net.grelf.grip
Class FITS_Header

java.lang.Object
  net.grelf.grip.FITS_Header

public class FITS_Header
extends java.lang.Object

Representing the header part of a header/data unit (HDU) loaded from a FITS file.

Constructor Summary

FITS_Header()

Method Summary

int[]	getAxes()
int	getBitpix()
double	getBscale()
double	getBzero()
Metadata	getMetadata() Get the list of keywords in original order as read from the file, in a new Metadata object.
boolean	isImageHeader() Test whether the SIMPLE keyword is present with value "T" (in a primary header) or the XTENSION keyword is present with value "IMAGE" (in an extension header).
boolean	isPrimaryHeader()
FITS_Header	read(java.io.DataInputStream dis, java.lang.String fileName, boolean primary) Read a FITS header from the given input stream.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

FITS_Header

public FITS_Header()

Method Detail

getMetadata

public Metadata getMetadata()

Get the list of keywords in original order as read from the file, in a new Metadata object.

getAxes

public int[] getAxes()

getBitpix

public int getBitpix()

getBscale

public double getBscale()

getBzero

public double getBzero()

isPrimaryHeader

public boolean isPrimaryHeader()

isImageHeader

public boolean isImageHeader()

Test whether the SIMPLE keyword is present with value "T" (in a primary header) or the XTENSION keyword is present with value "IMAGE" (in an extension header).

read

public FITS_Header read(java.io.DataInputStream dis,
                        java.lang.String fileName,
                        boolean primary)
                 throws java.io.IOException,
                        NoImageException

Read a FITS header from the given input stream. The associated file name is needed for error logging.

Throws:

java.io.IOException

NoImageException