org.eclipse.ecf.datashare
Interface IChannel

All Superinterfaces:

IAbstractChannel, org.eclipse.core.runtime.IAdaptable, IIdentifiable

All Known Implementing Classes:

BaseChannel, NIOChannel

public interface IChannel
extends IAbstractChannel

Channel for sending messages

Method Summary

void	sendMessage(byte[] message) Send message to remote instances of this channel
void	sendMessage(ID receiver, byte[] message) Send message to remote instances of this channel

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.ecf.datashare.IAbstractChannel

dispose, getListener, setListener

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.core.runtime.IAdaptable

getAdapter

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.ecf.core.identity.IIdentifiable

getID

Method Detail

sendMessage

void sendMessage(byte[] message)
                 throws ECFException

Send message to remote instances of this channel

Parameters:

message - the byte [] message to send. Must not be null.

Throws:

ECFException - if some problem sending message

sendMessage

void sendMessage(ID receiver,
                 byte[] message)
                 throws ECFException

Send message to remote instances of this channel

Parameters:

receiver - the ID of the container to receive message. If null, message sent to all current members of group

message - the byte [] message to send. Must not be null.

Throws:

ECFException - if some problem sending message