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package android.os;

import android.annotation.IntDef;

import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;


Interface for classes whose instances can be written to and restored from a Parcel. Classes implementing the Parcelable interface must also have a non-null static field called CREATOR of a type that implements the Creator interface. 
A typical implementation of Parcelable is:


public class MyParcelable implements Parcelable {
    private int mData;
    public int describeContents() {
        return 0;
    }
    public void writeToParcel(Parcel out, int flags) {
        out.writeInt(mData);
    }
    public static final Parcelable.Creator<MyParcelable> CREATOR
            = new Parcelable.Creator<MyParcelable>() {
        public MyParcelable createFromParcel(Parcel in) {
            return new MyParcelable(in);
        }
        public MyParcelable[] newArray(int size) {
            return new MyParcelable[size];
        }
    };
    
    private MyParcelable(Parcel in) {
        mData = in.readInt();
    }
}


/**
 * Interface for classes whose instances can be written to
 * and restored from a {@link Parcel}.  Classes implementing the Parcelable
 * interface must also have a non-null static field called <code>CREATOR</code>
 * of a type that implements the {@link Parcelable.Creator} interface.
 * 
 * <p>A typical implementation of Parcelable is:</p>
 * 
 * <pre>
 * public class MyParcelable implements Parcelable {
 *     private int mData;
 *
 *     public int describeContents() {
 *         return 0;
 *     }
 *
 *     public void writeToParcel(Parcel out, int flags) {
 *         out.writeInt(mData);
 *     }
 *
 *     public static final Parcelable.Creator&lt;MyParcelable&gt; CREATOR
 *             = new Parcelable.Creator&lt;MyParcelable&gt;() {
 *         public MyParcelable createFromParcel(Parcel in) {
 *             return new MyParcelable(in);
 *         }
 *
 *         public MyParcelable[] newArray(int size) {
 *             return new MyParcelable[size];
 *         }
 *     };
 *     
 *     private MyParcelable(Parcel in) {
 *         mData = in.readInt();
 *     }
 * }</pre>
 */
public interface Parcelable {
    
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    @IntDef(flag = true, prefix = { "PARCELABLE_" }, value = {
            PARCELABLE_WRITE_RETURN_VALUE,
            PARCELABLE_ELIDE_DUPLICATES,
    })
    @Retention(RetentionPolicy.SOURCE)
    public @interface WriteFlags {}

    
Flag for use with writeToParcel: the object being written is a return value, that is the result of a function such as "Parcelable someFunction()",
"void someFunction(out Parcelable)", or
"void someFunction(inout Parcelable)".  Some implementations
may want to release resources at this point.

/**
     * Flag for use with {@link #writeToParcel}: the object being written
     * is a return value, that is the result of a function such as
     * "<code>Parcelable someFunction()</code>",
     * "<code>void someFunction(out Parcelable)</code>", or
     * "<code>void someFunction(inout Parcelable)</code>".  Some implementations
     * may want to release resources at this point.
     */
    public static final int PARCELABLE_WRITE_RETURN_VALUE = 0x0001;

    
Flag for use with writeToParcel: a parent object will take care of managing duplicate state/data that is nominally replicated across its inner data members. This flag instructs the inner data types to omit that data during marshaling. Exact behavior may vary on a case by case basis. 
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/**
     * Flag for use with {@link #writeToParcel}: a parent object will take
     * care of managing duplicate state/data that is nominally replicated
     * across its inner data members.  This flag instructs the inner data
     * types to omit that data during marshaling.  Exact behavior may vary
     * on a case by case basis.
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     */
    public static final int PARCELABLE_ELIDE_DUPLICATES = 0x0002;

    /*
     * Bit masks for use with {@link #describeContents}: each bit represents a
     * kind of object considered to have potential special significance when
     * marshalled.
     */

    
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    @IntDef(flag = true, prefix = { "CONTENTS_" }, value = {
            CONTENTS_FILE_DESCRIPTOR,
    })
    @Retention(RetentionPolicy.SOURCE)
    public @interface ContentsFlags {}

