Package ch.bitagent.bitcoin.lib.block

Class MerkleBlock

java.lang.Object

ch.bitagent.bitcoin.lib.block.MerkleBlock

All Implemented Interfaces:

Message

public class MerkleBlock
extends Object
implements Message

MerkleBlock class.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static String	COMMAND	Constant COMMAND="merkleblock"

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
MerkleBlock(Int version, byte[] prevBlock, byte[] merkleRoot, Int timestamp, byte[] bits, byte[] nonce, int total, List<byte[]> hashes, byte[] flags)	Constructor for MerkleBlock.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
byte[]	getBits()	Getter for the field bits.
byte[]	getCommand()	getCommand.
byte[]	getFlags()	Getter for the field flags.
List<byte[]>	getHashes()	Getter for the field hashes.
byte[]	getMerkleRoot()	Getter for the field merkleRoot.
byte[]	getNonce()	Getter for the field nonce.
byte[]	getPrevBlock()	Getter for the field prevBlock.
Int	getTimestamp()	Getter for the field timestamp.
int	getTotal()	Getter for the field total.
Int	getVersion()	Getter for the field version.
boolean	isValid()	Verifies whether the merkle tree information validates to the merkle root
static MerkleBlock	parse(ByteArrayInputStream stream)	Takes a byte stream and parses a merkle block.
byte[]	serialize()	serialize.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

COMMAND

public static final String COMMAND

Constant COMMAND="merkleblock"

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

MerkleBlock

public MerkleBlock(Int version,
                   byte[] prevBlock,
                   byte[] merkleRoot,
                   Int timestamp,
                   byte[] bits,
                   byte[] nonce,
                   int total,
                   List<byte[]> hashes,
                   byte[] flags)

Constructor for MerkleBlock.

Parameters:

version - a Int object

prevBlock - an array of byte objects

merkleRoot - an array of byte objects

timestamp - a Int object

bits - an array of byte objects

nonce - an array of byte objects

total - a int

hashes - a List object

flags - an array of byte objects

Method Detail

getCommand

public byte[] getCommand()

getCommand.

Specified by:

getCommand in interface Message

Returns:

an array of byte objects

parse

public static MerkleBlock parse(ByteArrayInputStream stream)

Takes a byte stream and parses a merkle block. Returns a Merkle Block object

Parameters:

stream - a ByteArrayInputStream object

Returns:

a MerkleBlock object

isValid

public boolean isValid()

Verifies whether the merkle tree information validates to the merkle root

Returns:

a boolean

serialize

public byte[] serialize()

serialize.

Specified by:

serialize in interface Message

Returns:

an array of byte objects

getVersion

public Int getVersion()

Getter for the field version.

Returns:

a Int object

getMerkleRoot

public byte[] getMerkleRoot()

Getter for the field merkleRoot.

Returns:

an array of byte objects

getPrevBlock

public byte[] getPrevBlock()

Getter for the field prevBlock.

Returns:

an array of byte objects

getTimestamp

public Int getTimestamp()

Getter for the field timestamp.

Returns:

a Int object

getBits

public byte[] getBits()

Getter for the field bits.

Returns:

an array of byte objects

getNonce

public byte[] getNonce()

Getter for the field nonce.

Returns:

an array of byte objects

getTotal

public int getTotal()

Getter for the field total.

Returns:

a int

getHashes

public List<byte[]> getHashes()

Getter for the field hashes.

Returns:

a List object

getFlags

public byte[] getFlags()

Getter for the field flags.

Returns:

an array of byte objects