be.SIRAPRISE.typeimplementations

Class ValueBuffer

java.lang.Object

be.SIRAPRISE.typeimplementations.ValueBuffer

Direct Known Subclasses:

NonScalarValueBuffer, ScalarValueBuffer

public abstract class ValueBuffer
extends java.lang.Object

A ValueBuffer is a container class for any sort of value.

Author:

Erwin Smout

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ValueBuffer()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
abstract java.nio.ByteBuffer	getByteBuffer() Gets a read-only bytebuffer holding an encoding of the value
ValueBuffer	intern() Gets the interned value for this ScalarValueBuffer

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

ValueBuffer

public ValueBuffer()

Method Detail

getByteBuffer

public abstract java.nio.ByteBuffer getByteBuffer()

Gets a read-only bytebuffer holding an encoding of the value

Returns:

A read-only bytebuffer holding an encoding of the value

intern

public final ValueBuffer intern()

Gets the interned value for this ScalarValueBuffer

Returns:

the interned value for this ScalarValueBuffer