OffsetKey (Camel :: API 3.18.1 API)

Type Parameters:

K - the type of the offset key

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable
```
public interface OffsetKey<K>
extends Serializable
```
An interface to represent offset keys (addressable for an offset)

Field Summary
- Fields inherited from interface org.apache.camel.resume.Serializable
  BYTES, TYPE_FILE, TYPE_INTEGER, TYPE_LONG, TYPE_STRING

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`K`	`getValue()`	Gets the key value
`default ByteBuffer`	`serialize()`	Serializes this offset into a buffer of bytes
`void`	`setValue(K key)`	Sets the key value

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.camel.resume.Serializable
serialize

- Method Detail
  - setValue
```
void setValue(K key)
```
    Sets the key value
    
    Parameters:
    
    key - the key value
  - getValue
```
K getValue()
```
    Gets the key value
    
    Returns:
    
    the key instance
  - serialize
```
default ByteBuffer serialize()
```
    Description copied from interface: Serializable
    
    Serializes this offset into a buffer of bytes
    
    Specified by:
    
    serialize in interface Serializable
    
    Returns:
    
    a ByteBuffer instance with the serialized contents of this object