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They are not 119 interchangeable once data has been stored.</li> 120 <li>An instance of <A HREF="../../../../com/sleepycat/bind/tuple/FloatBinding.html" title="class in com.sleepycat.bind.tuple"><CODE>FloatBinding</CODE></A>, not <A HREF="../../../../com/sleepycat/bind/tuple/SortedFloatBinding.html" title="class in com.sleepycat.bind.tuple"><CODE>SortedFloatBinding</CODE></A>, is 121 returned by <A HREF="../../../../com/sleepycat/bind/tuple/TupleBinding.html#getPrimitiveBinding(java.lang.Class)"><CODE>TupleBinding.getPrimitiveBinding(java.lang.Class<T>)</CODE></A> method. Therefore, to 122 use <A HREF="../../../../com/sleepycat/bind/tuple/SortedFloatBinding.html" title="class in com.sleepycat.bind.tuple"><CODE>SortedFloatBinding</CODE></A>, <A HREF="../../../../com/sleepycat/bind/tuple/TupleBinding.html#getPrimitiveBinding(java.lang.Class)"><CODE>TupleBinding.getPrimitiveBinding(java.lang.Class<T>)</CODE></A> 123 should not be called.</li> 124 </ul> 125 126 <p>There are two ways to use this class:</p> 127 <ol> 128 <li>When using the <A HREF="../../../../com/sleepycat/db/package-summary.html"><CODE>com.sleepycat.db</CODE></A> package directly, the static 129 methods in this class can be used to convert between primitive values and 130 <A HREF="../../../../com/sleepycat/db/DatabaseEntry.html" title="class in com.sleepycat.db"><CODE>DatabaseEntry</CODE></A> objects.</li> 131 <li>When using the <A HREF="../../../../com/sleepycat/collections/package-summary.html"><CODE>com.sleepycat.collections</CODE></A> package, an instance of 132 this class can be used with any stored collection.</li> 133 </ol> 134<P> 135 136<P> 137<HR> 138 139<P> 140 141<!-- ======== CONSTRUCTOR SUMMARY ======== --> 142 143<A NAME="constructor_summary"><!-- --></A> 144<TABLE BORDER="1" WIDTH="100%" CELLPADDING="3" CELLSPACING="0" SUMMARY=""> 145<TR BGCOLOR="#CCCCFF" CLASS="TableHeadingColor"> 146<TH ALIGN="left" COLSPAN="2"><FONT SIZE="+2"> 147<B>Constructor Summary</B></FONT></TH> 148</TR> 149<TR BGCOLOR="white" CLASS="TableRowColor"> 150<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../com/sleepycat/bind/tuple/SortedFloatBinding.html#SortedFloatBinding()">SortedFloatBinding</A></B>()</CODE> 151 152<BR> 153 </TD> 154</TR> 155</TABLE> 156 157<!-- ========== METHOD SUMMARY =========== --> 158 159<A NAME="method_summary"><!-- --></A> 160<TABLE BORDER="1" WIDTH="100%" CELLPADDING="3" CELLSPACING="0" SUMMARY=""> 161<TR BGCOLOR="#CCCCFF" CLASS="TableHeadingColor"> 162<TH ALIGN="left" COLSPAN="2"><FONT SIZE="+2"> 163<B>Method Summary</B></FONT></TH> 164</TR> 165<TR BGCOLOR="white" CLASS="TableRowColor"> 166<TD ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE="-1"> 167<CODE>static float</CODE></FONT></TD> 168<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../com/sleepycat/bind/tuple/SortedFloatBinding.html#entryToFloat(com.sleepycat.db.DatabaseEntry)">entryToFloat</A></B>(<A HREF="../../../../com/sleepycat/db/DatabaseEntry.html" title="class in com.sleepycat.db">DatabaseEntry</A> entry)</CODE> 169 170<BR> 171 Converts an entry buffer into a simple <code>float</code> value.</TD> 172</TR> 173<TR BGCOLOR="white" CLASS="TableRowColor"> 174<TD ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE="-1"> 175<CODE> <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/lang/Float.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Float</A></CODE></FONT></TD> 176<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../com/sleepycat/bind/tuple/SortedFloatBinding.html#entryToObject(com.sleepycat.bind.tuple.TupleInput)">entryToObject</A></B>(<A HREF="../../../../com/sleepycat/bind/tuple/TupleInput.html" title="class in com.sleepycat.bind.tuple">TupleInput</A> input)</CODE> 177 178<BR> 179 Constructs a key or data object from a <A HREF="../../../../com/sleepycat/bind/tuple/TupleInput.html" title="class in com.sleepycat.bind.tuple"><CODE>TupleInput</CODE></A> entry.</TD> 180</TR> 181<TR BGCOLOR="white" CLASS="TableRowColor"> 182<TD ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE="-1"> 183<CODE>static void</CODE></FONT></TD> 184<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../com/sleepycat/bind/tuple/SortedFloatBinding.html#floatToEntry(float, com.sleepycat.db.DatabaseEntry)">floatToEntry</A></B>(float val, 185 <A HREF="../../../../com/sleepycat/db/DatabaseEntry.html" title="class in com.sleepycat.db">DatabaseEntry</A> entry)</CODE> 186 187<BR> 188 Converts a simple <code>float</code> value into an entry buffer.