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

)

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.