network
Class Packet

java.lang.Object
  network.Packet

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

IPPacket, IPRequestPacket, XMLPacket

public abstract class Packet

extends java.lang.Object

implements java.io.Serializable

The Packet class from which all others types of packets inherit.

Author:

hoele, cooperse

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Serialized Form

Field Summary

static int	IP Packets of this type contain an IP address payload.
static int	IP_REQUEST Packets of this type request IPPackets from neighbor.
static int	NUM_TYPES There are NUM_TYPES number of packet types.
static int	XML Packets of this type contain an XML payload.

Constructor Summary

Packet(int type)
Creates a new Packet of type t.

Method Summary

int	getType() Return the packet type.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

XML

public static final int XML

Packets of this type contain an XML payload.

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Constant Field Values

IP

public static final int IP

Packets of this type contain an IP address payload.

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Constant Field Values

IP_REQUEST

public static final int IP_REQUEST

Packets of this type request IPPackets from neighbor.

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Constant Field Values

NUM_TYPES

public static final int NUM_TYPES

There are NUM_TYPES number of packet types.

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Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

Packet

public Packet(int type)

Creates a new Packet of type t.

Parameters:

type - The Packet type intended for this Packet.

Method Detail

getType

public int getType()

Return the packet type.

Returns:

The type of Packet.