ShapeReader

All Superinterfaces:: ShapeIO

All Known Implementing Classes:: GeoJSONReader, JtsWKTReaderShapeParser, LegacyShapeReader, PolyshapeReader, WKTReader, WktShapeParser

public interface ShapeReader extends ShapeIO

Implementations are expected to be thread safe

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface ShapeIO
GeoJSON, LEGACY, POLY, WKT
Method Summary

Modifier and Type

Method

Description

Shape

read(Reader reader)

Read a Shape from the reader.

Shape

read(Object value)

Shape

readIfSupported(Object value)

Methods inherited from interface ShapeIO
getFormatName

Method Details
- read
  
  Shape read(Object value) throws IOException, ParseException, InvalidShapeException
  
  Parameters:
  
  value - -- the input value, could be a String or other object
  
  Returns:
  
  a shape valid shape (not null)
  
  Throws:
  
  IOException
  
  ParseException
  
  InvalidShapeException
- readIfSupported
  
  Shape readIfSupported(Object value) throws InvalidShapeException
  
  Parameters:
  
  value - -- the input value, could be a String or other object
  
  Returns:
  
  a shape or null, if the input was un readable. This will throw InvalidShapeException when we could read a shape, but it was invalid
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidShapeException
- read
  
  Shape read(Reader reader) throws IOException, ParseException, InvalidShapeException
  
  Read a Shape from the reader.
  
  Parameters:
  
  reader - -- the input. Note, it will not be closed by this function
  
  Returns:
  
  a valid Shape (never null)
  
  Throws:
  
  IOException
  
  ParseException
  
  InvalidShapeException