BSON

java.lang.Object
- org.bson.BSON

Direct Known Subclasses:

Bytes
```
public class BSON
extends Object
```
Contains byte representations of all the BSON types (see the BSON Specification). Also supports the registration of encoding and decoding hooks to transform BSON types during encoding or decoding.

See Also:

Transformer

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static byte`	`ARRAY`
`static byte`	`B_BINARY`
`static byte`	`B_FUNC`
`static byte`	`B_GENERAL`
`static byte`	`B_UUID`
`static byte`	`BINARY`
`static byte`	`BOOLEAN`
`static byte`	`CODE`
`static byte`	`CODE_W_SCOPE`
`static byte`	`DATE`
`static byte`	`EOO`
`static byte`	`MAXKEY`
`static byte`	`MINKEY`
`static byte`	`NULL`
`static byte`	`NUMBER`
`static byte`	`NUMBER_INT`
`static byte`	`NUMBER_LONG`
`static byte`	`OBJECT`
`static byte`	`OID`
`static byte`	`REF`
`static byte`	`REGEX`
`static byte`	`STRING`
`static byte`	`SYMBOL`
`static byte`	`TIMESTAMP`
`static byte`	`UNDEFINED`

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

BSON()

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`BSON()`

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static void`	`addDecodingHook(Class<?> clazz, Transformer transformer)`	Registers a `Transformer` to use when decoding a specific class from BSON.
`static void`	`addEncodingHook(Class<?> clazz, Transformer transformer)`	Registers a `Transformer` to use to encode a specific class into BSON.
`static Object`	`applyDecodingHooks(Object objectToDecode)`	Transforms the `objectToDecode` using all transformers registered for the class of this object.
`static Object`	`applyEncodingHooks(Object objectToEncode)`	Transforms the `objectToEncode` using all transformers registered for the class of this object.
`static void`	`clearAllHooks()`	Remove all decoding and encoding hooks for all classes.
`static void`	`clearDecodingHooks()`	Clears all decoding hooks.
`static void`	`clearEncodingHooks()`	Clears all encoding hooks.
`static BSONObject`	`decode(byte[] bytes)`	Decodes a BSON byte array into a DBObject instance.
`static byte[]`	`encode(BSONObject doc)`	Encodes a DBObject as a BSON byte array.
`static List<Transformer>`	`getDecodingHooks(Class<?> clazz)`	Returns the decoding hook(s) associated with the specific class
`static List<Transformer>`	`getEncodingHooks(Class<?> clazz)`	Returns the encoding hook(s) associated with the specified class.
`static boolean`	`hasDecodeHooks()`	Gets whether any decoding transformers have been registered for any classes.
`static boolean`	`hasEncodeHooks()`	Gets whether any encoding transformers have been registered for any classes.
`static int`	`regexFlag(char c)`	Converts a regular expression modifier from the database into Java regular expression flags.
`static String`	`regexFlags(int flags)`	Converts Java regular expression flags into regular expression modifiers from the database.
`static int`	`regexFlags(String s)`	Converts a sequence of regular expression modifiers from the database into Java regular expression flags.
`static void`	`removeDecodingHook(Class<?> clazz, Transformer transformer)`	Remove a specific encoding hook for a specific class.
`static void`	`removeDecodingHooks(Class<?> clazz)`	Remove all decoding hooks for a specific class.
`static void`	`removeEncodingHook(Class<?> clazz, Transformer transformer)`	Remove a specific encoding hook for a specific class.
`static void`	`removeEncodingHooks(Class<?> clazz)`	Remove all encoding hooks for a specific class.
`static int`	`toInt(Object number)`	Provides an integer representation of Boolean or Number.

