BaseMessage (bitcoinj-core 0.17-alpha5 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.bitcoinj.core.BaseMessage

All Implemented Interfaces:

Message

Direct Known Subclasses:

AddressMessage, Block, BloomFilter, EmptyMessage, FeeFilterMessage, FilteredBlock, GetBlocksMessage, HeadersMessage, ListMessage, Ping, Pong, RejectMessage, Transaction, VersionMessage
```
public abstract class BaseMessage
extends java.lang.Object
implements Message
```
A Message is a data structure that can be serialized/deserialized using the Bitcoin serialization format. Specific types of messages that are used both in the blockchain, and on the wire, are derived from this class.
Instances of this class are not safe for use by multiple threads.

Field Summary
- Fields inherited from interface org.bitcoinj.core.Message
  MAX_SIZE

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

BaseMessage()

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`protected abstract void`	`bitcoinSerializeToStream(java.io.OutputStream stream)`	Serializes this message to the provided stream.
`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.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface org.bitcoinj.core.Message
bitcoinSerialize, getMessageSize, unsafeBitcoinSerialize

- Constructor Detail
  - BaseMessage
```
public BaseMessage()
```
- Method Detail
  - serialize
```
public final byte[] serialize()
```
    Serialize this message to a byte array that conforms to the bitcoin wire protocol.
    
    Specified by:
    
    serialize in interface Message
    
    Returns:
    
    serialized data in Bitcoin protocol format
  - bitcoinSerializeToStream
```
protected abstract void bitcoinSerializeToStream(java.io.OutputStream stream)
                                          throws java.io.IOException
```
    Serializes this message to the provided stream. If you just want the raw bytes use bitcoinSerialize().
    
    Throws:
    
    java.io.IOException
  - messageSize
```
public int messageSize()
```
    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.
    
    Specified by:
    
    messageSize in interface Message
    
    Returns:
    
    size of this object when serialized (in bytes)