Package org.epics.pvdata.factory

Class BaseField

java.lang.Object

org.epics.pvdata.factory.BaseField

All Implemented Interfaces:

Field, Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

BaseScalar, BaseScalarArray, BaseScalarBoundedArray, BaseScalarFixedArray, BaseStructure, BaseStructureArray, BaseUnion, BaseUnionArray

public abstract class BaseField
extends Object
implements Field

Base class for creating a Field. It can also be a complete implementation.

Author:

mrk

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
BaseField(Type type)	Constructor for BaseField.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Type	getType()	Get the field type.
String	toString()	Implement standard toString().
void	toString(StringBuilder buf)	Convert to a string
abstract void	toString(StringBuilder buf, int indentLevel)	Convert to a string

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface org.epics.pvdata.pv.Field

getID

Methods inherited from interface org.epics.pvdata.pv.Serializable

deserialize, serialize

Constructor Detail

BaseField

public BaseField(Type type)

Constructor for BaseField.

Parameters:

type - The field type.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if type is null;

Method Detail

getType

public Type getType()

Description copied from interface: Field

Get the field type.

Specified by:

getType in interface Field

Returns:

the field type

toString

public abstract void toString(StringBuilder buf,
                              int indentLevel)

Description copied from interface: Field

Convert to a string

Specified by:

toString in interface Field

Parameters:

buf - buffer for the result

indentLevel - the indentation level

toString

public void toString(StringBuilder buf)

Description copied from interface: Field

Convert to a string

Specified by:

toString in interface Field

Parameters:

buf - the buffer for the result

toString

public String toString()

Description copied from interface: Field

Implement standard toString().

Specified by:

toString in interface Field

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

The field as a String