CardImage (Starjava FITS API)

java.lang.Object

uk.ac.starlink.fits.CardImage

public class CardImage extends Object

Represents a FITS header card that will be written. It is a thin wrapper around an 80-byte buffer providing the ASCII content.

Since:

4 Mar 2022

Author:

Mark Taylor

See Also:

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor

Description

CardImage(byte[] buf80)

Constructs a CardImage from an 80-element byte array.

CardImage(CharSequence txt80)

Constructs a CardImage from an 80-character CharSequence.
Method Summary

Modifier and Type

Method

Description

byte[]

getBytes()

Returns this image as a byte array.

String

toString()

Methods inherited from class Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details
- CardImage
  
  public CardImage(byte[] buf80)
  
  Constructs a CardImage from an 80-element byte array.
  
  Parameters:
  
  buf80 - 80-byte array containing ASCII characters
  
  Throws:
  
  IllegalArgumentException - if the array is the wrong length or contains illegal characters
- CardImage
  
  public CardImage(CharSequence txt80)
  
  Constructs a CardImage from an 80-character CharSequence.
  
  Parameters:
  
  txt80 - 80-character sequence containing ASCII characters
  
  Throws:
  
  IllegalArgumentException - if the string is the wrong length or contains illegal characters
Method Details
- getBytes
  
  public byte[] getBytes()
  
  Returns this image as a byte array.
  
  Returns:
  
  80-element byte array
- toString
  
  public String toString()
  
  Overrides:
  
  toString in class Object
  
  Returns:
  
  80-character string