BinaryWireCode (OpenHFT/Chronicle Bytes 2026.4 API)

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public interface BinaryWireCode
```
Defines byte codes used by Chronicle's binary wire protocol. Each constant indicates the type or structure of the data that follows in the stream.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field and Description
`static int`	`ANCHOR` Anchor for cyclic references.
`static int`	`BYTES_LENGTH16` Code for a byte sequence with a 2 byte length prefix.
`static int`	`BYTES_LENGTH32` Code for a byte sequence with a 4 byte length prefix.
`static int`	`BYTES_LENGTH8` Code for a byte sequence with a length in the following one byte.
`static int`	`COMMENT` Comment text.
`static int`	`DATE` Date (days since epoch).
`static int`	`DATE_TIME` Date and time without zone.
`static int`	`EVENT_NAME` Event name string.
`static int`	`EVENT_OBJECT` Event object encoded in binary.
`static int`	`FALSE` Boolean false value.
`static int`	`FIELD_ANCHOR` Code referencing a previously written field.
`static int`	`FIELD_NAME_ANY` Field name encoded as text.
`static int`	`FIELD_NAME0` Field name with zero length.
`static int`	`FIELD_NAME31` Field name exactly 31 bytes long.
`static int`	`FIELD_NUMBER` Field number encoded as stop bit.
`static int`	`FLOAT_SET_LOW_0` Float value scaled by 1.
`static int`	`FLOAT_SET_LOW_2` Float value scaled by 10^2.
`static int`	`FLOAT_SET_LOW_4` Float value scaled by 10^4.
`static int`	`FLOAT_STOP_2` Float encoded with 2 decimal places using stop bits.
`static int`	`FLOAT_STOP_4` Float encoded with 4 decimal places.
`static int`	`FLOAT_STOP_6` Float encoded with 6 decimal places.
`static int`	`FLOAT32` 32-bit float value.
`static int`	`FLOAT64` 64-bit float value.
`static int`	`HINT` Hint for optimisation.
`static int`	`I64_ARRAY` Code for an array of signed 64-bit integers.
`static int`	`INT16` Signed 16-bit integer value.
`static int`	`INT32` Signed 32-bit integer value.
`static int`	`INT64` Signed 64-bit integer value.
`static int`	`INT64_0x` 64-bit integer formatted as hexadecimal.
`static int`	`INT8` Signed 8-bit integer value.
`static int`	`NULL` Null marker.
`static int`	`PADDING` Generic padding marker.
`static int`	`PADDING32` 32-bit padding marker.
`static int`	`SET_LOW_INT16` Set low 16-bit integer value.
`static int`	`SET_LOW_INT8` Set low 8-bit integer value.
`static int`	`STOP_BIT` Stop bit encoded integer.
`static int`	`STRING_0` String of length zero.
`static int`	`STRING_31` String exactly 31 bytes long.
`static int`	`STRING_ANY` Arbitrary string value.
`static String[]`	`STRING_FOR_CODE` Lookup table mapping codes to their textual name, useful for debugging.
`static int`	`TIME` Millisecond time of day.
`static int`	`TRUE` Boolean true value.
`static int`	`TYPE_LITERAL` Type literal string.
`static int`	`TYPE_PREFIX` Type prefix marker.
`static int`	`U8_ARRAY` Code for an array of unsigned bytes.
`static int`	`UINT16` Unsigned 16-bit integer value.
`static int`	`UINT32` Unsigned 32-bit integer value.
`static int`	`UINT8` Unsigned 8-bit integer value.
`static int`	`UPDATED_ALIAS` Indicates an alias update.
`static int`	`UUID` Universally unique identifier.
`static int`	`ZONED_DATE_TIME` Zoned date and time.

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`static String[]`	`_stringForCode(Class<?> clazz)` Builds `STRING_FOR_CODE` by reflecting over constant fields.

- Field Detail
  - BYTES_LENGTH8
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static final int BYTES_LENGTH8
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    Code for a byte sequence with a length in the following one byte.
    
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  - BYTES_LENGTH16
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static final int BYTES_LENGTH16
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    Code for a byte sequence with a 2 byte length prefix.
    
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  - BYTES_LENGTH32
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static final int BYTES_LENGTH32
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    Code for a byte sequence with a 4 byte length prefix.
    
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  - FIELD_ANCHOR
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static final int FIELD_ANCHOR
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    Code referencing a previously written field.
    
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  - ANCHOR
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static final int ANCHOR
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    Anchor for cyclic references.
    
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  - UPDATED_ALIAS
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static final int UPDATED_ALIAS
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    Indicates an alias update.
    
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  - U8_ARRAY
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static final int U8_ARRAY
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    Code for an array of unsigned bytes.
    
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  - I64_ARRAY
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static final int I64_ARRAY
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    Code for an array of signed 64-bit integers.
    
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  - PADDING32
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static final int PADDING32
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    32-bit padding marker.
    
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  - PADDING
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static final int PADDING
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    Generic padding marker.
    
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  - FLOAT32
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static final int FLOAT32
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    32-bit float value.
    
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  - FLOAT64
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static final int FLOAT64
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    64-bit float value.
    
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  - FLOAT_STOP_2
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static final int FLOAT_STOP_2
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    Float encoded with 2 decimal places using stop bits.
