NAME

Geo::GDAL::FFI::Driver - A GDAL data access driver

SYNOPSIS

DESCRIPTION

A format driver. Use the Driver method of a Geo::GDAL::FFI object to obtain one.

METHODS

GetName

my $name = $driver->GetName;

Returns the name of the driver.

Create

my $name = $driver->Create($name, {Width => 100, ...});

Create a dataset. $name is the name for the dataset to create. Named arguments are the following.

Width

Optional, but required to create a raster dataset.

Height

Optional, default is the same as width.

Bands

Optional, the number of raster bands in the dataset, default is one.

DataType

Optional, the data type (a string) for the raster cells, default is 'Byte'.

Source

Optional, the dataset to copy.

Progress

Optional, used only in dataset copy, a reference to a subroutine. The subroutine is called with three arguments ($fraction, $msg, $data), where $fraction is a number, $msg is a string, and $data is a pointer that is given as the progress data argument.

ProgressData

Optional, used only in dataset copy, a reference.

Strict

Optional, used only in dataset copy, default is false (0).

Options

Optional, driver specific creation options, default is reference to an empty hash.

my $name = $driver->Create($name, $width);

A simple syntax for calling Create to create a raster dataset.

LICENSE

This software is released under the Artistic License. See perlartistic.

AUTHOR

Ari Jolma - Ari.Jolma at gmail.com

SEE ALSO

Geo::GDAL::FFI

Alien::gdal, FFI::Platypus, http://www.gdal.org