Message (bitcoinj-core 0.17-alpha4 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

AddressMessage, AddressV1Message, AddressV2Message, BaseMessage, Block, BloomFilter, EmptyMessage, FeeFilterMessage, FilteredBlock, GetAddrMessage, GetBlocksMessage, GetDataMessage, GetHeadersMessage, HeadersMessage, InventoryMessage, ListMessage, MemoryPoolMessage, NotFoundMessage, Ping, Pong, RejectMessage, SendAddrV2Message, SendHeadersMessage, Transaction, UnknownMessage, VersionAck, VersionMessage
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public interface Message
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A Message is a data structure that can be serialized/deserialized using the Bitcoin serialization format. Classes that can be serialized to the blockchain or P2P protocol should implement this interface.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

static int MAX_SIZE
Maximum size of a Bitcoin P2P Message (32 MB)

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods Deprecated Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`default byte[]`	`bitcoinSerialize()`	Deprecated. use `serialize()`
`default int`	`getMessageSize()`	Deprecated. use `messageSize()`
`int`	`messageSize()`	Return the size of the serialized message.
`byte[]`	`serialize()`	Serialize this message to a byte array that conforms to the Bitcoin wire protocol.
`default byte[]`	`unsafeBitcoinSerialize()`	Deprecated. use `serialize()`

- Field Detail
  - MAX_SIZE
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static final int MAX_SIZE
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    Maximum size of a Bitcoin P2P Message (32 MB)
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
- Method Detail
  - messageSize
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int messageSize()
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    Return the size of the serialized message. Note that if the message was deserialized from a payload, this size can differ from the size of the original payload.
    
    Returns:
    
    size of this object when serialized (in bytes)
  - getMessageSize
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@Deprecated
default int getMessageSize()
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    Deprecated.
    use messageSize()
  - serialize
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byte[] serialize()
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    Serialize this message to a byte array that conforms to the Bitcoin wire protocol.
    
    Returns:
    
    serialized data in Bitcoin protocol format
  - bitcoinSerialize
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@Deprecated
default byte[] bitcoinSerialize()
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    Deprecated.
    use serialize()
  - unsafeBitcoinSerialize
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@Deprecated
default byte[] unsafeBitcoinSerialize()
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    Deprecated.
    use serialize()