com.ibm.as400.access
Class AS400Float8

java.lang.Object
  com.ibm.as400.access.AS400Float8

All Implemented Interfaces:

AS400DataType, Cloneable, Serializable

public class AS400Float8

extends Object

implements AS400DataType

The AS400Float8 class provides a converter between a Double object and a eight-byte floating point number.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface com.ibm.as400.access.AS400DataType

TYPE_ARRAY, TYPE_BIN2, TYPE_BIN4, TYPE_BIN8, TYPE_BYTE_ARRAY, TYPE_FLOAT4, TYPE_FLOAT8, TYPE_PACKED, TYPE_STRUCTURE, TYPE_TEXT, TYPE_UBIN2, TYPE_UBIN4, TYPE_ZONED

Constructor Summary

AS400Float8()
Constructs an AS400Float8 object.

Method Summary

Object	clone() Creates a new AS400Float8 object that is identical to the current instance.
int	getByteLength() Returns the byte length of the data type.
Object	getDefaultValue() Returns a Java object representing the default value of the data type.
int	getInstanceType() Returns TYPE_FLOAT8.
byte[]	toBytes(double doubleValue) Converts the specified double to server format.
int	toBytes(double doubleValue, byte[] as400Value) Converts the specified double into server format in the specified byte array.
int	toBytes(double doubleValue, byte[] as400Value, int offset) Converts the specified double into server format in the specified byte array.
byte[]	toBytes(Object javaValue) Converts the specified Java object to server format.
int	toBytes(Object javaValue, byte[] as400Value) Converts the specified Java object into server format in the specified byte array.
int	toBytes(Object javaValue, byte[] as400Value, int offset) Converts the specified Java object into server format in the specified byte array.
double	toDouble(byte[] as400Value) Converts the specified server data type to a double.
double	toDouble(byte[] as400Value, int offset) Converts the specified server data type to a double.
Object	toObject(byte[] as400Value) Converts the specified server data type to a Java object.
Object	toObject(byte[] as400Value, int offset) Converts the specified server data type to a Java object.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

AS400Float8

public AS400Float8()

Constructs an AS400Float8 object.

Method Detail

clone

public Object clone()

Creates a new AS400Float8 object that is identical to the current instance.

Specified by:

clone in interface AS400DataType

Returns:

The new object.

getByteLength

public int getByteLength()

Returns the byte length of the data type.

Specified by:

getByteLength in interface AS400DataType

Returns:

Eight (8), the number of bytes in the server representation of the data type.

getDefaultValue

public Object getDefaultValue()

Returns a Java object representing the default value of the data type.

Specified by:

getDefaultValue in interface AS400DataType

Returns:

The Double object with a value of zero.

getInstanceType

public int getInstanceType()

Returns TYPE_FLOAT8.

Specified by:

getInstanceType in interface AS400DataType

Returns:

Returns AS400DataType.TYPE_FLOAT8.

toBytes

public byte[] toBytes(Object javaValue)

Converts the specified Java object to server format.

Specified by:

toBytes in interface AS400DataType

Parameters:

javaValue - The object corresponding to the data type. It must be an instance of Double.

Returns:

The server representation of the data type.

toBytes

public byte[] toBytes(double doubleValue)

Converts the specified double to server format.

Parameters:

doubleValue - The value to be converted to server format.

Returns:

The server representation of the data type.

toBytes

public int toBytes(Object javaValue,
                   byte[] as400Value)

Converts the specified Java object into server format in the specified byte array.

Specified by:

toBytes in interface AS400DataType

Parameters:

javaValue - The object corresponding to the data type. It must be an instance of Double.

as400Value - The array to receive the data type in server format. There must be enough space to hold the server value.

Returns:

Eight (8), the number of bytes in the server representation of the data type.

toBytes

public int toBytes(double doubleValue,
                   byte[] as400Value)

Converts the specified double into server format in the specified byte array.

Parameters:

doubleValue - The value to be converted to server format.

as400Value - The array to receive the data type in server format. There must be enough space to hold the server value.

Returns:

Eight (8), the number of bytes in the server representation of the data type.

toBytes

public int toBytes(Object javaValue,
                   byte[] as400Value,
                   int offset)

Converts the specified Java object into server format in the specified byte array.

Specified by:

toBytes in interface AS400DataType

Parameters:

javaValue - The object corresponding to the data type. It must be an instance of Double.

as400Value - The array to receive the data type in server format. There must be enough space to hold the server value.

offset - The offset into the byte array for the start of the server value. It must be greater than or equal to zero.

Returns:

Eight(8), the number of bytes in the server representation of the data type.

toBytes

public int toBytes(double doubleValue,
                   byte[] as400Value,
                   int offset)

Converts the specified double into server format in the specified byte array.

Parameters:

doubleValue - The value to be converted to server format.

as400Value - The array to receive the data type in server format. There must be enough space to hold the server value.

offset - The offset into the byte array for the start of the server value. It must be greater than or equal to zero.

Returns:

Eight (8), the number of bytes in the server representation of the data type.

toDouble

public double toDouble(byte[] as400Value)

Converts the specified server data type to a double.

Parameters:

as400Value - The array containing the data type in server format. The entire data type must be represented.

Returns:

The double corresponding to the data type.

toDouble

public double toDouble(byte[] as400Value,
                       int offset)

Converts the specified server data type to a double.

Parameters:

as400Value - The array containing the data type in server format. The entire data type must be represented.

offset - The offset into the byte array for the start of the server value. It must be greater than or equal to zero.

Returns:

The double corresponding to the data type.

toObject

public Object toObject(byte[] as400Value)

Converts the specified server data type to a Java object.

Specified by:

toObject in interface AS400DataType

Parameters:

as400Value - The array containing the data type in server format. The entire data type must be represented.

Returns:

The Double object corresponding to the data type.

toObject

public Object toObject(byte[] as400Value,
                       int offset)

Converts the specified server data type to a Java object.

Specified by:

toObject in interface AS400DataType

Parameters:

as400Value - the array containing the data type in server format. The entire data type must be represented.

offset - The offset into the byte array for the start of the server value. It must be greater than or equal to zero.

Returns:

The Double object corresponding to the data type.