</TD> 189</TR> 190<TR BGCOLOR="white" CLASS="TableRowColor"> 191<TD ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE="-1"> 192<CODE>protected <A HREF="../../../../com/sleepycat/bind/tuple/TupleOutput.html" title="class in com.sleepycat.bind.tuple">TupleOutput</A></CODE></FONT></TD> 193<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../com/sleepycat/bind/tuple/SortedFloatBinding.html#getTupleOutput(java.lang.Float)">getTupleOutput</A></B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/lang/Float.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Float</A> object)</CODE> 194 195<BR> 196 Returns an empty TupleOutput instance that will be used by the tuple 197 binding or key creator.</TD> 198</TR> 199<TR BGCOLOR="white" CLASS="TableRowColor"> 200<TD ALIGN="right" VALIGN="top" WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE="-1"> 201<CODE> void</CODE></FONT></TD> 202<TD><CODE><B><A HREF="../../../../com/sleepycat/bind/tuple/SortedFloatBinding.html#objectToEntry(java.lang.Float, com.sleepycat.bind.tuple.TupleOutput)">objectToEntry</A></B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/lang/Float.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Float</A> object, 203 <A HREF="../../../../com/sleepycat/bind/tuple/TupleOutput.html" title="class in com.sleepycat.bind.tuple">TupleOutput</A> output)</CODE> 204 205<BR> 206 Converts a key or data object to a tuple entry.</TD> 207</TR> 208</TABLE> 209 <A NAME="methods_inherited_from_class_com.sleepycat.bind.tuple.TupleBinding"><!-- --></A> 210<TABLE BORDER="1" WIDTH="100%" CELLPADDING="3" CELLSPACING="0" SUMMARY=""> 211<TR BGCOLOR="#EEEEFF" CLASS="TableSubHeadingColor"> 212<TH ALIGN="left"><B>Methods inherited from class com.sleepycat.bind.tuple.<A HREF="../../../../com/sleepycat/bind/tuple/TupleBinding.html" title="class in com.sleepycat.bind.tuple">TupleBinding</A></B></TH> 213</TR> 214<TR BGCOLOR="white" CLASS="TableRowColor"> 215<TD><CODE><A HREF="../../../../com/sleepycat/bind/tuple/TupleBinding.html#entryToObject(com.sleepycat.db.DatabaseEntry)">entryToObject</A>, <A HREF="../../../../com/sleepycat/bind/tuple/TupleBinding.html#getPrimitiveBinding(java.lang.Class)">getPrimitiveBinding</A>, <A HREF="../../../../com/sleepycat/bind/tuple/TupleBinding.html#objectToEntry(E, com.sleepycat.db.DatabaseEntry)">objectToEntry</A></CODE></TD> 216</TR> 217</TABLE> 218 <A NAME="methods_inherited_from_class_com.sleepycat.bind.tuple.TupleBase"><!-- --></A> 219<TABLE BORDER="1" WIDTH="100%" CELLPADDING="3" CELLSPACING="0" SUMMARY=""> 220<TR BGCOLOR="#EEEEFF" CLASS="TableSubHeadingColor"> 221<TH ALIGN="left"><B>Methods inherited from class com.sleepycat.bind.tuple.<A HREF="../../../../com/sleepycat/bind/tuple/TupleBase.html" title="class in com.sleepycat.bind.tuple">TupleBase</A></B></TH> 222</TR> 223<TR BGCOLOR="white" CLASS="TableRowColor"> 224<TD><CODE><A HREF="../../../../com/sleepycat/bind/tuple/TupleBase.html#entryToInput(com.sleepycat.db.DatabaseEntry)">entryToInput</A>, <A HREF="../../../../com/sleepycat/bind/tuple/TupleBase.html#getTupleBufferSize()">getTupleBufferSize</A>, <A HREF="../../../../com/sleepycat/bind/tuple/TupleBase.html#inputToEntry(com.sleepycat.bind.tuple.TupleInput, com.sleepycat.db.DatabaseEntry)">inputToEntry</A>, <A HREF="../../../../com/sleepycat/bind/tuple/TupleBase.html#newOutput()">newOutput</A>, <A HREF="../../../../com/sleepycat/bind/tuple/TupleBase.html#newOutput(byte[])">newOutput</A>, <A HREF="../../../../com/sleepycat/bind/tuple/TupleBase.html#outputToEntry(com.sleepycat.bind.tuple.TupleOutput, com.sleepycat.db.DatabaseEntry)">outputToEntry</A>, <A HREF="../../../../com/sleepycat/bind/tuple/TupleBase.html#setTupleBufferSize(int)">setTupleBufferSize</A></CODE></TD> 225</TR> 226</TABLE> 227 <A NAME="methods_inherited_from_class_java.lang.Object"><!-- --></A> 228<TABLE BORDER="1" WIDTH="100%" CELLPADDING="3" CELLSPACING="0" SUMMARY=""> 229<TR BGCOLOR="#EEEEFF" CLASS="TableSubHeadingColor"> 230<TH ALIGN="left"><B>Methods 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java.lang">hashCode</A>, <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html?is-external=true#notify()" title="class or interface in java.lang">notify</A>, <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html?is-external=true#notifyAll()" title="class or interface in java.lang">notifyAll</A>, <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html?is-external=true#toString()" title="class or interface in java.lang">toString</A>, <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html?is-external=true#wait()" title="class or interface in java.lang">wait</A>, <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html?is-external=true#wait(long)" title="class or interface in java.lang">wait</A>, <A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html?is-external=true#wait(long, int)" title="class or interface in java.lang">wait</A></CODE></TD> 234</TR> 235</TABLE> 236 237<P> 238 239<!