All Implemented Interfaces:

Comparable<Item>, Iterable<Item>, Debug, Display

Direct Known Subclasses:

Absent, Bool, Data, Expression, Extant, Num, Record, Text
```
public abstract class Value
extends Item
```

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static Value`	`absent()`
`void`	`alias()`
`Item`	`and(Item that)`
`Value`	`and(Value that)`
`Item`	`bitwiseAnd(Item that)`
`Value`	`bitwiseAnd(Value that)`
`Value`	`bitwiseNot()`
`Item`	`bitwiseOr(Item that)`
`Value`	`bitwiseOr(Value that)`
`Item`	`bitwiseXor(Item that)`
`Value`	`bitwiseXor(Value that)`
`Value`	`body()`	Returns the `flattened` `tail` of this `Value`.
`boolean`	`booleanValue()`	Converts this `Value` into a primitive `boolean` value, if possible.
`boolean`	`booleanValue(boolean orElse)`	Converts this `Value` into a primitive `boolean` value, if possible; otherwise returns `orElse` if this `Value` can't be converted into a primitive `boolean` value.
`Value`	`branch()`
`static Builder<Item,Value>`	`builder()`
`byte`	`byteValue()`	Converts this `Value` into a primitive `byte` value, if possible.
`byte`	`byteValue(byte orElse)`	Converts this `Value` into a primitive `byte` value, if possible; otherwise returns `orElse` if this `Value` can't be converted into a primitive `byte` value.
`char`	`charValue()`	Converts this `Value` into a primitive `char` value, if possible.
`char`	`charValue(char orElse)`	Converts this `Value` into a primitive `char` value, if possible; otherwise returns `orElse` if this `Value` can't be converted into a primitive `char` value.
`Value`	`commit()`	Flags this `Item` as immutable, recursively if it is a `Record`, then returns this `Item`.
`Item`	`conditional(Item thenTerm, Item elseTerm)`
`Value`	`conditional(Value thenTerm, Value elseTerm)`
`boolean`	`contains(Item item)`	Returns `true` if this `Value` is a `Record` that has a member equal to `item`; otherwise returns `false` if this `Value` is not a `Record`, or if this `Value` is a `Record`, but has no member equal to `item`.
`boolean`	`containsKey(String key)`	Returns `true` if this `Value` is a `Record` that has a `Field` with a `Text` key whose string value is equal to the given `key`; otherwise returns `false` if this `Value` is not a `Record`, or if this `Value` is a `Record`, but has no `Field` member with a `Text` key whose string value equals the given `key`.
`boolean`	`containsKey(Value key)`	Returns `true` if this `Value` is a `Record` that has a `Field` member with a key that is equal to the given `key`; otherwise returns `false` if this `Value` is not a `Record`, or if this `Value` is a `Record`, but has no `Field` member with a key equal to the given `key`.
`boolean`	`containsValue(Value value)`	Returns `true` if this `Value` is a `Record` that has a `Field` member with a value that is equal to the given `value`; otherwise returns `false` if this `Value` is not a `Record`, or if this `Value` is a `Record`, but has no `Field` member with a value equal to the given `value`.
`Item`	`divide(Item that)`
`Value`	`divide(Value that)`
`double`	`doubleValue()`	Converts this `Value` into a primitive `double` value, if possible.
`double`	`doubleValue(double orElse)`	Converts this `Value` into a primitive `double` value, if possible; otherwise returns `orElse` if this `Value` can't be converted into a primitive `double` value.
`static Value`	`empty()`
`Item`	`eq(Item that)`
`Value`	`eq(Value that)`
`static Value`	`extant()`
`Value`	`flattened()`	Returns the sole member of this `Value`, if this `Value` is a `Record` with exactly one member, and its member is a `Value`; returns `Extant` if this `Value` is an empty `Record`; otherwise returns `this` if this `Value` is a `Record` with more than one member, or if this `Value` is not a `Record`.
`float`	`floatValue()`	Converts this `Value` into a primitive `float` value, if possible.
