Class Message

java.lang.Object
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  +--Message

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Comparable

public class Message

extends java.lang.Object

implements java.lang.Comparable

Constructor Summary

Message(java.lang.String text, int sender, int receiver)
Creates new Message

REQUIRES:
MODIFIES: this
EFFECTS: Sets the necessary object fields

Method Summary

int	compareTo(java.lang.Object otherID) Compares the sender IDs.
int	msgGetFrom() Provides the sender's ID field of the given message
int	msgGetSize() Provides the size field of the message
java.lang.String	msgGetText() Provides the text field of the message
int	msgGetTo() Provides thre receiver's ID field of the given message

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Message

public Message(java.lang.String text,
               int sender,
               int receiver)

Creates new Message

REQUIRES:
MODIFIES: this
EFFECTS: Sets the necessary object fields

Method Detail

msgGetText

public java.lang.String msgGetText()

Provides the text field of the message

Returns:

String Message text
REQUIRES:
MODIFIES:
EFFECTS: Returns the text of the message

msgGetSize

public int msgGetSize()

Provides the size field of the message

Returns:

int Message size
REQUIRES:
MODIFIES:
EFFECTS: Returns the size of the message

msgGetFrom

public int msgGetFrom()

Provides the sender's ID field of the given message

Returns:

int Sender's ID
REQUIRES:
MODIFIES:
EFFECTS: Returns the ID of the sender of the given message

msgGetTo

public int msgGetTo()

Provides thre receiver's ID field of the given message

Returns:

int Receiver's ID
REQUIRES:
MODIFIES:
EFFECTS: Returns the ID of the receiver of the given message

compareTo

public int compareTo(java.lang.Object otherID)

Compares the sender IDs. Implemented following Comparable interface. To be deployed in the subsequent version with addressing system, several hosts and ISP

Specified by:

compareTo in interface java.lang.Comparable

Returns:

int
REQUIRES:
MODIFIES:
EFFECTS: Returns a negative integer if the argument is greater than comparison; positive integer if the argument is less than comparison; and 0 if they are equal.