Message (JMRI API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractMessage, AbstractMRMessage, AbstractMRReply, AcelaMessage, AcelaReply, CanMessage, CanReply, ConcentratorMessage, ConcentratorReply, Dcc4PcMessage, Dcc4PcReply, DCCppMessage, DCCppReply, EasyDccMessage, EasyDccReply, EcosMessage, EcosReply, GridConnectDoubledMessage, GridConnectMessage, GridConnectReply, IEEE802154Message, IEEE802154Reply, JMRIClientMessage, JMRIClientReply, LocoNetMessage, MarklinMessage, MarklinReply, MergMessage, MergReply, Message, Message, NceMessage, NceReply, QsiMessage, QsiReply, Reply, Reply, RfidMessage, RfidReply, SerialMessage, SerialMessage, SerialMessage, SerialMessage, SerialMessage, SerialMessage, SerialMessage, SerialReply, SerialReply, SerialReply, SerialReply, SerialReply, SerialReply, SerialReply, SpecificMessage, SpecificMessage, SpecificMessage, SpecificMessage, SpecificReply, SpecificReply, SpecificReply, SpecificReply, SpeedoReply, SprogMessage, SprogReply, SRCPMessage, SRCPReply, StandaloneMessage, StandaloneReply, TamsMessage, TamsReply, XBeeMessage, XBeeReply, XNetMessage, XNetReply, XpaMessage, Z21Message, Z21Reply, Z21XNetMessage, Z21XNetReply
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public interface Message
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Basic interface for messages to and from the layout hardware.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`int`	`getElement(int n)`	Get a particular element in a Message.
`int`	`getNumDataElements()`	Get the number of data elements in a Message.
`void`	`setElement(int n, int v)`	Set a single Data Element at a particular index.
`default java.lang.String`	`toMonitorString()`
`java.lang.String`	`toString()`

- Method Detail
  - getElement
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int getElement(int n)
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    Get a particular element in a Message.
    
    Parameters:
    
    n - Element Index.
    
    Returns:
    
    single element of message.
  - getNumDataElements
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int getNumDataElements()
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    Get the number of data elements in a Message.
    
    Returns:
    
    number elements.
  - setElement
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void setElement(int n,
                int v)
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    Set a single Data Element at a particular index.
    
    Parameters:
    
    n - index of element.
    
    v - value of element.
  - toString
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java.lang.String toString()
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    Overrides:
    
    toString in class java.lang.Object
  - toMonitorString
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default java.lang.String toMonitorString()
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