Re: VOTable Java Parser

From: Andre SCHAAFF <schaaff-at-newb6.u-strasbg.fr>
Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2002 13:50:19 +0200


Java

"Eric L. Winter" wrote:

> Roy,
>
> This looks like a very promising start. However, I am a Perlophile
> as opposed to a Javaophile :^). That being said, it sounds like the
> approach we are taking to our VOTable APIs is very similar.
>
> For informational purposes only, I'd like to ask for an informal
> show of hands from the readers of the VOTable list. How many of you are
> using for your VOTable-related development:
>
> 1. Java
> 2. Perl
> 3. Something else
>
> We have several months of Perl devlopment invested here, so perhaps I am a
> bit (or more than a bit) biased.
>
> Eric
>
> Eric Winter, SSAI, NASA GSFC Code 692
> elwinter-at-lheapop.gsfc.nasa.gov
> (301) 286-2316 Office: T2, Room 56
>
> On Mon, 22 Apr 2002, Roy Williams wrote:
>
> > Please find attached a document "VOTable Java Parser", which is also
> > available at http://www.us-vo.org/VOTable/Parser/. I would be grateful for
> > opinions and comments on this design.
> >
> > The document is a strategy for building a Java API to VOTable. The first
> > part uses automatic code generation for most of the metadata side, then the
> > second part is an API for an additional object called VOSingleTable that
> > exposes the data itself.
> >
> > I would also welcome discussion of what kinds of utilities and applications
> > might be built with such a parsing package.
> >
> > Thank you
> > Roy Williams
> >
> > --------
> > Caltech Center for Advanced Computing Research
> > roy-at-cacr.caltech.edu
> > 626 395 3670
> >
Received on 2002-04-23Z14:17:30