org.simpleframework.http.socket

Class BinaryData

java.lang.Object

org.simpleframework.http.socket.BinaryData

All Implemented Interfaces:

Data

public class BinaryData
extends Object
implements Data

The BinaryData object represents a binary payload for a WebScoket frame. This can be used to send any type of data. If however it is used to send text data then it is decoded as UTF-8.

Author:

Niall Gallagher

See Also:

DataFrame

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
BinaryData(byte[] data) Constructor for the BinaryData object.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
byte[]	getBinary() This returns the binary payload that is to be sent with a frame.
String	getText() This returns the text payload that is to be sent with a frame.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

BinaryData

public BinaryData(byte[] data)

Constructor for the BinaryData object. It requires an array of binary data that will be send within a frame.

Parameters:

data - the byte array representing the frame payload

Method Detail

getBinary

public byte[] getBinary()

This returns the binary payload that is to be sent with a frame. It contains no headers or other meta data. If the original data was text this converts it to UTF-8.

Specified by:

getBinary in interface Data

Returns:

the binary payload to be sent with the frame

getText

public String getText()

This returns the text payload that is to be sent with a frame. It contains no header information or meta data. Caution should be used with this method as binary payloads will encode to garbage when decoded as UTF-8.

Specified by:

getText in interface Data

Returns:

the text payload to be sent with the frame