fmeobjects.FMEBandProperties.getTileType

FMEBandProperties.getTileType()

Returns tile type representing the type of data access supported by this band. Possible values:

• FME_TILE_TYPE_FIXED: Tile requests made to a band must be equal to the band’s tile size.

• FME_TILE_TYPE_FIXED_MULTIPLE: Tile requests made to a band must be a multiple of the band’s tile size.

• FME_TILE_TYPE_FLEXIBLE: The band tile size is a suggestion only, and the band can handle any arbitrary tile size. When getTileType() returns FME_TILE_TYPE_FIXED , the band tile size (from getNumTileRows() and getNumTileCols() ) is a requirement. That is, only tiles of the specified size can be properly filled. When getTileType() returns FME_TILE_TYPE_FLEXIBLE , the band tile size is only a suggestion, and it implies the most efficient tile size for data access.

Note that this value is only relevant for readers. That is, when creating a reader, this value should be specified depending on how FMEBandTilePopulator is implemented. On the other hand, a consumer of data (e.g. a writer) can always request data in whatever size is desired, regardless of this value. FME will reconcile the writer request size with the reader’s supported tile size.

Return type:

int

Returns:

Type of the tile.