com.a2zss.ISO8583

Class Message

java.lang.Object

java.util.Dictionary<K,V>

java.util.Hashtable

com.a2zss.ISO8583.Message

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable, java.util.Map

Direct Known Subclasses:

Request, Response

public class Message
extends java.util.Hashtable
implements java.io.Serializable

This class can be used to contruct ISO8583 messages or to analyze and access data in parsed ISO8583 messages.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Message() creates an empty Message object
Message(Message msg) creates a Message object from an Message that contains ISOFields

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.Object	getISOField(int bit)
java.lang.String	getISOString(int bit)
java.lang.String	getISOString(int bit, boolean allownull)
void	putISOField(java.lang.Object obj) to add a ISOField object to Message
void	setISOField(ISOField f, Config conf) Set and ISOField in message and automatically create or update bitmaps as needed-

Methods inherited from class java.util.Hashtable

clear, clone, contains, containsKey, containsValue, elements, entrySet, equals, get, hashCode, isEmpty, keys, keySet, put, putAll, remove, size, toString, values

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Message

public Message()

creates an empty Message object

Message

public Message(Message msg)

creates a Message object from an Message that contains ISOFields

Parameters:

msg -

Method Detail

getISOField

public final java.lang.Object getISOField(int bit)

Parameters:

bit - - the ISO8583 bit number / field name constant

Returns:

a ISOField object in Message matching the bit

getISOString

public final java.lang.String getISOString(int bit)

Parameters:

bit - - the ISO8583 bit number / field name constant

Returns:

a ISOField object converted to String in Message matching the bit

getISOString

public final java.lang.String getISOString(int bit,
                            boolean allownull)

Parameters:

bit - - the ISO8583 bit number / field name constant

allownull - - if true the null velues are allowed to be returned if false then if there is no such field or contents for this field will be returned as an empty String "".

Returns:

a ISOField object in Message matching the bit

putISOField

public final void putISOField(java.lang.Object obj)

to add a ISOField object to Message

Parameters:

obj - - an ISOFiled or Bitmap object

setISOField

public final void setISOField(ISOField f,
               Config conf)

Set and ISOField in message and automatically create or update bitmaps as needed-

Parameters:

f - - field to set

conf - - config object of current context