Package uk.ac.bristol.star.cdf

Class AttributeEntry

  • public class AttributeEntry
extends java.lang.Object
    Represents an entry in a global or variable attribute.
    Since:
    28 Jun 2013

    • Constructor Summary

      Constructors 
      Constructor Description
      AttributeEntry​(DataType dataType, java.lang.Object rawValue, int nitem)
      Constructor.

    • Method Summary

      All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      DataType getDataType()
      Returns the data type of this entry.
      java.lang.Object getItem​(int itemIndex)
      Returns an object representing one of the items in this entry.
      int getItemCount()
      Returns the number of items in this entry.
      java.lang.Object getRawValue()
      Returns the array object storing the original representation of the object in the CDF.
      java.lang.Object getShapedValue()
      Returns the value of this entry as a convenient object.
      java.lang.String toString()
      Formats the value of this entry as a string.

      • Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

    • Constructor Detail

      • AttributeEntry

        public AttributeEntry​(DataType dataType,
                      java.lang.Object rawValue,
                      int nitem)
        Constructor.
        Parameters:
        dataType - data type
        rawValue - array object storing original representation of the object in the CDF (array of primitives or Strings)
        nitem - number of items represented by the array

    • Method Detail

      • getDataType

        public DataType getDataType()
        Returns the data type of this entry.
        Returns:
        data type

      • getRawValue

        public java.lang.Object getRawValue()
        Returns the array object storing the original representation of the object in the CDF. This is either an array of either primitives or Strings.
        Returns:
        raw array value

      • getShapedValue

        public java.lang.Object getShapedValue()
        Returns the value of this entry as a convenient object. If the item count is 1 it's the same as getItem(0), and if the item count is >1 it's the same as the raw value.
        Returns:
        shaped entry value

      • getItemCount

        public int getItemCount()
        Returns the number of items in this entry.
        Returns:
        item count

      • getItem

        public java.lang.Object getItem​(int itemIndex)
        Returns an object representing one of the items in this entry. If the raw array is a primitive, the result is a wrapper object.
        Parameters:
        itemIndex - item index
        Returns:
        value of item

      • toString

        public java.lang.String toString()
        Formats the value of this entry as a string.
        Overrides:
        toString in class java.lang.Object