uk.ac.starlink.votable

## Class VOTableFitsTableWriter

- java.lang.Object
- - uk.ac.starlink.table.StreamStarTableWriter
  - - uk.ac.starlink.fits.AbstractFitsTableWriter
    - - uk.ac.starlink.votable.VOTableFitsTableWriter

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    MultiStarTableWriter, StarTableWriter
  Direct Known Subclasses:
    ColFitsPlusTableWriter, FitsPlusTableWriter

  Deprecated.
  Use `UnifiedFitsTableWriter` instead

      @Deprecated
      public abstract class VOTableFitsTableWriter
      extends AbstractFitsTableWriter

  TableWriter which writes table data into the first extension of a FITS file, Unlike `FitsTableWriter` however, the primary extension is not left contentless, instead it gets the text of a DATA-less VOTable written into it. This VOTable describes the metadata of the table. Tables stored using this (non-standard) mechanism have all the rich metadata associated with VOTables, and benefit from the compactness of FITS tables, withouth the considerable disadvantage of being split into two files.
  Since:
    26 Aug 2004

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Modifier | Constructor and Description
    --- | ---
    `protected` | `VOTableFitsTableWriter(java.lang.String formatName)` Deprecated. Constructor.

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods Deprecated Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `protected abstract CardImage[]` | `getCustomPrimaryHeaderCards()` Deprecated. Returns implementation-specific header cards to be added to the Primary HDU of FITS files written by this writer.
    `boolean` | `isMagic(byte[] buffer)` Deprecated. Determines whether a given byte buffer looks like it contains the start of a primary header written by this writer.
    `protected boolean` | `isMagic(int icard, java.lang.String key, java.lang.Object value)` Deprecated. Tests a header card to see if it looks like part of the magic number for the format written by this handler.
    `void` | `setAllowSignedByte(boolean allowSignedByte)` Deprecated. Configures how Byte-valued columns are written.
    `void` | `setVotableVersion(VOTableVersion votVersion)` Deprecated. Sets the version of the VOTable standard to use for encoding metadata in the primary HDU.
    `void` | `writeStarTables(TableSequence tableSeq, java.io.OutputStream out)` Deprecated. Writes tables.

    - ### Methods inherited from class uk.ac.starlink.fits.AbstractFitsTableWriter

      `createSerializer, getAllowSignedByte, getAllowZeroLengthString, getConfig, getCurrentDate, getFormatName, getMetadataCards, getMimeType, getPadCharacter, getWide, getWriteDate, setAllowZeroLengthString, setFormatName, setPadCharacter, setWide, setWriteDate, writePrimaryHDU, writeStarTable, 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

      `looksLikeFile, writeStarTable`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### VOTableFitsTableWriter

          protected VOTableFitsTableWriter(java.lang.String formatName)

      Deprecated.
      Constructor.
      Parameters:
        `formatName` - handler format name

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### setAllowSignedByte

          public void setAllowSignedByte(boolean allowSignedByte)

      Deprecated.
      Description copied from class: `AbstractFitsTableWriter`
      Configures how Byte-valued columns are written. This is a bit fiddly, since java bytes are signed, but FITS 8-bit integers are unsigned. If true, they are written as FITS unsigned 8-bit integers with an offset, as discussed in the FITS standard (`TFORMn='B'`, `TZERO=-128`). If false, they are written as FITS signed 16-bit integers.
      Overrides:
        `setAllowSignedByte` in class `AbstractFitsTableWriter`
      Parameters:
        `allowSignedByte` - true to write offset bytes, false to write shorts

    - #### writeStarTables

          public void writeStarTables(TableSequence tableSeq,
                                      java.io.OutputStream out)
                               throws java.io.IOException

      Deprecated.
      Description copied from class: `AbstractFitsTableWriter`
      Writes tables. Calls `AbstractFitsTableWriter.writePrimaryHDU(java.io.OutputStream)` to write the primary HDU. Subclasses which want to put something related to the input tables into the primary HDU will need to override this method (writeStarTables).
      Specified by:
        `writeStarTables` in interface `MultiStarTableWriter`
      Overrides:
        `writeStarTables` in class `AbstractFitsTableWriter`
      Parameters:
        `tableSeq` - sequence of tables to write
        `out` - destination stream
      Throws:
        `java.io.IOException`

    - #### setVotableVersion

          public void setVotableVersion(VOTableVersion votVersion)

      Deprecated.
      Sets the version of the VOTable standard to use for encoding metadata in the primary HDU.
      Parameters:
        `votVersion` - VOTable version to use

    - #### getCustomPrimaryHeaderCards

          protected abstract CardImage[] getCustomPrimaryHeaderCards()

      Deprecated.
      Returns implementation-specific header cards to be added to the Primary HDU of FITS files written by this writer.
      Returns:
        header cards

    - #### isMagic

          public boolean isMagic(byte[] buffer)

      Deprecated.
      Determines whether a given byte buffer looks like it contains the start of a primary header written by this writer. Calls the protected `isMagic(int,java.lang.String,java.lang.Object)` method.
      Parameters:
        `buffer` - start of a file
      Returns:
        true iff `buffer` looks like it contains a file written by this handler

    - #### isMagic

          protected boolean isMagic(int icard,
                                    java.lang.String key,
                                    java.lang.Object value)

      Deprecated.
      Tests a header card to see if it looks like part of the magic number for the format written by this handler. The `VOTableFitsTableWriter` implementation tests that the first four cards read:

              SIMPLE = T
              BITPIX = 8
              NAXIS  = 1
              NAXIS1 = ???

      Subclasses may override this to add tests for later cards (as provided by `getCustomPrimaryHeaderCards()`).
      Parameters:
        `icard` - 0-based card index
        `key` - card name
        `value` - card value
      Returns:
        true iff the presented card is one that could have been written by this writer