FieldType

gma.gio.FieldType

class FieldType(name = None, dtype = "UNKNOWN"):

Field type object for vector data. Create a FieldType object.

Optional:

name: str. Default = None

The name of the field. None for dtype name.

dtype: str. Default = 'UNKNOWN'

The data type of the field. See `dtypes.DefinedFieldDataTypes` for valid types.

Methods

set_precision

[method] .set_precision(precision):

Set the formatting precision for this field in characters.

Parameters:

precision: int.

the new precision.

set_type

[method] .set_type(f_dtype):

Set the formatting width for this field in characters.

Parameters:

f_dtype: int||str.

the new field data type

set_width

[method] .set_width(width):

Set the formatting width for this field in characters.

Parameters:

width: int.

the new width

Property

default

Field default value. -> str/int/float/...

ftype

Field data type. -> str

name

Field name. -> str

precision

Field precision. -> int

width

Field width. -> int