gov.nasa.pds.label.object

Class TableObject

java.lang.Object

gov.nasa.pds.label.object.DataObject

gov.nasa.pds.label.object.TableObject

public class TableObject
extends DataObject

Implements an object that represents a table in a PDS product. The table may be binary, character, or delimited.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
TableObject(File parentDir, File fileObject, Object tableObject, long offset, long size) Creates a new instance of the table object.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
FieldDescription[]	getFields() Gets the field descriptions for fields in the table.
TableRecord	getRecord(int index) Gets access to the table record given the index.
TableRecord	readNext() Reads the next record from the data file.

Methods inherited from class gov.nasa.pds.label.object.DataObject

getBuffer, getDataFile, getInputStream, getOffset, getSize, setSize

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

TableObject

public TableObject(File parentDir,
           File fileObject,
           Object tableObject,
           long offset,
           long size)
            throws Exception

Creates a new instance of the table object.

Parameters:

parentDir - the parent directory for the table object

fileObject - the file object describing the data file

tableObject - the table object describing the table

offset - the offset of the table object within the data file

size - the size of the table object, in bytes

Throws:

Exception - if there is any error accessing the table

Method Detail

getFields

public FieldDescription[] getFields()

Gets the field descriptions for fields in the table.

Returns:

an array of field descriptions

readNext

public TableRecord readNext()
                     throws IOException

Reads the next record from the data file.

Returns:

the next record, or null if no further records.

Throws:

IOException - if there is an error reading from the data file

getRecord

public TableRecord getRecord(int index)
                      throws IllegalArgumentException,
                             IOException

Gets access to the table record given the index. The current row is set to this index, thus, subsequent call to readNext() gets the next record from this position.

Parameters:

index - the record index (1-relative)

Returns:

an instance of TableRecord

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if index is greater than the record number

IOException - if there is an error reading from the data file