Method Detail

• encode

  public uk.ac.starlink.table.StarTable encode(TopcatModel tcModel)

  Turns a TopcatModel into a StarTable, ready for serialization.

  Parameters:

  tcModel - model

  Returns:

  table

• decode

  public TopcatModel decode(uk.ac.starlink.table.StarTable table,
                            java.lang.String location,
                            ControlWindow controlWindow)

  Takes a table which has been previously serialized by calling this class's encode(uk.ac.starlink.topcat.TopcatModel) method, and turns it into a TopcatModel. If it looks like the table is not one which was the result of an earlier encode call, null will be returned. Should be called from the AWT event dispatch thread.

  Parameters:

  table - encoded table

  location - table location string

  controlWindow - control window

  Returns:

  topcat model, or null

• getInstance

  public static TopcatCodec getInstance()

  Returns the sole instance of this class.

  Returns:

  instance

• isCodecUtype

  public boolean isCodecUtype(java.lang.String utype)

  Indicates whether a given utype is a marker for metadata private to the serialization scheme used by this class.

  Parameters:

  utype - info utype

  Returns:

  true iff utype is for private codec purposes