`float`	`floatValue(float orElse)`	Converts this `Value` into a primitive `float` value, if possible; otherwise returns `orElse` if this `Value` can't be converted into a primitive `float` value.
`static Value`	`fromObject(Object object)`
`Item`	`ge(Item that)`
`Value`	`ge(Value that)`
`Value`	`get(String key)`	Returns the value of the last `Field` member of this `Value` with a `Text` key whose string value is equal to the given `key`; returns `Absent` if this `Value` is not a `Record`, or if this `Value` is a `Record`, but has no `Field` member with a `Text` key whose string value equals the given `key`.
`Value`	`get(Value key)`	Returns the value of the last `Field` member of this `Value` whose key is equal to the given `key`; returns `Absent` if this `Value` is not a `Record`, or if this `Value` is a `Record`, but has no `Field` member with a key equal to the given `key`.
`Value`	`getAttr(String key)`	Returns the value of the last `Attr` member of this `Value` with a `Text` key whose string value is equal to the given `key`; returns `Absent` if this `Value` is not a `Record`, or if this `Value` is a `Record`, but has no `Attr` member with a `Text` key whose string value equals the given `key`.
`Value`	`getAttr(Text key)`	Returns the value of the last `Attr` member of this `Value` whose key is equal to the given `key`; returns `Absent` if this `Value` is not a `Record`, or if this `Value` is a `Record`, but has no `Attr` member with a key equal to the given `key`.
`Field`	`getField(String key)`	Returns the last `Field` member of this `Value` with a `Text` key whose string value is equal to the given `key`; returns `null` if this `Value` is not a `Record`, or if this `Value` is a `Record`, but has no `Field` member with a `Text` key whose string value equals the given `key`.
`Field`	`getField(Value key)`	Returns the last `Field` member of this `Value` whose key is equal to the given `key`; returns `null` if this `Value` is not a `Record`, or if this `Value` is a `Record`, but has no `Field` member with a `key` equal to the given `key`.
`Item`	`getItem(int index)`	Returns the member of this `Value` at the given `index`, if this `Value` is a `Record`, and the `index` is greater than or equal to zero, and less than the `length` of the `Record`; otherwise returns `Absent` if this `Value` is not a `Record`, or if this `Value` is a `Record`, but the `index` is out of bounds.
`Value`	`getSlot(String key)`	Returns the value of the last `Slot` member of this `Value` with a `Text` key whose string value is equal to the given `key`; returns `Absent` if this `Value` is not a `Record`, or if this `Value` is a `Record`, but has no `Slot` member with a `Text` key whose string value equals the given `key`.
`Value`	`getSlot(Value key)`	Returns the value of the last `Slot` member of this `Value` whose key is equal to the given `key`; returns `Absent` if this `Value` is not a `Record`, or if this `Value` is a `Record`, but has no `Slot` member with a key equal to the given `key`.
`Item`	`gt(Item that)`
`Value`	`gt(Value that)`
`Item`	`head()`	Returns the first member of this `Value`, if this `Value` is a non-empty `Record`; otherwise returns `Absent`.
`Value`	`header(String tag)`	Returns the value of the first member of this `Value`, if this `Value` is a `Record`, and its first member is an `Attr` whose `key` string is equal to `tag`; otherwise returns `Absent` if this `Value` is not a `Record`, or if this `Value` is a `Record` whose first member is not an `Attr`, or if this `Value` is a `Record` whose first member is an `Attr` whose `key` does not equal the `tag`.
`Record`	`headers(String tag)`	Returns the `unflattened` `header` of this `Value`, if this `Value` is a `Record`, and its first member is an `Attr` whose `key` string is equal to `tag`; otherwise returns `null`.
