Class IndexFile


  • public class IndexFile
    extends Object
    IndexFile parser for .shx files.
    For now, the creation of index files is done in the ShapefileWriter. But this can be used to access the index.
    For details on the index file, see
    "ESRI(r) Shapefile - A Technical Description"
    * 'An ESRI White Paper . May 1997'
    Author:
    Ian Schneider
    See Also:
    "http://svn.geotools.org/geotools/tags/2.3.1/plugin/shapefile/src/org/geotools/data/shapefile/shp/IndexFile.java"
    • Constructor Detail

      • IndexFile

        public IndexFile​(FileChannel channel)
                  throws IOException
        Load the index file from the given channel.
        Parameters:
        channel - The channel to read from.
        Throws:
        IOException - If an error occurs.
    • Method Detail

      • getHeader

        public ShapefileHeader getHeader()
        Get the header of this index file.
        Returns:
        The header of the index file.
      • getRecordCount

        public int getRecordCount()
        Get the number of records in this index.
        Returns:
        The number of records.
      • getOffset

        public int getOffset​(int index)
                      throws IOException
        Get the offset of the record (in 16-bit words).
        Parameters:
        index - The index, from 0 to getRecordCount - 1
        Returns:
        The offset in 16-bit words.
        Throws:
        IOException
      • getOffsetInBytes

        public int getOffsetInBytes​(int index)
                             throws IOException
        Get the offset of the record (in real bytes, not 16-bit words).
        Parameters:
        index - The index, from 0 to getRecordCount - 1
        Returns:
        The offset in bytes.
        Throws:
        IOException
      • getContentLength

        public int getContentLength​(int index)
                             throws IOException
        Get the content length of the given record in bytes, not 16 bit words.
        Parameters:
        index - The index, from 0 to getRecordCount - 1
        Returns:
        The lengh in bytes of the record.
        Throws:
        IOException