com.adobe.versioncue.nativecomm.msg.NCType Maven / Gradle / Ivy
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package com.adobe.versioncue.nativecomm.msg;
/**
* @author Timo Naroska
* @version $Revision: #1 $
*/
public abstract class NCType implements INCExternalizable
{
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Public Constants
/** Type ID void */
public static final int TYPE_NULL = 0;
/** Type ID int */
public static final int TYPE_INTEGER = 1;
/** Type ID boolean */
public static final int TYPE_BOOLEAN = 2;
/** Type ID float */
public static final int TYPE_DOUBLE = 3;
/** Type ID string */
public static final int TYPE_STRING = 4;
/** Type ID byte[] */
public static final int TYPE_BYTEBUFFER = 5;
/** Type ID NCList */
public static final int TYPE_LIST = 6;
/** Type ID Dictionary */
public static final int TYPE_MAP = 7;
/** Type ID long (64 bit) */
public static final int TYPE_LONG = 8;
/** Type ID date 64 bit milliseconds GMT */
public static final int TYPE_DATE = 9;
// ----------------------------------------------------------------- Package Visible Constructor
/** Ctor to prevent subclassing from outside this package */
NCType()
{
// Empty
}
// --------------------------------------------------------------------- Public Abstract Methods
/** Returns the type of this NCType object.
* @return the type of this NCType
*/
public abstract int getType();
/** Force subclasses to implement.
* @see Object#hashCode()
*/
public abstract int hashCode();
/** Force subclasses to implement.
* @see Object#equals(java.lang.Object)
*/
public abstract boolean equals(Object other);
/** Force subclasses to implement.
* @see java.lang.Object#toString()
*/
public abstract String toString();
// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Public Methods
/** @see INCExternalizable#externalize() */
public NCType externalize()
{
return this;
}
}