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