gov.nasa.pds.label.object

Class FieldDescription

java.lang.Object

gov.nasa.pds.label.object.FieldDescription

public class FieldDescription
extends Object

Implements a description of a table field.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
FieldDescription()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	getLength() Gets the field length, in bytes.
String	getName() Gets the field name.
int	getOffset() Gets the field offset, the number of bytes past the beginning of the record where the field starts.
int	getStartBit() Gets the start bit, for bit fields.
int	getStopBit() Gets the stop bit, for bit fields.
FieldType	getType() Gets the field type.
void	setLength(int length) Sets the field length, in bytes.
void	setName(String name) Sets the field name.
void	setOffset(int offset) Sets the field offset.
void	setStartBit(int startBit) Sets the start bit, for bit fields.
void	setStopBit(int stopBit) Sets the stop bit, for bit fields.
void	setType(FieldType type) Sets the field type.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

FieldDescription

public FieldDescription()

Method Detail

getName

public String getName()

Gets the field name.

Returns:

the field name

setName

public void setName(String name)

Sets the field name.

Parameters:

name - the new field name

getType

public FieldType getType()

Gets the field type.

Returns:

the field type

setType

public void setType(FieldType type)

Sets the field type.

Parameters:

type - the new field type

getOffset

public int getOffset()

Gets the field offset, the number of bytes past the beginning of the record where the field starts. The offset is not used for delimited tables.

Returns:

the field offset

setOffset

public void setOffset(int offset)

Sets the field offset.

Parameters:

offset - the field offset

getLength

public int getLength()

Gets the field length, in bytes. The field length is not used for fields of delimited tables.

Returns:

the field length

setLength

public void setLength(int length)

Sets the field length, in bytes.

Parameters:

length - the new field length

getStartBit

public int getStartBit()

Gets the start bit, for bit fields. Bits are counted from left to right, where zero is the leftmost bit.

Returns:

the start bit

setStartBit

public void setStartBit(int startBit)

Sets the start bit, for bit fields.

Parameters:

startBit - the new start bit

getStopBit

public int getStopBit()

Gets the stop bit, for bit fields.

Returns:

the stop bit

setStopBit

public void setStopBit(int stopBit)

Sets the stop bit, for bit fields.

Parameters:

stopBit - the new stop bit