org.apache.jackrabbit.core.value
Class BLOBInMemory

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.jackrabbit.core.value.BLOBFileValue
      org.apache.jackrabbit.core.value.BLOBInMemory

public class BLOBInMemory
extends BLOBFileValue

Represents binary data which is backed by a byte[] (in memory).

Method Summary

void	delete(boolean pruneEmptyParentDirs) Deletes the persistent resource backing this BLOBFileValue.
void	discard() Frees temporarily allocated resources such as temporary file, buffer, etc.
boolean	equals(Object obj)
long	getLength() Returns the length of this BLOBFileValue.
InputStream	getStream() Returns an InputStream representation of this value.
int	hashCode() Returns zero to satisfy the Object equals/hashCode contract.
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class org.apache.jackrabbit.core.value.BLOBFileValue

spool

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

delete

public void delete(boolean pruneEmptyParentDirs)

Deletes the persistent resource backing this BLOBFileValue.

Specified by:

delete in class BLOBFileValue

Parameters:

pruneEmptyParentDirs - if true, empty parent directories will automatically be deleted

discard

public void discard()

Frees temporarily allocated resources such as temporary file, buffer, etc. If this BLOBFileValue is backed by a persistent resource calling this method will have no effect.

Specified by:

discard in class BLOBFileValue

See Also:

#delete(), BLOBFileValue.delete(boolean)

getLength

public long getLength()

Returns the length of this BLOBFileValue.

Specified by:

getLength in class BLOBFileValue

Returns:

The length, in bytes, of this BLOBFileValue, or -1L if the length can't be determined.

getStream

public InputStream getStream()

Returns an InputStream representation of this value.

Specified by:

getStream in class BLOBFileValue

Returns:

An InputStream representation of this value.

toString

public String toString()

Specified by:

toString in class BLOBFileValue

equals

public boolean equals(Object obj)

Specified by:

equals in class BLOBFileValue

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Returns zero to satisfy the Object equals/hashCode contract. This class is mutable and not meant to be used as a hash key.

Specified by:

hashCode in class BLOBFileValue

Returns:

always zero

See Also:

Object.hashCode()