Package uk.ac.starlink.datanode.nodes

Class DataType

  • public class DataType
extends java.lang.Object
    Enumeration-like class describing types of data object which can be supplied by a DataNode. This is intended to cover the sort of object - like a table or array - which can have useful things done to it by external applications. It's not designed to enumerate a fine-grained list of all possible objects which might relate to a node.
    Since:
    19 Jan 2005
    Author:
    Mark Taylor (Starlink)

    • Field Summary

      Fields 
      Modifier and Type Field Description
      static DataType DATA_SOURCE
      DataType representing a DataSource object.
      static DataType TABLE
      DataType representing a StarTable object.

    • Constructor Summary

      Constructors 
      Modifier Constructor Description
      protected DataType​(java.lang.String name, java.lang.Class clazz)
      Constructs a new DataType.

    • Method Summary

      All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      java.lang.Class getDataClass()
      Returns the class of data object corresponding to this type.
      java.lang.String getName()
      Returns the name of this type.
      java.lang.String toString()  

      • Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

    • Field Detail

      • TABLE

        public static final DataType TABLE
        DataType representing a StarTable object.

      • DATA_SOURCE

        public static final DataType DATA_SOURCE
        DataType representing a DataSource object.

    • Constructor Detail

      • DataType

        protected DataType​(java.lang.String name,
                   java.lang.Class clazz)
        Constructs a new DataType.
        Parameters:
        name - type name
        clazz - class of data object corresponding to this type

    • Method Detail

      • getName

        public java.lang.String getName()
        Returns the name of this type.
        Returns:
        type name

      • getDataClass

        public java.lang.Class getDataClass()
        Returns the class of data object corresponding to this type.
        Returns:
        data object class

      • toString

        public java.lang.String toString()
        Overrides:
        toString in class java.lang.Object