eve.util

Interface ByteDecodable

All Known Implementing Classes:

Currency, Decimal

public interface ByteDecodable

A ByteDecodable object is one that can decode its data from a sequence of encoded bytes.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	decodeBytes(byte[] source, int startOffsetInSource, int bytesLeftInSource) This requests the Object to decode itself from a stream of bytes.

Method Detail

decodeBytes

int decodeBytes(byte[] source,
                int startOffsetInSource,
                int bytesLeftInSource)
         throws StreamCorruptedException,
                ClassNotFoundException

This requests the Object to decode itself from a stream of bytes.

Parameters:

source - The source of the encoded bytes.

startOffsetInSource - Where the object should start decoding from.

bytesLeftInSource - The number of bytes left starting from startOffsetInSource.

Returns:

the number of bytes decoded.

Throws:

StreamCorruptedException - if the data stored in the bytes is corrupted.

ClassNotFoundException - if the class of a stored object could not be found.