com.ibm.as400.access
Class AS400Bin8

java.lang.Object
  extended by com.ibm.as400.access.AS400Bin8
All Implemented Interfaces:
AS400DataType, Serializable, Cloneable

public class AS400Bin8
extends Object
implements AS400DataType

The AS400Bin8 class provides a converter between a Long object and a signed eight-byte binary number.

See Also:
Serialized Form

Field Summary
Modifier and Type Field and Description
 
Fields inherited from interface com.ibm.as400.access.AS400DataType
TYPE_ARRAY, TYPE_BIN2, TYPE_BIN4, TYPE_BIN8, TYPE_BYTE_ARRAY, TYPE_DECFLOAT, TYPE_FLOAT4, TYPE_FLOAT8, TYPE_PACKED, TYPE_STRUCTURE, TYPE_TEXT, TYPE_UBIN2, TYPE_UBIN4, TYPE_ZONED
 
Constructor Summary
Constructor and Description
AS400Bin8()
          Constructs an AS400Bin8 object.
 
Method Summary
Modifier and Type Method and Description
 Object clone()
          Creates a new AS400Bin8 object that is identical to the current instance.
 int getByteLength()
          Returns the byte length of the data type.
 Object getDefaultValue()
          Returns a Java object representing the default value of the data type.
 int getInstanceType()
          Returns TYPE_BIN8.
 Class getJavaType()
          Returns the Java class that corresponds with this data type.
 byte[] toBytes(long longValue)
          Converts the specified long to IBM i format.
 int toBytes(long longValue, byte[] as400Value)
          Converts the specified long into IBM i format in the specified byte array.
 int toBytes(long longValue, byte[] as400Value, int offset)
          Converts the specified long into IBM i format in the specified byte array.
 byte[] toBytes(Object javaValue)
          Converts the specified Java object to IBM i format.
 int toBytes(Object javaValue, byte[] as400Value)
          Converts the specified Java object into IBM i format in the specified byte array.
 int toBytes(Object javaValue, byte[] as400Value, int offset)
          Converts the specified Java object into IBM i format in the specified byte array.
 long toLong(byte[] as400Value)
          Converts the specified IBM i data type to a long.
 long toLong(byte[] as400Value, int offset)
          Converts the specified IBM i data type to a long.
 Object toObject(byte[] as400Value)
          Converts the specified IBM i data type to a Java object.
 Object toObject(byte[] as400Value, int offset)
          Converts the specified IBM i data type to a Java object.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

AS400Bin8

public AS400Bin8()
Constructs an AS400Bin8 object.

Method Detail

clone

public Object clone()
Creates a new AS400Bin8 object that is identical to the current instance.

Specified by:
clone in interface AS400DataType
Overrides:
clone in class Object
Returns:
The new object.

getByteLength

public int getByteLength()
Returns the byte length of the data type.

Specified by:
getByteLength in interface AS400DataType
Returns:
Eight (8), the number of bytes in the IBM i representation of the data type.

getDefaultValue

public Object getDefaultValue()
Returns a Java object representing the default value of the data type.

Specified by:
getDefaultValue in interface AS400DataType
Returns:
The Long object with a value of zero.

getInstanceType

public int getInstanceType()
Returns TYPE_BIN8.

Specified by:
getInstanceType in interface AS400DataType
Returns:
AS400DataType.TYPE_BIN8.

getJavaType

public Class getJavaType()
Returns the Java class that corresponds with this data type.

Specified by:
getJavaType in interface AS400DataType
Returns:
Long.class.

toBytes

public byte[] toBytes(Object javaValue)
Converts the specified Java object to IBM i format.

Specified by:
toBytes in interface AS400DataType
Parameters:
javaValue - The object corresponding to the data type. It must be an instance of Long.
Returns:
The IBM i representation of the data type.

toBytes

public byte[] toBytes(long longValue)
Converts the specified long to IBM i format.

Parameters:
longValue - The value to be converted to IBM i format.
Returns:
The IBM i representation of the data type.

toBytes

public int toBytes(Object javaValue,
                   byte[] as400Value)
Converts the specified Java object into IBM i format in the specified byte array.

Specified by:
toBytes in interface AS400DataType
Parameters:
javaValue - The object corresponding to the data type. It must be an instance of Long.
as400Value - The array to receive the data type in IBM i format. There must be enough space to hold the IBM i value.
Returns:
Eight (8), the number of bytes in the IBM i representation of the data type.

toBytes

public int toBytes(long longValue,
                   byte[] as400Value)
Converts the specified long into IBM i format in the specified byte array.

Parameters:
longValue - The value to be converted to IBM i format.
as400Value - The array to receive the data type in IBM i format. There must be enough space to hold the IBM i value.
Returns:
Eight (8), the number of bytes in the IBM i representation of the data type.

toBytes

public int toBytes(Object javaValue,
                   byte[] as400Value,
                   int offset)
Converts the specified Java object into IBM i format in the specified byte array.

Specified by:
toBytes in interface AS400DataType
Parameters:
javaValue - The object corresponding to the data type. It must be an instance of Long.
as400Value - The array to receive the data type in IBM i format. There must be enough space to hold the IBM i value.
offset - The offset into the byte array for the start of the IBM i value. It must be greater than or equal to zero.
Returns:
Eight (8), the number of bytes in the IBM i representation of the data type.

toBytes

public int toBytes(long longValue,
                   byte[] as400Value,
                   int offset)
Converts the specified long into IBM i format in the specified byte array.

Parameters:
longValue - The value to be converted to IBM i format.
as400Value - The array to receive the data type in IBM i format. There must be enough space to hold the IBM i value.
offset - The offset into the byte array for the start of the IBM i value. It must be greater than or equal to zero.
Returns:
Eight (8), the number of bytes in the IBM i representation of the data type.

toLong

public long toLong(byte[] as400Value)
Converts the specified IBM i data type to a long.

Parameters:
as400Value - The array containing the data type in IBM i format. The entire data type must be represented.
Returns:
The long corresponding to the data type.

toLong

public long toLong(byte[] as400Value,
                   int offset)
Converts the specified IBM i data type to a long.

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

toObject

public Object toObject(byte[] as400Value)
Converts the specified IBM i data type to a Java object.

Specified by:
toObject in interface AS400DataType
Parameters:
as400Value - The array containing the data type in IBM i format. The entire data type must be represented.
Returns:
The Long object corresponding to the data type.

toObject

public Object toObject(byte[] as400Value,
                       int offset)
Converts the specified IBM i data type to a Java object.

Specified by:
toObject in interface AS400DataType
Parameters:
as400Value - The array containing the data type in IBM i format. The entire data type must be represented.
offset - The offset into the byte array for the start of the IBM i value. It must be greater than or equal to zero.
Returns:
The Long object corresponding to the data type.