rgdal (version 0.7-7)

GDALTransientDataset-class: Class "GDALTransientDataset"

Description

GDALTransientDataset is identical to GDALDataset-class except that transient datasets are not associated with any user-visible file. Transient datasets delete their associated file data when closed. See saveDataset and saveDatasetAs.

Extends

Class "GDALDataset", directly. Class "GDALReadOnlyDataset", by class "GDALDataset". Class "GDALMajorObject", by class "GDALDataset".

See Also

See also GDALDriver-class, GDALReadOnlyDataset-class

Examples

list.files(tempdir())
x <- new('GDALTransientDataset', driver=new('GDALDriver', "GTiff"), rows=100,
 cols=100, bands=3, type='Byte')
dim(x)
list.files(tempdir())
GDAL.close(x)
list.files(tempdir())