com.partnersoft.io.formats.packrat
Class PackratFloat

java.lang.Object
  com.partnersoft.io.formats.packrat.PackratDatatype
      com.partnersoft.io.formats.packrat.PackratFloat

All Implemented Interfaces:

PackratConstants, java.io.Serializable

public class PackratFloat
extends PackratDatatype

An float in the Packrat format.

Author:

Paul Reavis Copyright 2002 Partner Software, Inc.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class com.partnersoft.io.formats.packrat.PackratDatatype

EMPTY_TYPE_ARRAY, sizeParam

Fields inherited from interface com.partnersoft.io.formats.packrat.PackratConstants

DATATYPE_ARRAY, DATATYPE_ASSOC, DATATYPE_BLOB, DATATYPE_FLAG_COLLECTION, DATATYPE_FLAG_FIXED, DATATYPE_FLAG_STRUCT, DATATYPE_FLAG_VARIABLE, DATATYPE_FLOAT, DATATYPE_INT, DATATYPE_LIST, DATATYPE_STRING, DATATYPE_STRUCT, DATATYPE_UINT

Constructor Summary

PackratFloat()

PackratFloat(int sizeParam)

PackratFloat(java.lang.String name, int sizeParam)

Method Summary

java.lang.Object	bytesToObject(ByteBuffer input) Convert the given bytes to an appropriate object representation.
int	getTypeCode() Return a single-byte code for the type.
java.lang.String	getTypeDescription() Return a String description of the data type (e.g.
boolean	isFixedSize() If true, datatype requires a fixed number of bytes.
void	objectToBytes(java.lang.Object input, ByteBuffer output) Convert the given object to its binary representation.

Methods inherited from class com.partnersoft.io.formats.packrat.PackratDatatype

appendAllTypes, getFixedSizeAmount, getFullDescription, getName, getSizeParam, getSubtypes, objectToByteArray, objectToByteBuffer, objectToBytes, readSize, setName, setSizeParam, toString, writeSize, writeSize

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

PackratFloat

public PackratFloat()

PackratFloat

public PackratFloat(int sizeParam)

PackratFloat

public PackratFloat(java.lang.String name,
                    int sizeParam)

Method Detail

getTypeCode

public int getTypeCode()

Description copied from class: PackratDatatype

Return a single-byte code for the type. Must be unique. Valid codes are defined in PackratConstants.

Specified by:

getTypeCode in class PackratDatatype

getTypeDescription

public java.lang.String getTypeDescription()

Description copied from class: PackratDatatype

Return a String description of the data type (e.g. "String", "UInt16", etc.)

Specified by:

getTypeDescription in class PackratDatatype

isFixedSize

public boolean isFixedSize()

Description copied from class: PackratDatatype

If true, datatype requires a fixed number of bytes.

Specified by:

isFixedSize in class PackratDatatype

objectToBytes

public void objectToBytes(java.lang.Object input,
                          ByteBuffer output)

Description copied from class: PackratDatatype

Convert the given object to its binary representation. Throws IllegalArgumentException if it doesn't like the input.

Specified by:

objectToBytes in class PackratDatatype

bytesToObject

public java.lang.Object bytesToObject(ByteBuffer input)

Description copied from class: PackratDatatype

Convert the given bytes to an appropriate object representation. Throws IllegalArgumentException if it doesn't like the input.

Specified by:

bytesToObject in class PackratDatatype