All Classes and Interfaces

Class	Description
AbstractTableData	Deprecated. Serves no purpose really.
ArrayDataFile	Efficient reading and writing of arrays to and from files, with custom encoding.
ArrayDataInput	Interface for reading array data from inputs.
ArrayDataOutput	Interface for writing array data to outputs.
ArrayFuncs	(for internal use) Varioys static functions for handling arrays.
ArrayInputStream	Efficient reading of binary arrays from streams with custom binary encoding.
ArrayOutputStream	Efficient writing of binary arrays to streams with custom binary encoding.
AsciiFuncs	(for internal use) Various static functios to handle ASCII sequences
AsciiTable	ASCII table data.
AsciiTableHDU	ASCII table header/data unit.
BasicHDU<DataClass extends Data>	Abstract base class for all header-data unit (HDU) types.
BinaryTable	Table data for binary table HDUs.
BinaryTable.ColumnDesc	Describes the data type and shape stored in a binary table column.
BinaryTableHDU	Binary table header/data unit.
Bitpix	Standard BITPIX values and associated functions.
BlanksDotHierarchKeyFormatter	Deprecated. Non-standard HIERARCH keyword formatter that separates hierarchical keyword component by multiple while spaces.
BufferDecoder	Deprecated. Use FitsDecoder instead which provides a similar function but in a more consistent way and with a less misleading name.
BufferedDataInputStream	Deprecated. Use FitsInputStream instead which provides the same functionality with a less misleading name, or else use ArrayInputStream as a base for a more generic implementation for any (non-FITS) encoding.
BufferedDataOutputStream	Deprecated. Use FitsOutputStream, which provides the exact same functionality but with a less misleading name, or else use ArrayOutputStream as a base for an implementation with any (non-FITS) encoding.
BufferedFile	Deprecated. Use FitsFile instead, which replaces the old BufferedFile with a less misleading name, or else ArrayDataFile, which provides a base for a more more generic implementation for efficient reading/writing arrays using any (non-FITS) encoding.
BufferEncoder	Deprecated. Use FitsEncoder instead which provides a similar function but in a more consistent way and with a less misleading name.
BufferPointer	Deprecated. (for internal use) It is a rusty-rail compatibility implementation only, unsafe for general use.
ByteArrayIO	Reading from and writing to byte arrays with a stream-like interface (primarily for internal use) .
ByteBufferInputStream	Stream interface for reading from a ByteBuffer (primarily for internal use)
ByteBufferOutputStream	Stream interface for writing to a ByteBuffer (primarily for internal use)
ByteFormatter	Deprecated. This class should not be exposed in the public API and is intended for internal use only in ASCII tables.
ByteParser	Deprecated. This class should not be exposed in the public API and is intended for internal use only in ASCII tables.
Checksum	File checksum keywords.
ColumnTable<T>	Table data that is stored (internally) in column major format.
CommonExt	A Set of commonly used keywords in the amateur astronomy community.
ComplexValue	A no-frills complex value, for representing complex numbers in FITS headers.
ComplexValue.Float	Single-precision complex values.
CompressedImageData	FITS representation of a compressed image.
CompressedImageHDU	A header-data unit (HDU) containing a compressed image.
CompressedImageTiler	Class to extract individually compressed tiles from a compressed image.
CompressedTableData	FITS representation of a compressed binary table.
CompressedTableHDU	A header-data unit (HDU) containing a compressed binary table.
Compression	The following keywords are defined by the compression convention for use in the header of the FITS binary table extension to describe the structure of the compressed image.
Cursor<KEY,VALUE>	An Iterator-based interface for key / value pairs allowing insertions and reverse movement also.
CursorValue<T>	Interface for cursor-based access to keys
CXCExt	This is the file content.txt that presents a comprehensive compilation of all classes of data products in the Chandra Data Archive for the "flight" dataset.
CXCStclSharedExt	Deprecated. These are available both in the CXCExt and STScIExt enums.
Data	The data segment of an HDU.
