harmonic.mz.data
Class DataTransfer

java.lang.Object
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  +--harmonic.mz.data.DataTransfer

Direct Known Subclasses:

CoordinateTransfer, GeometryTransfer

public abstract class DataTransfer

extends java.lang.Object

DataTransfer objects alow a generalization for getting the the data of interest from a DataNode. Each type of DataNode registers a set of transfer types that it can output. This enables code dealing with a DataNode to find out what type of data it represents, without having to know about particular types of DataNodes. This facilitates comunication between application modules.

Constructor Summary

DataTransfer(java.lang.String name, ModelNode dataOwner)

Method Summary

ModelNode	getDataOwner()
java.lang.String	getName()
java.lang.String	getType()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

DataTransfer

public DataTransfer(java.lang.String name,
                    ModelNode dataOwner)

Method Detail

getType

public java.lang.String getType()

getDataOwner

public ModelNode getDataOwner()

getName

public java.lang.String getName()