hla.rti
Interface LogicalTimeFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

LogicalTimeFactoryDouble

public interface LogicalTimeFactory

Factory for Logical Time.

Method Summary

LogicalTime	decode(byte[] buffer, int offset) Decode and create logical time from serialized format.
LogicalTime	makeInitial() Construct a new Logical Time with initial value set to initial time (lowest time possible).

Method Detail

decode

public LogicalTime decode(byte[] buffer,
                          int offset)
                   throws hla.rti.CouldNotDecode

Decode and create logical time from serialized format.

Parameters:

buffer - Encoded logical time

offset - Start position in the source data

Returns:

The decoded Logical Time

makeInitial

public LogicalTime makeInitial()

Construct a new Logical Time with initial value set to initial time (lowest time possible).

Returns:

New Logical Time