Interface CachedColumnFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:
ByteStoreColumnFactory, MemoryColumnFactory, SmartColumnFactory

public interface CachedColumnFactory
Defines a capability for storing vectors of typed data.
Since:
4 Feb 2013
Author:
Mark Taylor
  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    createColumn(StorageType type, long nrow)
    Creates a data storage object capable of storing a vector of a given type.
  • Method Details

    • createColumn

      CachedColumn createColumn(StorageType type, long nrow)
      Creates a data storage object capable of storing a vector of a given type. Both fixed and unknown element counts are supported.
      Parameters:
      type - data type of elements to be stored
      nrow - maximum number of elements to be stored; if a value <0 is supplied, an indeterminate number is permitted
      Returns:
      storage object