uk.ac.starlink.votable

Class VOSerializerConfig

java.lang.Object

uk.ac.starlink.votable.VOSerializerConfig

public class VOSerializerConfig
extends java.lang.Object

Encapsulates configuration information for the details of setting up a VOSerializer object.

Since:

19 Jun 2025

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
VOSerializerConfig(DataFormat dataFormat, VOTableVersion version, StringElementSizer stringSizer, boolean preserveDatatypes) Constructor.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
DataFormat	getDataFormat() Returns the VOTable serialization format.
StringElementSizer	getStringSizer() Returns an object that can determine the lengths of string array elements.
VOTableVersion	getVersion() Returns the output VOTable version.
boolean	isPreserveDatatypes() Indicates whether the serializer should try to keep datatypes as per input data, or whether it may adjust them to produce cleaner output.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

VOSerializerConfig

public VOSerializerConfig(DataFormat dataFormat,
                          VOTableVersion version,
                          StringElementSizer stringSizer,
                          boolean preserveDatatypes)

Constructor.

Parameters:

dataFormat - serialization format

version - VOTable output version

stringSizer - object that can determine lengths of string array elements

preserveDatatypes - if true, do not attempt to improve matters by choosing more appropriate datatypes

Method Detail

getDataFormat

public DataFormat getDataFormat()

Returns the VOTable serialization format.

Returns:

serialization format

getVersion

public VOTableVersion getVersion()

Returns the output VOTable version.

Returns:

VOTable version

getStringSizer

public StringElementSizer getStringSizer()

Returns an object that can determine the lengths of string array elements.

Returns:

string array element sizer

isPreserveDatatypes

public boolean isPreserveDatatypes()

Indicates whether the serializer should try to keep datatypes as per input data, or whether it may adjust them to produce cleaner output.

Returns:

true if serialization should avoid changing datatypes