java.lang.Object
- uk.ac.starlink.fits.StandardFitsTableSerializer
- - uk.ac.starlink.fits.VariableFitsTableSerializer

All Implemented Interfaces:

FitsTableSerializer
```
public class VariableFitsTableSerializer
extends StandardFitsTableSerializer
```
FitsTableSerializer which can write variable array-valued columns using the 'P' or 'Q' TFORM formatting characters.

Since:

10 Jul 2008

Author:

Mark Taylor

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`VariableFitsTableSerializer(FitsTableSerializerConfig config, uk.ac.starlink.table.StarTable table, uk.ac.starlink.table.StoragePolicy storagePolicy)`	Constructor.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`CardImage[]`	`getHeader()`	Returns header cards suitable for the HDU which will contain the table.
`void`	`set64BitMode(boolean useQ)`	Sets whether this serializer should use the 'P' descriptor (32-bit addressing into the heap) or the 'Q' descriptor (64-bit addressing into the heap) for variable-length array columns.
`void`	`writeData(java.io.DataOutput out)`	Writes the HDU data for the table to an output stream.

Methods inherited from class uk.ac.starlink.fits.StandardFitsTableSerializer
getBadValue, getConfig, getDimensions, getFormatChar, getHealpixHeaders, getRowCount, writeDataOnly

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - VariableFitsTableSerializer
```
public VariableFitsTableSerializer(FitsTableSerializerConfig config,
                                   uk.ac.starlink.table.StarTable table,
                                   uk.ac.starlink.table.StoragePolicy storagePolicy)
                            throws java.io.IOException
```
    Constructor.
    
    Parameters:
    
    config - FITS configuration
    
    table - table to write
    
    storagePolicy - policy for acquiring byte array scratch buffers
    
    Throws:
    
    java.io.IOException - if it won't be possible to write the given table
- Method Detail
  - set64BitMode
```
public void set64BitMode(boolean useQ)
```
    Sets whether this serializer should use the 'P' descriptor (32-bit addressing into the heap) or the 'Q' descriptor (64-bit addressing into the heap) for variable-length array columns. Normally Q is only used if the heap is larger than 2^31.
    
    Parameters:
    
    useQ - true for Q, false for P
  - getHeader
```
public CardImage[] getHeader()
```
    Description copied from interface: FitsTableSerializer
    
    Returns header cards suitable for the HDU which will contain the table. Additional metadata and an END marker will be added after these cards, so the returned array must not contain the END card.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getHeader in interface FitsTableSerializer
    
    Overrides:
    
    getHeader in class StandardFitsTableSerializer
    
    Returns:
    
    header cards
  - writeData
```
public void writeData(java.io.DataOutput out)
               throws java.io.IOException
```
    Description copied from interface: FitsTableSerializer
    
    Writes the HDU data for the table to an output stream.
    
    Specified by:
    
    writeData in interface FitsTableSerializer
    
    Overrides:
    
    writeData in class StandardFitsTableSerializer
    
    Parameters:
    
    out - destination stream
    
    Throws:
    
    java.io.IOException

Class VariableFitsTableSerializer

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class uk.ac.starlink.fits.StandardFitsTableSerializer

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Constructor Detail

VariableFitsTableSerializer

Method Detail

set64BitMode

getHeader

writeData