ucar.nc2.ft
Class FeatureDatasetImpl

java.lang.Object
  ucar.nc2.ft.FeatureDatasetImpl

All Implemented Interfaces:

FeatureDataset

public abstract class FeatureDatasetImpl
extends java.lang.Object
implements FeatureDataset

Abstract superclass for implementations of FeatureDataset. Subclass must implement getFeatureClass(), and add specific functionality.

Since:

Sep 7, 2007

Author:

caron

Constructor Summary

FeatureDatasetImpl()
No-arg constuctor

FeatureDatasetImpl(NetcdfDataset ncfile)
Construtor when theres a NetcdfFile underneath

FeatureDatasetImpl(java.lang.String title, java.lang.String description, java.lang.String location)
Constructor when theres no NetcdfFile underneath.

Method Summary

void	close() Close all resources associated with this dataset.
Attribute	findGlobalAttributeIgnoreCase(java.lang.String name) Return the global attribute with the given name, ignoring case.
LatLonRect	getBoundingBox() The boundingBox for the entire dataset.
VariableSimpleIF	getDataVariable(java.lang.String shortName) Get the named data Variable.
java.util.List<VariableSimpleIF>	getDataVariables() The data Variables available in this dataset.
DateRange	getDateRange() Date range for the entire dataset.
java.lang.String	getDescription() Text information about this dataset.
void	getDetailInfo(java.util.Formatter sf) Show debug / underlying implementation details
java.util.Date	getEndDate() Ending date for the entire dataset.
java.util.List<Attribute>	getGlobalAttributes() List of global attributes.
java.lang.String	getLocationURI() The URI location of the dataset
NetcdfFile	getNetcdfFile() Return underlying NetcdfFile, or null if none.
java.util.Date	getStartDate() Starting date for the entire dataset.
java.lang.String	getTitle() Title of the dataset.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface ucar.nc2.ft.FeatureDataset

getFeatureType

Constructor Detail

FeatureDatasetImpl

public FeatureDatasetImpl()

No-arg constuctor

FeatureDatasetImpl

public FeatureDatasetImpl(java.lang.String title,
                          java.lang.String description,
                          java.lang.String location)

Constructor when theres no NetcdfFile underneath.

Parameters:

title - title of the dataset.

description - description of the dataset.

location - URI of the dataset

FeatureDatasetImpl

public FeatureDatasetImpl(NetcdfDataset ncfile)

Construtor when theres a NetcdfFile underneath

Parameters:

ncfile - adapt this NetcdfDataset

Method Detail

getNetcdfFile

public NetcdfFile getNetcdfFile()

Description copied from interface: FeatureDataset

Return underlying NetcdfFile, or null if none.

Specified by:

getNetcdfFile in interface FeatureDataset

Returns:

the underlying NetcdfFile, or null if none.

getTitle

public java.lang.String getTitle()

Description copied from interface: FeatureDataset

Title of the dataset.

Specified by:

getTitle in interface FeatureDataset

Returns:

the title of the dataset, or null

getDescription

public java.lang.String getDescription()

Description copied from interface: FeatureDataset

Text information about this dataset.

Specified by:

getDescription in interface FeatureDataset

Returns:

any text information about this dataset, or null.

getLocationURI

public java.lang.String getLocationURI()

Description copied from interface: FeatureDataset

The URI location of the dataset

Specified by:

getLocationURI in interface FeatureDataset

Returns:

the URI location of the dataset, or null

getGlobalAttributes

public java.util.List<Attribute> getGlobalAttributes()

Description copied from interface: FeatureDataset

List of global attributes.

Specified by:

getGlobalAttributes in interface FeatureDataset

Returns:

List of type ucar.nc2.Attribute, may be empty but not null

findGlobalAttributeIgnoreCase

public Attribute findGlobalAttributeIgnoreCase(java.lang.String name)

Description copied from interface: FeatureDataset

Return the global attribute with the given name, ignoring case.

Specified by:

findGlobalAttributeIgnoreCase in interface FeatureDataset

Parameters:

name - attribute name

Returns:

the global attribute, or null

close

public void close()
           throws java.io.IOException

Description copied from interface: FeatureDataset

Close all resources associated with this dataset.

Specified by:

close in interface FeatureDataset

Throws:

java.io.IOException - on i/o error

getDetailInfo

public void getDetailInfo(java.util.Formatter sf)

Description copied from interface: FeatureDataset

Show debug / underlying implementation details

Specified by:

getDetailInfo in interface FeatureDataset

Parameters:

sf - append info here

getDateRange

public DateRange getDateRange()

Description copied from interface: FeatureDataset

Date range for the entire dataset.

Specified by:

getDateRange in interface FeatureDataset

Returns:

the date range for the entire dataset, or null if unknown

getStartDate

public java.util.Date getStartDate()

Description copied from interface: FeatureDataset

Starting date for the entire dataset.

Specified by:

getStartDate in interface FeatureDataset

Returns:

the starting date for the entire dataset, or null if unknown

getEndDate

public java.util.Date getEndDate()

Description copied from interface: FeatureDataset

Ending date for the entire dataset.

Specified by:

getEndDate in interface FeatureDataset

Returns:

the ending date for the entire dataset, or null if unknown

getBoundingBox

public LatLonRect getBoundingBox()

Description copied from interface: FeatureDataset

The boundingBox for the entire dataset.

Specified by:

getBoundingBox in interface FeatureDataset

Returns:

the lat/lon boundingBox for the entire dataset, or null if unknown.

getDataVariables

public java.util.List<VariableSimpleIF> getDataVariables()

Description copied from interface: FeatureDataset

The data Variables available in this dataset. Should just be data variables others might be searching for, not metadata or coordinate system variables, etc. The shape of this VariableSimpleIF does not necessarily match the StuctureData member.

Specified by:

getDataVariables in interface FeatureDataset

Returns:

List of subclass of VariableSimpleIF, may be empty but not null

getDataVariable

public VariableSimpleIF getDataVariable(java.lang.String shortName)

Description copied from interface: FeatureDataset

Get the named data Variable.

Specified by:

getDataVariable in interface FeatureDataset

Parameters:

shortName - of data Variable.

Returns:

VariableSimpleIF or null if not found