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| |
| package org.apache.samoa.moa; |
| |
| import java.io.Serializable; |
| |
| /** |
| * Interface implemented by classes in MOA, so that all are serializable, can produce copies of their objects, and can |
| * measure its memory size. They also give a string description. |
| * |
| * @author Richard Kirkby (rkirkby@cs.waikato.ac.nz) |
| * @version $Revision: 7 $ |
| */ |
| public interface MOAObject extends Serializable { |
| |
| /** |
| * Gets the memory size of this object. |
| * |
| * @return the memory size of this object |
| */ |
| public int measureByteSize(); |
| |
| /** |
| * This method produces a copy of this object. |
| * |
| * @return a copy of this object |
| */ |
| public MOAObject copy(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns a string representation of this object. Used in <code>AbstractMOAObject.toString</code> to give a string |
| * representation of the object. |
| * |
| * @param sb |
| * the stringbuilder to add the description |
| * @param indent |
| * the number of characters to indent |
| */ |
| public void getDescription(StringBuilder sb, int indent); |
| } |