snmp
Class SNMPObject

java.lang.Object
  snmp.SNMPObject

Direct Known Subclasses:

SNMPInteger, SNMPNull, SNMPObjectIdentifier, SNMPOctetString, SNMPSequence, SNMPUnknownObject

public abstract class SNMPObject

extends java.lang.Object

Abstract base class of all SNMP data type classes.

Constructor Summary

SNMPObject()

Method Summary

boolean	equals(java.lang.Object other) Compares two SNMPObject subclass objects by checking their values for equality.
protected abstract byte[]	getBEREncoding() Must return the BER byte encoding (type, length, value) of the SNMP object.
abstract java.lang.Object	getValue() Must return a Java object appropriate to represent the value/data contained in the SNMP object
int	hashCode() Generates a hash value so SNMP objects can be used in Hashtables.
abstract void	setValue(java.lang.Object o) Must set the value of the SNMP object when supplied with an appropriate Java object containing an appropriate value.
abstract java.lang.String	toString() Should return an appropriate human-readable representation of the stored value.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

SNMPObject

public SNMPObject()

Method Detail

getValue

public abstract java.lang.Object getValue()

Must return a Java object appropriate to represent the value/data contained in the SNMP object

setValue

public abstract void setValue(java.lang.Object o)
                       throws SNMPBadValueException

Must set the value of the SNMP object when supplied with an appropriate Java object containing an appropriate value.

Throws:

SNMPBadValueException

toString

public abstract java.lang.String toString()

Should return an appropriate human-readable representation of the stored value.

getBEREncoding

protected abstract byte[] getBEREncoding()

Must return the BER byte encoding (type, length, value) of the SNMP object.

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object other)

Compares two SNMPObject subclass objects by checking their values for equality.

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Generates a hash value so SNMP objects can be used in Hashtables.