org.onlab.packet

Interface Deserializer<U extends IPacket>

Functional Interface:

This is a functional interface and can therefore be used as the assignment target for a lambda expression or method reference.

@FunctionalInterface
public interface Deserializer<U extends IPacket>

Function to deserialize a packet from a byte-based input stream.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
U	deserialize(byte[] data, int offset, int length) Deserialize a packet object from a byte array.

Method Detail

deserialize

U deserialize(byte[] data,
              int offset,
              int length)
       throws DeserializationException

Deserialize a packet object from a byte array.

Parameters:

data - input array to take packet bytes from

offset - index where this packet header begins in the byte array

length - length of the packet header

Returns:

a deserialized packet object

Throws:

DeserializationException - if the packet cannot be deserialized from the input