Package org.geotools.data.shapefile.shp

Interface Summary

Interface	Description
ShapeHandler	A ShapeHandler defines what is needed to construct and persist geometries based upon the shapefile specification.

Class Summary

Class	Description
IndexFile	IndexFile parser for .shx files.
JTSUtilities	A collection of utility methods for use with JTS and the shapefile package.
MultiLineHandler	The default JTS handler for shapefile.
MultiPointHandler
PointHandler	Wrapper for a Shapefile point.
PolygonHandler	Wrapper for a Shapefile polygon.
ShapefileHeader
ShapefileReader	The general use of this class is: FileChannel in = new FileInputStream("thefile.dbf").getChannel(); ShapefileReader r = new ShapefileReader( in ) while (r.hasNext()) { Geometry shape = (Geometry) r.nextRecord().shape() // do stuff } r.close(); You don't have to immediately ask for the shape from the record.
ShapefileWriter	ShapefileWriter allows for the storage of geometries in esris shp format.
ShapeType	Not much but a type safe enumeration of file types as ints and names.

Exception Summary

Exception	Description
ShapefileException	Thrown when an error relating to the shapefile occures