com.stata.sfi

Class Missing

java.lang.Object

com.stata.sfi.Missing

public class Missing
extends Object

This class provides tools for handling Stata missing values.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
static class	Missing.Extended Mappings that correspond to missing values in Stata.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Missing()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static double	getValue() Get the numeric value that represents the system missing value in Stata.
static double	getValue(Missing.Extended extendedMissing) Get the numeric value that represents an extended missing value in Stata.
static boolean	isMissing(double value) Test if a value is a Stata missing.
static boolean	parseIsMissing(String s) Test if a string is a Stata missing.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Missing

public Missing()

Method Detail

getValue

@ThreadSafe
public static double getValue()

Get the numeric value that represents the system missing value in Stata.

Returns:

The numeric value of a missing value in Stata.

getValue

@ThreadSafe
public static double getValue(Missing.Extended extendedMissing)

Get the numeric value that represents an extended missing value in Stata.

Parameters:

extendedMissing - The extended-missing value to get.

Returns:

The numeric value of an extended missing value in Stata

isMissing

@ThreadSafe
public static boolean isMissing(double value)

Test if a value is a Stata missing.

Parameters:

value - The value to test.

Returns:

True if the value matches a Stata system missing value or an extended missing value.

parseIsMissing

@ThreadSafe
public static boolean parseIsMissing(String s)

Test if a string is a Stata missing.

Parameters:

s - The value to test.

Returns:

True if the string matches a Stata system missing value or an extended missing value.