org.deegree.io.dbaseapi
Class FieldDescriptor

java.lang.Object
  org.deegree.io.dbaseapi.FieldDescriptor

public class FieldDescriptor
extends java.lang.Object

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

Version:

28.04.2000

Author:

Andreas Poth

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

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!

Throws:

DBaseException

Method Detail

getFieldDescriptor

public byte[] getFieldDescriptor()

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