`BigInteger`	`integerValue()`	Converts this `Value` into a `BigInteger` value, if possible.
`BigInteger`	`integerValue(BigInteger orElse)`	Converts this `Value` into a `BigInteger` value, if possible; otherwise returns `orElse` if this `Value` can't be converted into a `BigInteger` value.
`int`	`intValue()`	Converts this `Value` into a primitive `int` value, if possible.
`int`	`intValue(int orElse)`	Converts this `Value` into a primitive `int` value, if possible; otherwise returns `orElse` if this `Value` can't be converted into a primitive `int` value.
`Value`	`inverse()`
`boolean`	`isAliased()`
`boolean`	`isDefined()`	Returns `true` if this `Value` is not `Absent`.
`boolean`	`isDefinite()`	Returns `true` if this `Value` is not one of: an empty `Record`, `False`, `Extant`, or `Absent`.
`boolean`	`isDistinct()`	Returns `true` if this `Value` is neither `Extant` nor `Absent`.
`boolean`	`isMutable()`
`Value`	`key()`	Always returns `Absent` because a `Value` can't be a `Field`, so it can't have a key component.
`boolean`	`keyEquals(Object key)`
`Value`	`lambda(Value template)`
`Item`	`le(Item that)`
`Value`	`le(Value that)`
`int`	`length()`	Returns the number of members contained in this `Value`, if this `Value` is a `Record`; otherwise returns `0` if this `Value` is not a `Record`.
`long`	`longValue()`	Converts this `Value` into a primitive `long` value, if possible.
`long`	`longValue(long orElse)`	Converts this `Value` into a primitive `long` value, if possible; otherwise returns `orElse` if this `Value` can't be converted into a primitive `long` value.
`Item`	`lt(Item that)`
`Value`	`lt(Value that)`
`Item`	`minus(Item that)`
`Value`	`minus(Value that)`
`Item`	`modulo(Item that)`
`Value`	`modulo(Value that)`
`Item`	`ne(Item that)`
`Value`	`ne(Value that)`
`Value`	`negative()`
`Value`	`not()`
`Number`	`numberValue()`	Converts this `Value` into a `Number` object, if possible.
`Number`	`numberValue(Number orElse)`	Converts this `Value` into a `Number` object, if possible; otherwise returns `orElse` if this `Value` can't be converted into a `Number` object.
`Item`	`or(Item that)`
`Value`	`or(Value that)`
`Item`	`plus(Item that)`
`Value`	`plus(Value that)`
`Value`	`positive()`
`Value`	`removed(String key)`
`Value`	`removed(Value key)`
`short`	`shortValue()`	Converts this `Value` into a primitive `short` value, if possible.
`short`	`shortValue(short orElse)`	Converts this `Value` into a primitive `short` value, if possible; otherwise returns `orElse` if this `Value` can't be converted into a primitive `short` value.
`String`	`stringValue()`	Converts this `Value` into a `String` value, if possible.
`String`	`stringValue(String orElse)`	Converts this `Value` into a `String` value, if possible; otherwise returns `orElse` if this `Value` can't be converted into a `string` value.
`String`	`tag()`	Returns the `key` string of the first member of this `Value`, if this `Value` is a `Record`, and its first member is an `Attr`; otherwise returns `null` if this `Value` is not a `Record`, or if this `Value` is a `Record` whose first member is not an `Attr`.
`Record`	`tail()`	Returns a view of all but the first member of this `Value`, if this `Value` is a non-empty `Record`; otherwise returns an empty `Record` if this `Value` is not a `Record`, of if this `Value` is itself an empty `Record`.
`Value`	`target()`	Returns the `flattened` members of this `Value` after all attributes have been removed, if this `Value` is a `Record`; otherwise returns `this` if this `Value` is not a `Record`.
`Item`	`times(Item that)`
`Value`	`times(Value that)`
`Value`	`toValue()`	Always returns `this` because every `Value` is its own value component.
`Record`	`unflattened()`	Returns `this` if this `Value` is a `Record`; returns a `Record` containing just this `Value`, if this `Value` is `distinct`; otherwise returns an empty `Record` if this `Value` is `Extant` or `Absent`.

