uk.ac.starlink.table

## Interface RowStore

- All Superinterfaces:
    TableSink
  All Known Implementing Classes:
    ByteStoreRowStore, DiscardRowStore, DiskRowStore, ListRowStore, SidewaysRowStore

      public interface RowStore
      extends TableSink

  Describes an object which can be used to store table data. If you have a `RowStore` you can stream table data into it, and then retrieve it as a random-access StarTable later. This interface abstracts that functionality so you don't need to worry how the storage is handled. You should usually obtain a `RowStore` instance from a `StoragePolicy`.
  Since:
    30 Jul 2004
  See Also:
    `StoragePolicy`

- - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `StarTable` | `getStarTable()` Obtains a StarTable which contains the data and metadata that have been written into this sink.

    - ### Methods inherited from interface uk.ac.starlink.table.TableSink

      `acceptMetadata, acceptRow, endRows`

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### getStarTable

          StarTable getStarTable()

      Obtains a StarTable which contains the data and metadata that have been written into this sink. In general it is only legal to call this method following a call to `TableSink.endRows()`; failing to observe this sequence may earn you an `IllegalStateException`
      Returns:
        a random-access StarTable containing the written rows