org.jcsp.net2

Class ProtocolID

java.lang.Object

org.jcsp.net2.ProtocolID

Direct Known Subclasses:

TCPIPProtocolID

public abstract class ProtocolID
extends java.lang.Object

This abstract class must be defined in concrete protocol implementations. Its main usage is to allow installation and correct parsing of relevant address strings into correct address objects. See TCPIPProtocolID for an example.

Author:

Kevin Chalmers

See Also:

TCPIPProtocolID

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ProtocolID()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
protected abstract NodeAddress	parse(java.lang.String addressString) Parses an address string into an address object

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ProtocolID

public ProtocolID()

Method Detail

parse

protected abstract NodeAddress parse(java.lang.String addressString)
                              throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException

Parses an address string into an address object

Parameters:

addressString - String representation of an address

Returns:

A new NodeAddress object

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - Thrown if the string is in an incorrect form