HipOnlineQuery Class Reference

Provides lookup features into an online service that accepts a Hipparcos number in the query string. More...

#include <HipOnlineQuery.hpp>

Public Member Functions
	HipOnlineQuery (const QString &baseURL, QObject *parent=nullptr)
	Constructor. More...
HipOnlineReply *	lookup (const int hipID)
	set a new URL for the query. There must be a "%1" included, else no number or name can be added to the query! More...
HipOnlineReply *	lookup (const QString &name)
	Lookup in an external information site for object with name. More...
HipOnlineReply *	lookup (const QString &url, const int hipID)
	Lookup in an external starnames information site for object with catalog number. More...
HipOnlineReply *	lookup (const QString &url, const QString &name)
	Lookup in an external information site for object with name. More...

Detailed Description

Provides lookup features into an online service that accepts a Hipparcos number in the query string.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

HipOnlineQuery()

HipOnlineQuery::HipOnlineQuery	(	const QString &	baseURL,
		QObject *	parent = nullptr
	)

Constructor.

Parameters

baseURL

complete URL like "https://mysite.org/lookForInfo.php?HIP=%1" It is allowed to initialize with an empty URL.

Member Function Documentation

lookup() [1/4]

HipOnlineReply* HipOnlineQuery::lookup

(

const int

hipID

)

set a new URL for the query. There must be a "%1" included, else no number or name can be added to the query!

Lookup in an external starnames information site for object with catalog number.

Parameters

hipID

the object ID. Only HIP IDs are supported.

Returns

a new HipOnlineReply which is owned by the caller.

lookup() [2/4]

HipOnlineReply* HipOnlineQuery::lookup

(

const QString &

name

)

Lookup in an external information site for object with name.

Parameters

name	the object name. Use getEnglishName() for a typical name.

Returns

a new HipOnlineReply which is owned by the caller.

lookup() [3/4]

HipOnlineReply* HipOnlineQuery::lookup	(	const QString &	url,
		const int	hipID
	)

Lookup in an external starnames information site for object with catalog number.

Parameters

url	a new URL to use.
hipID	the object ID. Only HIP IDs are supported.

Returns

a new HipOnlineReply which is owned by the caller.

lookup() [4/4]

HipOnlineReply* HipOnlineQuery::lookup	(	const QString &	url,
		const QString &	name
	)

Lookup in an external information site for object with name.

Parameters

url	a new URL to use.
name	the object name. Use getEnglishName() for a typical name.

Returns

a new HipOnlineReply which is owned by the caller.