ValueField (flightrecorder 8.2.0-SNAPSHOT API)

java.lang.Object
- org.openjdk.jmc.flightrecorder.parser.ValueField

```
public final class ValueField
extends Object
```
A descriptor of a value field for use in IEventSinkFactory.create.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`ValueField(String identifier, String name, String description, ContentType<?> contentType)`	Create a value field.
`ValueField(IAttribute<?> attribute)`	Create a value field matching an `IAttribute`.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`ContentType<?>`	`getContentType()`
`String`	`getDescription()`
`String`	`getIdentifier()`
`String`	`getName()`
`boolean`	`matches(IAttribute<?> a)`	Check if a value field matches an attribute.
`String`	`toString()`

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

- Constructor Detail
  - ValueField
```
public ValueField(IAttribute<?> attribute)
```
    Create a value field matching an IAttribute.
    
    Parameters:
    
    attribute - attribute to match
  - ValueField
```
public ValueField(String identifier,
                  String name,
                  String description,
                  ContentType<?> contentType)
```
    Create a value field.
    
    Parameters:
    
    identifier - field ID
    
    name - human readable field name
    
    description - human readable field description
    
    contentType - content type of the field
- Method Detail
  - getIdentifier
```
public String getIdentifier()
```
  - getName
```
public String getName()
```
  - getDescription
```
public String getDescription()
```
  - getContentType
```
public ContentType<?> getContentType()
```
  - matches
```
public boolean matches(IAttribute<?> a)
```
    Check if a value field matches an attribute. Note that only ID and content type is checked since human readable values may differ, especially due to translations.
    
    Parameters:
    
    a - attribute to match
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the value field and the attribute match, false if not
  - toString
```
public String toString()
```
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class Object