NamedValues (pvDataJava 6.1.4 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.epics.pvdata.util.namedValues.NamedValues

```
public class NamedValues
extends Object
```
NamedValues is a particular implementation of a named value system, in which the value in each name/value pair is itself specifically a Vector of values.
Functionally then, the name identifies a list of data.

named/value pairs are added to a NameValues object through the add method. The list of names (in the system of name/value pairs) is acquired through getLabels. And the whole system (all the names, and all the values associated with each name, is acquired through getValues.

In this way, a table can be thought of as a NamedValues system, where each column label and the values under it are a single named/value. A single NamedValues object holds a whole table.

Author:

Greg White and Chris Larrieu. 11-Dec-201, SLAC

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

protected Vector<String> labels

protected Vector<String[]> values

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

NamedValues()

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`add(String name, Vector value)`	Add a named Vector of values to a NameValues object.
`String[]`	`getLabels()`	Gets all the names in the named/values system at once, as an array of Strings.
`String[][]`	`getValues()`	Gets all the values in the named/values system.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - labels
```
protected Vector<String> labels
```
  - values
```
protected Vector<String[]> values
```
- Constructor Detail
  - NamedValues
```
public NamedValues()
```
- Method Detail
  - add
```
public void add(String name,
                Vector value)
```
    Add a named Vector of values to a NameValues object.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - the name of the list of values to add, eg "girlscouts"
    
    value - the list of values associated with name, eg {"Caroline", "Mary", "Beth"}
  - getLabels
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public String[] getLabels()
```
    Gets all the names in the named/values system at once, as an array of Strings.
    
    Returns:
    
    all names in the NamedValues object, ie the column headings in the table analogy
  - getValues
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public String[][] getValues()
```
    Gets all the values in the named/values system. Since each "value" is itself a list (supplied as a vector to the add method), this method returns a 2d array.
    
    Returns:
    
    the values arrays presently in the NamedValues object, i.e. the contents of the table in the table analogy