Class Argument

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    java.io.Serializable, Parameter
    Direct Known Subclasses:
    TypedArgument

    public abstract class Argument
    extends java.lang.Object
    implements Parameter, java.io.Serializable
    Base class for arguments to the parameter buffer.
    See Also:
    Serialized Form
    • Constructor Summary

      Constructors 
      Modifier Constructor Description
      protected Argument​(int type)  
    • Method Summary

      All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      abstract int getLength()  
      int getType()
      The type identifier of the parameter (usually one of the constant values in ISCConstants).
      int getValueAsInt()
      The value of the parameter as int.
      long getValueAsLong()
      The value of the parameter as long.
      java.lang.String getValueAsString()
      The value of the parameter as String.
      abstract void writeTo​(java.io.OutputStream outputStream)
      Writes the arguments to the supplied OutputStream in the XDR format of the type.
      • Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

        clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
    • Constructor Detail

      • Argument

        protected Argument​(int type)
    • Method Detail

      • getType

        public final int getType()
        Description copied from interface: Parameter
        The type identifier of the parameter (usually one of the constant values in ISCConstants).
        Specified by:
        getType in interface Parameter
        Returns:
        The type of the argument
      • getValueAsString

        public java.lang.String getValueAsString()
        Description copied from interface: Parameter
        The value of the parameter as String.

        The implementation may throw a RuntimeException if the parameter isn't a string (or shouldn't be used as a string).

        Specified by:
        getValueAsString in interface Parameter
        Returns:
        The value as string
      • getValueAsInt

        public int getValueAsInt()
        Description copied from interface: Parameter
        The value of the parameter as int.

        The implementation may throw a RuntimeException if the parameter isn't an int (or shouldn't be used as an int).

        Specified by:
        getValueAsInt in interface Parameter
        Returns:
        The value as int
      • getValueAsLong

        public long getValueAsLong()
        Description copied from interface: Parameter
        The value of the parameter as long.

        The implementation may throw a RuntimeException if the parameter isn't a long (or shouldn't be used as a long).

        Specified by:
        getValueAsLong in interface Parameter
        Returns:
        The value as long
      • writeTo

        public abstract void writeTo​(java.io.OutputStream outputStream)
                              throws java.io.IOException
        Writes the arguments to the supplied OutputStream in the XDR format of the type.
        Parameters:
        outputStream - OutputStream
        Throws:
        java.io.IOException - For errors writing to the OutputStream
      • getLength

        public abstract int getLength()
        Returns:
        Total length of the buffer item when written to the OutputStream by writeTo(java.io.OutputStream). This includes the item, the value and other items contributing to the total length (e.g. the length of the value).