com.goldencode.p2j.util

Class FieldEntry

java.lang.Object

com.goldencode.p2j.util.FieldEntry

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Externalizable, java.io.Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

ExportField, NullField, PutField

public abstract class FieldEntry
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.io.Externalizable

This class provides an abstract base for passing data lists to I/O helpers.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
FieldEntry()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
abstract void	output(Stream out) Renders the contained field definition to the given stream.
abstract void	resolveData() Notify instance that it is about to be transferred so all resolvable data should be resolved and prepared for sending via network.
static FieldEntry[]	toArray(java.lang.Object... entries) Resolve the entries in the given array.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface java.io.Externalizable

readExternal, writeExternal

Constructor Detail

FieldEntry

public FieldEntry()

Method Detail

toArray

public static FieldEntry[] toArray(java.lang.Object... entries)

Resolve the entries in the given array. These can be individual FieldEntry instances or ExtentExpansion instances - in the later case, we rely on calling ExtentExpansion.expand() to get us the array.

Parameters:

entries - The entries to resolve.

Returns:

See above.

output

public abstract void output(Stream out)
                     throws ErrorConditionException

Renders the contained field definition to the given stream.

Parameters:

out - The stream to which the field should be rendered.

Throws:

ErrorConditionException - On any error during I/O.

resolveData

public abstract void resolveData()

Notify instance that it is about to be transferred so all resolvable data should be resolved and prepared for sending via network.