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## com.sleepycat.bdb.bind.tuple
Class TupleBinding

    java.lang.Object
      |
      +--com.sleepycat.bdb.bind.tuple.TupleBinding

All Implemented Interfaces:
  DataBinding

Direct Known Subclasses:
  TupleMarshalledBinding

public abstract class TupleBinding
extends Object
implements DataBinding

An abstract tuple binding for tuple keys or values. This class takes care of converting the data to/from `TupleInput` and `TupleOutput` objects. Its two abstract methods must be implemented by a concrete subclass to convert between tuples and key or value objects.

- `dataToObject(TupleInput)`
- `objectToData(Object,TupleOutput)`

For keys or values which are Java primitive classes (String, Integer, etc) `getPrimitiveBinding(java.lang.Class, com.sleepycat.bdb.bind.tuple.TupleFormat)` may be used to return a builtin tuple binding. A custom tuple binding for these types is not needed.

Constructor Summary
`TupleBinding(TupleFormat format)` Creates a tuple binding.

Method Summary
`Object` `dataToObject(DataBuffer data)` Converts a data buffer into an Object.
`abstract Object` `dataToObject(TupleInput input)` Constructs a key or value object from `TupleInput` data.
`DataFormat` `getDataFormat()` Returns the format used for the data of this binding.
`static TupleBinding` `getPrimitiveBinding(Class cls, TupleFormat format)` Creates a tuple binding for a primitive Java class.
`void` `objectToData(Object object, DataBuffer data)` Converts an Object into a data buffer.
`abstract void` `objectToData(Object object, TupleOutput output)` Converts a key or value object to a tuple data.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Constructor Detail

### TupleBinding

    public TupleBinding(TupleFormat format)

  Creates a tuple binding.

Parameters:
  `format` - is the format of the new binding.

Method Detail

### dataToObject

    public Object dataToObject(DataBuffer data)
                        throws IOException

  Description copied from interface: `DataBinding`
  Converts a data buffer into an Object.

  Specified by:
    `dataToObject` in interface `DataBinding`
  Parameters:
    `data` - is the source data buffer.
  Returns:
    the resulting Object.
    `IOException`

### objectToData

    public void objectToData(Object object,
                             DataBuffer data)
                      throws IOException

  Description copied from interface: `DataBinding`
  Converts an Object into a data buffer.

  Specified by:
    `objectToData` in interface `DataBinding`
  Parameters:
    `object` - is the source Object.
    `data` - is the destination data buffer.
    `IOException`

### getDataFormat

    public DataFormat getDataFormat()

  Description copied from interface: `DataBinding`
  Returns the format used for the data of this binding.

  Specified by:
    `getDataFormat` in interface `DataBinding`
  Returns:
    the data format.

### dataToObject

    public abstract Object dataToObject(TupleInput input)
                                 throws IOException

  Constructs a key or value object from `TupleInput` data.

  Parameters:
    `input` - is the tuple key or value data.
  Returns:
    the key or value object constructed from the data.
    `IOException`

### objectToData

    public abstract void objectToData(Object object,
                                      TupleOutput output)
                               throws IOException

  Converts a key or value object to a tuple data.

  Parameters:
    `object` - is the key or value object.
    `output` - is the tuple data to which the key or value should be written.
    `IOException`

### getPrimitiveBinding

    public static TupleBinding getPrimitiveBinding(Class cls,
                                                   TupleFormat format)

  Creates a tuple binding for a primitive Java class. The following Java classes are supported.
  - `String`
  - `Integer`

  Parameters:
    `cls` - is the primitive Java class.
    `format` - is the tuple format for the new binding.
  Returns:
    a new building for the primitive class or null if the cls parameter is not one of the supported classes.

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