PlySource (de.javagl:ply 0.0.4 API)

All Known Subinterfaces:

MutablePlySource

All Known Implementing Classes:

ObjectPlySource
```
public interface PlySource
```
Interface for classes that provide PLY data

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Descriptor`	`getDescriptor()`	Returns the `Descriptor` that describes the structure of the data.
`List<Element>`	`getElementList(int elementTypeIndex)`	Returns an unmodifiable list of `Element` objects for the specified element type index
`List<Element>`	`getElementList(String elementName)`	Returns an unmodifiable list of `Element` objects for the elements with the given name, or `null` if there are no elements with the given name.

- Method Detail
  - getDescriptor
```
Descriptor getDescriptor()
```
    Returns the Descriptor that describes the structure of the data.
    
    Returns:
    
    The Descriptor
  - getElementList
```
List<Element> getElementList(String elementName)
```
    Returns an unmodifiable list of Element objects for the elements with the given name, or null if there are no elements with the given name.
    
    Parameters:
    
    elementName - The element name
    
    Returns:
    
    The Element list
  - getElementList
```
List<Element> getElementList(int elementTypeIndex)
```
    Returns an unmodifiable list of Element objects for the specified element type index
    
    Parameters:
    
    elementTypeIndex - The element type index
    
    Returns:
    
    The Element list
    
    Throws:
    
    IndexOutOfBoundsException - If the given index is negative or not smaller than the number of element types