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Interface com.ibm.as400.access.AS400DataType

public interface AS400DataType
extends Cloneable, Serializable
The AS400DataType interface provides an interface for conversions between Java objects and byte arrays representing AS/400 data types.


Method Index

 o clone()
Creates a new AS400DataType object that is identical to the current instance.
 o getByteLength()
Returns the byte length of the data type.
 o getDefaultValue()
Returns a Java object representing the default value of the data type.
 o toBytes(Object)
Converts the specified Java object to AS/400 format.
 o toBytes(Object, byte[])
Converts the specified Java object into AS/400 format in the specified byte array.
 o toBytes(Object, byte[], int)
Converts the specified Java object into AS/400 format in the specified byte array.
 o toObject(byte[])
Converts the specified AS/400 data type to a Java object.
 o toObject(byte[], int)
Converts the specified AS/400 data type to a Java object.

Methods

 o clone
 public abstract Object clone()
Creates a new AS400DataType object that is identical to the current instance.

Returns:
The new object.
Overrides:
clone in class Object
 o getByteLength
 public abstract int getByteLength()
Returns the byte length of the data type.

Returns:
The number of bytes in the AS/400 representation of the data type.
 o getDefaultValue
 public abstract Object getDefaultValue()
Returns a Java object representing the default value of the data type.

Returns:
The Object of the corresponding data type.
 o toBytes
 public abstract byte[] toBytes(Object javaValue)
Converts the specified Java object to AS/400 format.

Parameters:
javaValue - The object corresponding to the data type. It must be an instance of the correct type.
Returns:
The AS/400 representation of the data type.
 o toBytes
 public abstract int toBytes(Object javaValue,
                             byte as400Value[])
Converts the specified Java object into AS/400 format in the specified byte array.

Parameters:
javaValue - The object corresponding to the data type. It must be an instance of the correct type.
as400Value - The array to receive the data type in AS/400 format. There must be enough space to hold the AS/400 value.
Returns:
The number of bytes in the AS/400 representation of the data type.
 o toBytes
 public abstract int toBytes(Object javaValue,
                             byte as400Value[],
                             int offset)
Converts the specified Java object into AS/400 format in the specified byte array.

Parameters:
javaValue - The object corresponding to the data type. It must be an instance of the correct type.
as400Value - The array to receive the data type in AS/400 format. There must be enough space to hold the AS/400 value.
offset - The offset into the byte array for the start of the AS/400 value. It must be greater than or equal to zero.
Returns:
The number of bytes in the AS/400 representation of the data type.
 o toObject
 public abstract Object toObject(byte as400Value[])
Converts the specified AS/400 data type to a Java object.

Parameters:
as400Value - The array containing the data type in AS/400 format. The entire data type must be represented.
Returns:
The object corresponding to the data type.
 o toObject
 public abstract Object toObject(byte as400Value[],
                                 int offset)
Converts the specified AS/400 data type to a Java object.

Parameters:
as400Value - The array containing the data type in AS/400 format. The entire data type must be represented.
offset - The offset into the byte array for the start of the AS/400 value. It must be greater than or equal to zero.
Returns:
The object corresponding to the data type.

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