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

- Field Detail
  - EOO
```
public static final byte EOO
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - NUMBER
```
public static final byte NUMBER
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - STRING
```
public static final byte STRING
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - OBJECT
```
public static final byte OBJECT
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - ARRAY
```
public static final byte ARRAY
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - BINARY
```
public static final byte BINARY
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - UNDEFINED
```
public static final byte UNDEFINED
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - OID
```
public static final byte OID
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - BOOLEAN
```
public static final byte BOOLEAN
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - DATE
```
public static final byte DATE
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - NULL
```
public static final byte NULL
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - REGEX
```
public static final byte REGEX
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - REF
```
public static final byte REF
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - CODE
```
public static final byte CODE
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - SYMBOL
```
public static final byte SYMBOL
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - CODE_W_SCOPE
```
public static final byte CODE_W_SCOPE
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - NUMBER_INT
```
public static final byte NUMBER_INT
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - TIMESTAMP
```
public static final byte TIMESTAMP
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - NUMBER_LONG
```
public static final byte NUMBER_LONG
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - MINKEY
```
public static final byte MINKEY
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - MAXKEY
```
public static final byte MAXKEY
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - B_GENERAL
```
public static final byte B_GENERAL
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - B_FUNC
```
public static final byte B_FUNC
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - B_BINARY
```
public static final byte B_BINARY
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - B_UUID
```
public static final byte B_UUID
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
- Constructor Detail
  - BSON
```
public BSON()
```
- Method Detail
  - hasEncodeHooks
```
public static boolean hasEncodeHooks()
```
    Gets whether any encoding transformers have been registered for any classes.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if any encoding hooks have been registered.
  - hasDecodeHooks
```
public static boolean hasDecodeHooks()
```
    Gets whether any decoding transformers have been registered for any classes.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if any decoding hooks have been registered.
  - addEncodingHook
```
public static void addEncodingHook(Class<?> clazz,
                                   Transformer transformer)
```
    Registers a Transformer to use to encode a specific class into BSON.
    
    Parameters:
    
    clazz - the class to be transformed during encoding
    
    transformer - the transformer to use during encoding
  - addDecodingHook
```
public static void addDecodingHook(Class<?> clazz,
                                   Transformer transformer)
```
    Registers a Transformer to use when decoding a specific class from BSON. This class will be one of the basic types supported by BSON.
    
    Parameters:
    
    clazz - the class to be transformed during decoding
    
    transformer - the transformer to use during decoding
  - applyEncodingHooks
```
public static Object applyEncodingHooks(Object objectToEncode)
```
    Transforms the objectToEncode using all transformers registered for the class of this object.
    
    Parameters:
    
    objectToEncode - the object being written to BSON.
    
    Returns:
    
    the transformed object
  - applyDecodingHooks
```
public static Object applyDecodingHooks(Object objectToDecode)
```
    Transforms the objectToDecode using all transformers registered for the class of this object.
    
    Parameters:
    
    objectToDecode - the BSON object to decode
    
    Returns:
    
    the transformed object
  - getEncodingHooks
```
public static List<Transformer> getEncodingHooks(Class<?> clazz)
```
    Returns the encoding hook(s) associated with the specified class.
    
    Parameters:
    
    clazz - the class to fetch the encoding hooks for
    
    Returns:
    
    a List of encoding transformers that apply to the given class
  - clearEncodingHooks
```
public static void clearEncodingHooks()
```
    Clears all encoding hooks.
  - removeEncodingHooks
```
public static void removeEncodingHooks(Class<?> clazz)
```
    Remove all encoding hooks for a specific class.
    
    Parameters:
    
    clazz - the class to remove all the decoding hooks for
  - removeEncodingHook
```
public static void removeEncodingHook(Class<?> clazz,
                                      Transformer transformer)
```
    Remove a specific encoding hook for a specific class. The transformer passed as the parameter must be equals to the transformer to remove.
    
    Parameters:
    
    clazz - the class to remove the encoding hook for
    
    transformer - the specific encoding hook to remove.
  - getDecodingHooks
```
public static List<Transformer> getDecodingHooks(Class<?> clazz)
```
    Returns the decoding hook(s) associated with the specific class
    
    Parameters:
    
    clazz - the class to fetch the decoding hooks for
    
    Returns:
    
    a List of all the decoding Transformers that apply to the given class
  - clearDecodingHooks
```
public static void clearDecodingHooks()
```
    Clears all decoding hooks.
  - removeDecodingHooks
```
public static void removeDecodingHooks(Class<?> clazz)
```
    Remove all decoding hooks for a specific class.
    
    Parameters:
    
    clazz - the class to remove all the decoding hooks for
  - removeDecodingHook
```
public static void removeDecodingHook(Class<?> clazz,
                                      Transformer transformer)
```
    Remove a specific encoding hook for a specific class. The transformer passed as the parameter must be equals to the transformer to remove.
    
    Parameters:
    
    clazz - the class to remove the decoding hook for
    
    transformer - the specific decoding hook to remove.
  - clearAllHooks
```
public static void clearAllHooks()
```
    Remove all decoding and encoding hooks for all classes.
  - encode
```
public static byte[] encode(BSONObject doc)
```
    Encodes a DBObject as a BSON byte array.
    
    Parameters:
    
    doc - the document to encode
    
    Returns:
    
    the document encoded as BSON
  - decode
```
public static BSONObject decode(byte[] bytes)
```
    Decodes a BSON byte array into a DBObject instance.
    
    Parameters:
    
    bytes - a document encoded as BSON
    
    Returns:
    
    the document as a DBObject
  - regexFlags
```
public static int regexFlags(String s)
```
    Converts a sequence of regular expression modifiers from the database into Java regular expression flags.
    
    Parameters:
    
    s - regular expression modifiers
    
    Returns:
    
    the Java flags
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - If sequence contains invalid flags.
  - regexFlag
```
public static int regexFlag(char c)
```
    Converts a regular expression modifier from the database into Java regular expression flags.
    
    Parameters:
    
    c - regular expression modifier
    
    Returns:
    
    the Java flags
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - If sequence contains invalid flags.
  - regexFlags
```
public static String regexFlags(int flags)
```
    Converts Java regular expression flags into regular expression modifiers from the database.
    
    Parameters:
    
    flags - the Java flags
    
    Returns:
    
    the Java flags
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if some flags couldn't be recognized.
  - toInt
```
public static int toInt(Object number)
```
    Provides an integer representation of Boolean or Number. If argument is Boolean, then 1 for true will be returned or @{code 0} otherwise. If argument is Number, then Number.intValue() will be called.
    
    Parameters:
    
    number - the number to convert to an int
    
    Returns:
    
    integer value
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if the argument is null or not Boolean or Number

Class BSON

Field Summary

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Field Detail

EOO

NUMBER

STRING

OBJECT

ARRAY

BINARY

UNDEFINED

OID

BOOLEAN

DATE

NULL

REGEX

REF

CODE

SYMBOL

CODE_W_SCOPE

NUMBER_INT

TIMESTAMP

NUMBER_LONG

MINKEY

MAXKEY

B_GENERAL

B_FUNC

B_BINARY

B_UUID

Constructor Detail

BSON

Method Detail

hasEncodeHooks

hasDecodeHooks

addEncodingHook

addDecodingHook

applyEncodingHooks

applyDecodingHooks

getEncodingHooks

clearEncodingHooks

removeEncodingHooks

removeEncodingHook

getDecodingHooks

clearDecodingHooks

removeDecodingHooks

removeDecodingHook

clearAllHooks

encode

decode

regexFlags

regexFlag

regexFlags

toInt