com.tailf.proto

Class ConfEObject

Object

com.tailf.proto.ConfEObject

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Cloneable

Direct Known Subclasses:

ConfEAtom, ConfEBig, ConfEBinary, ConfEDouble, ConfEList, ConfELong, ConfEPid, ConfERef, ConfEString, ConfETuple

public abstract class ConfEObject
extends Object
implements Serializable, Cloneable

Base class of the E data type classes. This class is used to represent an arbitrary E term.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ConfEObject()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Object	clone()
static ConfEObject	decode(ConfInputStream buf) Read binary data in the E external format, and produce a corresponding E data type object.
abstract void	encode(ConfOutputStream buf) Convert the object according to the rules of the E external format.
abstract boolean	equals(Object o) Determine if two E objects are equal.
abstract String	toString()

Methods inherited from class Object

getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

ConfEObject

public ConfEObject()

Method Detail

clone

public Object clone()

Overrides:

clone in class Object

decode

public static ConfEObject decode(ConfInputStream buf)
                          throws ConfEDecodeException

Read binary data in the E external format, and produce a corresponding E data type object. This method is normally used when E terms are received in messages, however it can also be used for reading terms from disk.

Parameters:

buf - an input stream containing one or more encoded E terms.

Returns:

an object representing one of the E data types.

Throws:

ConfEDecodeException - if the stream does not contain a valid representation of an E term.

encode

public abstract void encode(ConfOutputStream buf)

Convert the object according to the rules of the E external format. This is mainly used for sending E terms in messages, however it can also be used for storing terms to disk.

Parameters:

buf - an output stream to which the encoded term should be written.

equals

public abstract boolean equals(Object o)

Determine if two E objects are equal. In general, E objects are equal if the components they consist of are equal.

Overrides:

equals in class Object

Parameters:

o - the object to compare to.

Returns:

true if the objects are identical.

toString

public abstract String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

the printable representation of the object. This is usually similar to the representation used by E for the same type of object.