Constructor Detail

• ValueCodec

  public ValueCodec()

Method Detail

• unformatString

  public abstract java.lang.Object unformatString​(java.lang.String text)

  Decodes a string to give a value in the context of this codec.

  Parameters:

  text - string representation of the value

  Returns:

  value object as read from text

• formatValue

  public abstract java.lang.String formatValue​(java.lang.Object value,
                                               int maxLength)

  Returns a string representation of a given value in the context of this codec. The returned string should be no longer than a given maximum length.

  Parameters:

  value - value object

  maxLength - maximum number of characters in the returned string

  Returns:

  string representation of value

• getCodecs

  public static ValueCodec[] getCodecs​(uk.ac.starlink.table.ValueInfo info)

  Returns an array of ValueCodec objects suitable for representing the values pertaining to a given ValueInfo object. The returned array will contain at least one element, which just gets its implementation from the behaviour of the submitted ValueInfo itself, but it may contain more than this, for instance ones relating to different units.

  Parameters:

  info - description of the value to represent

  Returns:

  array of value codecs for info, containing at least one element