org.w3c.tools.resources
Class AttributeHolderAttribute

java.lang.Object
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  +--org.w3c.tools.resources.Attribute
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        +--org.w3c.tools.resources.AttributeHolderAttribute

public class AttributeHolderAttribute
extends Attribute

The generic description of an attribute whose value is an attribute holder.

See Also:
Serialized Form

Fields inherited from class org.w3c.tools.resources.Attribute
COMPUTED, DONTSAVE, EDITABLE, flags, MANDATORY, name, type
 
Constructor Summary
AttributeHolderAttribute(java.lang.String name, AttributeHolder def, int flags)
           
 
Method Summary
 boolean checkValue(java.lang.Object obj)
          Is the given object a valid AttributeHolder value ?
 int getPickleLength(java.lang.Object value)
          Get the number of bytes required to save that attribute value.
 void pickle(java.io.DataOutputStream out, java.lang.Object ah)
          Pickle an attribute holder to the given output stream.
 java.lang.Object unpickle(java.io.DataInputStream in)
          Unpickle an attribute holder from the given input stream.
 
Methods inherited from class org.w3c.tools.resources.Attribute
checkFlag, getDefault, getName, getType, stringify
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

AttributeHolderAttribute

public AttributeHolderAttribute(java.lang.String name,
                                AttributeHolder def,
                                int flags)
Method Detail

checkValue

public boolean checkValue(java.lang.Object obj)
Is the given object a valid AttributeHolder value ?
Parameters:
obj - The object to test.
Returns:
A boolean true if okay.
Overrides:
checkValue in class Attribute

getPickleLength

public int getPickleLength(java.lang.Object value)
Get the number of bytes required to save that attribute value.
Parameters:
The - value about to be pickled.
Returns:
The number of bytes needed to pickle that value.
Overrides:
getPickleLength in class Attribute

pickle

public void pickle(java.io.DataOutputStream out,
                   java.lang.Object ah)
            throws java.io.IOException
Pickle an attribute holder to the given output stream.
Parameters:
out - The output stream to pickle to.
obj - The object to pickle.
Throws:
java.io.IOException - If some IO error occured.
Overrides:
pickle in class Attribute

unpickle

public java.lang.Object unpickle(java.io.DataInputStream in)
                          throws java.io.IOException
Unpickle an attribute holder from the given input stream. The unpickled attribute holder is to be initialized by the caller.
Parameters:
in - The input stream to unpickle from.
Returns:
An AttributeHolder instance.
Throws:
java.io.IOException - If some IO error occured.
Overrides:
unpickle in class Attribute