MultiChoice (pvDataJava 6.1.4 API)

```
public interface MultiChoice
```
Interface for multiple choice data. The implementation keeps a bitMask which selects an array of string values.

Author:

mrk

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type Interface Description

static interface MultiChoice.Choices
The interface returned by getSelectedChoices;

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`clear()`	Clear the bitMask.
`byte[]`	`getBitMask()`	Get the current byte array for the bitMask.
`String[]`	`getChoices()`	Get the current complete set of choices.
`MultiChoice.Choices`	`getSelectedChoices()`	Get the currently selected set of bits.
`int`	`registerChoice(String choice)`	Register a new choice string.
`void`	`setBit(int index)`	Set a selected bit.

- Method Detail
  - getBitMask
```
byte[] getBitMask()
```
    Get the current byte array for the bitMask.
    
    Returns:
    
    the long array. The bits are ordered by byte and within a byte by bit where the low order bit is the first bit in the byte.
  - getChoices
```
String[] getChoices()
```
    Get the current complete set of choices.
    
    Returns:
    
    the string array of choices.
  - getSelectedChoices
```
MultiChoice.Choices getSelectedChoices()
```
    Get the currently selected set of bits.
    
    Returns:
    
    the Choices interface
  - setBit
```
void setBit(int index)
```
    Set a selected bit.
    
    Parameters:
    
    index - the bit index
  - clear
```
void clear()
```
    Clear the bitMask.
  - registerChoice
```
int registerChoice(String choice)
```
    Register a new choice string. If the string is already a choice then this method just returns the index of the already present choice.
    
    Parameters:
    
    choice - the new choice
    
    Returns:
    
    the index for the choice