GH_IChunk Interface

Base interface for all Archive Chunks.

Namespace: GH_IO.Serialization
Assembly: GH_IO (in GH_IO.dll)

Syntax

public interface GH_IChunk : GH_IBinarySupport, 
	GH_IXmlSupport

Public Interface GH_IChunk
	Inherits GH_IBinarySupport, GH_IXmlSupport

The GH_IChunk type exposes the following members.

Properties

	Name	Description
	Archive	Gets a pointer to the archive that owns the Root of the tree this chunk belongs to.
	ArchiveLocation	Gets a string representing the URI with which the archive is associated. The location may be a null string.
	ChunkCount	Gets the number of child chunks contained in this chunk. The set of all child chunks is referred to as a 'litter'.
	Chunks	Gets a pointer to the internal list of child chunks. Do not access this list unless you know what you are doing.
	Index	Gets the index of this chunk. The index is set by the owner of this chunk. Indices smaller than zero imply no index has been set. The combination of name+index is always unique among a set of chunks in the same litter.
	ItemCount	Gets the number of items contained in this chunk.
	Items	Gets a pointer to the internal list of items. Do not access this list unless you know what you are doing.
	Name	Gets the name of this chunk. The name is set by the owner of this chunk. Names must be at least 1 character long. The combination of name+index is always unique among a set of chunks in a single litter.

Methods

	Name	Description
	AddMessage	Log a new message with the top-level archive. Messages are collected during read/write operations, and can be displayed to the user upon completion using GH_Archive.ShowMessageLog().
	Read(BinaryReader)	Called when an object is required to deserialize itself. (Inherited from GH_IBinarySupport.)
	Read(XmlNode)	Called when an object is required to deserialize itself. (Inherited from GH_IXmlSupport.)
	Write(BinaryWriter)	Called when an object is required to serialize itself. (Inherited from GH_IBinarySupport.)
	Write(XmlWriter)	Called when an object is required to serialize itself. (Inherited from GH_IXmlSupport.)