prefuse.data.io
Interface TableReader

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractTableReader, AbstractTextTableReader, CSVTableReader, DelimitedTextTableReader, FixedWidthTextTableReader

public interface TableReader

Interface for classes that read in Table data from a particular file format.

Author:

jeffrey heer

Method Summary

Table	readTable(java.io.File f) Read in a table from the given File.
Table	readTable(java.io.InputStream is) Read in a table from the given InputStream.
Table	readTable(java.lang.String location) Read in a table from the file at the given location.
Table	readTable(java.net.URL url) Read in a table from the given URL.

Method Detail

readTable

Table readTable(java.lang.String location)
                throws DataIOException

Read in a table from the file at the given location. Though not required by this interface, the String is typically resolved using the IOLib.streamFromString(String) method, allowing URLs, classpath references, and files on the file system to be accessed.

Parameters:

location - the location to read the table from

Returns:

the loaded Table

Throws:

DataIOException

See Also:

IOLib.streamFromString(String)

readTable

Table readTable(java.net.URL url)
                throws DataIOException

Read in a table from the given URL.

Parameters:

url - the url to read the graph from

Returns:

the loaded Table

Throws:

DataIOException

readTable

Table readTable(java.io.File f)
                throws DataIOException

Read in a table from the given File.

Parameters:

f - the file to read the table from

Returns:

the loaded Table

Throws:

DataIOException

readTable

Table readTable(java.io.InputStream is)
                throws DataIOException

Read in a table from the given InputStream.

Parameters:

is - the InputStream to read the table from

Returns:

the loaded Table

Throws:

DataIOException