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com.sleepycat.bind.tuple
Class TupleOutput

java.lang.Object
  java.io.OutputStream
      com.sleepycat.util.FastOutputStream
          com.sleepycat.bind.tuple.TupleOutput

public class TupleOutput

extends FastOutputStream

An OutputStream with DataOutput-like methods for writing tuple fields. It is used by TupleBinding.

This class has many methods that have the same signatures as methods in the DataOutput interface. The reason this class does not implement DataOutput is because it would break the interface contract for those methods because of data format differences.

Signed numbers are stored in the buffer in MSB (most significant byte first) order with their sign bit (high-order bit) inverted to cause negative numbers to be sorted first when comparing values as unsigned byte arrays, as done in a database. Unsigned numbers, including characters, are stored in MSB order with no change to their sign bit.

Strings and character arrays are stored either as a fixed length array of unicode characters, where the length must be known by the application, or as a null-terminated UTF byte array.

• Null strings are UTF encoded as { 0xFF }, which is not allowed in a standard UTF encoding. This allows null strings, as distinct from empty or zero length strings, to be represented in a tuple. Using the default comparator, null strings will be ordered last.
• Zero (0x0000) character values are UTF encoded as non-zero values, and therefore embedded zeros in the string are supported. The sequence { 0xC0, 0x80 } is used to encode a zero character. This UTF encoding is the same one used by native Java UTF libraries. However, this encoding of zero does impact the lexicographical ordering, and zeros will not be sorted first (the natural order) or last. For all character values other than zero, the default UTF byte ordering is the same as the Unicode lexicographical character ordering.

Floats and doubles are stored in standard Java integer-bit representation (IEEE 754). Non-negative numbers are correctly ordered by numeric value. However, negative numbers are not correctly ordered; therefore, if you use negative floating point numbers in a key, you'll need to implement and configure a custom comparator to get correct numeric ordering.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class com.sleepycat.util.FastOutputStream

DEFAULT_BUMP_SIZE, DEFAULT_INIT_SIZE

Constructor Summary

TupleOutput()
Creates a tuple output object for writing a byte array of tuple data.

TupleOutput(byte[] buffer)
Creates a tuple output object for writing a byte array of tuple data, using a given buffer.

Method Summary

TupleOutput	writeBoolean(boolean val) Writes a boolean (one byte) unsigned value to the buffer, writing one if the value is true and zero if it is false.
TupleOutput	writeByte(int val) Writes an signed byte (one byte) value to the buffer.
TupleOutput	writeBytes(char[] chars) Writes the specified bytes to the buffer, converting each character to an unsigned byte value.
TupleOutput	writeBytes(String val) Writes the specified bytes to the buffer, converting each character to an unsigned byte value.
TupleOutput	writeChar(int val) Writes a char (two byte) unsigned value to the buffer.
TupleOutput	writeChars(char[] chars) Writes the specified characters to the buffer, converting each character to a two byte unsigned value.
TupleOutput	writeChars(String val) Writes the specified characters to the buffer, converting each character to a two byte unsigned value.
TupleOutput	writeDouble(double val) Writes an signed double (eight byte) value to the buffer.
TupleOutput	writeFloat(float val) Writes an signed float (four byte) value to the buffer.
TupleOutput	writeInt(int val) Writes an signed int (four byte) value to the buffer.
TupleOutput	writeLong(long val) Writes an signed long (eight byte) value to the buffer.
TupleOutput	writeShort(int val) Writes an signed short (two byte) value to the buffer.
TupleOutput	writeString(char[] chars) Writes the specified characters to the buffer, converting each character to UTF format.
TupleOutput	writeString(String val) Writes the specified characters to the buffer, converting each character to UTF format, and adding a null terminator byte.
TupleOutput	writeUnsignedByte(int val) Writes an unsigned byte (one byte) value to the buffer.
TupleOutput	writeUnsignedInt(long val) Writes an unsigned int (four byte) value to the buffer.
TupleOutput	writeUnsignedShort(int val) Writes an unsigned short (two byte) value to the buffer.

Methods inherited from class com.sleepycat.util.FastOutputStream

addSize, getBufferBytes, getBufferLength, getBufferOffset, makeSpace, reset, size, toByteArray, toString, toString, write, write, write, writeFast, writeFast, writeFast, writeTo

Methods inherited from class java.io.OutputStream

close, flush

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

TupleOutput

public TupleOutput()

Creates a tuple output object for writing a byte array of tuple data.

TupleOutput

public TupleOutput(byte[] buffer)

Creates a tuple output object for writing a byte array of tuple data, using a given buffer. A new buffer will be allocated only if the number of bytes needed is greater than the length of this buffer. A reference to the byte array will be kept by this object and therefore the byte array should not be modified while this object is in use.

Parameters:

buffer - is the byte array to use as the buffer.

Method Detail

writeBytes

public final TupleOutput writeBytes(String val)

Writes the specified bytes to the buffer, converting each character to an unsigned byte value. Writes values that can be read using TupleInput.readBytes(int). Only characters with values below 0x100 may be written using this method, since the high-order 8 bits of all characters are discarded.

