Method: NMEAPlus::Message::AIS::VDM#full_armored_ais_payload

Defined in:
lib/nmea_plus/message/ais/vdm.rb,
lib/nmea_plus/message/ais/vdm.rb more...

#full_armored_ais_payload ⇒ String (readonly)

the full encoded payload as it was received – spanning multiple messages

Returns:

  • (String)
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# File 'lib/nmea_plus/message/ais/vdm.rb', line 72

def full_armored_ais_payload
  # get the full message and fill bits for the last one
  ptr = self
  ret = ""
  loop do
    break if ptr.raw_ais_payload.nil?  # guard against rare instances of message corruption
    ret << ptr.raw_ais_payload
    break if ptr.next_part.nil?        # stop when we run out of messages in the chain
    ptr = ptr.next_part
  end
  ret
end