Package nom.tam.fits

Class RandomGroupsHDU

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    FitsElement
    public class RandomGroupsHDU
extends BasicHDU<RandomGroupsData>
    Random groups HDUs. Note that the internal storage of random groups is a Object[ngroup][2] array. The first element of each group is the parameter data from that group. The second element is the data. The parameters should be a one dimensional array of the primitive types byte, short, int, long, float or double. The second element is a n-dimensional array of the same type. When analyzing group data structure only the first group is examined, but for a valid FITS file all groups must have the same structure.

    • Constructor Detail

      • RandomGroupsHDU

        public RandomGroupsHDU​(Header header,
                       RandomGroupsData data)
        Create an HDU from the given header and data .
        Parameters:
        header - header to use
        data - data to use

    • Method Detail

      • isData

        public static boolean isData​(java.lang.Object potentialData)
        Check if this data is compatible with Random Groups structure. Must be an Object[ngr][2] structure with both elements of each group having the same base type and the first element being a simple primitive array. We do not check anything but the first row.
        Parameters:
        potentialData - data to check
        Returns:
        is this data compatible with Random Groups structure

      • isHeader

        public static boolean isHeader​(Header hdr)
        Parameters:
        hdr - The header to be tested.
        Returns:
        Is this a random groups header?

      • manufactureData

        public static RandomGroupsData manufactureData​(Header header)
                                        throws FitsException
        Parameters:
        header - header for the data creation
        Returns:
        Create FITS data object corresponding to a given header.
        Throws:
        FitsException - if the operation failed

      • canBePrimary

        protected boolean canBePrimary()

      • info

        public void info​(java.io.PrintStream stream)
        Description copied from class: BasicHDU
        Print out some information about this HDU.
        Specified by:
        info in class BasicHDU<RandomGroupsData>
        Parameters:
        stream - the printstream to write the info on

      • isHeader

        public boolean isHeader()
        Check that this HDU has a valid header.
        Returns:
        true if this HDU has a valid header.

      • setPrimaryHDU

        protected void setPrimaryHDU​(boolean status)
                      throws FitsException
        Move a RandomGroupsHDU to or from the beginning of a FITS file. Note that the FITS standard only supports Random Groups data at the beginning of the file, but we allow it within Image extensions.
        Parameters:
        status - true if the header should be primary
        Throws:
        FitsException