org.eclipse.osee.ote.core/src/org/eclipse/osee/ote/message/condition/EmptyStringCondition.java

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package org.eclipse.osee.ote.message.condition;

import org.eclipse.osee.ote.message.elements.StringElement;

/**
 * this condition checks to see if a {@link StringElement} is empty. Empty is defined as having the first byte/character
 * of the element equal to zero.
 * 
 * @author Ken J. Aguilar
 */
public class EmptyStringCondition extends AbstractCondition implements IDiscreteElementCondition<Character> {

   public final StringElement element;
   private char lastValue;
   private final int offset;

   public EmptyStringCondition(StringElement element) {
      this.element = element;
      offset = element.getMsgData().getMem().getOffset() + element.getByteOffset();
   }

   @Override
   public Character getLastCheckValue() {
      return lastValue;
   }

   @Override
   public boolean check() {
      lastValue = (char) element.getMsgData().getMem().getData()[offset];
      return lastValue == (char) 0;
   }

}