uk.ac.starlink.ecsv

Interface EcsvColumn<T>

public interface EcsvColumn<T>

Represents column metadata from an ECSV table.

Since:

28 Apr 2020

Author:

Mark Taylor

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	getDatatype() Returns the declared datatype for this column.
EcsvDecoder<T>	getDecoder() Returns a decoder that can be used to make sense of cell values in the body of the ECSV file corresponding to this column.
String	getDescription() Returns the column description text if available.
String	getFormat() Returns the column format string if available.
Map<?,?>	getMeta() Returns a map containing miscellaneous metadata declared for this column, if available.
String	getName() Returns the column name.
String	getUnit() Returns the column unit string if available.

Method Detail

getName

String getName()

Returns the column name.

Returns:

name

getUnit

String getUnit()

Returns the column unit string if available.

Returns:

unit, or null

getDescription

String getDescription()

Returns the column description text if available.

Returns:

description, or null

getFormat

String getFormat()

Returns the column format string if available.

Returns:

printf-style format string, or null

getDatatype

String getDatatype()

Returns the declared datatype for this column.

Returns:

datatype

getDecoder

EcsvDecoder<T> getDecoder()

Returns a decoder that can be used to make sense of cell values in the body of the ECSV file corresponding to this column.

Returns:

decoder, or null if the format for this column is unknown or unsupported

getMeta

Map<?,?> getMeta()

Returns a map containing miscellaneous metadata declared for this column, if available.

Returns:

metadata map, may be null or empty