# AWS Glue Scala ScalarNode APIs
**Topics**
+ [ScalarNode class](#glue-etl-scala-apis-glue-types-scalarnode-class)
+ [ScalarNode object](#glue-etl-scala-apis-glue-types-scalarnode-object)
**Package: com.amazonaws.services.glue.types**
## ScalarNode class
**ScalarNode**
```
class ScalarNode extends DynamicNode (
value : Any,
scalarType : TypeCode )
```
### ScalarNode def methods
```
def compare( other : Any,
operator : String
) : Boolean
```
```
def getValue
```
```
def hashCode : Int
```
```
def nodeType
```
```
def toJson
```
## ScalarNode object
**ScalarNode**
```
object ScalarNode
```
### ScalarNode def methods
```
def apply( v : Any ) : DynamicNode
```
```
def compare( tv : Ordered[T],
other : T,
operator : String
) : Boolean
```
```
def compareAny( v : Any,
y : Any,
o : String )
```
```
def withEscapedSpecialCharacters( jsonToEscape : String ) : String
```