com.datastax.driver.core

Class Token

java.lang.Object

com.datastax.driver.core.Token

All Implemented Interfaces:

Comparable<Token>

public abstract class Token
extends Object
implements Comparable<Token>

A token on the Cassandra ring.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Token()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
abstract DataType	getType() Returns the data type of this token's value.
abstract Object	getValue() Returns the raw value of this token.
abstract ByteBuffer	serialize(ProtocolVersion protocolVersion) Returns the serialized form of the current token, using the appropriate codec depending on the partitioner in use and the CQL datatype for the token.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Comparable

compareTo

Constructor Detail

Token

public Token()

Method Detail

getType

public abstract DataType getType()

Returns the data type of this token's value.

Returns:

the datatype.

getValue

public abstract Object getValue()

Returns the raw value of this token.

Returns:

the value.

serialize

public abstract ByteBuffer serialize(ProtocolVersion protocolVersion)

Returns the serialized form of the current token, using the appropriate codec depending on the partitioner in use and the CQL datatype for the token.

Parameters:

protocolVersion - the protocol version in use.

Returns:

the serialized form of the current token