org.w3c.tools.resources
Class StringArrayAttribute

java.lang.Object
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  +--org.w3c.tools.resources.Attribute
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        +--org.w3c.tools.resources.StringArrayAttribute
Direct Known Subclasses:
MimeTypeArrayAttribute

public class StringArrayAttribute
extends Attribute

The generic description of an StringArrayAttribute.

See Also:
Serialized Form

Fields inherited from class org.w3c.tools.resources.Attribute
COMPUTED, DONTSAVE, EDITABLE, flags, MANDATORY, name, type
 
Constructor Summary
StringArrayAttribute(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String[] def, int flags)
           
 
Method Summary
 boolean checkValue(java.lang.Object obj)
          Is the given object a valid StringArrayAttribute 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 sa)
          Pickle a String array to the given output stream.
 java.lang.String stringify(java.lang.Object value)
          Turn a StringArray attribute into a String.
 java.lang.Object unpickle(java.io.DataInputStream in)
          Unpickle an String array from the given input stream.
 
Methods inherited from class org.w3c.tools.resources.Attribute
checkFlag, getDefault, getName, getType
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

StringArrayAttribute

public StringArrayAttribute(java.lang.String name,
                            java.lang.String[] def,
                            int flags)
Method Detail

stringify

public java.lang.String stringify(java.lang.Object value)
Turn a StringArray attribute into a String. We use the normal property convention, which is to separate each item with a |.
Returns:
A String based encoding for that value.
Overrides:
stringify in class Attribute

checkValue

public boolean checkValue(java.lang.Object obj)
Is the given object a valid StringArrayAttribute 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 sa)
            throws java.io.IOException
Pickle a String array 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 array 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