Class TextData

java.lang.Object

org.simpleframework.http.socket.TextData

All Implemented Interfaces:

Data

public class TextData
extends Object
implements Data

The TextData object represents a text payload for a WebScoket frame. This can be used to send any type of data. If however it is used to send binary data then it is encoded as UTF-8.

Author:

Niall Gallagher

See Also:

• DataFrame

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
TextData(String data)	Constructor for the TextData object.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
byte[]	getBinary()	This returns the binary payload that is to be sent with a frame.
String	getText()	This returns the text payload that is to be sent with a frame.

Methods inherited from class Object

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

Constructor Details

TextData

public TextData(String data)

Constructor for the TextData object. It requires an text string that will be sent as UTF-8 within a frame.

Parameters:

data - the text string representing the frame payload

Method Details

getBinary

public byte[] getBinary()

This returns the binary payload that is to be sent with a frame. It contains no headers or other meta data. If the original data was text this converts it to UTF-8.

Specified by:

getBinary in interface Data

Returns:

the binary payload to be sent with the frame

getText

public String getText()

This returns the text payload that is to be sent with a frame. It contains no header information or meta data. Caution should be used with this method as binary payloads will encode to garbage when decoded as UTF-8.

Specified by:

getText in interface Data

Returns:

the text payload to be sent with the frame