net.cds

Interface VizierTable

All Known Implementing Classes:

VizierDomTable

public interface VizierTable

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
List<Map<String,Object>>	getData() Returns the data in the table.
Map<String,String>	getDataDescription() Returns a description of the data.
String	getDescription() A lengthy description of the table.
String	getID() Returns the unique ID of this table.
String	getName() Returns the name of this table.

Method Detail

getData

List<Map<String,Object>> getData()

Returns the data in the table. This List is a list of Maps. Each list entry maps the name of a table element to its value, where the name is a simple string and the value is either a Number, a Boolean or a Character. A algebra.Complex is considered a Number in this case.

getDataDescription

Map<String,String> getDataDescription()

Returns a description of the data. This is a Map with the same keys as each of the elements in the getData() list, but in this map these keys are linked to String-descriptions of the meaning of the data.

getID

String getID()

Returns the unique ID of this table. Contains only of letters, digits and the underscore '_'.

getName

String getName()

Returns the name of this table. No need to be unique. Does not contain whitespaces.

getDescription

String getDescription()

A lengthy description of the table. May contain whitespace-chars.