Class MUIResourceDataType

    • Constructor Detail

      • MUIResourceDataType

        public MUIResourceDataType()
    • Method Detail

      • getDescription

        public java.lang.String getDescription()
        Description copied from interface: DataType
        Get a String briefly describing this DataType.
        Returns:
        a one-liner describing this DataType.
      • getValue

        public java.lang.Object getValue​(MemBuffer buf,
                                         Settings settings,
                                         int length)
        Description copied from interface: DataType
        Get the data in the form of the appropriate Object for this DataType. For instance if the data type is an AddressDT, return an Address object. a Byte, return a Scalar* (maybe this should be a Byte) a Float, return a Float
        Parameters:
        buf - the data buffer.
        settings - the settings to use.
        length - the number of bytes to get the value from.
        Returns:
        the data Object.
      • getRepresentation

        public java.lang.String getRepresentation​(MemBuffer buf,
                                                  Settings settings,
                                                  int length)
        Description copied from interface: DataType
        Get bytes from memory in a printable format for this type.
        Parameters:
        buf - the data.
        settings - the settings to use for the representation.
        length - the number of bytes to represent.
        Returns:
        the representation of the data in this format, never null.
      • getDefaultLabelPrefix

        public java.lang.String getDefaultLabelPrefix()
        Description copied from interface: DataType
        Returns the appropriate string to use as the default label prefix in the absence of any data.
        Specified by:
        getDefaultLabelPrefix in interface DataType
        Overrides:
        getDefaultLabelPrefix in class AbstractDataType
        Returns:
        the default label prefix or null if none specified.
      • clone

        public DataType clone​(DataTypeManager dtm)
        Description copied from interface: DataType
        Returns a new instance of this DataType with its universalID and SourceArchive identity retained. Note: for built-in DataType's, clone and copy should have the same affect.
        Parameters:
        dtm - the data-type manager instance whose data-organization should apply.