Class StringSetting

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    Setting<String>
    Direct Known Subclasses:
    PasswordSetting

    public abstract class StringSetting
    extends Object
    implements Setting<String>
    The intended base class for String valued custom settings.
    Since:
    9.10.8
    • Constructor Detail

      • StringSetting

        public StringSetting()
    • Method Detail

      • getValue

        public String getValue()
        Description copied from interface: Setting
        Returns the current value of the setting. This returns the new value of the setting immediately after it has been changed, but note that it is up to the users of settings to decide if the new value takes effect immediately or after a restart.
        Specified by:
        getValue in interface Setting<String>
        Returns:
        the value
      • setValue

        public void setValue​(String value)
        Description copied from interface: Setting
        Sets the value of the setting.
        Specified by:
        setValue in interface Setting<String>
        Parameters:
        value - the value to be set
      • invalidReason

        public Optional<String> invalidReason​(String value)
        The default is that any possible string is valid.
        Specified by:
        invalidReason in interface Setting<String>
        Parameters:
        value - the value to be checked for validity
        Returns:
        true if the given value is valid, false otherwise
      • isMultiLine

        public boolean isMultiLine()
        Returns whether this string setting is multilined or not. Usually the setting is a single line setting, but sometimes free text input is needed and multiline string setting works better.
        Returns:
        true if the setting is a multiline setting
        Since:
        9.10.8