uk.ac.starlink.topcat

Enum ResourceType

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Enum<ResourceType>

uk.ac.starlink.topcat.ResourceType

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<ResourceType>

public enum ResourceType
extends Enum<ResourceType>

Defines different kinds of resources that can be at the end of a URL. This is used for the purposes of deciding what actions to invoke on it, for instance in the context of DataLink.

Since:

6 Feb 2018

Author:

Mark Taylor

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants

Enum Constant and Description
DATALINK DataLink {links}-response table.
FITS_IMAGE FITS file to be interpreted as 2D image data.
IMAGE Graphical image, typically not FITS (PNG, JPEG etc).
SPECTRUM Some kind of spectrum.
TABLE Table.
UNKNOWN Unknown resource type.
WEB Something that can be displayed in a web browser, for instance HTML.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static ResourceType	guessResourceType(ResourceInfo resInfo) Attempts to determine the type of resource characterised by available information.
static ResourceType	valueOf(String name) Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
static ResourceType[]	values() Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Enum

clone, compareTo, equals, finalize, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, toString, valueOf

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Enum Constant Detail

TABLE

public static final ResourceType TABLE

Table.

DATALINK

public static final ResourceType DATALINK

DataLink {links}-response table.

FITS_IMAGE

public static final ResourceType FITS_IMAGE

FITS file to be interpreted as 2D image data.

SPECTRUM

public static final ResourceType SPECTRUM

Some kind of spectrum.

IMAGE

public static final ResourceType IMAGE

Graphical image, typically not FITS (PNG, JPEG etc).

WEB

public static final ResourceType WEB

Something that can be displayed in a web browser, for instance HTML.

UNKNOWN

public static final ResourceType UNKNOWN

Unknown resource type.

Method Detail

values

public static ResourceType[] values()

Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared. This method may be used to iterate over the constants as follows:

for (ResourceType c : ResourceType.values())
    System.out.println(c);

Returns:

an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared

valueOf

public static ResourceType valueOf(String name)

Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this type. (Extraneous whitespace characters are not permitted.)

Parameters:

name - the name of the enum constant to be returned.

Returns:

the enum constant with the specified name

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if this enum type has no constant with the specified name

NullPointerException - if the argument is null

guessResourceType

public static ResourceType guessResourceType(ResourceInfo resInfo)

Attempts to determine the type of resource characterised by available information. Works on a best-efforts basis.

Parameters:

resInfo - resource information

Returns:

best guess at the type of resource corresponding to the given information