uk.ac.starlink.votable.DataFormat Maven / Gradle / Ivy
package uk.ac.starlink.votable;
/**
* Class of objects representing the different serialization formats
* into which VOTable cell data can be written.
* This class exemplifies the typesafe enum pattern.
*
* @author Mark Taylor (Starlink)
*/
public class DataFormat {
private final String name;
/**
* Private constructor which creates an instance of this class.
*
* @param name the XML tag name for the element this data lives in
* @param extension a suitable file extension for streamable formats
*/
private DataFormat( String name ) {
this.name = name;
}
public String toString() {
return name;
}
//
// All legal instances of this class are created here.
//
/** TABLEDATA format (pure XML). */
public static final DataFormat TABLEDATA = new DataFormat( "TABLEDATA" );
/** FITS format. */
public static final DataFormat FITS = new DataFormat( "FITS" );
/** Raw binary format. */
public static final DataFormat BINARY = new DataFormat( "BINARY" );
/** Binary format with additional null flags. VOTable 1.3+ only. */
public static final DataFormat BINARY2 = new DataFormat( "BINARY2" );
}