Package com.smartfoxserver.v2.entities.variables

Class SFSUserVariable

java.lang.Object

com.smartfoxserver.v2.entities.variables.SFSUserVariable

All Implemented Interfaces:

UserVariable, Variable, java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable

Direct Known Subclasses:

MMOItemVariable, SFSRoomVariable

public class SFSUserVariable
extends java.lang.Object
implements UserVariable, java.io.Serializable

UserVariables are custom values attached to each User object that get automatically updated between client and server on every change. They are particularly useful to "attach" any custom data to each User such as the current game status, the profile data and a lot more.

UserVariables support basic data types and nested complex objects:

• Null
• Bool
• Int
• Double
• String
• SFSObject
• SFSArray

UserVariables are visibile among users in the same Room. In other words all Users in the same Room will be able to read all other player's variables with the exclusion of those marked as hidden or private.

• Hidden: a hidden User Variable is only available on the server-side and never transmitted to other clients, including its owner.
• Private: a private User Variable will only be visible to its owner and never transmitted to other clients, including those in the same Room as the owner's.

NOTE: Private User Variables are available since SFS2X 2.12.0 and require a Client API version 1.7 or higher.

An easy way to create a private UserVariable is this:

 UserVariable privateVar = SFSUserVariable.newPrivateVariable("Name", "My Value");
 

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
protected boolean	hidden
protected java.lang.String	name
protected boolean	priv
protected boolean	storable
protected VariableType	type
protected java.lang.Object	value

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor	Description
protected	SFSUserVariable(java.lang.String name)
protected	SFSUserVariable(java.lang.String name, VariableType type, java.lang.String literal)
	SFSUserVariable(java.lang.String name, java.lang.Object value)	Create a new UserVariable
	SFSUserVariable(java.lang.String name, java.lang.Object value, boolean isHidden)	Create a new UserVariable
	SFSUserVariable(java.lang.String name, java.lang.Object value, boolean isHidden, boolean isPrivate)	Create a new UserVariable
protected	SFSUserVariable(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String type, java.lang.String literal)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
java.lang.Object	clone()
java.lang.Boolean	getBoolValue()	Get the value of the variable as Boolean
java.lang.Double	getDoubleValue()	Get the value of the variable as Double
java.lang.Integer	getIntValue()	Get the value of the variable as Integer
java.lang.String	getName()
ISFSArray	getSFSArrayValue()	Get the value of the variable as SFSArray
ISFSObject	getSFSObjectValue()	Get the value of the variable as SFSObject
java.lang.String	getStringValue()	Get the value of the variable as String
VariableType	getType()	Return the data type of the variable
java.lang.Object	getValue()	Get the value of the variable as Object
boolean	isHidden()	Checks if the variable is "hidden".
boolean	isNull()	Test if a variable is null
boolean	isPrivate()	Checks whether a UserVariable is private.
boolean	isStorable()	Storable variables can be saved by the Room Persistence API
static SFSUserVariable	newFromSFSArray(ISFSArray array)	SFSArray is expected to be formatted as follows 0: (str) -> name 1: (byte) -> type id 2: (Object) -> value 3: (bool) -> isPrivate
static SFSUserVariable	newFromStringLiteral(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String type, java.lang.String literal)
static SFSUserVariable	newInstance(java.lang.String name, java.lang.Object value)
static SFSUserVariable	newPrivateVariable(java.lang.String name, java.lang.Object value)
protected void	populateArrayWithValue(ISFSArray sfsa)	Populate an SFSArray wih the typed value of this Variable
void	setHidden(boolean flag)	Set the variable as "hidden".
void	setNull()	This is used by the system to mark removed variables.
void	setPrivate(boolean value)	Setting a UserVariable as private restricts its visibility to the owner only.
void	setStorable(boolean value)	Flags this variable as storable (default = true).
protected void	setValue(ISFSArray val)
protected void	setValue(ISFSObject val)
protected void	setValue(java.lang.Boolean val)
protected void	setValue(java.lang.Double val)
protected void	setValue(java.lang.Integer val)
protected void	setValue(java.lang.Object val)
protected void	setValue(java.lang.String val)
protected void	setValueFromStringLiteral(VariableType type, java.lang.String literal)
ISFSArray	toSFSArray()	Private
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

name

protected java.lang.String name

value

protected volatile java.lang.Object value

type

protected VariableType type

hidden

protected boolean hidden

priv

protected boolean priv

storable

protected boolean storable

Constructor Detail

SFSUserVariable

public SFSUserVariable(java.lang.String name,
                       java.lang.Object value)

Create a new UserVariable

Parameters:

name - name of the variable

value - value of the variable (using any of the supported types)

SFSUserVariable

public SFSUserVariable(java.lang.String name,
                       java.lang.Object value,
                       boolean isHidden,
                       boolean isPrivate)

Create a new UserVariable

Parameters:

name - name of the variable

value - value of the variable

isHidden - true if the variable needs to be server-side only

isPrivate - true if the variable will only be seen by it's owner (other users are not updated)

SFSUserVariable

public SFSUserVariable(java.lang.String name,
                       java.lang.Object value,
                       boolean isHidden)

