messif.objects.extraction
Interface Extractor<T extends LocalAbstractObject>

Type Parameters:

T - the type of object that is extracted by this extractor

public interface Extractor<T extends LocalAbstractObject>

Interface for extractors that can create objects from binary data.

Method Summary

T	extract(ExtractorDataSource dataSource) Extracts the LocalAbstractObject from the specified binary data.
java.lang.Class<? extends T>	getExtractedClass() Returns the object class extracted by this extractor.

Method Detail

extract

T extract(ExtractorDataSource dataSource)
                                      throws ExtractorException,
                                             java.io.IOException

Extracts the LocalAbstractObject from the specified binary data.

Parameters:

dataSource - the source of binary data for the extraction

Returns:

a new instance of object extracted from the binary data

Throws:

ExtractorException - if the extractor encountered problem extracting the object from the binary data

java.io.IOException - if there was a problem reading data from the dataSource

getExtractedClass

java.lang.Class<? extends T> getExtractedClass()

Returns the object class extracted by this extractor.

Returns:

the object class extracted by this extractor