Class FileTimeDataType

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

    public class FileTimeDataType
    extends BuiltIn
    A datatype to interpret the FILETIME timestamp convention, which is based on the number of 100-nanosecond ticks since January 1, 1601.
    • Constructor Detail

      • FileTimeDataType

        public FileTimeDataType()
    • 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.
      • getLength

        public int getLength()
        Description copied from interface: DataType
        Get the length (number of 8-bit bytes) of this DataType.
        Returns:
        the length of 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.
        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.
      • 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.
      • getValueClass

        public java.lang.Class<?> getValueClass​(Settings settings)
        Description copied from interface: DataType
        Get the Class of the value to be returned by this data type.
        Specified by:
        getValueClass in interface DataType
        Overrides:
        getValueClass in class DataTypeImpl
        Parameters:
        settings - the relevant settings to use or null for default.
        Returns:
        Class of the value to be returned by this data type or null if it can vary or is unspecified. Types which correspond to a string or char array will return the String class.
      • 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.