org.npsnet.xrti.utilities
Class LongValuedLogicalTimeIntervalFactory

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

All Implemented Interfaces:

LogicalTimeIntervalFactory, java.io.Serializable

public class LongValuedLogicalTimeIntervalFactory

extends java.lang.Object

implements LogicalTimeIntervalFactory

A factory for LongValuedLogicalTimeIntervals.

Author:

Andrzej Kapolka

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

LongValuedLogicalTimeIntervalFactory()

Method Summary

LogicalTimeInterval	decode(byte[] buffer, int offset) Decodes a logical time interval stored within the specified buffer, returning a corresponding new LogicalTimeInterval.
LogicalTimeInterval	makeEpsilon() Creates and returns an epsilon-length logical time interval.
LogicalTimeInterval	makeZero() Creates and returns a zero-length logical time interval.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

LongValuedLogicalTimeIntervalFactory

public LongValuedLogicalTimeIntervalFactory()

Method Detail

decode

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

Decodes a logical time interval stored within the specified buffer, returning a corresponding new LogicalTimeInterval.

Specified by:

decode in interface LogicalTimeIntervalFactory

Parameters:

buffer - the buffer containing the encoded interval

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

Returns:

a new LogicalTimeInterval corresponding to the encoded interval

Throws:

CouldNotDecode - if the time interval could not be decoded

makeZero

public LogicalTimeInterval makeZero()

Creates and returns a zero-length logical time interval.

Specified by:

makeZero in interface LogicalTimeIntervalFactory

Returns:

a new zero-length LogicalTimeInterval

makeEpsilon

public LogicalTimeInterval makeEpsilon()

Creates and returns an epsilon-length logical time interval.

Specified by:

makeEpsilon in interface LogicalTimeIntervalFactory

Returns:

a new epsilon-length LogicalTimeInterval