Class BadDataType

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    BuiltInDataType, DataType, Dynamic, ExtensionPoint, java.util.EventListener, javax.swing.event.ChangeListener

    public class BadDataType
    extends BuiltIn
    implements Dynamic
    Provides an implementation of a data type that is not valid (bad) as it is used in the program. For example, the class for the underlying data type may no longer be available or the data type may not fit where it has been placed in the program.

    This field is not meant to be loaded by the ClassSearcher, hence the X in the name.

    • Field Detail

    • Constructor Detail

      • BadDataType

        public BadDataType()
    • Method Detail

      • getLength

        public int getLength()
        Description copied from interface: DataType
        Get the length (number of 8-bit bytes) of this DataType.
        Specified by:
        getLength in interface DataType
        Returns:
        the length of this DataType
        See Also:
        DataType.getLength()
      • getDescription

        public java.lang.String getDescription()
        Description copied from interface: DataType
        Get a String briefly describing this DataType.
        Specified by:
        getDescription in interface DataType
        Returns:
        a one-liner describing this DataType.
        See Also:
        DataType.getDescription()
      • isEquivalent

        public boolean isEquivalent​(DataType dt)
        Description copied from interface: DataType
        Returns true if the given dataType is equivalent to this dataType. The precise meaning of "equivalent" is dataType dependent.
        Specified by:
        isEquivalent in interface DataType
        Overrides:
        isEquivalent in class BuiltIn
        Parameters:
        dt - the dataType being tested for equivalence.
        Returns:
        true if the if the given dataType is equivalent to this dataType.
      • 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.
        Specified by:
        getRepresentation in interface DataType
        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.
        See Also:
        DataType.getRepresentation(MemBuffer, Settings, int)
      • 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.
        Specified by:
        clone in interface DataType
        Parameters:
        dtm - the data-type manager instance whose data-organization should apply.
      • canSpecifyLength

        public boolean canSpecifyLength()
        Description copied from interface: Dynamic
        Returns true if a user-specified length can be used
        Specified by:
        canSpecifyLength in interface Dynamic
      • getLength

        public int getLength​(MemBuffer buf,
                             int maxLength)
        Description copied from interface: Dynamic
        Compute the length for this data-type which corresponds to the specified memory location.
        Specified by:
        getLength in interface Dynamic
        Parameters:
        buf - memory location
        maxLength - maximum number of bytes to consume in computing length, or -1 for unspecified.
        Returns:
        data length or -1 if it could not be determined. Returned length may exceed maxLength if data-type does not supported constrained lengths.
      • getReplacementBaseType

        public DataType getReplacementBaseType()
        Description copied from interface: Dynamic
        Returns a suitable replacement base data-type for pointers and arrays when exporting to C code
        Specified by:
        getReplacementBaseType in interface Dynamic
        Returns:
        suitable base data-type for this Dynamic data-type