DataDescription	This data dictionary contains FITS keywords that have been widely used within the astronomical community.
DataTable	A non FITS-specific interface for generic table data access.
DateTime	Date-time related keywords defined by the FITS standard.
ElementType<B extends Buffer>	A base data element type in a FITS image or table column, with associated functions.
ESOExt	Standard ESO FITS keywords, based on ESO's Data Interface Control Document.
Fits	Handling of FITS files and streams.
FitsCheckSum	Helper class for dealing with FITS checksums.
FitsDate	ISO timestamp support for FITS headers.
FitsDecoder	Decodes FITS-formatted binary data into Java arrays (primarily for internal use)
FitsElement	I/O interface for various FITS file elements.
FitsEncoder	Encodes select Java arrays into FITS binary format (primarily for internal use)
FitsException	When we cannot deal with some FITS data as expected.
FitsFactory	Controls the creation of HDUs to encapsulate a variery of data, based on a few configuration switches.
FitsFile	For reading and writing FITS files.
FitsHeaderImpl	Deprecated. Use the more intuitively named FitsKey class instead.
FitsHeap	Heap for storing variable-length entries in binary tables.
FitsInputStream	For reading FITS files through an InputStream.
FitsIntegrityException	Failed checksum verification.
FitsIO	Base interface for reading and writing FITS.
FitsKey	A concrete implementation of standardized FITS header keywords.
FitsOutput	Interface for FITS-specific output.
FitsOutputStream	For writing FITS files through an OutputStream.
FitsSubString	Deprecated. (for internal use) Was used by FitsLineAppender only.
FitsUtil	Static utility functions used throughout the FITS classes.
FlexFormat	Formatting number values for use in FITS headers.
FormatException	Exception that is thrown if values do not appear in the format they are expected.
GenericKey	Deprecated. This class duplicates functionality that is available in FitsKey, Standard, ans/or IFitsHeader.
HashedList<VALUE extends CursorValue<String>>	An ordered hash map implementation.
HCompressorOption	Options to the HCompress compression algorithm.
HCompressorQuantizeOption	Deprecated. (for internal use) This class should not be exposed to users.
Header	Access and manipulate the header of a HDU.
Header.KeywordCheck	Keyword checking mode when adding standardized keywords via the IFitsHeader interface.
HeaderCard	An individual entry in the FITS header, such as a key/value pair with an optional comment field, or a comment-style entry without a value field.
HeaderCard.ValueCheck	Value type checking policies for when setting values for standardized keywords.
HeaderCardBuilder	Builder pattern implementation for easy readable header card creation.
HeaderCardCountingArrayDataInput	Deprecated. (for internal use) This class should not have public visibility.
HeaderCardException	Exception that is generated when a header record is in violation of the standard, or encounters some other header card specific issue.
Hierarch	Helper class for creating HIERARCH-style (or long) FITS keywords for use within this library.
HierarchicalGrouping	This data dictionary contains FITS keywords that have been widely used within the astronomical community.
HierarchNotEnabledException	The keyword is a HIERARCH-style long FITS keyword but the library does not have the hierarch support enabled at present.
ICompressOption	Option for the compression algorithm, implementors are used to control the compression algorithm.
IFitsHeader	Interface for standardized header keyword implementations.
IFitsHeader.HDU	An enumeration of HDU types in which a header keyword may be used.
IFitsHeader.SOURCE	Documentation sources for the various known conventions.
IFitsHeader.VALUE	Values types to which implementing keywords can be restricted to.
IHierarchKeyFormatter	Interface for formatting HIERARCH-style header keywords.
ImageData	Image data.
ImageHDU	Header/data unit for images.
ImageTiler	Image tiling interface.
InputDecoder	Efficient base class for decoding of binary input into Java arrays (primarily for internal use)
InputReader	Interface for asic binary input reading functionality.
InstrumentDescription	This data dictionary contains FITS keywords that have been widely used within the astronomical community.
LoggerHelper	Access to Logger instances by class.
