things.data
Class AttributeCodec

java.lang.Object
  things.data.AttributeCodec

public class AttributeCodec
extends java.lang.Object

Defines standard methods for encoding and decoding attributes as other data types. All are static methods.

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Version:

1.0

Version History

EPG - Initial - 13 JAN 05
 

Author:

Erich P. Gatejen

Constructor Summary

AttributeCodec()

Method Summary

static java.util.HashMap<java.lang.String,java.lang.String>	encode2Map(java.util.HashMap<java.lang.String,java.lang.String> existing, java.lang.String... a) Encode a collection of String that represent an .
static java.lang.String	encode2String(java.util.Collection<NVImmutable> c) Encode a collection of s to a string.
static java.lang.String	encode2String(java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.String> c) Encode a hashtable of String,String pairs.
static java.lang.String	encode2String(NVImmutable... a) Encode a collection of s to a string.
static java.lang.String	encode2String(NVImmutable a) Encode a single NV object.
static java.lang.String	encode2String(java.lang.String... a) Encode a collection of String that represent an .

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

AttributeCodec

public AttributeCodec()

Method Detail

encode2String

public static java.lang.String encode2String(NVImmutable... a)
                                      throws ThingsException

Encode a collection of s to a string.

Parameters:

a - An array of s.

Returns:

the encoded string

Throws:

ThingsException

encode2String

public static java.lang.String encode2String(NVImmutable a)
                                      throws ThingsException

Encode a single NV object.

Parameters:

a - the NV

Returns:

the encoded string

Throws:

ThingsException

encode2String

public static java.lang.String encode2String(java.lang.String... a)
                                      throws ThingsException

Encode a collection of String that represent an .

Parameters:

a - An arracy of Strings.

Returns:

the encoded string

Throws:

ThingsException

encode2String

public static java.lang.String encode2String(java.util.Collection<NVImmutable> c)
                                      throws ThingsException

Encode a collection of s to a string.

Parameters:

c - the collection

Returns:

the encoded string

Throws:

ThingsException

encode2String

public static java.lang.String encode2String(java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.String> c)
                                      throws ThingsException

Encode a hashtable of String,String pairs.

Parameters:

c - the map

Returns:

the encoded string

Throws:

ThingsException

encode2Map

public static java.util.HashMap<java.lang.String,java.lang.String> encode2Map(java.util.HashMap<java.lang.String,java.lang.String> existing,
                                                                              java.lang.String... a)

Encode a collection of String that represent an .

Parameters:

a - An arracy of Strings.

existing - The existing map of attributes. Passing null will create a new one.

Returns:

the encoded string