IBencodedValue (JavaTorrent :: BitTorrent Protocol Core 0.7.0 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractBencodedValue, BencodedInteger, BencodedList, BencodedMap, BencodedString
```
public interface IBencodedValue
```
Represents a value which was bencoded.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`BigInteger`	`asBigInteger()`
`byte[]`	`asBytes()`
`List<IBencodedValue>`	`asList()`
`long`	`asLong()`
`Map<String,IBencodedValue>`	`asMap()`
`String`	`asString()`
`byte[]`	`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
```
byte[] serialize()
```
    Returns:
    
    The value represented in bencoded format.