org.deegree_impl.io.shpapi
Class FieldDescriptor

java.lang.Object
  org.deegree_impl.io.shpapi.FieldDescriptor

public class FieldDescriptor

extends java.lang.Object

Class representing a field descriptor of a dBase III/IV file

Last changes:
28.04.00 ap: constructor declared and implemented
28.04.00 ap: method getFieldDescriptor() declared and implemented

Version:

28.04.2000

Author:

Andreas Poth

Field Summary

private byte[]

data fieldinformation as byte array

Constructor Summary

FieldDescriptor(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String type, byte fieldlength, byte decimalcount)
constructor recieves name and type of the field, the length of the field in bytes and the decimalcount. the decimalcount is only considered if type id "N" or "F", it's maxvalue if fieldlength - 2!

Method Summary

byte[]

getFieldDescriptor() method: public byte[] getFieldDescriptor() returns the field descriptor as byte array

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

data

private byte[] data

fieldinformation as byte array

Constructor Detail

FieldDescriptor

public FieldDescriptor(java.lang.String name,
                       java.lang.String type,
                       byte fieldlength,
                       byte decimalcount)
                throws DBaseException

constructor recieves name and type of the field, the length of the field in bytes and the decimalcount. the decimalcount is only considered if type id "N" or "F", it's maxvalue if fieldlength - 2!

Method Detail

getFieldDescriptor

public byte[] getFieldDescriptor()

method: public byte[] getFieldDescriptor() returns the field descriptor as byte array