Methods inherited from class swim.structure.Item
appended, appended, appended, appended, appended, appended, appended, appended, cast, cast, coerce, coerce, compareTo, concat, debug, display, equals, evaluate, evaluate, filter, filter, globalScope, hashCode, invoke, isConstant, iterator, max, min, precedence, prepended, prepended, prepended, prepended, prepended, prepended, prepended, prepended, substitute, substitute, toString, typeOrder, updated, updated, updated, updated, updated, updated, updated, updated, updated, updated, updated, updated, updated, updated, updatedAttr, updatedAttr, updatedAttr, updatedAttr, updatedAttr, updatedAttr, updatedAttr, updatedAttr, updatedAttr, updatedAttr, updatedAttr, updatedAttr, updatedAttr, updatedAttr, updatedSlot, updatedSlot, updatedSlot, updatedSlot, updatedSlot, updatedSlot, updatedSlot, updatedSlot, updatedSlot, updatedSlot, updatedSlot, updatedSlot, updatedSlot, updatedSlot

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

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Iterable
forEach, spliterator

- Method Detail
  - isDefined
```
public boolean isDefined()
```
    Returns true if this Value is not Absent.
    
    Specified by:
    
    isDefined in class Item
  - isDistinct
```
public boolean isDistinct()
```
    Returns true if this Value is neither Extant nor Absent.
    
    Specified by:
    
    isDistinct in class Item
  - isDefinite
```
public boolean isDefinite()
```
    Returns true if this Value is not one of: an empty Record, False, Extant, or Absent.
    
    Specified by:
    
    isDefinite in class Item
  - key
```
public final Value key()
```
    Always returns Absent because a Value can't be a Field, so it can't have a key component.
    
    Specified by:
    
    key in class Item
  - toValue
```
public final Value toValue()
```
    Always returns this because every Value is its own value component.
    
    Specified by:
    
    toValue in class Item
  - tag
```
public String tag()
```
    Returns the key string of the first member of this Value, if this Value is a Record, and its first member is an Attr; otherwise returns null if this Value is not a Record, or if this Value is a Record whose first member is not an Attr.
    Used to concisely get the name of the discriminating attribute of a structure. The tag can be used to discern the nominal type of a polymorphic structure, similar to an XML element tag.
    
    Specified by:
    
    tag in class Item
  - target
```
public Value target()
```
    Returns the flattened members of this Value after all attributes have been removed, if this Value is a Record; otherwise returns this if this Value is not a Record.
    Used to concisely get the scalar value of an attributed structure. An attributed structure is a Record with one or more attributes that modify one or more other members.
    
    Specified by:
    
    target in class Item
  - flattened
```
public Value flattened()
```
    Returns the sole member of this Value, if this Value is a Record with exactly one member, and its member is a Value; returns Extant if this Value is an empty Record; otherwise returns this if this Value is a Record with more than one member, or if this Value is not a Record.
    Used to convert a unary Record into its member Value. Facilitates writing code that treats a unary Record equivalently to a bare Value.
    
    Specified by:
    
    flattened in class Item
  - unflattened
```
public Record unflattened()
```
    Returns this if this Value is a Record; returns a Record containing just this Value, if this Value is distinct; otherwise returns an empty Record if this Value is Extant or Absent. Facilitates writing code that treats a bare Value equivalently to a unary Record.
    
    Specified by:
    
    unflattened in class Item
  - header
```
public Value header(String tag)
```
    Returns the value of the first member of this Value, if this Value is a Record, and its first member is an Attr whose key string is equal to tag; otherwise returns Absent if this Value is not a Record, or if this Value is a Record whose first member is not an Attr, or if this Value is a Record whose first member is an Attr whose key does not equal the tag.
    Used to conditionally get the value of the head Attr of a structure, if and only if the key string of the head Attr is equal to the tag. Can be used to check if a structure might conform to a nominal type named tag, while simultaneously getting the value of the tag attribute.
    
