Package it.polimi.ingsw.controller

Class Message

java.lang.Object

it.polimi.ingsw.controller.Message

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

public class Message
extends Object
implements Serializable

class which represent the messages that will be exchanged within the network

See Also:

• Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
Message(MessageType t, String p, Object cont)	normal constructor for the Messages that will be sent in the network

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	getAuthor()	getter for the author of the message
Object	getContent()	getter for the content of the message
MessageType	getType()	getter for the type of the message

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

Message

public Message(MessageType t,
 String p,
 Object cont)

normal constructor for the Messages that will be sent in the network

Parameters:

t - the type of this message

p - the sender of the message (name)

cont - the content of the message, any type of class (Object)

Method Details

getType

public MessageType getType()

getter for the type of the message

Returns:

the type of message sent, which identify his purpose

getAuthor

public String getAuthor()

getter for the author of the message

Returns:

the author of message sent, client or server

getContent

public Object getContent()

getter for the content of the message

Returns:

the content of message sent, which will be converted to the appropriate class