org.johnnei.javatorrent.bittorrent.encoding

Interface IBencodedValue

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractBencodedValue, BencodedInteger, BencodedList, BencodedMap, BencodedString

public interface IBencodedValue

Represents a value which was bencoded.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
BigInteger	asBigInteger()
byte[]	asBytes()
List<IBencodedValue>	asList()
long	asLong()
Map<String,IBencodedValue>	asMap()
String	asString()
String	serialize()

Method Detail

asString

String asString()

Returns:

The bencoded value as a string.

Throws:

UnsupportedOperationException - When the stored type is not a string.

asBytes

byte[] asBytes()

Returns:

The bencoded value as a byte array.

Throws:

UnsupportedOperationException - When the stored type is not a string.

asLong

long asLong()

Returns:

The bencoded value as a long.

Throws:

UnsupportedOperationException - When the stored type is not a long or overflows a long.

asBigInteger

BigInteger asBigInteger()

Returns:

The bencoded value as a big integer.

Throws:

UnsupportedOperationException - When the stored type is not a big integer.

asMap

Map<String,IBencodedValue> asMap()

Returns:

The bencoded value as a map.

Throws:

UnsupportedOperationException - When the stored type is not a map.

asList

List<IBencodedValue> asList()

Returns:

The bencoded value as a list.

Throws:

UnsupportedOperationException - When the stored type is not a list.

serialize

String serialize()

Returns:

The value represented in bencoded format.