Parameters:

val - is the string containing the values to be written.

Returns:

this tuple output object.

Throws:

NullPointerException - if the val parameter is null.

writeChars

public final TupleOutput writeChars(String val)

Writes the specified characters to the buffer, converting each character to a two byte unsigned value. Writes values that can be read using TupleInput.readChars(int).

Parameters:

val - is the string containing the characters to be written.

Returns:

this tuple output object.

Throws:

NullPointerException - if the val parameter is null.

writeString

public final TupleOutput writeString(String val)

Writes the specified characters to the buffer, converting each character to UTF format, and adding a null terminator byte. Note that zero (0x0000) character values are encoded as non-zero values and a null String parameter is encoded as 0xFF. Writes values that can be read using TupleInput.readString().

Parameters:

val - is the string containing the characters to be written.

Returns:

this tuple output object.

writeChar

public final TupleOutput writeChar(int val)

Writes a char (two byte) unsigned value to the buffer. Writes values that can be read using TupleInput.readChar().

Parameters:

val - is the value to write to the buffer.

Returns:

this tuple output object.

writeBoolean

public final TupleOutput writeBoolean(boolean val)

Writes a boolean (one byte) unsigned value to the buffer, writing one if the value is true and zero if it is false. Writes values that can be read using TupleInput.readBoolean().

Parameters:

val - is the value to write to the buffer.

Returns:

this tuple output object.

writeByte

public final TupleOutput writeByte(int val)

Writes an signed byte (one byte) value to the buffer. Writes values that can be read using TupleInput.readByte().

Parameters:

val - is the value to write to the buffer.

Returns:

this tuple output object.

writeShort

public final TupleOutput writeShort(int val)

Writes an signed short (two byte) value to the buffer. Writes values that can be read using TupleInput.readShort().

Parameters:

val - is the value to write to the buffer.

Returns:

this tuple output object.

writeInt

public final TupleOutput writeInt(int val)

Writes an signed int (four byte) value to the buffer. Writes values that can be read using TupleInput.readInt().

Parameters:

val - is the value to write to the buffer.

Returns:

this tuple output object.

writeLong

public final TupleOutput writeLong(long val)

Writes an signed long (eight byte) value to the buffer. Writes values that can be read using TupleInput.readLong().

Parameters:

val - is the value to write to the buffer.

Returns:

this tuple output object.

writeFloat

public final TupleOutput writeFloat(float val)

Writes an signed float (four byte) value to the buffer. Writes values that can be read using TupleInput.readFloat(). Float.floatToIntBits is used to convert the signed float value.

Parameters:

val - is the value to write to the buffer.

Returns:

this tuple output object.

writeDouble

public final TupleOutput writeDouble(double val)

Writes an signed double (eight byte) value to the buffer. Writes values that can be read using TupleInput.readDouble(). Double.doubleToLongBits is used to convert the signed double value.

Parameters:

val - is the value to write to the buffer.

Returns:

this tuple output object.

writeBytes

public final TupleOutput writeBytes(char[] chars)

Writes the specified bytes to the buffer, converting each character to an unsigned byte value. Writes values that can be read using TupleInput.readBytes(int). Only characters with values below 0x100 may be written using this method, since the high-order 8 bits of all characters are discarded.

Parameters:

chars - is the array of values to be written.

Returns:

this tuple output object.

Throws:

NullPointerException - if the chars parameter is null.

writeChars

public final TupleOutput writeChars(char[] chars)

Writes the specified characters to the buffer, converting each character to a two byte unsigned value. Writes values that can be read using TupleInput.readChars(int).

Parameters:

chars - is the array of characters to be written.

Returns:

this tuple output object.

Throws:

NullPointerException - if the chars parameter is null.

writeString

public final TupleOutput writeString(char[] chars)

Writes the specified characters to the buffer, converting each character to UTF format. Note that zero (0x0000) character values are encoded as non-zero values. Writes values that can be read using TupleInput.readString(int) or TupleInput.readString(char[]).

Parameters:

chars - is the array of characters to be written.

Returns:

this tuple output object.

Throws:

NullPointerException - if the chars parameter is null.

writeUnsignedByte

public final TupleOutput writeUnsignedByte(int val)

Writes an unsigned byte (one byte) value to the buffer. Writes values that can be read using TupleInput.readUnsignedByte().

Parameters:

val - is the value to write to the buffer.

Returns:

this tuple output object.

writeUnsignedShort

public final TupleOutput writeUnsignedShort(int val)

Writes an unsigned short (two byte) value to the buffer. Writes values that can be read using TupleInput.readUnsignedShort().

Parameters:

val - is the value to write to the buffer.

Returns:

this tuple output object.

writeUnsignedInt

public final TupleOutput writeUnsignedInt(long val)

Writes an unsigned int (four byte) value to the buffer. Writes values that can be read using TupleInput.readUnsignedInt().

Parameters:

val - is the value to write to the buffer.

Returns:

this tuple output object.