org.jnetstream.protocol
Interface Characteristic

All Known Implementing Classes:

Characteristic.Frame, Characteristic.Kind, Characteristic.Physical

public interface Characteristic

Describes a characteristic of protocol. The protocol characteristic can also be encoded as bits either set or cleared within an 32-bit unsigned integer. The bits and their meanings are constant and reproducable. The protocol registry can reverse the integer value into a charactericts set.

Author:

Mark Bednarczyk, Sly Technologies, Inc.

Nested Class Summary

static class	Characteristic.BitCodec A special utility method which can encode and decode a set of characteristics into a bitwise representation in a 32-bit unsigned integer.
static class	Characteristic.Frame Describes frame characteristics of a protocol.
static class	Characteristic.Kind Kind of protocol this is.
static class	Characteristic.Physical Describes the physical characteristics of the network.

Method Summary

int	getValue()

Method Detail

getValue

int getValue()