()
```
    Get the value type of this action parameter.
    
    Returns:
    
    the value type of this action parameter
  - writeToString
```
public abstract java.lang.String writeToString(T value)
```
    Convert a given value into a string (serialization).
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - the value
    
    Returns:
    
    a string representation of the value
  - readFromString
```
public abstract T readFromString(java.lang.String s)
```
    Create a value from the given string representation (deserialization).
    
    Parameters:
    
    s - the string representation of the value
    
    Returns:
    
    the corresponding value object