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.