org.ka2ddo.util

Class Dbf

java.lang.Object

org.ka2ddo.util.Dbf

public class Dbf
extends java.lang.Object

This class provides a simple read-only means of interpreting a DBF database file.

Author:

Andrew Pavlin, KA2DDO

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
static class	Dbf.Field This class describes the structure of one field (column) in the DBF table.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
Dbf.Field[]	fields Ordered array of Field definitions for the DBF file.
java.util.ArrayList<java.lang.Object[]>	records Ordered list of records read from the DBF file.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Dbf(java.io.File dbfFile) Read a DBF file and get all its data into memory.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static void	main(java.lang.String[] args) Unit test method for dumping the contents of a DBF database.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

fields

public final Dbf.Field[] fields

Ordered array of Field definitions for the DBF file.

records

public java.util.ArrayList<java.lang.Object[]> records

Ordered list of records read from the DBF file. Each record is an array of Objects in the order defined by the fields array.

Constructor Detail

Dbf

public Dbf(java.io.File dbfFile)
    throws java.io.IOException

Read a DBF file and get all its data into memory.

Parameters:

dbfFile - File identifying the DBF file in the filesystem

Throws:

java.io.IOException - if DBF file could not be read for any reason

Method Detail

main

public static void main(java.lang.String[] args)
                 throws java.io.IOException

Unit test method for dumping the contents of a DBF database. Arguments are the pathname of the DBF file. Before the file name, the option "-v" can be specified to say that every single record should be dumped, rather than just reporting the DB schema.

Parameters:

args - String array of command line parameters

Throws:

java.io.IOException - if DBF file could not be read for any reason