io.protostuff.runtime

Interface Delegate<V>

All Known Implementing Classes:

RuntimeFieldFactory

public interface Delegate<V>

Controls how certain types are serialized and can even override the existing serializers because this has higher priority when the fields are being built.

Author:

David Yu

Date created:

Apr 20, 2012

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
WireFormat.FieldType	getFieldType() The field type (for possible reflective operations in future releases).
V	readFrom(Input input) Reads the value from the input.
void	transfer(Pipe pipe, Input input, Output output, int number, boolean repeated) Transfers the type from the input to the output.
Class<?>	typeClass() The class of the target value.
void	writeTo(Output output, int number, V value, boolean repeated) Writes the value to the output.

Method Detail

getFieldType

WireFormat.FieldType getFieldType()

The field type (for possible reflective operations in future releases).

readFrom

V readFrom(Input input)
    throws IOException

Reads the value from the input.

Throws:

IOException

writeTo

void writeTo(Output output,
             int number,
             V value,
             boolean repeated)
      throws IOException

Writes the value to the output.

Throws:

IOException

transfer

void transfer(Pipe pipe,
              Input input,
              Output output,
              int number,
              boolean repeated)
       throws IOException

Transfers the type from the input to the output.

Throws:

IOException

typeClass

Class<?> typeClass()

The class of the target value.