src/main/java/org/apache/commons/imaging/formats/tiff/TiffElement.java

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package org.apache.commons.imaging.formats.tiff;

import java.util.Comparator;

public abstract class TiffElement
{
    public final int offset;
    public final int length;

    public TiffElement(int offset, int length)
    {
        this.offset = offset;
        this.length = length;
    }

    public String getElementDescription()
    {
        return getElementDescription(false);
    }

    public abstract String getElementDescription(boolean verbose);

    public static final Comparator<TiffElement> COMPARATOR = new Comparator<TiffElement>()
    {
        public int compare(TiffElement e1, TiffElement e2)
        {
            return e1.offset - e2.offset;
        }
    };

    public static abstract class DataElement extends TiffElement
    {
        public final byte data[];

        public DataElement(int offset, int length, final byte data[])
        {
            super(offset, length);

            this.data = data;
        }

    }

    public static final class Stub extends TiffElement
    {
        public Stub(int offset, int length)
        {
            super(offset, length);
        }

        @Override
        public String getElementDescription(boolean verbose)
        {
            return "Element, offset: " + offset + ", length: " + length
                    + ", last: " + (offset + length) + "";
        }

    }
}