-- ========= 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HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/lang/Float.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Float</A> <B>entryToObject</B>(<A HREF="../../../../com/sleepycat/bind/tuple/TupleInput.html" title="class in com.sleepycat.bind.tuple">TupleInput</A> input)</PRE> 270<DL> 271<DD><B>Description copied from class: <CODE><A HREF="../../../../com/sleepycat/bind/tuple/TupleBinding.html#entryToObject(com.sleepycat.bind.tuple.TupleInput)">TupleBinding</A></CODE></B></DD> 272<DD>Constructs a key or data object from a <A HREF="../../../../com/sleepycat/bind/tuple/TupleInput.html" title="class in com.sleepycat.bind.tuple"><CODE>TupleInput</CODE></A> entry. 273<P> 274<DD><DL> 275<DT><B>Specified by:</B><DD><CODE><A HREF="../../../../com/sleepycat/bind/tuple/TupleBinding.html#entryToObject(com.sleepycat.bind.tuple.TupleInput)">entryToObject</A></CODE> in class <CODE><A HREF="../../../../com/sleepycat/bind/tuple/TupleBinding.html" title="class in com.sleepycat.bind.tuple">TupleBinding</A><<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/lang/Float.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Float</A>></CODE></DL> 276</DD> 277<DD><DL> 278<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>input</CODE> - is the tuple key or data entry. 279<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>the key or data object constructed from the entry.</DL> 280</DD> 281</DL> 282<HR> 283 284<A NAME="objectToEntry(java.lang.Float, com.sleepycat.bind.tuple.TupleOutput)"><!-- --></A><H3> 285objectToEntry</H3> 286<PRE> 287public void <B>objectToEntry</B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/lang/Float.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Float</A> object, 288 <A HREF="../../../../com/sleepycat/bind/tuple/TupleOutput.html" title="class in com.sleepycat.bind.tuple">TupleOutput</A> output)</PRE> 289<DL> 290<DD><B>Description copied from class: <CODE><A HREF="../../../../com/sleepycat/bind/tuple/TupleBinding.html#objectToEntry(E, com.sleepycat.bind.tuple.TupleOutput)">TupleBinding</A></CODE></B></DD> 291<DD>Converts a key or data object to a tuple entry. 292<P> 293<DD><DL> 294<DT><B>Specified by:</B><DD><CODE><A HREF="../../../../com/sleepycat/bind/tuple/TupleBinding.html#objectToEntry(E, com.sleepycat.bind.tuple.TupleOutput)">objectToEntry</A></CODE> in class <CODE><A HREF="../../../../com/sleepycat/bind/tuple/TupleBinding.html" title="class in com.sleepycat.bind.tuple">TupleBinding</A><<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/lang/Float.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Float</A>></CODE></DL> 295</DD> 296<DD><DL> 297<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>object</CODE> - is the key or data object.<DD><CODE>output</CODE> - is the tuple entry to which the key or data should be 298 written.</DL> 299</DD> 300</DL> 301<HR> 302 303<A NAME="getTupleOutput(java.lang.Float)"><!-- --></A><H3> 304getTupleOutput</H3> 305<PRE> 306protected <A HREF="../../../../com/sleepycat/bind/tuple/TupleOutput.html" title="class in com.sleepycat.bind.tuple">TupleOutput</A> <B>getTupleOutput</B>(<A HREF="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/lang/Float.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Float</A> object)</PRE> 307<DL> 308<DD><B>Description copied from class: <CODE><A HREF="../../../../com/sleepycat/bind/tuple/TupleBase.html#getTupleOutput(E)">TupleBase</A></CODE></B></DD> 309<DD>Returns an empty TupleOutput instance that will be used by the tuple 310 binding or key creator. 311 312 <p>The default implementation of this method creates a new TupleOutput 313 with an initial buffer size that can be changed using the <A HREF="../../../../com/sleepycat/bind/tuple/TupleBase.html#setTupleBufferSize(int)"><CODE>TupleBase.setTupleBufferSize(int)</CODE></A> method.</p> 314 315 <p>This method may be overridden to return a TupleOutput instance. For 316 example, an instance per thread could be created and returned by this 317 method. 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