com.sleepycat.bind.tuple
Class TupleInputBinding

java.lang.Object
  com.sleepycat.bind.tuple.TupleInputBinding

All Implemented Interfaces:

EntryBinding

public class TupleInputBinding

extends Object

implements EntryBinding

A concrete EntryBinding that uses the TupleInput object as the key or data object. A concrete tuple binding for key or data entries which are TupleInput objects. This binding is used when tuples themselves are the objects, rather than using application defined objects. A TupleInput must always be used. To convert a TupleOutput to a TupleInput, use the TupleInput.TupleInput(TupleOutput) constructor.

Author:

Mark Hayes

Constructor Summary

TupleInputBinding()
Creates a tuple input binding.

Method Summary

Object	entryToObject(DatabaseEntry entry) Converts a entry buffer into an Object.
void	objectToEntry(Object object, DatabaseEntry entry) Converts an Object into a entry buffer.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

TupleInputBinding

public TupleInputBinding()

Creates a tuple input binding.

Method Detail

entryToObject

public Object entryToObject(DatabaseEntry entry)

Description copied from interface: EntryBinding

Converts a entry buffer into an Object.

Specified by:

entryToObject in interface EntryBinding

Parameters:

entry - is the source entry buffer.

Returns:

the resulting Object.

objectToEntry

public void objectToEntry(Object object,
                          DatabaseEntry entry)

Description copied from interface: EntryBinding

Converts an Object into a entry buffer.

Specified by:

objectToEntry in interface EntryBinding

Parameters:

object - is the source Object.

entry - is the destination entry buffer.