    Specified by:
    
    header in class Item
  - headers
```
public Record headers(String tag)
```
    Returns the unflattened header of this Value, if this Value is a Record, and its first member is an Attr whose key string is equal to tag; otherwise returns null.
    The headers of the tag attribute of a structure are like the attributes of an XML element tag; through unlike an XML element, tag attribute headers are not limited to string keys and values.
    
    Specified by:
    
    headers in class Item
  - head
```
public Item head()
```
    Returns the first member of this Value, if this Value is a non-empty Record; otherwise returns Absent.
    
    Specified by:
    
    head in class Item
  - tail
```
public Record tail()
```
    Returns a view of all but the first member of this Value, if this Value is a non-empty Record; otherwise returns an empty Record if this Value is not a Record, of if this Value is itself an empty Record.
    
    Specified by:
    
    tail in class Item
  - body
```
public Value body()
```
    Returns the flattened tail of this Value. Used to recursively deconstruct a structure, terminating with its last Value, rather than a unary Record containing its last value, if the structure ends with a Value member.
    
    Specified by:
    
    body in class Item
  - length
```
public int length()
```
    Returns the number of members contained in this Value, if this Value is a Record; otherwise returns 0 if this Value is not a Record.
    
    Specified by:
    
    length in class Item
  - contains
```
public boolean contains(Item item)
```
    Returns true if this Value is a Record that has a member equal to item; otherwise returns false if this Value is not a Record, or if this Value is a Record, but has no member equal to item.
    
    Specified by:
    
    contains in class Item
  - containsKey
```
public boolean containsKey(Value key)
```
    Returns true if this Value is a Record that has a Field member with a key that is equal to the given key; otherwise returns false if this Value is not a Record, or if this Value is a Record, but has no Field member with a key equal to the given key.
    
    Specified by:
    
    containsKey in class Item
  - containsKey
```
public boolean containsKey(String key)
```
    Returns true if this Value is a Record that has a Field with a Text key whose string value is equal to the given key; otherwise returns false if this Value is not a Record, or if this Value is a Record, but has no Field member with a Text key whose string value equals the given key. Equivalent to containsKey(Value), but avoids boxing the key string into a Text value.
    
    Specified by:
    
    containsKey in class Item
  - containsValue
```
public boolean containsValue(Value value)
```
    Returns true if this Value is a Record that has a Field member with a value that is equal to the given value; otherwise returns false if this Value is not a Record, or if this Value is a Record, but has no Field member with a value equal to the given value.
    
    Specified by:
    
    containsValue in class Item
  - get
```
public Value get(Value key)
```
    Returns the value of the last Field member of this Value whose key is equal to the given key; returns Absent if this Value is not a Record, or if this Value is a Record, but has no Field member with a key equal to the given key.
    
    Specified by:
    
    get in class Item
  - get
```
public Value get(String key)
```
    Returns the value of the last Field member of this Value with a Text key whose string value is equal to the given key; returns Absent if this Value is not a Record, or if this Value is a Record, but has no Field member with a Text key whose string value equals the given key. Equivalent to get(Value), but avoids boxing the key string into a Text value.
    
    Specified by:
    
