org.npsnet.xrti
Class XRTIObjectClassHandle

java.lang.Object
  org.npsnet.xrti.XRTIObjectClassHandle

All Implemented Interfaces:

ObjectClassHandle, java.io.Serializable

public class XRTIObjectClassHandle

extends java.lang.Object

implements ObjectClassHandle

Type-safe handle for an object class. Generally these are created by the run-time infrastructure and passed to the user.

Author:

Andrzej Kapolka

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

protected

XRTIObjectClassHandle(long pIdentifier) Constructor.

Method Summary

void	encode(byte[] buffer, int offset) Encodes this object handle, placing the result into the specified buffer.
int	encodedLength() Returns the encoded length of this object class handle.
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object otherObjectClassHandle) Checks this object class handle for equality with another.
protected long	getIdentifier() Returns this handle's unique identifier.
int	hashCode() Computes and returns a hash code corresponding to this object class handle.
java.lang.String	toString() Returns a string representation of this object class handle.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

XRTIObjectClassHandle

protected XRTIObjectClassHandle(long pIdentifier)

Constructor.

Parameters:

pIdentifier - the object class identifier

Method Detail

getIdentifier

protected long getIdentifier()

Returns this handle's unique identifier.

Returns:

this handle's unique identifier

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object otherObjectClassHandle)

Checks this object class handle for equality with another.

Specified by:

equals in interface ObjectClassHandle

Parameters:

otherObjectClassHandle - the other object class handle

Returns:

true if the object class handles refer to the same object class, false otherwise

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Computes and returns a hash code corresponding to this object class handle.

Specified by:

hashCode in interface ObjectClassHandle

Returns:

a hash code corresponding to this object class handle

encodedLength

public int encodedLength()

Returns the encoded length of this object class handle.

Specified by:

encodedLength in interface ObjectClassHandle

Returns:

the encoded length of this object class handle (in bytes)

encode

public void encode(byte[] buffer,
                   int offset)

Encodes this object handle, placing the result into the specified buffer.

Specified by:

encode in interface ObjectClassHandle

Parameters:

buffer - the buffer to contain the encoded value

offset - the offset within the buffer at which to store the encoded value

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Returns a string representation of this object class handle.

Specified by:

toString in interface ObjectClassHandle

Returns:

a string representation of this object class handle