Value (Groovy 6.0.0-alpha-1)

```
public interface Value
```
Represents a lazily decoded JSON token or container managed by the index-overlay parser.

Methods Summary

Methods
Type Params	Return Type	Name and description
	`public BigDecimal`	`bigDecimalValue()` Converts this token to a BigDecimal.
	`public BigInteger`	`bigIntegerValue()` Converts this token to a BigInteger.
	`public boolean`	`booleanValue()` Converts this token to a boolean value.
	`public byte`	`byteValue()` Converts this token to a byte value.
	`public char`	`charValue()` Converts this token to a single character.
	`public void`	`chop()` Copies any shared backing buffer into a dedicated slice.
	`public Date`	`dateValue()` Converts this token to a Date.
	`public double`	`doubleValue()` Converts this token to a double value.
	`public float`	`floatValue()` Converts this token to a float value.
	`public int`	`intValue()` Converts this token to an int value.
	`public boolean`	`isContainer()` Indicates whether this value wraps a map or a collection.
	`public long`	`longValue()` Converts this token to a long value.
	`public short`	`shortValue()` Converts this token to a short value.
	`public String`	`stringValue()` Returns the string form using the value's configured decoding policy.
	`public String`	`stringValueEncoded()` Returns the fully decoded string form.
`<T extends Enum>`	`public T`	`toEnum(Class<T> cls)` Converts this token to an enum constant.
	`public Object`	`toValue()` Materializes this token as a regular Java value.

- Method Detail
  - public BigDecimal bigDecimalValue()
    
    Converts this token to a BigDecimal.
    Returns:
    the decimal representation
  - public BigInteger bigIntegerValue()
    
    Converts this token to a BigInteger.
    Returns:
    the integer representation
  - public boolean booleanValue()
    
    Converts this token to a boolean value.
    Returns:
    the boolean representation
  - public byte byteValue()
    
    Converts this token to a byte value.
    Returns:
    the byte representation
  - public char charValue()
    
    Converts this token to a single character.
    Returns:
    the leading character representation
  - public void chop()
    
    Copies any shared backing buffer into a dedicated slice.
  - public Date dateValue()
    
    Converts this token to a Date.
    Returns:
    the date representation
  - public double doubleValue()
    
    Converts this token to a double value.
    Returns:
    the double representation
  - public float floatValue()
    
    Converts this token to a float value.
    Returns:
    the float representation
  - public int intValue()
    
    Converts this token to an int value.
    Returns:
    the int representation
  - public boolean isContainer()
    
    Indicates whether this value wraps a map or a collection.
    Returns:
    true for container values
  - public long longValue()
    
    Converts this token to a long value.
    Returns:
    the long representation
  - public short shortValue()
    
    Converts this token to a short value.
    Returns:
    the short representation
  - public String stringValue()
    
    Returns the string form using the value's configured decoding policy.
    Returns:
    the string representation
  - public String stringValueEncoded()
    
    Returns the fully decoded string form.
    Returns:
    the decoded string representation
  - <T extends Enum> public T toEnum(Class<T> cls)
    
    Converts this token to an enum constant.
    Parameters:
    cls - enum type to resolve
    Type Parameters:
    T - enum type
    Returns:
    the resolved enum constant
  - public Object toValue()
    
    Materializes this token as a regular Java value.
    Returns:
    the hydrated value

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[Java] Interface Value

Methods Summary

Method Detail

public BigDecimal bigDecimalValue()

public BigInteger bigIntegerValue()

public boolean booleanValue()

public byte byteValue()

public char charValue()

public void chop()

public Date dateValue()

public double doubleValue()

public float floatValue()

public int intValue()

public boolean isContainer()

public long longValue()

public short shortValue()

public String stringValue()

public String stringValueEncoded()

<T extends Enum> public T toEnum(Class<T> cls)

public Object toValue()