    get in class Item
  - getAttr
```
public Value getAttr(Text key)
```
    Returns the value of the last Attr member of this Value whose key is equal to the given key; returns Absent if this Value is not a Record, or if this Value is a Record, but has no Attr member with a key equal to the given key.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getAttr in class Item
  - getAttr
```
public Value getAttr(String key)
```
    Returns the value of the last Attr member of this Value with a Text key whose string value is equal to the given key; returns Absent if this Value is not a Record, or if this Value is a Record, but has no Attr member with a Text key whose string value equals the given key. Equivalent to getAttr(Text), but avoids boxing the key string into a Text value.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getAttr in class Item
  - getSlot
```
public Value getSlot(Value key)
```
    Returns the value of the last Slot member of this Value whose key is equal to the given key; returns Absent if this Value is not a Record, or if this Value is a Record, but has no Slot member with a key equal to the given key.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getSlot in class Item
  - getSlot
```
public Value getSlot(String key)
```
    Returns the value of the last Slot member of this Value with a Text key whose string value is equal to the given key; returns Absent if this Value is not a Record, or if this Value is a Record, but has no Slot member with a Text key whose string value equals the given key. Equivalent to getSlot(Value), but avoids boxing the key string into a Text value.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getSlot in class Item
  - getField
```
public Field getField(Value key)
```
    Returns the last Field member of this Value whose key is equal to the given key; returns null if this Value is not a Record, or if this Value is a Record, but has no Field member with a key equal to the given key.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getField in class Item
  - getField
```
public Field getField(String key)
```
    Returns the last Field member of this Value with a Text key whose string value is equal to the given key; returns null if this Value is not a Record, or if this Value is a Record, but has no Field member with a Text key whose string value equals the given key. Equivalent to getField(Value), but avoids boxing the key string into a Text value.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getField in class Item
  - getItem
```
public Item getItem(int index)
```
    Returns the member of this Value at the given index, if this Value is a Record, and the index is greater than or equal to zero, and less than the length of the Record; otherwise returns Absent if this Value is not a Record, or if this Value is a Record, but the index is out of bounds.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getItem in class Item
  - removed
```
public Value removed(Value key)
```
    Specified by:
    
    removed in class Item
  - removed
```
public Value removed(String key)
```
    Specified by:
    
    removed in class Item
  - conditional
```
public Item conditional(Item thenTerm,
                        Item elseTerm)
```
    Specified by:
    
    conditional in class Item
  - conditional
```
public Value conditional(Value thenTerm,
                         Value elseTerm)
```
  - or
```
public Item or(Item that)
```
    Specified by:
    
    or in class Item
  - or
```
public Value or(Value that)
```
  - and
```
public Item and(Item that)
```
    Specified by:
    
    and in class Item
  - and
```
public Value and(Value that)
```
  - bitwiseOr
```
public Item bitwiseOr(Item that)
```
    Specified by:
    
    bitwiseOr in class Item
  - bitwiseOr
```
public Value bitwiseOr(Value that)
```
  - bitwiseXor
```
public Item bitwiseXor(Item that)
```
    Specified by:
    
    bitwiseXor in class Item
  - bitwiseXor
```
public Value bitwiseXor(Value that)
```
  - bitwiseAnd
```
public Item bitwiseAnd(Item that)
```
    Specified by:
    
    bitwiseAnd in class Item
  - bitwiseAnd
```
public Value bitwiseAnd(Value that)
```
  - lt
```
public Item lt(Item that)
```
    Overrides:
    
    lt in class Item
  - lt
```
public Value lt(Value that)
```
  - le
```
public Item le(Item that)
```
    Overrides:
    
    le in class Item
  - le
```
public Value le(Value that)
```
  - eq
```
public Item eq(Item that)
```
    Overrides:
    
    eq in class Item
  - eq
```
public Value eq(Value that)
```
  - ne
```
public Item ne(Item that)
```
    Overrides:
    
    ne in class Item
  - ne
```
public Value ne(Value that)
```
  - ge
```
public Item ge(Item that)
```
    Overrides:
    
    ge in class Item
  - ge
```
public Value ge(Value that)
```
  - gt
```
public Item gt(Item that)
```
    Overrides:
    
    gt in class Item
  - gt
```
public Value gt(Value that)
```
  - plus
```
public Item plus(Item that)
```
    Specified by:
    
    plus in class Item
  - plus
```
public Value plus(Value that)
```
  - minus
```
public Item minus(Item that)
```
    Specified by:
    
    minus in class Item
  - minus
```
public Value minus(Value that)
```
  - times
```
public Item times(Item that)
```
    Specified by:
    
    times in class Item
  - times
```
public Value times(Value that)
```
  - divide
```
public Item divide(Item that)
```
    Specified by:
    
