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Class w3c.tools.store.ClassAttribute 

java.lang.Object
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   +----w3c.tools.store.Attribute
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           +----w3c.tools.store.ClassAttribute
public class ClassAttribute
extends Attribute
The generic description of an ClassAttribute.

Constructor Index

o ClassAttribute(String, Class, int)

Method Index

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

Constructors

o ClassAttribute 
 public ClassAttribute(String name,
                       Class def,
                       int flags)

Methods

o stringify 
 public String stringify(Object value)
Make a String out of a ClassAttribute value. The default toString method on classes doesn't work for that purpose, since it will preceed the class name with a class keyword.

Returns:
The String name of the class.
Overrides:
stringify in class Attribute
o checkValue 
 public boolean checkValue(Object obj)
Is the given object a valid ClassAttribute value ?

Parameters:
obj - The object to test.
Returns:
A boolean true if okay.
Overrides:
checkValue in class Attribute
o getPickleLength 
 public final 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 c) throws IOException
Pickle an integer 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 integer from the given input stream.

Parameters:
in - The input stream to unpickle from.
Returns:
An instance of Integer.
Throws: IOException
If some IO error occured.
Overrides:
unpickle in class Attribute 
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