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 public class VariableFitsTableWriter extends AbstractFitsTableWriter
Deprecated.
Use
invalid reference
uk.ac.starlink.votable.UnifiedFitsTableWriter
instead
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
  • Constructor Details

    • 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 instead
      Deprecated custom constructor.
  • Method Details

    • 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
    • setLongIndexing

      public void setLongIndexing(Boolean longIndexing)
      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
    • getLongIndexing

      public Boolean 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
    • looksLikeFile

      public boolean looksLikeFile(String location)
      Deprecated.
      Always returns false.
    • 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 class AbstractFitsTableWriter
      Parameters:
      table - table to serialize
      Returns:
      FITS serializer
      Throws:
      IOException - if the table can't be written