nom.tam.fits

Class TableHDU

java.lang.Object

nom.tam.fits.BasicHDU

nom.tam.fits.TableHDU

All Implemented Interfaces:

FitsElement

Direct Known Subclasses:

AsciiTableHDU, BinaryTableHDU

public abstract class TableHDU
extends BasicHDU

This class allows FITS binary and ASCII tables to be accessed via a common interface. Bug Fix: 3/28/01 to findColumn.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class nom.tam.fits.BasicHDU

BITPIX_BYTE, BITPIX_DOUBLE, BITPIX_FLOAT, BITPIX_INT, BITPIX_LONG, BITPIX_SHORT, isPrimary, myData, myHeader

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
abstract int	addColumn(Object data)
int	addRow(Object[] newRow)
int	findColumn(String colName)
Object	getColumn(int col)
Object	getColumn(String colName)
String	getColumnFormat(int index) Get the FITS type of a column in the table.
String	getColumnName(int index) Get the name of a column in the table.
Object	getElement(int row, int col)
int	getNCols() Get the number of columns for this table
int	getNRows() Get the number of rows for this table
Object[]	getRow(int row)
void	setColumn(int col, Object newCol)
void	setColumn(String colName, Object newCol)
void	setColumnName(int index, String name, String comment)
void	setCurrentColumn(int col)
void	setElement(int row, int col, Object element)
void	setRow(int row, Object[] newRow)

Methods inherited from class nom.tam.fits.BasicHDU

addValue, addValue, addValue, addValue, getAuthor, getAxes, getBitPix, getBlankValue, getBScale, getBUnit, getBZero, getCreationDate, getData, getDummyHDU, getEpoch, getEquinox, getFileOffset, getGroupCount, getHeader, getInstrument, getKernel, getMaximumValue, getMinimumValue, getObject, getObservationDate, getObserver, getOrigin, getParameterCount, getReference, getSize, getTelescope, getTrimmedString, info, isHeader, read, readData, rewrite, rewriteable, skipData, skipData, write

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getRow

public Object[] getRow(int row)
                throws FitsException

Throws:

FitsException

getColumn

public Object getColumn(String colName)
                 throws FitsException

Throws:

FitsException

getColumn

public Object getColumn(int col)
                 throws FitsException

Throws:

FitsException

getElement

public Object getElement(int row,
                         int col)
                  throws FitsException

Throws:

FitsException

setRow

public void setRow(int row,
                   Object[] newRow)
            throws FitsException

Throws:

FitsException

setColumn

public void setColumn(String colName,
                      Object newCol)
               throws FitsException

Throws:

FitsException

setColumn

public void setColumn(int col,
                      Object newCol)
               throws FitsException

Throws:

FitsException

setElement

public void setElement(int row,
                       int col,
                       Object element)
                throws FitsException

Throws:

FitsException

addRow

public int addRow(Object[] newRow)
           throws FitsException

Throws:

FitsException

findColumn

public int findColumn(String colName)

addColumn

public abstract int addColumn(Object data)
                       throws FitsException

Throws:

FitsException

getNCols

public int getNCols()

Get the number of columns for this table

Returns:

The number of columns in the table.

getNRows

public int getNRows()

Get the number of rows for this table

Returns:

The number of rows in the table.

getColumnName

public String getColumnName(int index)

Get the name of a column in the table.

Parameters:

index - The 0-based column index.

Returns:

The column name.

Throws:

FitsException - if an invalid index was requested.

setColumnName

public void setColumnName(int index,
                          String name,
                          String comment)
                   throws FitsException

Throws:

FitsException

getColumnFormat

public String getColumnFormat(int index)
                       throws FitsException

Get the FITS type of a column in the table.

Returns:

The FITS type.

Throws:

FitsException - if an invalid index was requested.

setCurrentColumn

public void setCurrentColumn(int col)