uk.ac.starlink.fits

Class CardImage

java.lang.Object

uk.ac.starlink.fits.CardImage

public class CardImage
extends java.lang.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

See Also:

FitsUtil.writeHeader(uk.ac.starlink.fits.CardImage[], java.io.OutputStream)

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
CardImage(byte[] buf80) Constructs a CardImage from an 80-element byte array.
CardImage(java.lang.CharSequence txt80) Constructs a CardImage from an 80-character CharSequence.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
byte[]	getBytes() Returns this image as a byte array.
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

CardImage

public CardImage(byte[] buf80)

Constructs a CardImage from an 80-element byte array.

Parameters:

buf80 - 80-byte array containing ASCII characters

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the array is the wrong length or contains illegal characters

CardImage

public CardImage(java.lang.CharSequence txt80)

Constructs a CardImage from an 80-character CharSequence.

Parameters:

txt80 - 80-character sequence containing ASCII characters

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the string is the wrong length or contains illegal characters

Method Detail

getBytes

public byte[] getBytes()

Returns this image as a byte array.

Returns:

80-element byte array

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

80-character string