hla.rti
Interface ObjectInstanceHandleFactory

All Superinterfaces:

java.io.Serializable

public interface ObjectInstanceHandleFactory

extends java.io.Serializable

A factory for ObjectInstanceHandles. This factory is used only (outside of the run-time infrastructure) to create ObjectInstanceHandles received as attribute or parameter values.

Author:

DMSO

Method Summary

ObjectInstanceHandle

decode(byte[] buffer, int offset) Decodes an object instance handle stored within the specified buffer, returning a new ObjectInstanceHandle instance representing the result.

Method Detail

decode

public ObjectInstanceHandle decode(byte[] buffer,
                                   int offset)
                            throws CouldNotDecode,
                                   FederateNotExecutionMember

Decodes an object instance handle stored within the specified buffer, returning a new ObjectInstanceHandle instance representing the result.

Parameters:

buffer - the buffer that contains the encoded value

offset - the offset within the buffer at which the encoded value resides

Returns:

an ObjectInstanceHandle corresponding to the decoded value

Throws:

CouldNotDecode - if the handle could not be decoded

FederateNotExecutionMember - if the federate is not a member of the execution