Interface Portability<T>

Type Parameters:
T - type handled by this converter
All Known Subinterfaces:
PersistentPortability<T>, WriteBackPortability<T>
All Known Implementing Classes:
BooleanPortability, ByteArrayPortability, PersistentByteArrayPortability, PersistentSerializablePortability, SerializablePortability, StringPortability
public interface Portability<T>
An object to ByteBuffer converter.

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    T
    decode(ByteBuffer buffer)
    Decodes a ByteBuffer to an object of type T.
    ByteBuffer
    encode(T object)
    Encodes an object of type T as a ByteBuffer.
    boolean
    equals(Object object, ByteBuffer buffer)
    Returns true if the encoded object once decoded would be Object.equals(Object) to the supplied object.

  • Method Details

    • encode

      ByteBuffer encode(T object)
      Encodes an object of type T as a ByteBuffer.
      Parameters:
      object - object to be encoded
      Returns:
      the encoded object

    • decode

      T decode(ByteBuffer buffer)
      Decodes a ByteBuffer to an object of type T.
      Parameters:
      buffer - bytes to decode
      Returns:
      the decoded object

    • equals

      boolean equals(Object object, ByteBuffer buffer)
      Returns true if the encoded object once decoded would be Object.equals(Object) to the supplied object.
      Parameters:
      object - object to compare to
      buffer - buffer containing encoded object
      Returns:
      true if the two parameters are "equal"