adams.data.conversion
Class SpreadSheetUniqueColumnNames

java.lang.Object
  adams.core.ConsoleObject
      adams.core.option.AbstractOptionHandler
          adams.data.conversion.AbstractConversion
              adams.data.conversion.AbstractSpreadSheetConversion
                  adams.data.conversion.AbstractInPlaceSpreadSheetConversion
                      adams.data.conversion.SpreadSheetUniqueColumnNames

All Implemented Interfaces:

CleanUpHandler, Debuggable, Destroyable, OptionHandler, QuickInfoSupporter, ShallowCopySupporter<AbstractConversion>, SizeOfHandler, Conversion, InPlaceProcessing, Serializable

public class SpreadSheetUniqueColumnNames
extends AbstractInPlaceSpreadSheetConversion

Ensures that column names are unique. Appends '-X' to the name, with X being a number.

Valid options are:

-D <int> (property: debugLevel)
    The greater the number the more additional info the scheme may output to 
    the console (0 = off).
    default: 0
    minimum: 0
 

-no-copy (property: noCopy)
    If enabled, no copy of the spreadsheet is created before processing it.
 

Version:

$Revision: 6527 $

Author:

fracpete (fracpete at waikato dot ac dot nz)

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class adams.data.conversion.AbstractInPlaceSpreadSheetConversion

m_NoCopy

Fields inherited from class adams.data.conversion.AbstractConversion

m_Input, m_Output, m_Owner

Fields inherited from class adams.core.option.AbstractOptionHandler

m_DebugLevel, m_OptionManager

Constructor Summary

SpreadSheetUniqueColumnNames()

Method Summary

protected SpreadSheet	convert(SpreadSheet input) Returns a string describing the object.
String	globalInfo() Returns a string describing the object.

Methods inherited from class adams.data.conversion.AbstractInPlaceSpreadSheetConversion

defineOptions, getNoCopy, noCopyTipText, setNoCopy

Methods inherited from class adams.data.conversion.AbstractSpreadSheetConversion

accepts, doConvert, generates

Methods inherited from class adams.data.conversion.AbstractConversion

checkData, cleanUp, convert, getInput, getOutput, getOwner, getQuickInfo, reset, setInput, setOwner, shallowCopy, shallowCopy

Methods inherited from class adams.core.option.AbstractOptionHandler

cleanUpOptions, debug, debug, debugLevelTipText, destroy, finishInit, getDebugLevel, getOptionManager, initialize, isDebugOn, newOptionManager, setDebugLevel, toCommandLine, toString

Methods inherited from class adams.core.ConsoleObject

getDebugging, getSystemErr, getSystemOut, sizeOf

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

SpreadSheetUniqueColumnNames

public SpreadSheetUniqueColumnNames()

Method Detail

globalInfo

public String globalInfo()

Returns a string describing the object.

Specified by:

globalInfo in class AbstractOptionHandler

Returns:

a description suitable for displaying in the gui

convert

protected SpreadSheet convert(SpreadSheet input)
                       throws Exception

Returns a string describing the object.

Specified by:

convert in class AbstractSpreadSheetConversion

Parameters:

input - the incoming spreadsheet

Returns:

a description suitable for displaying in the gui

Throws:

Exception - if conversion fails for some reason