    divide in class Item
  - divide
```
public Value divide(Value that)
```
  - modulo
```
public Item modulo(Item that)
```
    Specified by:
    
    modulo in class Item
  - modulo
```
public Value modulo(Value that)
```
  - not
```
public Value not()
```
    Specified by:
    
    not in class Item
  - bitwiseNot
```
public Value bitwiseNot()
```
    Specified by:
    
    bitwiseNot in class Item
  - negative
```
public Value negative()
```
    Specified by:
    
    negative in class Item
  - positive
```
public Value positive()
```
    Specified by:
    
    positive in class Item
  - inverse
```
public Value inverse()
```
    Specified by:
    
    inverse in class Item
  - lambda
```
public Value lambda(Value template)
```
    Specified by:
    
    lambda in class Item
  - stringValue
```
public String stringValue()
```
    Converts this Value into a String value, if possible.
    
    Specified by:
    
    stringValue in class Item
    
    Throws:
    
    UnsupportedOperationException - if this Value can't be converted into a String value.
  - stringValue
```
public String stringValue(String orElse)
```
    Converts this Value into a String value, if possible; otherwise returns orElse if this Value can't be converted into a string value.
    
    Specified by:
    
    stringValue in class Item
  - byteValue
```
public byte byteValue()
```
    Converts this Value into a primitive byte value, if possible.
    
    Specified by:
    
    byteValue in class Item
    
    Throws:
    
    UnsupportedOperationException - if this Value can't be converted into a primitive byte value.
  - byteValue
```
public byte byteValue(byte orElse)
```
    Converts this Value into a primitive byte value, if possible; otherwise returns orElse if this Value can't be converted into a primitive byte value.
    
    Specified by:
    
    byteValue in class Item
  - shortValue
```
public short shortValue()
```
    Converts this Value into a primitive short value, if possible.
    
    Specified by:
    
    shortValue in class Item
    
    Throws:
    
    UnsupportedOperationException - if this Value can't be converted into a primitive short value.
  - shortValue
```
public short shortValue(short orElse)
```
    Converts this Value into a primitive short value, if possible; otherwise returns orElse if this Value can't be converted into a primitive short value.
    
    Specified by:
    
    shortValue in class Item
  - intValue
```
public int intValue()
```
    Converts this Value into a primitive int value, if possible.
    
    Specified by:
    
    intValue in class Item
    
    Throws:
    
    UnsupportedOperationException - if this Value can't be converted into a primitive int value.
  - intValue
```
public int intValue(int orElse)
```
    Converts this Value into a primitive int value, if possible; otherwise returns orElse if this Value can't be converted into a primitive int value.
    
    Specified by:
    
    intValue in class Item
  - longValue
```
public long longValue()
```
    Converts this Value into a primitive long value, if possible.
    
    Specified by:
    
    longValue in class Item
    
    Throws:
    
    UnsupportedOperationException - if this Value can't be converted into a primitive long value.
  - longValue
```
public long longValue(long orElse)
```
    Converts this Value into a primitive long value, if possible; otherwise returns orElse if this Value can't be converted into a primitive long value.
    
    Specified by:
    
    longValue in class Item
  - floatValue
```
public float floatValue()
```
    Converts this Value into a primitive float value, if possible.
    
    Specified by:
    
    floatValue in class Item
    
    Throws:
    
    UnsupportedOperationException - if this Value can't be converted into a primitive float value.
  - floatValue
```
public float floatValue(float orElse)
```
    Converts this Value into a primitive float value, if possible; otherwise returns orElse if this Value can't be converted into a primitive float value.
    
    Specified by:
    
    floatValue in class Item
  - doubleValue
```
public double doubleValue()
```
    Converts this Value into a primitive double value, if possible.
    
