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Class StructuredFieldReader


public class StructuredFieldReader
extends java.lang.Object

A helper class to read structured fields from a MO:DCA document. Each component of a mixed object document is explicitly defined and delimited in the data. This is accomplished through the use of MO:DCA data structures, called structured fields. Structured fields are used to envelop document components and to provide commands and information to applications using the data. Structured fields may contain one or more parameters. Each parameter provides one value from a set of values defined by the architecture.

MO:DCA structured fields consist of two parts: an introducer that identifies the length and type of the structured field, and data that provides the structured field's effect. The data is contained in a set of parameters, which can consist of other data structures and data elements. The maximum length of a structured field is 32767 bytes.

Constructor Summary

StructuredFieldReader(InputStream inputStream)
The constructor for the StructuredFieldReader

Method Summary

byte[]
getNext(byte[] identifier)
Get the next structured field as identified by the identifer parameter (this must be a valid MO:DCA structured field.

Constructor Details

StructuredFieldReader

public StructuredFieldReader(InputStream inputStream)
The constructor for the StructuredFieldReader
Parameters:
inputStream - the input stream to process

Method Details

getNext

public byte[] getNext(byte[] identifier)
            throws IOException
Get the next structured field as identified by the identifer parameter (this must be a valid MO:DCA structured field.
Parameters:
identifier - the three byte identifier

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