org.indi.objects
Class Blob

java.lang.Object
  org.indi.objects.Object<Object>
      org.indi.objects.Element
          org.indi.objects.Blob

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

public class Blob
extends Element

a BLOB (binary large object) as transferred by the indi protocol

Author:

Dirk Hünniger

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

protected java.lang.String	format the format of the BLOB usually the extension of a file format
protected long	size the length of the BLOB in bytes

Fields inherited from class org.indi.objects.Element

label, name, value

Fields inherited from class org.indi.objects.Object

children, message, transferType

Constructor Summary

Blob(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String label)
class constuctor

Blob(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String format, long size, java.lang.String value)
class constructor

Method Summary

java.lang.String	getStartTag(TransferType type) Get the opening XML tag for the element
protected java.lang.String	getType()
java.lang.String	getValue(TransferType type) get the value of the indielement
void	setValue(java.io.File file) Set the data to be transferred using a given file as input
void	setValue(java.io.InputStream inputStream, java.lang.String format)
void	setValue(java.lang.String data) Set the data to be tranferred by the BLOB (format is set to the empty string)
void	setValue(java.lang.String data, java.lang.String format) Set the data to be tranferred by the BLOB

Methods inherited from class org.indi.objects.Element

getEndTag, getName, getXML, hashCode, oEquals

Methods inherited from class org.indi.objects.Object

equals, getChildren, getMessage, getTransferType, getXML, setTransferType, treeEquals

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

format

protected java.lang.String format

the format of the BLOB usually the extension of a file format

size

protected long size

the length of the BLOB in bytes

Constructor Detail

Blob

public Blob(java.lang.String name,
            java.lang.String label)

class constuctor

Parameters:

name - the name of the BLOB

label - the label of the BLOB (to be used for display in the GUI)

Blob

public Blob(java.lang.String name,
            java.lang.String format,
            long size,
            java.lang.String value)

class constructor

Parameters:

name - the name of the BLOB

format - the format of the BLOB usually the extension of a file format

size - the length of the BLOB in bytes

value - the data carryed by the BLOB

Method Detail

getValue

public java.lang.String getValue(TransferType type)

Description copied from class: Element

get the value of the indielement

Overrides:

getValue in class Element

Parameters:

type - the way the blob has benn transferred.

Returns:

the data carryed by the BLOB

getStartTag

public java.lang.String getStartTag(TransferType type)

Description copied from class: Element

Get the opening XML tag for the element

Overrides:

getStartTag in class Element

Parameters:

type - the transfertype to be used

Returns:

the generated opening tag

See Also:

Element.getStartTag(org.indi.objects.TransferType)

setValue

public void setValue(java.lang.String data,
                     java.lang.String format)

Set the data to be tranferred by the BLOB

Parameters:

data - the data to be transferred

format - the format of the data, ususually the extension of a file format

setValue

public void setValue(java.io.File file)

Set the data to be transferred using a given file as input

Parameters:

file - the file to be used as input

setValue

public void setValue(java.io.InputStream inputStream,
                     java.lang.String format)

setValue

public void setValue(java.lang.String data)

Set the data to be tranferred by the BLOB (format is set to the empty string)

Overrides:

setValue in class Element

Parameters:

data - the data to be transferred

getType

protected java.lang.String getType()

Specified by:

getType in class Element

Returns:

the type of the indi element