    
Descriptor bit used with describeContents(): indicates that the Parcelable object's flattened representation includes a file descriptor. 
See Also:
/**
     * Descriptor bit used with {@link #describeContents()}: indicates that
     * the Parcelable object's flattened representation includes a file descriptor.
     *
     * @see #describeContents()
     */
    public static final int CONTENTS_FILE_DESCRIPTOR = 0x0001;
    
    
Describe the kinds of special objects contained in this Parcelable instance's marshaled representation. For example, if the object will include a file descriptor in the output of writeToParcel(Parcel, int), the return value of this method must include the CONTENTS_FILE_DESCRIPTOR bit. 
Returns:a bitmask indicating the set of special object types marshaled
by this Parcelable object instance.
/**
     * Describe the kinds of special objects contained in this Parcelable
     * instance's marshaled representation. For example, if the object will
     * include a file descriptor in the output of {@link #writeToParcel(Parcel, int)},
     * the return value of this method must include the
     * {@link #CONTENTS_FILE_DESCRIPTOR} bit.
     *  
     * @return a bitmask indicating the set of special object types marshaled
     * by this Parcelable object instance.
     */
    public @ContentsFlags int describeContents();
    
    
Flatten this object in to a Parcel.

Params:
  • dest – The Parcel in which the object should be written.
  • flags – Additional flags about how the object should be written. May be 0 or PARCELABLE_WRITE_RETURN_VALUE.
/**
     * Flatten this object in to a Parcel.
     * 
     * @param dest The Parcel in which the object should be written.
     * @param flags Additional flags about how the object should be written.
     * May be 0 or {@link #PARCELABLE_WRITE_RETURN_VALUE}.
     */
    public void writeToParcel(Parcel dest, @WriteFlags int flags);

    
Interface that must be implemented and provided as a public CREATOR
field that generates instances of your Parcelable class from a Parcel.

/**
     * Interface that must be implemented and provided as a public CREATOR
     * field that generates instances of your Parcelable class from a Parcel.
     */
    public interface Creator<T> {
        
Create a new instance of the Parcelable class, instantiating it from the given Parcel whose data had previously been written by Parcelable.writeToParcel(). 
Params:
  • source – The Parcel to read the object's data from.
Returns:Returns a new instance of the Parcelable class.
/**
         * Create a new instance of the Parcelable class, instantiating it
         * from the given Parcel whose data had previously been written by
         * {@link Parcelable#writeToParcel Parcelable.writeToParcel()}.
         * 
         * @param source The Parcel to read the object's data from.
         * @return Returns a new instance of the Parcelable class.
         */
        public T createFromParcel(Parcel source);
        
        
Create a new array of the Parcelable class.

Params:
  • size – Size of the array.
Returns:Returns an array of the Parcelable class, with every entry
initialized to null.
/**
         * Create a new array of the Parcelable class.
         * 
         * @param size Size of the array.
         * @return Returns an array of the Parcelable class, with every entry
         * initialized to null.
         */
        public T[] newArray(int size);
    }

    
Specialization of Creator that allows you to receive the ClassLoader the object is being created in. 
/**
     * Specialization of {@link Creator} that allows you to receive the
     * ClassLoader the object is being created in.
     */
    public interface ClassLoaderCreator<T> extends Creator<T> {
        
Create a new instance of the Parcelable class, instantiating it from the given Parcel whose data had previously been written by Parcelable.writeToParcel() and using the given ClassLoader. 
Params:
  • source – The Parcel to read the object's data from.
  • loader – The ClassLoader that this object is being created in.
Returns:Returns a new instance of the Parcelable class.
/**
         * Create a new instance of the Parcelable class, instantiating it
         * from the given Parcel whose data had previously been written by
         * {@link Parcelable#writeToParcel Parcelable.writeToParcel()} and
         * using the given ClassLoader.
         *
         * @param source The Parcel to read the object's data from.
         * @param loader The ClassLoader that this object is being created in.
         * @return Returns a new instance of the Parcelable class.
         */
        public T createFromParcel(Parcel source, ClassLoader loader);
    }
}