SimpleScalar (FreeMarker 2.3.31 API)

java.lang.Object
- freemarker.template.SimpleScalar

All Implemented Interfaces:

TemplateModel, TemplateScalarModel, java.io.Serializable
```
public final class SimpleScalar
extends java.lang.Object
implements TemplateScalarModel, java.io.Serializable
```
A simple implementation of the TemplateScalarModel interface, using a String. As of version 2.0 this object is immutable.
This class is thread-safe.

See Also:

SimpleSequence, SimpleHash, Serialized Form

Field Summary
- Fields inherited from interface freemarker.template.TemplateModel
  NOTHING
- Fields inherited from interface freemarker.template.TemplateScalarModel
  EMPTY_STRING

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

SimpleScalar(java.lang.String value)
Constructs a SimpleScalar containing a string value.

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.lang.String`	`getAsString()`	Returns the `String` representation of this model.
`static SimpleScalar`	`newInstanceOrNull(java.lang.String s)`	Same as calling the constructor, except that for a `null` parameter it returns null.
`java.lang.String`	`toString()`

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

- Constructor Detail
  - SimpleScalar
```
public SimpleScalar(java.lang.String value)
```
    Constructs a SimpleScalar containing a string value.
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - the string value. If this is null, its value in FTL will be "".
- Method Detail
  - getAsString
```
public java.lang.String getAsString()
```
    Description copied from interface: TemplateScalarModel
    
    Returns the String representation of this model. Returning null is illegal, and may cause exception in the calling code. (Except, in classic-compatible mode the engine will convert null into empty string.)
    
    Specified by:
    
    getAsString in interface TemplateScalarModel
  - toString
```
public java.lang.String toString()
```
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class java.lang.Object
  - newInstanceOrNull
```
public static SimpleScalar newInstanceOrNull(java.lang.String s)
```
    Same as calling the constructor, except that for a null parameter it returns null.
    
    Since:
    
    2.3.23