trunk/protocol-dhcp/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/server/dhcp/options/ByteOption.java

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package org.apache.directory.server.dhcp.options;


/**
 * The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) provides a framework for
 * passing configuration information to hosts on a TCP/IP network. Configuration
 * parameters and other control information are carried in tagged data items
 * that are stored in the 'options' field of the DHCP message. The data items
 * themselves are also called "options."
 * 
 * This abstract base class is for options that carry an unsigned short value
 * (16 bit).
 *  
 * @author <a href="mailto:dev@directory.apache.org">Apache Directory Project</a>
 * 
 */
public abstract class ByteOption extends DhcpOption
{
    /**
     * The byte value (represented as a short because of the unsignedness).
     */
    private short byteValue;


    /*
     * @see org.apache.directory.server.dhcp.options.DhcpOption#setData(byte[])
     */
    public void setData( byte[] data )
    {
        byteValue = ( short ) ( data[0] & 0xff );
    }


    /*
     * @see org.apache.directory.server.dhcp.options.DhcpOption#getData()
     */
    public byte[] getData()
    {
        return new byte[]
            { ( byte ) ( byteValue & 0xff ) };
    }


    public short getByteValue()
    {
        return byteValue;
    }


    public void setShortValue( short shortValue )
    {
        this.byteValue = shortValue;
    }
}