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FileManager Class

The FileManager class let you interact with files. It provides a function to load any file supported by PrestoPlot.

An event will be fired when PrestoPlot is trying to load a file, where you can take the responsibility to effectively load the data to make your own format reader.

Public Functions

loadDataFile{ filename }

Public Callbacks

onLoadDataFile{ filename }

Detailed Function Descriptions

loadDataFile

loadDataFile{ filename }

This function will load a data file, given its filename.

Parameters :

  • filename : The full file name of the file to load.

Detailed Callback Descriptions

onLoadDataFile

onLoadDataFile{ filename }

This function will be called when a data file is being loaded. It can be used to implement a home made reader for a specific file format. You can implement here all the logic to read some specific file structure and inject data in new datasets.

Parameters :

  • filename : The file name to load.

Return : Your callback implementation must return true if you have processed the file and loaded data, or false if you are not interested in loading this file.