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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

clone

public Object clone()

Overrides:

clone in class Object