Package mgui.io.domestic.datasources

Class ImportDataTableLoader

java.lang.Object

mgui.io.FileLoader

mgui.io.domestic.datasources.ImportDataTableLoader

All Implemented Interfaces:

InterfaceIO, IconObject

Direct Known Subclasses:

ImportDataTableTextLoader

public abstract class ImportDataTableLoader
extends FileLoader

Imports data from an external format into a new DataSource table.

Since:

1.0

Version:

1.0

Author:

Andrew Reid

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
protected DataSource	data_source

Fields inherited from class mgui.io.FileLoader

dataFile, dataURL, options

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
ImportDataTableLoader()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
abstract boolean	loadDataTable(java.lang.String name, java.util.ArrayList<DataField> fields, java.util.ArrayList<java.lang.Boolean> include, ProgressUpdater progress_bar)	Loads data from the current data file into a new data table, which will be created in data_source.
void	setDataSource(DataSource source)	Sets the current DataSource for this loader.

Methods inherited from class mgui.io.FileLoader

getComplementIOType, getFailureMessage, getFile, getIOType, getObjectIcon, getOptions, getProgressMessage, getSuccessMessage, getSupportedObjects, getTitle, getWriterComplement, load, load, load, loadObject, loadObject, loadObject, loadObject, setFile, setOptions, setURL, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Details

data_source

protected DataSource data_source

Constructor Details

ImportDataTableLoader

public ImportDataTableLoader()

Method Details

setDataSource

public void setDataSource(DataSource source)

Sets the current DataSource for this loader.

Parameters:

source -

loadDataTable

public abstract boolean loadDataTable(java.lang.String name,
java.util.ArrayList<DataField> fields,
java.util.ArrayList<java.lang.Boolean> include,
ProgressUpdater progress_bar)
                               throws java.io.IOException

Loads data from the current data file into a new data table, which will be created in data_source. Input file and data source must already have been set.

Parameters:

data_source - Data source to contain the new data table

fields - Fields defining the import of data and the new table

include - Specifies which fields to include in the new table

progress_bar - Optional progress updater

Returns:

Success of the import

Throws:

java.io.IOException