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Class w3c.tools.store.AttributeHolderAttribute 

java.lang.Object
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public class AttributeHolderAttribute
extends Attribute
The generic description of an attribute whose value is an attribute holder.

Constructor Index

o AttributeHolderAttribute(String, AttributeHolder, int)

Method Index

o checkValue(Object)
Is the given object a valid AttributeHolder value ?
o getPickleLength(Object)
Get the number of bytes required to save that attribute value.
o pickle(DataOutputStream, Object)
Pickle an attribute holder to the given output stream.
o unpickle(DataInputStream)
Unpickle an attribute holder from the given input stream.

Constructors

o AttributeHolderAttribute 
 public AttributeHolderAttribute(String name,
                                 AttributeHolder def,
                                 int flags)

Methods

o checkValue 
 public boolean checkValue(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
o getPickleLength 
 public int getPickleLength(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
o pickle 
 public void pickle(DataOutputStream out,
                    Object ah) throws IOException
Pickle an attribute holder to the given output stream.

Parameters:
out - The output stream to pickle to.
obj - The object to pickle.
Throws: IOException
If some IO error occured.
Overrides:
pickle in class Attribute
o unpickle 
 public Object unpickle(DataInputStream in) throws 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: IOException
If some IO error occured.
Overrides:
unpickle in class Attribute 
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