com.etherios.connector.core

Class BinaryDataPoint

java.lang.Object

com.etherios.connector.core.BinaryDataPoint

public class BinaryDataPoint
extends java.lang.Object

This class represents a Device Cloud Binary Data Point used to store data in a specific data stream. This data point class allows only byte arrays as values.

When a binary data point is push to Device Cloud, it will be stored in the exact binary format you provided for the byte array value.

This kind of data points only specify the value which always is a byte array, and do not include other features such as timestamp, description, quality or location. Regarding the former, the timestamp will be always set by Device Cloud when the value is received.

Binary data points can be sent to Device Cloud using the following methods from Cloud Connector object:

• AbstractCloudConnector.sendBinaryDataPoint(BinaryDataPoint)

See Also:

DataStream, DataPoint

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
BinaryDataPoint(byte[] data, DataStream stream) Class constructor.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
byte[]	getData() Retrieves a copy of the data point data.
DataStream	getDataStream() Retrieves the data stream destination of the data point.
int	getType() Retrieves the binary data point type.
java.lang.String	getTypeName() Retrieves the binary data point type name.
byte[]	toBinaryFormat() Retrieves the data point in binary format.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

BinaryDataPoint

public BinaryDataPoint(byte[] data,
                       DataStream stream)

Class constructor. Instances a new binary data point with the given data value.

Parameters:

data - Binary data point value.

stream - Data stream destination of this binary data point.

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if data == null or if stream == null.

Method Detail

getData

public byte[] getData()

Retrieves a copy of the data point data.

Returns:

A copy of the data point data.

getDataStream

public DataStream getDataStream()

Retrieves the data stream destination of the data point.

Returns:

the data stream destination of the data point.

getType

public int getType()

Retrieves the binary data point type.

Returns:

The binary data point type.

See Also:

DataPoint.TYPE_BINARY, getTypeName()

getTypeName

public java.lang.String getTypeName()

Retrieves the binary data point type name.

Returns:

The binary data point type name.

See Also:

DataPoint.TYPE_BINARY, getType()

toBinaryFormat

public byte[] toBinaryFormat()

Retrieves the data point in binary format.

Returns:

Data point in binary format.