jade.content.lang

Class Codec

java.lang.Object

jade.content.lang.Codec

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

ByteArrayCodec, StringCodec

public abstract class Codec
extends java.lang.Object
implements Serializable

Generic base class for al content language codecs

Author:

Federico Bergenti - Universita` di Parma

See Also:

Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
static class	Codec.CodecException Class CodecException.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static java.lang.String	UNNAMEDPREFIX This string is the prefix of all the unnamed slots of a Frame

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor and Description
protected	Codec(java.lang.String name) Construct a Codec object with the given name

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Ontology	getInnerOntology()
java.lang.String	getName() Gets the name of this codec.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

UNNAMEDPREFIX

public static java.lang.String UNNAMEDPREFIX

This string is the prefix of all the unnamed slots of a Frame

Constructor Detail

Codec

protected Codec(java.lang.String name)

Construct a Codec object with the given name

Method Detail

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Gets the name of this codec.

Returns:

the name of this codec.

getInnerOntology

public Ontology getInnerOntology()

Returns:

the ontology containing the schemas of the operator defined in this language