com.hp.of.ctl.pkt

Class AbstractHint

java.lang.Object

com.hp.of.ctl.pkt.AbstractHint

All Implemented Interfaces:

Hint

Direct Known Subclasses:

ExperimenterHint, HandlerHint, TypeOnlyHint

public abstract class AbstractHint
extends Object
implements Hint

An abstract base implementation of Hint that handles the hint type. Subclasses must provide the payload implementation.

Author:

Simon Hunt

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor and Description
protected	AbstractHint(int encodedType) Constructs the hint.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	getEncodedType() Returns the hint type encoded as an integer.
HintType	getType() Returns the hint type, if it is a standard type.
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

AbstractHint

protected AbstractHint(int encodedType)

Constructs the hint.

Parameters:

encodedType - the hint type encoded as an integer

Method Detail

getEncodedType

public int getEncodedType()

Description copied from interface: Hint

Returns the hint type encoded as an integer.

Specified by:

getEncodedType in interface Hint

Returns:

the encoded type

getType

public HintType getType()

Description copied from interface: Hint

Returns the hint type, if it is a standard type. Non-standard types will return null, and will need to be differentiated via Hint.getEncodedType().

Specified by:

getType in interface Hint

Returns:

the hint type

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object