BackupDataOutput
open class BackupDataOutput
kotlin.Any | |
↳ | android.app.backup.BackupDataOutput |
Provides the structured interface through which a BackupAgent
commits information to the backup data set, via its onBackup()
method. Data written for backup is presented as a set of "entities," key/value pairs in which each binary data record "value" is named with a string "key."
To commit a data record to the backup transport, the agent's onBackup()
method first writes an "entity header" that supplies the key string for the record and the total size of the binary value for the record. After the header has been written, the agent then writes the binary entity value itself. The entity value can be written in multiple chunks if desired, as long as the total count of bytes written matches what was supplied to writeEntityHeader()
.
Entity key strings are considered to be unique within a given application's backup data set. If a backup agent writes a new entity under an existing key string, its value will replace any previous value in the transport's remote data store. You can remove a record entirely from the remote data set by writing a new entity header using the existing record's key, but supplying a negative dataSize
parameter. When you do so, the agent does not need to call writeEntityData(byte[],int)
.
Example
Here is an example illustrating a way to back up the value of a String variable called mStringToBackUp
:
static final String MY_STRING_KEY = "storedstring"; public void <code><a docref="android.app.backup.BackupAgent$onBackup(android.os.ParcelFileDescriptor, android.app.backup.BackupDataOutput, android.os.ParcelFileDescriptor)">onBackup(ParcelFileDescriptor oldState, BackupDataOutput data, ParcelFileDescriptor newState)</a></code>throws IOException { ... byte[] stringBytes = mStringToBackUp.getBytes(); data.writeEntityHeader(MY_STRING_KEY, stringBytes.length); data.writeEntityData(stringBytes, stringBytes.length); ... }
Summary
Public methods | |
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open Long |
getQuota() Returns the quota in bytes for the application's current backup operation. |
open Int |
Returns flags with additional information about the backup transport. |
open Int |
writeEntityData(data: ByteArray!, size: Int) Write a chunk of data under the current entity to the backup transport. |
open Int |
writeEntityHeader(key: String!, dataSize: Int) Mark the beginning of one record in the backup data stream. |
Public methods
getQuota
open fun getQuota(): Long
Returns the quota in bytes for the application's current backup operation. The value can vary for each operation.
getTransportFlags
open fun getTransportFlags(): Int
Returns flags with additional information about the backup transport. For supported flags see android.app.backup.BackupAgent
writeEntityData
open fun writeEntityData(
data: ByteArray!,
size: Int
): Int
Write a chunk of data under the current entity to the backup transport.
Parameters | |
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data |
ByteArray!: A raw data buffer to send |
size |
Int: The number of bytes to be sent in this chunk |
Return | |
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Int |
the number of bytes written |
Exceptions | |
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java.io.IOException |
if the write failed |
writeEntityHeader
open fun writeEntityHeader(
key: String!,
dataSize: Int
): Int
Mark the beginning of one record in the backup data stream. This must be called before writeEntityData
.
Parameters | |
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key |
String!: A string key that uniquely identifies the data record within the application. Keys whose first character is \uFF00 or higher are not valid. |
dataSize |
Int: The size in bytes of this record's data. Passing a dataSize of -1 indicates that the record under this key should be deleted. |
Return | |
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Int |
The number of bytes written to the backup stream |
Exceptions | |
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java.io.IOException |
if the write failed |