This inteface describes allows uses to easily perform basic I/O operations on a FITS element.
The following tables list the members exposed by FitsElement.
Public Properties
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FileOffset | Get the byte at which this element begins. This is only available if the data is originally read from a random access medium. |
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Rewriteable | |
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Size | The size of this element in bytes |
Public Methods
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Read | Read the contents of the element from an input source. |
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Rewrite | Rewrite the contents of the element in place. The data must have been orignally read from a random access device, and the size of the element may not have changed. |
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Write | Write the contents of the element to a data sink. |