Missing (Stata-Java API)

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 Description

static class Missing.Extended
Mappings that correspond to missing values in Stata.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

Missing()

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	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
equals, 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.