uk.ac.starlink.datanode.nodes

Class DataType

java.lang.Object

uk.ac.starlink.datanode.nodes.DataType

public class DataType
extends Object

Enumeration-like class describing types of data object which can be supplied by a DataNode. This is intended to cover the sort of object - like a table or array - which can have useful things done to it by external applications. It's not designed to enumerate a fine-grained list of all possible objects which might relate to a node.

Since:

19 Jan 2005

Author:

Mark Taylor (Starlink)

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static DataType	DATA_SOURCE DataType representing a DataSource object.
static DataType	NDX DataType representing a Ndx object.
static DataType	TABLE DataType representing a StarTable object.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor and Description
protected	DataType(String name, Class clazz) Constructs a new DataType.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Class	getDataClass() Returns the class of data object corresponding to this type.
String	getName() Returns the name of this type.
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

TABLE

public static final DataType TABLE

DataType representing a StarTable object.

NDX

public static final DataType NDX

DataType representing a Ndx object.

DATA_SOURCE

public static final DataType DATA_SOURCE

DataType representing a DataSource object.

Constructor Detail

DataType

protected DataType(String name,
                   Class clazz)

Constructs a new DataType.

Parameters:

name - type name

clazz - class of data object corresponding to this type

Method Detail

getName

public String getName()

Returns the name of this type.

Returns:

type name

getDataClass

public Class getDataClass()

Returns the class of data object corresponding to this type.

Returns:

data object class

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object