com.novell.admin.ns
Class HexValue

java.lang.Object
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  +--com.novell.admin.ns.ValueComponent
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        +--com.novell.admin.ns.Value
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              +--com.novell.admin.ns.HexValue

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

public final class HexValue

extends Value

Storage class for all syntaxes that use byte[] types.

This is an immutable class.

See Also:

BooleanValue, StringValue, LongValue, StreamValue

Constructor Summary

HexValue(Syntax syntax, byte[] byteArray)
Constructor that uses a byte array.

Method Summary

int	getLength() Returns the length of the byte[] that currently comprises the hex value.
byte[]	getValue() Returns the value as a byte array.

Methods inherited from class com.novell.admin.ns.ValueComponent

compareTo, equals, getSyntax, isWithinBounds, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

HexValue

public HexValue(Syntax syntax,
                byte[] byteArray)

Constructor that uses a byte array.

This should only be called by a syntax strategy for data types that use byte arrays to store their data.

Parameters:

syntax - Associated syntax.

byteArray - A byte array.

Method Detail

getValue

public byte[] getValue()

Returns the value as a byte array.

The byte array returned is copied from the internal byte array thus keeping this value immutable.

Returns:

The value as a byte array.

getLength

public int getLength()

Returns the length of the byte[] that currently comprises the hex value.

Returns:

The length of the hex value.