genius.core.persistent

Interface PersistentDataContainer

All Superinterfaces:

java.io.Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultPersistentDataContainer

public interface PersistentDataContainer
extends java.io.Serializable

Container that may hold data saved from previous sessions..

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.io.Serializable	get()
PersistentDataType	getPersistentDataType() the type of the data in this container.
void	put(java.io.Serializable data)

Method Detail

get

java.io.Serializable get()

Returns:

data that is in this container, or null if there is no data. This data may have been saved earlier through put, or may be a fixed data object. See getPersistentDataType() to see the type of this container

put

void put(java.io.Serializable data)

Parameters:

data - the data to save for the next time. If not null, this data may be saved and delivered back to the party the next time it runs. Only allowed for containers of type PersistentDataType.SERIALIZABLE.

getPersistentDataType

PersistentDataType getPersistentDataType()

the type of the data in this container. Data put in this container may be saved, depending on this.