Package org.rcsb.cif

Class EncodingStrategyHint

java.lang.Object

org.rcsb.cif.EncodingStrategyHint

public class EncodingStrategyHint
extends Object

Encoding hints can be used to specify the encoding and/or precision for particular columns in the data structure. If not provided, the library will find the most efficient encoding automatically.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
EncodingStrategyHint()
EncodingStrategyHint(String categoryName, String columnName, String encoding, Integer precision)	Construct a hint from scratch.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	getCategoryName()	The category this hint refers to.
String	getColumnName()	The column this hint refers to.
String	getEncoding()	Report the encoding strategy to employ.
Integer	getPrecision()	Report the precision to honor.
void	setCategoryName(String categoryName)	Change the category this hint refers to.
void	setColumnName(String columnName)	Change the column this hint refers to.
void	setEncoding(String encoding)	Change the encoding strategy to employ.
void	setPrecision(Integer precision)	Specify the precision for this column.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

EncodingStrategyHint

public EncodingStrategyHint()

EncodingStrategyHint

public EncodingStrategyHint(String categoryName,
                            String columnName,
                            String encoding,
                            Integer precision)

Construct a hint from scratch.

Parameters:

categoryName - the category referenced

columnName - the column reference

encoding - the encoding to employ

precision - the precision (number of decimal places to keep)

Method Detail

getCategoryName

public String getCategoryName()

The category this hint refers to.

Returns:

a string

setCategoryName

public void setCategoryName(String categoryName)

Change the category this hint refers to.

Parameters:

categoryName - the new category name

getColumnName

public String getColumnName()

The column this hint refers to.

Returns:

a string

setColumnName

public void setColumnName(String columnName)

Change the column this hint refers to.

Parameters:

columnName - the new column name

getEncoding

public String getEncoding()

Report the encoding strategy to employ.

Returns:

a string of "pack" | "rle" | "delta" | "delta-rle"

setEncoding

public void setEncoding(String encoding)

Change the encoding strategy to employ.

Parameters:

encoding - "pack" | "rle" | "delta" | "delta-rle"

getPrecision

public Integer getPrecision()

Report the precision to honor.

Returns:

an int

setPrecision

public void setPrecision(Integer precision)

Specify the precision for this column.

Parameters:

precision - the number of decimal places to keep during encoding