org.tinfour.gis.utils

Class ShapefileMetadataReporter

java.lang.Object

org.tinfour.gis.utils.ShapefileMetadataReporter

public class ShapefileMetadataReporter
extends Object

Provides utilities for extracting and printing the metadata associated with a Shapefile and its companion DBF file.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ShapefileMetadataReporter(File target, boolean suppressEngineeringNotation) Constructs a reporter for the specified Shapefile

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	printReport(PrintStream ps) Prints a metadata report for the Shapefile to the specified print stream.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ShapefileMetadataReporter

public ShapefileMetadataReporter(File target,
                                 boolean suppressEngineeringNotation)

Constructs a reporter for the specified Shapefile

Parameters:

target - a valid Shapefile

suppressEngineeringNotation - indicates that if the Shapefile includes fields formatted with engineering (exponential) notation, the fields will be formatted as simple decimal values.

Method Detail

printReport

public void printReport(PrintStream ps)
                 throws IOException

Prints a metadata report for the Shapefile to the specified print stream.

Parameters:

ps - a valid print stream to receive the report

Throws:

IOException - in the event of a non-recoverable I/O condition.