org.jgroups
Interface Address

All Superinterfaces:

java.lang.Comparable<Address>, java.io.Externalizable, java.io.Serializable, Streamable

All Known Subinterfaces:

PhysicalAddress, SiteAddress

All Known Implementing Classes:

AdditionalDataUUID, AnycastAddress, CanBeSiteMaster, CanBeSiteMasterTopology, IpAddress, PayloadUUID, SingletonAddress, SiteMaster, SiteUUID, TopologyUUID, UUID

public interface Address
extends Streamable, java.lang.Comparable<Address>, java.io.Externalizable

Address identifies cluster member. For example, whenever a unicast message is sent in a cluster an Address of a cluster member message recipient needs to be specified. Similarly a cluster member can use Address to check its own identity, request a state from a particular member and so on. Addresses are mostly generated by the bottom-most (transport) layers (e.g. UDP, TCP, LOOPBACK).

Since:

2.0

Author:

Bela Ban

See Also:

PhysicalAddress, UUID

Field Summary

static byte	IP_ADDR
static byte	NULL
static byte	SITE_MASTER
static byte	SITE_UUID
static byte	UUID_ADDR

Method Summary

int	size() Returns serialized size of this address

Methods inherited from interface org.jgroups.util.Streamable

readFrom, writeTo

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Comparable

compareTo

Methods inherited from interface java.io.Externalizable

readExternal, writeExternal

Field Detail

NULL

static final byte NULL

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Constant Field Values

UUID_ADDR

static final byte UUID_ADDR

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Constant Field Values

SITE_UUID

static final byte SITE_UUID

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Constant Field Values

SITE_MASTER

static final byte SITE_MASTER

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Constant Field Values

IP_ADDR

static final byte IP_ADDR

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Constant Field Values

Method Detail

size

int size()

Returns serialized size of this address