pygplates.GpmlOldPlatesHeader

class pygplates.GpmlOldPlatesHeader

Bases: pygplates.PropertyValue

A property value containing metadata inherited from imported PLATES data files.

__init__(region_number, reference_number, string_number, geographic_description, plate_id_number, age_of_appearance, age_of_disappearance, data_type_code, data_type_code_number, data_type_code_number_additional, conjugate_plate_id_number, colour_code, number_of_points)

Create a property value containing PLATES metadata.

Parameters
  • region_number (int) – region number

  • reference_number (int) – reference number

  • string_number (int) – string number

  • geographic_description (string) – geographic description

  • plate_id_number (float) – plate id number

  • age_of_appearance (float) – age of appearance

  • age_of_disappearance (int) – age of disappearance

  • data_type_code (string) – data type code

  • data_type_code_number (int) – data type code number

  • data_type_code_number_additional (string) – data type code number additional

  • conjugate_plate_id_number (int) – conjugate plate id number

  • colour_code (int) – colour code

  • number_of_points (int) – number of points - not counting the final ‘terminator’ point (99.0000,99.0000)

Methods

__init__(region_number, reference_number, ...)

Create a property value containing PLATES metadata.

accept_visitor(visitor)

Accept a property value visitor so that it can visit this property value.

clone()

Create a duplicate of this property value (derived) instance, including a recursive copy of any nested property values that this instance might contain.

get_age_of_appearance()

Returns the age of appearance.

get_age_of_disappearance()

Returns the age of disappearance.

get_colour_code()

Returns the colour code.

get_conjugate_plate_id_number()

Returns the conjugate plate id number.

get_data_type_code()

Returns the data type code.

get_data_type_code_number()

Returns the data type code number.

get_data_type_code_number_additional()

Returns the data type code number additional.

get_geographic_description()

Returns the geographic description.

get_geometry()

Extracts the geometry if this property value contains a geometry.

get_number_of_points()

Returns the number of points.

get_plate_id_number()

Returns the plate id number.

get_reference_number()

Returns the reference number.

get_region_number()

Returns the region number.

get_string_number()

Returns the string number.

get_value([time=0])

Extracts the value, of this possibly time-dependent property value, at the reconstruction time.

set_age_of_appearance(age_of_appearance)

Sets the age of appearance.

set_age_of_disappearance(age_of_disappearance)

Sets the age of disappearance.

set_colour_code(colour_code)

Sets the colour code.

set_conjugate_plate_id_number(...)

Sets the conjugate plate id number.

set_data_type_code(data_type_code)

Sets the data type code.

set_data_type_code_number(data_type_code_number)

Sets the data type code number.

set_data_type_code_number_additional(...)

Sets the data type code number additional.

set_geographic_description(...)

Sets the geographic description.

set_number_of_points(number_of_points)

Sets the number of points.

set_plate_id_number(plate_id_number)

Sets the plate id number.

set_reference_number(reference_number)

Sets the reference number.

set_region_number(region_number)

Sets the region number.

set_string_number(string_number)

Sets the string number.

get_age_of_appearance()

Returns the age of appearance.

Return type

float

get_age_of_disappearance()

Returns the age of disappearance.

Return type

float

get_colour_code()

Returns the colour code.

Return type

int

get_conjugate_plate_id_number()

Returns the conjugate plate id number.

Return type

int

get_data_type_code()

Returns the data type code.

Return type

string

get_data_type_code_number()

Returns the data type code number.

Return type

int

get_data_type_code_number_additional()

Returns the data type code number additional.

Return type

string

get_geographic_description()

Returns the geographic description.

Return type

string

get_number_of_points()

Returns the number of points.

Return type

int

get_plate_id_number()

Returns the plate id number.

Return type

int

get_reference_number()

Returns the reference number.

Return type

int

get_region_number()

Returns the region number.

Return type

int

get_string_number()

Returns the string number.

Return type

int

set_age_of_appearance(age_of_appearance)

Sets the age of appearance.

Parameters

age_of_appearance (float) – age of appearance

set_age_of_disappearance(age_of_disappearance)

Sets the age of disappearance.

Parameters

age_of_disappearance (float) – age of disappearance

set_colour_code(colour_code)

Sets the colour code.

Parameters

colour_code (int) – colour code

set_conjugate_plate_id_number(conjugate_plate_id_number)

Sets the conjugate plate id number.

Parameters

conjugate_plate_id_number (int) – conjugate plate id number

set_data_type_code(data_type_code)

Sets the data type code.

Parameters

data_type_code (string) – data type code

set_data_type_code_number(data_type_code_number)

Sets the data type code number.

Parameters

data_type_code_number (int) – data type code number

set_data_type_code_number_additional(data_type_code_number_additional)

Sets the data type code number additional.

Parameters

data_type_code_number_additional (string) – data type code number additional

set_geographic_description(geographic_description)

Sets the geographic description.

Parameters

geographic_description (string) – geographic description

set_number_of_points(number_of_points)

Sets the number of points.

Parameters

number_of_points (int) – number of points

set_plate_id_number(plate_id_number)

Sets the plate id number.

Parameters

plate_id_number (int) – plate id number

set_reference_number(reference_number)

Sets the reference number.

Parameters

reference_number (int) – reference number

set_region_number(region_number)

Sets the region number.

Parameters

region_number (int) – region number

set_string_number(string_number)

Sets the string number.

Parameters

string_number (int) – string number