ColumnType (cassandra-analytics-core 0.3.0 API)

All Superinterfaces:

java.io.Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

BooleanType, BytesType, CollectionType, DoubleType, IntegerType, ListType, LongType, MapType, SetType, StringType, StringUuidType, TimestampType, UuidType
```
public interface ColumnType<T>
extends java.io.Serializable
```

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`T`	`parseColumn(java.nio.ByteBuffer buffer, int length)`	Parses a value of this type from buffer.
`java.nio.ByteBuffer`	`serialize(T value)`	Serialize into ByteBuffer and keeps the position at beginning of ByteBuffer

- Method Detail
  - parseColumn
```
T parseColumn(java.nio.ByteBuffer buffer,
              int length)
```
    Parses a value of this type from buffer. Value will be parsed from current position of the buffer. After completion of the function, position will be moved by "length" bytes.
    
    Parameters:
    
    buffer - Buffer to parse column from
    
    length - Serialized value size in buffer is as big as length
    
    Returns:
    
    value as Java type
  - serialize
```
java.nio.ByteBuffer serialize(T value)
```
    Serialize into ByteBuffer and keeps the position at beginning of ByteBuffer
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - the value to serialize
    
    Returns:
    
    A ByteBuffer containing the serialized value