Class Record

    • Constructor Detail

      • Record

        public Record()
        instantiates a blank record strictly for ID matching
      • Record

        public Record​(RecordInputStream in)
        Constructor Record
        Parameters:
        in - the RecordInputstream to read the record from
    • Method Detail

      • validateSid

        protected abstract void validateSid​(short id)
        called by constructor, should throw runtime exception in the event of a record passed with a differing ID.
        Parameters:
        id - alleged id for this record
      • fillFields

        protected abstract void fillFields​(RecordInputStream in)
        called by the constructor, should set class level fields. Should throw runtime exception for bad/icomplete data.
        Parameters:
        in - the RecordInputstream to read the record from
      • serialize

        public byte[] serialize()
        called by the class that is responsible for writing this sucker. Subclasses should implement this so that their data is passed back in a byte array.
        Returns:
        byte array containing instance data
      • serialize

        public abstract int serialize​(int offset,
                                      byte[] data)
        called by the class that is responsible for writing this sucker. Subclasses should implement this so that their data is passed back in a byte array.
        Parameters:
        offset - to begin writing at
        data - byte array containing instance data
        Returns:
        number of bytes written
      • getRecordSize

        public int getRecordSize()
        gives the current serialized size of the record. Should include the sid and reclength (4 bytes).
      • isValue

        public boolean isValue()
        tells whether this type of record contains a value
      • isInValueSection

        public boolean isInValueSection()
        DBCELL, ROW, VALUES all say yes
      • toString

        public String toString()
        get a string representation of the record (for biffview/debugging)
        Overrides:
        toString in class Object
      • getSid

        public abstract short getSid()
        return the non static version of the id for this record.