org.npsnet.xrti.utilities
Class DoubleValuedLogicalTimeFactory

java.lang.Object
  org.npsnet.xrti.utilities.DoubleValuedLogicalTimeFactory

All Implemented Interfaces:

LogicalTimeFactory, java.io.Serializable

public class DoubleValuedLogicalTimeFactory

extends java.lang.Object

implements LogicalTimeFactory

A factory for DoubleValuedLogicalTimes.

Author:

Stanislav Kozina

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

DoubleValuedLogicalTimeFactory()

Method Summary

LogicalTime	decode(byte[] buffer, int offset) Decodes a logical time stored within the specified buffer, returning a LogicalTime object corresponding to the decoded value.
LogicalTime	makeFinal() Creates and returns an instance of the final logical time.
LogicalTime	makeInitial() Creates and returns an instance of the initial logical time.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

DoubleValuedLogicalTimeFactory

public DoubleValuedLogicalTimeFactory()

Method Detail

decode

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

Decodes a logical time stored within the specified buffer, returning a LogicalTime object corresponding to the decoded value.

Specified by:

decode in interface LogicalTimeFactory

Parameters:

buffer - the buffer that contains the encoded value

offset - the offset within the buffer at which the encoded value is stored

Returns:

a new LogicalTime representing the decoded value

Throws:

CouldNotDecode - if the value could not be decoded

makeInitial

public LogicalTime makeInitial()

Creates and returns an instance of the initial logical time.

Specified by:

makeInitial in interface LogicalTimeFactory

Returns:

an instance of the initial logical time

makeFinal

public LogicalTime makeFinal()

Creates and returns an instance of the final logical time.

Specified by:

makeFinal in interface LogicalTimeFactory

Returns:

an instance of the final logical time