mapencoder.java

Java Communicating Agents是一个用于开发网络反应式信息agent的框架

/*
 * $Source: /home/data/cvsroot/src/jacomma/icm/io/imp/MapEncoder.java,v $
 * $Revision: 1.6 $
 * $Date: 2000/10/28 20:09:07 $
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 * This file is part of the jacomma framework
 * Copyright (c) 2000 	Dimitrios Vyzovitis
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package jacomma.icm.io.imp;

import jacomma.icm.io.EncObject;
import jacomma.icm.io.EncObjectType;
import jacomma.icm.io.ObjectEncoder;
import jacomma.icm.io.EncObjectSignature;

import java.util.Map;

/**
 * TBA
 **/
public class MapEncoder extends EncoderTemplate {

	public MapEncoder() {
		all_.add( Map.class );
	}

	public EncObject encode( Object obj, Object hint, boolean s ) {
		// The map is transformed into an Entry  Set and passed along
		// to a Set encoder, together with the hint - which can be
		// an Encoder capable of encoding Map.Entry instances 
		
		java.util.Set elements = ((Map)obj).entrySet();
		EncObject eo = Registry.instance.getEncoder( elements ).encode( elements, hint );
		return s ? sign( eo ) : eo;
		
	}

}