Interface RowStore

All Superinterfaces:
TableSink
All Known Implementing Classes:
ByteStoreRowStore, DiscardRowStore, DiskRowStore, ListRowStore, SidewaysRowStore

public interface RowStore extends TableSink
Describes an object which can be used to store table data. If you have a RowStore you can stream table data into it, and then retrieve it as a random-access StarTable later. This interface abstracts that functionality so you don't need to worry how the storage is handled. You should usually obtain a RowStore instance from a StoragePolicy.
Since:
30 Jul 2004
Author:
Mark Taylor (Starlink)
See Also:
  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    Obtains a StarTable which contains the data and metadata that have been written into this sink.

    Methods inherited from interface uk.ac.starlink.table.TableSink

    acceptMetadata, acceptRow, endRows
  • Method Details

    • getStarTable

      StarTable getStarTable()
      Obtains a StarTable which contains the data and metadata that have been written into this sink. In general it is only legal to call this method following a call to TableSink.endRows(); failing to observe this sequence may earn you an IllegalStateException
      Returns:
      a random-access StarTable containing the written rows