public class OtpErlangAtom extends OtpErlangObject
maxAtomLength
characters.Modifier and Type | Field and Description |
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static int |
maxAtomLength
The maximun allowed length of an atom, in characters
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Constructor and Description |
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OtpErlangAtom(boolean t)
Create an atom whose value is "true" or "false".
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OtpErlangAtom(OtpInputStream buf)
Create an atom from a stream containing an atom encoded in Erlang
external format.
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OtpErlangAtom(java.lang.String atom)
Create an atom from the given string.
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Modifier and Type | Method and Description |
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java.lang.String |
atomValue()
Get the actual string contained in this object.
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boolean |
booleanValue()
The boolean value of this atom.
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void |
encode(OtpOutputStream buf)
Convert this atom to the equivalent Erlang external representation.
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boolean |
equals(java.lang.Object o)
Determine if two atoms are equal.
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java.lang.String |
toString()
Get the printname of the atom represented by this object.
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public static final int maxAtomLength
public OtpErlangAtom(boolean t)
public OtpErlangAtom(OtpInputStream buf) throws OtpErlangDecodeException
buf
- the stream containing the encoded atom.OtpErlangDecodeException
- if the buffer does not contain a valid external
representation of an Erlang atom.public OtpErlangAtom(java.lang.String atom)
atom
- the string to create the atom from.java.lang.IllegalArgumentException
- if the string is null or contains more than
maxAtomLength
characters.public java.lang.String atomValue()
toString()
public boolean booleanValue()
public void encode(OtpOutputStream buf)
encode
in class OtpErlangObject
buf
- an output stream to which the encoded atom should be written.public boolean equals(java.lang.Object o)
equals
in class OtpErlangObject
o
- the other object to compare to.public java.lang.String toString()
toString
in class OtpErlangObject
atomValue()