Class UrlMocCoverage

Method Details

• createMoc

  protected cds.moc.SMoc createMoc() throws IOException

  Description copied from class: MocCoverage

  Constructs the MOC which will define this object's coverage. This method, which may be time-consuming, will be called a maximum of once by the MocCoverage.initCoverage() method of MocCoverage, and should not be called by anyone else.

  Specified by:

  createMoc in class MocCoverage

  Returns:

  new MOC defining footprint, or null

  Throws:

  IOException

• getServiceMoc

  public static UrlMocCoverage getServiceMoc(URL serviceUrl, int nside)

  Returns an instance which gives coverage for a data service with a given access URL. This queries the CDS service for MOCs, which at time of writing has information for all the various VizieR cone search services, plus a few other registered cone search services (UKIDSS etc).

  Parameters:

  serviceUrl - URL of cone search service

  nside - requiested HEALPix nside for MOC, or -1 for default

• getVizierMoc

  public static UrlMocCoverage getVizierMoc(String vizierId, int nside)

  Returns an instance which gives coverage for a named Vizier table. The name may be a vizier table name (like "V/139/sdss9") or alias as used by the CDS Xmatch service (like "SDSS DR9").

  Parameters:

  vizierId - vizier table name or alias

  nside - requiested HEALPix nside for MOC, or -1 for default