    Specified by:
    
    doubleValue in class Item
    
    Throws:
    
    UnsupportedOperationException - if this Value can't be converted into a primitive double value.
  - doubleValue
```
public double doubleValue(double orElse)
```
    Converts this Value into a primitive double value, if possible; otherwise returns orElse if this Value can't be converted into a primitive double value.
    
    Specified by:
    
    doubleValue in class Item
  - integerValue
```
public BigInteger integerValue()
```
    Converts this Value into a BigInteger value, if possible.
    
    Specified by:
    
    integerValue in class Item
    
    Throws:
    
    UnsupportedOperationException - if this Value can't be converted into a BigInteger value.
  - integerValue
```
public BigInteger integerValue(BigInteger orElse)
```
    Converts this Value into a BigInteger value, if possible; otherwise returns orElse if this Value can't be converted into a BigInteger value.
    
    Specified by:
    
    integerValue in class Item
  - numberValue
```
public Number numberValue()
```
    Converts this Value into a Number object, if possible.
    
    Specified by:
    
    numberValue in class Item
    
    Throws:
    
    UnsupportedOperationException - if this Value can't be converted into a Number object.
  - numberValue
```
public Number numberValue(Number orElse)
```
    Converts this Value into a Number object, if possible; otherwise returns orElse if this Value can't be converted into a Number object.
    
    Specified by:
    
    numberValue in class Item
  - charValue
```
public char charValue()
```
    Converts this Value into a primitive char value, if possible.
    
    Specified by:
    
    charValue in class Item
    
    Throws:
    
    UnsupportedOperationException - if this Value can't be converted into a primitive char value.
  - charValue
```
public char charValue(char orElse)
```
    Converts this Value into a primitive char value, if possible; otherwise returns orElse if this Value can't be converted into a primitive char value.
    
    Specified by:
    
    charValue in class Item
  - booleanValue
```
public boolean booleanValue()
```
    Converts this Value into a primitive boolean value, if possible.
    
    Specified by:
    
    booleanValue in class Item
    
    Throws:
    
    UnsupportedOperationException - if this Value can't be converted into a primitive boolean value.
  - booleanValue
```
public boolean booleanValue(boolean orElse)
```
    Converts this Value into a primitive boolean value, if possible; otherwise returns orElse if this Value can't be converted into a primitive boolean value.
    
    Specified by:
    
    booleanValue in class Item
  - isAliased
```
public boolean isAliased()
```
    Specified by:
    
    isAliased in class Item
  - isMutable
```
public boolean isMutable()
```
    Specified by:
    
    isMutable in class Item
  - alias
```
public void alias()
```
    Specified by:
    
    alias in class Item
  - branch
```
public Value branch()
```
    Specified by:
    
    branch in class Item
  - commit
```
public Value commit()
```
    Description copied from class: Item
    
    Flags this Item as immutable, recursively if it is a Record, then returns this Item.
    
    Specified by:
    
    commit in class Item
  - keyEquals
```
public boolean keyEquals(Object key)
```
    Specified by:
    
    keyEquals in class Item
  - builder
```
public static Builder<Item,Value> builder()
```
  - empty
```
public static Value empty()
```
  - extant
```
public static Value extant()
```
  - absent
```
public static Value absent()
```
  - fromObject
```
public static Value fromObject(Object object)
```

Class Value

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class swim.structure.Item

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Iterable

Method Detail

isDefined

isDistinct

isDefinite

key

toValue

tag

target

flattened

unflattened

header

headers

head

tail

body

length

contains

containsKey

containsKey

containsValue

get

get

getAttr

getAttr

getSlot

getSlot

getField

getField

getItem

removed

removed

conditional

conditional

or

or

and

and

bitwiseOr

bitwiseOr

bitwiseXor

bitwiseXor

bitwiseAnd

bitwiseAnd

lt

lt

le

le

eq

eq

ne

ne

ge

ge

gt

gt

plus

plus

minus

minus

times

times

divide

divide

modulo

modulo

not

bitwiseNot

negative

positive

inverse

lambda

stringValue

stringValue

byteValue

byteValue