ScalarType (Sleep 2.1 API)

All Superinterfaces:

java.io.Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

DoubleValue, IntValue, LongValue, NullValue, ObjectValue, StringValue
```
public interface ScalarType
extends java.io.Serializable
```
This interface makes it possible to create a new scalar type. A scalar type is responsible for being able to convert itself to any type of scalar value.

To store a custom scalar type in a scalar:
```
 Scalar temp = SleepUtils.getScalar(); // returns an empty scalar.
 temp.setValue(new MyScalarType()); 
 
```
In the above example MyScalarType is an instance that implements the ScalarType interface.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`ScalarType`	`copyValue()`	create a clone of this scalar's value.
`double`	`doubleValue()`	convert the scalar to a double
`java.lang.Class`	`getType()`	returns the Class type of this ScalarType.
`int`	`intValue()`	convert the scalar to an int
`long`	`longValue()`	convert the scalar to a long
`java.lang.Object`	`objectValue()`	convert the scalar to an object value shrug
`java.lang.String`	`toString()`	convert the scalar to a string

- Method Detail
  - copyValue
```
ScalarType copyValue()
```
    create a clone of this scalar's value. It is important to note that you should return a copy here unless you really want scalars of your scalar type to be passed by reference.
  - intValue
```
int intValue()
```
    convert the scalar to an int
  - longValue
```
long longValue()
```
    convert the scalar to a long
  - doubleValue
```
double doubleValue()
```
    convert the scalar to a double
  - toString
```
java.lang.String toString()
```
    convert the scalar to a string
    
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class java.lang.Object
  - objectValue
```
java.lang.Object objectValue()
```
    convert the scalar to an object value *shrug*
  - getType
```
java.lang.Class getType()
```
    returns the Class type of this ScalarType. Use this instead of getClass to allow other functions to wrap ScalarType's without breaking functionality