hla.rti
Interface FederateHandleFactory

All Superinterfaces:

java.io.Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

XRTIFederateHandleFactory

public interface FederateHandleFactory

extends java.io.Serializable

This factory is used only (outside of the RTI) to create FederateHandle objects corresponding to federate handles received as attribute or parameter values.

Author:

DMSO

Method Summary

FederateHandle

decode(byte[] buffer, int offset) Decodes a federate handle within the specified buffer and returns a corresponding FederateHandle instance.

Method Detail

decode

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

Decodes a federate handle within the specified buffer and returns a corresponding FederateHandle instance.

Parameters:

buffer - the buffer from which to decode the federate handle

offset - the offset within the buffer at which the encoded federate handle resides

Returns:

the new FederateHandle instance corresponding to the encoded handle

Throws:

CouldNotDecode - if the federate handle could not be decoded

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