org.apache.derby.iapi.services.io

Class FormatableArrayHolder

java.lang.Object

org.apache.derby.iapi.services.io.FormatableArrayHolder

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Externalizable, java.io.Serializable, Formatable, TypedFormat

public class FormatableArrayHolder
extends java.lang.Object
implements Formatable

A formatable holder for an array of formatables. Used to avoid serializing arrays.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
FormatableArrayHolder() Niladic constructor for formatable
FormatableArrayHolder(java.lang.Object[] array) Construct a FormatableArrayHolder using the input array.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
<E> E[]	getArray(java.lang.Class<E[]> arrayClass) Get the held array of formatables, and return it in an array that is an instance of arrayClass.
int	getTypeFormatId() Get the formatID which corresponds to this class.
void	readExternal(java.io.ObjectInput in) Read this array from a stream of stored objects.
void	setArray(java.lang.Object[] array) Set the held array to the input array.
void	writeExternal(java.io.ObjectOutput out) Write this array out

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

FormatableArrayHolder

public FormatableArrayHolder()

Niladic constructor for formatable

FormatableArrayHolder

public FormatableArrayHolder(java.lang.Object[] array)

Construct a FormatableArrayHolder using the input array.

Parameters:

array - the array to hold

Method Detail

setArray

public void setArray(java.lang.Object[] array)

Set the held array to the input array.

Parameters:

array - the array to hold

getArray

public <E> E[] getArray(java.lang.Class<E[]> arrayClass)

Get the held array of formatables, and return it in an array that is an instance of arrayClass.

Parameters:

arrayClass - the type of array to return

Returns:

an array of formatables

writeExternal

public void writeExternal(java.io.ObjectOutput out)
                   throws java.io.IOException

Write this array out

Specified by:

writeExternal in interface java.io.Externalizable

Parameters:

out - write bytes here

Throws:

java.io.IOException - thrown on error

readExternal

public void readExternal(java.io.ObjectInput in)
                  throws java.io.IOException,
                         java.lang.ClassNotFoundException

Read this array from a stream of stored objects.

Specified by:

readExternal in interface java.io.Externalizable

Parameters:

in - read this.

Throws:

java.io.IOException - thrown on error

java.lang.ClassNotFoundException - thrown on error

getTypeFormatId

public int getTypeFormatId()

Get the formatID which corresponds to this class.

Specified by:

getTypeFormatId in interface TypedFormat

Returns:

the formatID of this class