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.

Enum Summary

Enum	Description
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