uk.ac.ebi.adfconverter.common.tools.file.reader
Interface ADFConverterFileReader

All Known Implementing Classes:

ADFConverterFileReaderImpl

public interface ADFConverterFileReader

Interface for all file format classes used in reading data

Version:

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Author:

Pierre MARGUERITE

See Also:

DataTable

Method Summary

void	closeFile() Closes a data text file.
DataBuffer	getLine() Retrieves a line from a data file Only when termination requirements have been met, the method should return a String object.
int	getLineNumber() Retrieves the line number of current line in the data file
void	openFile() Opens the data file for reading or writing

Method Detail

closeFile

public void closeFile()

Closes a data text file.

getLine

public DataBuffer getLine()
                   throws java.io.IOException

Retrieves a line from a data file Only when termination requirements have been met, the method should return a String object.

Returns:

line containing data items in one String

Throws:

java.io.IOException - if an error occurs

getLineNumber

public int getLineNumber()

Retrieves the line number of current line in the data file

Returns:

the current line number

openFile

public void openFile()
              throws java.io.IOException

Opens the data file for reading or writing

Throws:

java.io.IOException - if an error occurs