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.

See Also:

TCPIPProtocolID

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

ProtocolID()

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	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