com.isti.util
Class ValueTimeBlock

java.lang.Object
  com.isti.util.ValueTimeUtilFns
      com.isti.util.ValueTimeBlock

All Implemented Interfaces:

Archivable

Direct Known Subclasses:

ArchivableData

public class ValueTimeBlock
extends ValueTimeUtilFns
implements Archivable

Class ValueTimeBlock defines a data block containing a parameter value object and a timestamp value. If the class for the data has a constructor with a String parameter then the de-archived data should be identical to the original data, otherwise the de-archived data will contain a string representation of the original data.

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface com.isti.util.Archivable

Archivable.Marker

Field Summary

java.lang.Object	data The data object (Double, String, etc.)
long	timestamp The timestamp value (seconds since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 GMT.)

Fields inherited from class com.isti.util.ValueTimeUtilFns

constructorParameterTypes, DATA_SEPARATOR, gmtFlag

Constructor Summary

ValueTimeBlock(java.lang.Object data, long timestamp)
Constructor which initializes values.

ValueTimeBlock(java.lang.String dataStr)
Constructor which initializes values.

ValueTimeBlock(java.lang.String dataStr, Archivable.Marker mkrObj)
Constructor which initializes values.

ValueTimeBlock(ValueTimeBlock vtb)
Constructor which initializes values.

Method Summary

boolean	dataEquals(java.lang.Object data) Indicates whether some other data is equal to this object's data.
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object obj) Indicates whether some other object is equal to this one.
boolean	equals(ValueTimeBlock obj) Indicates whether some other object is equal to this one.
java.util.Date	getArchiveDate() Returns a 'Date' object representing the date to be used for archival purposes.
long	getArchiveTime() Returns the number of milliseconds since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 GMT representing the date to be used for archival purposes.
java.lang.String	getTimestampText() Returns a string representation of the timestamp.
int	hashCode() Returns a hash code value for the object.
boolean	timestampEquals(long timestamp) Indicates whether some other timestamp is equal to this object's timestamp.
java.lang.String	toArchivedForm() Returns the archivable representation for this object.
java.lang.String	toString() Returns a string representation of the object.

Methods inherited from class com.isti.util.ValueTimeUtilFns

getComponentForClass, getConstructorForClass, getCurrentTime, getCurrentTimestamp, getTime, getTimestamp, getTimestampText, getTimestampText, getTimeText, getTimeText, getValueTimeBlock

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

data

public java.lang.Object data

The data object (Double, String, etc.)

timestamp

public long timestamp

The timestamp value (seconds since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 GMT.)

Constructor Detail

ValueTimeBlock

public ValueTimeBlock(java.lang.Object data,
                      long timestamp)

Constructor which initializes values.

Parameters:

data - data object, such as Integer, Double, String, etc.

timestamp - timestamp value for data (seconds since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 GMT.)

See Also:

getCurrentTimestamp

ValueTimeBlock

public ValueTimeBlock(java.lang.String dataStr)

Constructor which initializes values.

Parameters:

dataStr - the archivable representation for this object.

ValueTimeBlock

public ValueTimeBlock(java.lang.String dataStr,
                      Archivable.Marker mkrObj)

Constructor which initializes values. This is part of the Archivable interface.

Parameters:

dataStr - the archivable representation for this object.

mkrObj - the marker object.

ValueTimeBlock

public ValueTimeBlock(ValueTimeBlock vtb)

Constructor which initializes values.

Parameters:

vtb - the value time block.

Method Detail

dataEquals

public boolean dataEquals(java.lang.Object data)

Indicates whether some other data is equal to this object's data.

Parameters:

data - the reference data with which to compare.

Returns:

true if this object's data is the same as the data argument; false otherwise.

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object obj)

Indicates whether some other object is equal to this one.

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

Parameters:

obj - the reference object with which to compare.

Returns:

true if this object is the same as the obj argument; false otherwise.

equals

public boolean equals(ValueTimeBlock obj)

Indicates whether some other object is equal to this one.

Parameters:

obj - the reference object with which to compare.

Returns:

true if this object is the same as the obj argument; false otherwise.

getArchiveDate

public java.util.Date getArchiveDate()

Returns a 'Date' object representing the date to be used for archival purposes. This is part of the Archivable interface.

Specified by:

getArchiveDate in interface Archivable

Returns:

A 'Date' object representing the date that the item should be archived under.

getArchiveTime

public long getArchiveTime()

Returns the number of milliseconds since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 GMT representing the date to be used for archival purposes.

Returns:

the number of milliseconds since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 GMT.

getTimestampText

public java.lang.String getTimestampText()

Returns a string representation of the timestamp.

Returns:

a string representation of the timestamp.

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Returns a hash code value for the object. This method is supported for the benefit of hashtables such as those provided by java.util.Hashtable.

Overrides:

hashCode in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

a hash code value for this object.

timestampEquals

public boolean timestampEquals(long timestamp)

Indicates whether some other timestamp is equal to this object's timestamp.

Parameters:

timestamp - the reference timestamp with which to compare.

Returns:

true if this object's timestamp is the same as the timestamp argument; false otherwise.

toArchivedForm

public java.lang.String toArchivedForm()

Returns the archivable representation for this object. When the object is recreated from the string, it should be identical to the original. This is part of the Archivable interface.

Specified by:

toArchivedForm in interface Archivable

Returns:

A String representing the archived form of the object.

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Returns a string representation of the object.

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

a string representation of the object.