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Interface StarDatabase

public interface StarDatabase

This interfaces controlls the behaviour of any star database. It contains methods that allow the caller to querry database identifiers that are always present in the context of a databse containing stars.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	getCatalogID() Return the String asociated with this database most commonly used catalog identifier.
String	getColorID() Return the String describing the color-index field.
String	getDecID() Returns the String describing the declination field.
String	getIndexID() Return the index identifier.
String	getMagID() Returns the String describing the magnitude field.
String	getProperMotionDecID() Return the String describing the proper motion in declination.
String	getProperMotionRaID() Return the String describing the proper motion in right ascension.
String	getRaID() Returns the String in this table that stands for the right ascension.
String	getSpectralID() Returns the String describing the spectral-class field.

Method Detail

getRaID

String getRaID()

Returns the String in this table that stands for the right ascension. If this database does not support a ra-field, null is returned.

Returns:

The String that codes the database's right ascension field.

getDecID

String getDecID()

Returns the String describing the declination field. If this database does not support a ra-field, null is returned.

Returns:

The String that codes the database's declination field.

getMagID

String getMagID()

Returns the String describing the magnitude field. If this database does not support a ra-field, null is returned.

Returns:

The String that codes the database's magnitude field.

getSpectralID

String getSpectralID()

Returns the String describing the spectral-class field.

Returns:

The String that codes the database's spectral-class field.

getColorID

String getColorID()

Return the String describing the color-index field. If this database does not support a ra-field, null is returned.

Returns:

The String that codes the database's color-index field.

getProperMotionRaID

String getProperMotionRaID()

Return the String describing the proper motion in right ascension. If this database does not support a ra-field, null is returned.

Returns:

The String that codes the database's proper motion in ra.

getProperMotionDecID

String getProperMotionDecID()

Return the String describing the proper motion in declination. If this database does not support a ra-field, null is returned.

Returns:

The String that codes the database's proper motion in dec.

getIndexID

String getIndexID()

Return the index identifier. If this database does not support a ra-field, null is returned.

Returns:

The String that codes the database's index field.

getCatalogID

String getCatalogID()

Return the String asociated with this database most commonly used catalog identifier. Note: This does not guarantee that the field is always set. If this database does not support a ra-field, null is returned.

Returns:

The String that codes the database's main catalog field.