Type Parameters:

D - the array type this class wraps

All Known Subinterfaces:

FloatArray, IntArray, NumberArray<D>, SignedIntArray, UnsignedIntArray

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractEncodedData, ByteArray, Float32Array, Float64Array, Int16Array, Int32Array, Int8Array, StringArray, Uint16Array, Uint32Array, Uint8Array
```
public interface EncodedData<D>
```
Data is always bundled with encoding information to handle de- and encoding.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`default EncodedData<?>`	`decode()`	Request decoding of this EncodedData instance.
`D`	`getData()`	Access to the underlying array of information.
`Deque<Encoding<?>>`	`getEncoding()`	All encodings registered for this piece of EncodedData.
`boolean`	`hasNextDecodingStep()`	Convenience method to state whether the List returned by `getEncoding()` is not empty.
`int`	`length()`	The number of elements in the wrapped array.
`void`	`setEncoding(Deque<Encoding<?>> encoding)`	Replace this encoding chain with a different one.

- Method Detail
  - getData
```
D getData()
```
    Access to the underlying array of information.
    
    Returns:
    
    an int[], double[], byte[], or String[]
  - length
```
int length()
```
    The number of elements in the wrapped array.
    
    Returns:
    
    results of array.length
  - getEncoding
```
Deque<Encoding<?>> getEncoding()
```
    All encodings registered for this piece of EncodedData. May be empty. May contain only partial data: e.g. adding a ByteArrayEncoding to the list will request encoding by ByteArrayCodec, this method call will subsequently fill all fields of the requested Encoding to allow for decoding.
    
    Returns:
    
    all associated Encoding instances
  - decode
```
default EncodedData<?> decode()
```
    Request decoding of this EncodedData instance. Will automatically resolve its decoding chain, starting from a ByteArray until 'raw' data represented by Int32Array, Float64Array, or StringArray classes is achieved which is then ready to use.
    
    Returns:
    
    the decoded data
  - setEncoding
```
void setEncoding(Deque<Encoding<?>> encoding)
```
    Replace this encoding chain with a different one.
    
    Parameters:
    
    encoding - the new encoding chain for this instance
  - hasNextDecodingStep
```
boolean hasNextDecodingStep()
```
    Convenience method to state whether the List returned by getEncoding() is not empty.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if encoding steps are registered and need to be resolved to access decoded data

Interface EncodedData<D>

Method Summary

Method Detail

getData

length

getEncoding

decode

setEncoding

hasNextDecodingStep