LongStringsNotEnabledException	The string value does not fit into a signle 80-character wide FITS header record, and the library does not have long string support enabled at present.
LongValueException	The value cannot fit into the available header space, as requested.
MaxImDLExt	The Fits extension keywords that may be added or read by MaxIm DL, depending on the current equipment and software configuration.
MultiArrayCopier<Source,Destination>	Make deep copies of multi-dimensional arrays.
MultiArrayCopyFactory<Source,Destination>	Deprecated. (for internal use) use MultiArrayCopier instead.
MultiArrayIterator<BaseArray>	Multi-dimensional array iterator (primarily for internal use)
MultiArrayPointer	Deprecated. ()for internal use) Visibility may be reduced to the package level in the future.
NOAOExt	This keyword dictionary defines keywords which may be used in image data recorded by the data acquisition system.
NonStandard	This data dictionary contains FITS keywords that have been widely used within the astronomical community.
NullData	A subclass of Data containing no actual data.
NullDataHDU	A class of HDU that contains only a header only with no associated data.
ObservationDescription	This data dictionary contains FITS keywords that have been widely used within the astronomical community.
ObservationDurationDescription	This data dictionary contains FITS keywords that have been widely used within the astronomical community.
OutputEncoder	Efficient base class for encoding Java arrays into binary output (primarily for internal use)
OutputWriter	Interface for basic binary output writing functionality.
PaddingException	This exception is thrown if padding is missing between the end of a FITS data segment and the end-of-file.
PrimitiveType<B extends Buffer>	Deprecated. Use ElementType instead.
PrimitiveTypeBase<B extends Buffer>	Deprecated. Use ElementType instead.
PrimitiveTypeHandler	Deprecated. Use equivalent static methods of ElementType instead.
PrimitiveTypes	Deprecated. Use identical static fields of ElementType instead.
QuantizeOption	Quantization options when they are part of the compression scheme.
Quantizer	Quantizes floating point values as integers.
RandomAccess	Interface that combines file-based random acesss with high-throughput array IO
RandomAccessFileIO	Interface for IO objects that support file-like random access.
RandomGroupsData	Random Groups data.
RandomGroupsHDU	Random groups header/data unit.
RandomSequence	A standard fixed random sequence to use for portable and reversible dither implementations.
ReadWriteAccess	Interface for basic random access read and write operations.
RiceCompressOption	Options to the Rice compression algorithm.
RiceQuantizeCompressOption	Deprecated. (for internal use) This class should not be exposed to users.
SafeClose	Deprecated. Use try-with-resources constructs of Java 8+ instead.
SBFitsExt	A Set of FITS Standard Extensions for Amateur Astronomical Processing Software Packages published by SBIG.
Standard	This data dictionary lists the 53 keywords currently defined in the FITS Standard.
StandardIHierarchKeyFormatter	HIERARCH keyword formatter based on the ESO convention.
StandardImageTiler	Standard image tiling implementation.
Stokes	A mapping of image coordinate values for a coordinate axis with WCS.CTYPEna = 'STOKES' (or equivalent), specifying polarization (or cross-polarization) data products along the image direction.
Stokes.Parameters	Helper class for setting or interpreting a set of measured Stokes parameters stored along an array dimension.
StreamingTileImageData	Simple streaming image tile implementation.
STScIExt	This keyword dictionary gathered form STScI.
Synonyms	This enum wil try to list synonyms inside or over different dictionaries.
TableData	Interface for accessing binary and ASCII table data.
TableException	For when attempting to do something illegal or invalid with FITS tables.
TableHDU<T extends AbstractTableData>	Base class for binary and ASCII table implementations.
TruncatedFileException	When an EOF is encountered in the middle of an HDU.
UnclosedQuoteException	A header value with an unclosed single quote.
UndefinedData	A container for unknown binary data types.
UndefinedHDU	A HDU that holds a type of data we don't recognise.
ValueTypeException	Invalid value type used for a standard header keyword.
WCS	Standard FITS keywords for defining world coordinate systems (WCS).