Class Packet

java.lang.Object
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Direct Known Subclasses:

RoutingInfoPacket

public class Packet

extends java.lang.Object

A Packet is a packet in the network.

Field Summary

static java.lang.String	BROADCAST Packet.BROADCAST is the type for broadcast packets.
static java.lang.String	DATA Packet.DATA is the type for data packets.
static java.lang.String	ROUTING_INFO Packet.ROUTING_INFO is the type for routing information packets.
static java.lang.String	ROUTING_REQUEST Packet.ROUTING_REQUEST is the type for routing request packets.

Constructor Summary

Packet(java.lang.String typ, java.lang.String src, java.lang.String dest)
new Packet(typ, src, dest) returns a Packet with type typ.

Method Summary

java.lang.String	getDestination() pkt.getDestination() returns the name of the destination router of pkt.
int	getSerialNumber() pkt.getSerialNumber() returns the serial number of pkt.
java.lang.String	getSource() pkt.getSource() returns the name of the source router of pkt.
java.lang.String	getType() pkt.getType() returns the type of pkt.
java.lang.String	toString() pkt.toString() returns a string describing pkt.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

DATA

public static java.lang.String DATA

Packet.DATA is the type for data packets.

ROUTING_INFO

public static java.lang.String ROUTING_INFO

Packet.ROUTING_INFO is the type for routing information packets.

ROUTING_REQUEST

public static java.lang.String ROUTING_REQUEST

Packet.ROUTING_REQUEST is the type for routing request packets.

BROADCAST

public static java.lang.String BROADCAST

Packet.BROADCAST is the type for broadcast packets.

Constructor Detail

Packet

public Packet(java.lang.String typ,
              java.lang.String src,
              java.lang.String dest)

new Packet(typ, src, dest) returns a Packet with type typ. Its source router is named src. Its destination router is named dest.

Method Detail

getSerialNumber

public int getSerialNumber()

pkt.getSerialNumber() returns the serial number of pkt.

getType

public java.lang.String getType()

pkt.getType() returns the type of pkt.

getSource

public java.lang.String getSource()

pkt.getSource() returns the name of the source router of pkt.

getDestination

public java.lang.String getDestination()

pkt.getDestination() returns the name of the destination router of pkt.

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

pkt.toString() returns a string describing pkt.

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object