Package org.bitcoinj.core

Interface Message

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
public interface Message
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 final int
    MAX_SIZE
    Maximum size of a Bitcoin P2P Message (32 MB)

  • Method Summary

    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 Details

    • MAX_SIZE

      static final int MAX_SIZE
      Maximum size of a Bitcoin P2P Message (32 MB)
      See Also:

  • Method Details

    • messageSize

      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.
      Returns:
      size of this object when serialized (in bytes)

    • getMessageSize

      @Deprecated default int getMessageSize()
      Deprecated.
      use messageSize()

    • serialize

      byte[] serialize()
      Serialize this message to a byte array that conforms to the Bitcoin wire protocol.
      Returns:
      serialized data in Bitcoin protocol format

    • bitcoinSerialize

      @Deprecated default byte[] bitcoinSerialize()
      Deprecated.
      use serialize()

    • unsafeBitcoinSerialize

      @Deprecated default byte[] unsafeBitcoinSerialize()
      Deprecated.
      use serialize()