    
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  - FLOAT_STOP_4
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static final int FLOAT_STOP_4
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    Float encoded with 4 decimal places.
    
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  - FLOAT_STOP_6
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static final int FLOAT_STOP_6
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    Float encoded with 6 decimal places.
    
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  - FLOAT_SET_LOW_0
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static final int FLOAT_SET_LOW_0
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    Float value scaled by 1.
    
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  - FLOAT_SET_LOW_2
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static final int FLOAT_SET_LOW_2
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    Float value scaled by 10^2.
    
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  - FLOAT_SET_LOW_4
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static final int FLOAT_SET_LOW_4
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    Float value scaled by 10^4.
    
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  - UUID
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static final int UUID
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    Universally unique identifier.
    
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  - UINT8
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static final int UINT8
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    Unsigned 8-bit integer value.
    
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  - UINT16
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static final int UINT16
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    Unsigned 16-bit integer value.
    
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  - UINT32
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static final int UINT32
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    Unsigned 32-bit integer value.
    
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  - INT8
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static final int INT8
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    Signed 8-bit integer value.
    
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  - INT16
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static final int INT16
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    Signed 16-bit integer value.
    
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  - INT32
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static final int INT32
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    Signed 32-bit integer value.
    
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  - INT64
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static final int INT64
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    Signed 64-bit integer value.
    
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    Constant Field Values
  - SET_LOW_INT8
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static final int SET_LOW_INT8
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    Set low 8-bit integer value.
    
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  - SET_LOW_INT16
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static final int SET_LOW_INT16
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    Set low 16-bit integer value.
    
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    Constant Field Values
  - STOP_BIT
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static final int STOP_BIT
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    Stop bit encoded integer.
    
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  - INT64_0x
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static final int INT64_0x
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    64-bit integer formatted as hexadecimal.
    
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  - FALSE
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static final int FALSE
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    Boolean false value.
    
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  - TRUE
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static final int TRUE
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    Boolean true value.
    
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  - TIME
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static final int TIME
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    Millisecond time of day.
    
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  - DATE
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static final int DATE
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    Date (days since epoch).
    
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  - DATE_TIME
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static final int DATE_TIME
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    Date and time without zone.
    
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  - ZONED_DATE_TIME
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static final int ZONED_DATE_TIME
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    Zoned date and time.
    
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  - TYPE_PREFIX
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static final int TYPE_PREFIX
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    Type prefix marker.
    
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  - FIELD_NAME_ANY
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static final int FIELD_NAME_ANY
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    Field name encoded as text.
    
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  - STRING_ANY
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static final int STRING_ANY
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    Arbitrary string value.
    
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  - EVENT_NAME
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static final int EVENT_NAME
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    Event name string.
    
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  - FIELD_NUMBER
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static final int FIELD_NUMBER
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    Field number encoded as stop bit.
    
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  - NULL
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static final int NULL
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    Null marker.
    
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  - TYPE_LITERAL
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static final int TYPE_LITERAL
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    Type literal string.
    
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  - EVENT_OBJECT
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static final int EVENT_OBJECT
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    Event object encoded in binary.
    
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  - COMMENT
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static final int COMMENT
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    Comment text.
    
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  - HINT
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static final int HINT
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    Hint for optimisation.
    
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  - FIELD_NAME0
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static final int FIELD_NAME0
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    Field name with zero length.
    
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  - FIELD_NAME31
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static final int FIELD_NAME31
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    Field name exactly 31 bytes long.
    
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  - STRING_0
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static final int STRING_0
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    String of length zero.
    
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  - STRING_31
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static final int STRING_31
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    String exactly 31 bytes long.
    
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  - STRING_FOR_CODE
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static final String[] STRING_FOR_CODE
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    Lookup table mapping codes to their textual name, useful for debugging.
- Method Detail
  - _stringForCode
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static String[] _stringForCode(Class<?> clazz)
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    Builds STRING_FOR_CODE by reflecting over constant fields.

Interface BinaryWireCode

Field Summary

Method Summary

Field Detail

BYTES_LENGTH8

BYTES_LENGTH16

BYTES_LENGTH32

FIELD_ANCHOR

ANCHOR

UPDATED_ALIAS

U8_ARRAY

I64_ARRAY

PADDING32

PADDING

FLOAT32

FLOAT64

FLOAT_STOP_2

FLOAT_STOP_4

FLOAT_STOP_6

FLOAT_SET_LOW_0

FLOAT_SET_LOW_2

FLOAT_SET_LOW_4

UUID

UINT8

UINT16

UINT32

INT8

INT16

INT32

INT64

SET_LOW_INT8

SET_LOW_INT16

STOP_BIT

INT64_0x

FALSE

TRUE

TIME

DATE

DATE_TIME

ZONED_DATE_TIME

TYPE_PREFIX

FIELD_NAME_ANY

STRING_ANY

EVENT_NAME

FIELD_NUMBER

NULL

TYPE_LITERAL

EVENT_OBJECT

COMMENT

HINT

FIELD_NAME0

FIELD_NAME31

STRING_0

STRING_31

STRING_FOR_CODE

Method Detail

_stringForCode