visad.data.in

Class DataInputFilter

java.lang.Object

visad.data.in.DataInputFilter

All Implemented Interfaces:

DataInputStream

Direct Known Subclasses:

Consolidator, Selector, TimeFactorer

public abstract class DataInputFilter
extends java.lang.Object
implements DataInputStream

Provides support for a filter-module in a data-import pipe. In general, such a filter-module obtains VisAD data objects its upstream data source and transforms them in some way before passing them on.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
DataInputStream	getSource() Returns the upstream data source.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface visad.data.in.DataInputStream

readData

Method Detail

getSource

public final DataInputStream getSource()

Returns the upstream data source.

Returns:

The upstream data source.