org.apache.avro.generic
Class GenericData

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.avro.generic.GenericData

public class GenericData
extends Object

Utilities for generic Java data.

Nested Class Summary

static class	GenericData.Array<T> Default implementation of GenericArray.
static class	GenericData.Fixed
static class	GenericData.Record Default implementation of GenericRecord.

Method Summary

static Schema	induce(Object datum) Create a schema given an example datum.
static String	toString(Object datum) Renders a Java datum as JSON.
static boolean	validate(Schema schema, Object datum) Returns true if a Java datum matches a schema.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

validate

public static boolean validate(Schema schema,
                               Object datum)

Returns true if a Java datum matches a schema.

toString

public static String toString(Object datum)

Renders a Java datum as JSON.

induce

public static Schema induce(Object datum)

Create a schema given an example datum.