org.w3c.tools.resources
Class PropertiesAttribute
java.lang.Object
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+--org.w3c.tools.resources.Attribute
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+--org.w3c.tools.resources.PropertiesAttribute
- public class PropertiesAttribute
- extends Attribute
The generic description of an PropertiesAttribute.
A PropertiesAttribute instance holds a String to String mapping, it
should be used only with care, since people may act on a reference to
it.
- See Also:
- Serialized Form
Constructor Summary |
PropertiesAttribute(java.lang.String name,
java.lang.String def,
int flags)
Create a description for a generic property list attribute. |
Method Summary |
boolean |
checkValue(java.lang.Object obj)
Is the given object a valid PropertiesAttribute 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 o)
Pickle a property list to the given output stream. |
java.lang.Object |
unpickle(java.io.DataInputStream in)
Unpickle an string from the given input stream. |
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object |
clone,
equals,
finalize,
getClass,
hashCode,
notify,
notifyAll,
toString,
wait,
wait,
wait |
PropertiesAttribute
public PropertiesAttribute(java.lang.String name,
java.lang.String def,
int flags)
- Create a description for a generic property list attribute.
- Parameters:
name
- The attribute name.def
- The default value for these attributes.flags
- The associated flags.
checkValue
public boolean checkValue(java.lang.Object obj)
- Is the given object a valid PropertiesAttribute value ?
- Parameters:
obj
- The object to test.- Returns:
- A boolean true if value is valid.
- Overrides:
- checkValue in class Attribute
getPickleLength
public final 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 o)
throws java.io.IOException
- Pickle a property list 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 string from the given input stream.
- Parameters:
in
- The input stream to unpickle from.- Returns:
- An instance of String.
- Throws:
- java.io.IOException - If some IO error occured.
- Overrides:
- unpickle in class Attribute