Package uk.ac.starlink.fits
Class VariableFitsTableWriter
java.lang.Object
uk.ac.starlink.table.StreamStarTableWriter
uk.ac.starlink.fits.AbstractFitsTableWriter
uk.ac.starlink.fits.VariableFitsTableWriter
- All Implemented Interfaces:
uk.ac.starlink.table.MultiStarTableWriter
,uk.ac.starlink.table.StarTableWriter
Deprecated.
TableWriter which writes FITS BINTABLEs with variable-length arrays
where appropriate.
Array-valued columns in the input StarTable which are declared
with variable shapes (the last element of
ColumnInfo.getShape()
is negative) will be written in the output FITS file using the
'P' or 'Q' data type specifier with the actual data written in the
BINTABLE extension heap - see the FITS document for details.
Any other columns will get written in just the same way as by the
FitsTableWriter
.
Strings and String arrays ('A' descriptor) are not currently written in variable-length form.
- Since:
- 11 Jul 2008
- Author:
- Mark Taylor
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Constructor Summary
ConstructorsConstructorDescriptionDeprecated.Constructs a writer with default characteristics.VariableFitsTableWriter
(Boolean longIndexing, boolean allowSignedByte, WideFits wide) Deprecated.allows some configuration options but not others; use no-arg constructor and configuration methods instead -
Method Summary
Modifier and TypeMethodDescriptionprotected FitsTableSerializer
createSerializer
(uk.ac.starlink.table.StarTable table) Deprecated.Provides a suitable serializer for a given table.Deprecated.Indicates whether this writer will use P or Q format descriptors for writing variable-length arrays.boolean
looksLikeFile
(String location) Deprecated.Always returns false.void
setLongIndexing
(Boolean longIndexing) Deprecated.Sets whether this writer will use P or Q format descriptors for writing variable-length arrays.void
setStoragePolicy
(uk.ac.starlink.table.StoragePolicy storagePolicy) Deprecated.Sets the storage policy which will be used for temporary storage during writing.Methods inherited from class uk.ac.starlink.fits.AbstractFitsTableWriter
getAllowSignedByte, getAllowZeroLengthString, getConfig, getCurrentDate, getFormatName, getMetadataCards, getMimeType, getPadCharacter, getWide, getWriteDate, setAllowSignedByte, setAllowZeroLengthString, setFormatName, setPadCharacter, setWide, setWriteDate, writePrimaryHDU, writeStarTable, writeStarTables, writeStarTables, writeTableHDU
Methods inherited from class uk.ac.starlink.table.StreamStarTableWriter
writeStarTable, writeStarTable
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
Methods inherited from interface uk.ac.starlink.table.StarTableWriter
writeStarTable
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Constructor Details
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VariableFitsTableWriter
public VariableFitsTableWriter()Deprecated.Constructs a writer with default characteristics. It chooses sensibly between using 'P' and 'Q' format. -
VariableFitsTableWriter
@Deprecated public VariableFitsTableWriter(Boolean longIndexing, boolean allowSignedByte, WideFits wide) Deprecated.allows some configuration options but not others; use no-arg constructor and configuration methods insteadDeprecated custom constructor.
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Method Details
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setStoragePolicy
public void setStoragePolicy(uk.ac.starlink.table.StoragePolicy storagePolicy) Deprecated.Sets the storage policy which will be used for temporary storage during writing. Temporary storage is required for the heap contents while the table body itself is being written. By default the system default storage policy is used.- Parameters:
storagePolicy
- policy to use
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setLongIndexing
Deprecated.Sets whether this writer will use P or Q format descriptors for writing variable-length arrays.- Parameters:
longIndexing
- TRUE for 'Q' (64-bit) indexing into the heap, FALSE for 'P' (32-bit) indexing into the heap, null to make a sensible choice
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getLongIndexing
Deprecated.Indicates whether this writer will use P or Q format descriptors for writing variable-length arrays.- Returns:
- TRUE for 'Q' (64-bit) indexing into the heap, FALSE for 'P' (32-bit) indexing into the heap, null to make a sensible choice
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looksLikeFile
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createSerializer
protected FitsTableSerializer createSerializer(uk.ac.starlink.table.StarTable table) throws IOException Deprecated.Description copied from class:AbstractFitsTableWriter
Provides a suitable serializer for a given table. Note this should throw an IOException if it can be determined that the submitted table cannot be written by this writer, for instance if it has too many columns.- Specified by:
createSerializer
in classAbstractFitsTableWriter
- Parameters:
table
- table to serialize- Returns:
- FITS serializer
- Throws:
IOException
- if the table can't be written
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invalid reference