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Class jcsp.util.ints.OverWritingBufferInt 

java.lang.Object
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   +----jcsp.lang.ints.ChannelDataStoreInt
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           +----jcsp.util.ints.OverWritingBufferInt
public class OverWritingBufferInt
extends ChannelDataStoreInt

Description

The OverWritingBufferInt class is an implementation of ChannelDataStoreInt which allows more than one int to be sent across the ChannelInt at any one time. The OverWritingBufferInt will store the ints and allow them to be read in the same order as they were written. When the OverWritingBufferInt is FULL the last int written will be discarded and the new value put in it's place.

The getState method will return EMPTY if the Channel does not contain any ints and NONEMPTYFULL otherwise.

Author:
P.D.Austin

Constructor Index

o OverWritingBufferInt(int)
Construct a new OverWritingBufferInt with the specified size.

Method Index

o clone()
Returns a new Object with the same creation parameters as this Object.
o get()
Returns the first int from the OverWritingBufferInt and removes the int from the BufferInt.
o getState()
Returns the current state of the OverWritingBufferInt, should be called to ensure the Pre-conditions of the other methods are not broken.
o put(int)
Puts a new int into the OverWritingBufferInt.

Constructors

o OverWritingBufferInt 
 public OverWritingBufferInt(int size)
Construct a new OverWritingBufferInt with the specified size.

Parameters:
size - The number of ints the BufferInt can store

Methods

o get 
 protected int get()
Returns the first int from the OverWritingBufferInt and removes the int from the BufferInt.

NOTE: getState should be called before this method to check that the state is not EMPTY. If the state is EMPTY the OverWritingBufferInt will be left in an undefined state.

Pre-condition: The state must not be EMPTY

Returns:
The next available int from the OverWritingBufferInt
Overrides:
get in class ChannelDataStoreInt
o put 
 protected void put(int value)
Puts a new int into the OverWritingBufferInt. If the OverWritingBufferInt is FULL the last element added will be over writen.

Parameters:
value - The int to put in the OverWritingBufferInt
Overrides:
put in class ChannelDataStoreInt
o getState 
 protected int getState()
Returns the current state of the OverWritingBufferInt, should be called to ensure the Pre-conditions of the other methods are not broken.

Returns:
The current state of the OverWritingBufferInt (EMPTY or NONEMPTYFULL)
Overrides:
getState in class ChannelDataStoreInt
o clone 
 protected Object clone()
Returns a new Object with the same creation parameters as this Object. This method should be overridden by subclasses to return a new Object that is the same type as this Object. The new instance should be created by constructing a new instance with the same parameters as the original. NOTE: Only the sizes of the data should be cloned not the stored data.

Returns:
The cloned instance of this Object.
Overrides:
clone in class ChannelDataStoreInt 
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