Create a new UserVariable

Parameters:

name - name of the variable

value - value of the variable

isHidden - true if the variable needs to be server-side only

SFSUserVariable

protected SFSUserVariable(java.lang.String name)

SFSUserVariable

protected SFSUserVariable(java.lang.String name,
                          VariableType type,
                          java.lang.String literal)

SFSUserVariable

protected SFSUserVariable(java.lang.String name,
                          java.lang.String type,
                          java.lang.String literal)

Method Detail

newInstance

public static SFSUserVariable newInstance(java.lang.String name,
                                          java.lang.Object value)

newFromStringLiteral

public static SFSUserVariable newFromStringLiteral(java.lang.String name,
                                                   java.lang.String type,
                                                   java.lang.String literal)

newFromSFSArray

public static SFSUserVariable newFromSFSArray(ISFSArray array)

SFSArray is expected to be formatted as follows 0: (str) -> name 1: (byte) -> type id 2: (Object) -> value 3: (bool) -> isPrivate

Parameters:

array -

Returns:

the UserVariable

newPrivateVariable

public static SFSUserVariable newPrivateVariable(java.lang.String name,
                                                 java.lang.Object value)

isHidden

public boolean isHidden()

Checks if the variable is "hidden".

Specified by:

isHidden in interface UserVariable

Returns:

true if the variable is hidden

See Also:

UserVariable.setHidden(boolean)

setHidden

public void setHidden(boolean flag)

Set the variable as "hidden". When this flag is turned on the variable will be available exclusively on the server side and it will never be transmitted to the client.

Specified by:

setHidden in interface UserVariable

isPrivate

public boolean isPrivate()

Checks whether a UserVariable is private. Private UserVariables are only visible to the owner.

Specified by:

isPrivate in interface UserVariable

Returns:

true if the UserVariable is private

Since:

2.12

setPrivate

public void setPrivate(boolean value)

Setting a UserVariable as private restricts its visibility to the owner only. All other users in the same Room will not be able to see the variable nor they will be notified of any changes.

When the flag is false, the UserVariable will be visible by all users in the same Room.

Specified by:

setPrivate in interface UserVariable

Parameters:

value -

Since:

2.12

setValueFromStringLiteral

protected void setValueFromStringLiteral(VariableType type,
                                         java.lang.String literal)

getType

public VariableType getType()

Return the data type of the variable

Specified by:

getType in interface Variable

Returns:

the data type of the variable

See Also:

VariableType

getBoolValue

public java.lang.Boolean getBoolValue()

Get the value of the variable as Boolean

Specified by:

getBoolValue in interface Variable

Returns:

the value of the variable

getDoubleValue

public java.lang.Double getDoubleValue()

Get the value of the variable as Double

Specified by:

getDoubleValue in interface Variable

Returns:

the value of the variable

getIntValue

public java.lang.Integer getIntValue()

Get the value of the variable as Integer

Specified by:

getIntValue in interface Variable

Returns:

the value of the variable

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Specified by:

getName in interface Variable

getSFSArrayValue

public ISFSArray getSFSArrayValue()

Get the value of the variable as SFSArray

Specified by:

getSFSArrayValue in interface Variable

Returns:

the value of the variable

getSFSObjectValue

public ISFSObject getSFSObjectValue()

Get the value of the variable as SFSObject

Specified by:

getSFSObjectValue in interface Variable

Returns:

the value of the variable

getStringValue

public java.lang.String getStringValue()

Get the value of the variable as String

Specified by:

getStringValue in interface Variable

Returns:

the value of the variable

getValue

public java.lang.Object getValue()

Get the value of the variable as Object

Specified by:

getValue in interface Variable

Returns:

the value of the variable

isNull

public boolean isNull()

Test if a variable is null

Specified by:

isNull in interface Variable

Returns:

true if the variable is null

setNull

public void setNull()

This is used by the system to mark removed variables.

Specified by:

setNull in interface UserVariable

setValue

protected void setValue(java.lang.Boolean val)

setValue

protected void setValue(java.lang.Double val)

setValue

protected void setValue(java.lang.Integer val)

setValue

protected void setValue(ISFSArray val)

setValue

protected void setValue(ISFSObject val)

setValue

protected void setValue(java.lang.Object val)

toSFSArray

public ISFSArray toSFSArray()

Description copied from interface: Variable

Private

Specified by:

toSFSArray in interface Variable

isStorable

public boolean isStorable()

Storable variables can be saved by the Room Persistence API

Specified by:

isStorable in interface UserVariable

Returns:

true if the variable is storable, false otherwise

setStorable

public void setStorable(boolean value)

Flags this variable as storable (default = true). All non-storable variables are ignored by the Room Persistence API

Specified by:

setStorable in interface UserVariable

populateArrayWithValue

protected void populateArrayWithValue(ISFSArray sfsa)

Populate an SFSArray wih the typed value of this Variable

Parameters:

sfsa - the SFSArray

setValue

protected void setValue(java.lang.String val)

clone

public java.lang.Object clone()

Overrides:

clone in class java.lang.Object

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object