ucar.nc2.ft.point.standard.plug
Class UnidataPointDatasetHelper

java.lang.Object
  ucar.nc2.ft.point.standard.plug.UnidataPointDatasetHelper

public class UnidataPointDatasetHelper
extends java.lang.Object

Helper routines for point feature datasets using Unidata Conventions.

Since:

Feb 29, 2008

Author:

caron

Constructor Summary

UnidataPointDatasetHelper()

Method Summary

static Dimension	findDimension(NetcdfFile ds, java.lang.String name)
static Dimension	findObsDimension(NetcdfFile ds)
static Variable	findVariable(NetcdfFile ds, java.lang.String name)
static java.lang.String	findVariableName(NetcdfFile ds, java.lang.String name)
static LatLonRect	getBoundingBox(NetcdfDataset ds)
static Variable	getCoordinate(NetcdfDataset ds, AxisType a) Tries to find the coordinate variable of the specified type.
static java.lang.String	getCoordinateName(NetcdfDataset ds, AxisType a) Tries to find the coordinate variable of the specified type.
static java.lang.String	getCoordinateName(NetcdfDataset ds, AxisType a, Dimension dim) Tries to find the coordinate variable of the specified type, which has the specified dimension as its firsst dimension
static java.util.Date	getEndDate(NetcdfDataset ds, DateUnit timeUnit)
static java.util.Date	getStartDate(NetcdfDataset ds, DateUnit timeUnit)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

UnidataPointDatasetHelper

public UnidataPointDatasetHelper()

Method Detail

getStartDate

public static java.util.Date getStartDate(NetcdfDataset ds,
                                          DateUnit timeUnit)

getEndDate

public static java.util.Date getEndDate(NetcdfDataset ds,
                                        DateUnit timeUnit)

getBoundingBox

public static LatLonRect getBoundingBox(NetcdfDataset ds)

getCoordinateName

public static java.lang.String getCoordinateName(NetcdfDataset ds,
                                                 AxisType a)

Tries to find the coordinate variable of the specified type.

Parameters:

ds - look in this dataset

a - AxisType.LAT, LON, HEIGHT, or TIME

Returns:

coordinate variable, or null if not found.

getCoordinateName

public static java.lang.String getCoordinateName(NetcdfDataset ds,
                                                 AxisType a,
                                                 Dimension dim)

Tries to find the coordinate variable of the specified type, which has the specified dimension as its firsst dimension

Parameters:

ds - look in this dataset

a - AxisType.LAT, LON, HEIGHT, or TIME

dim - must use this dimension

Returns:

coordinate variable, or null if not found.

getCoordinate

public static Variable getCoordinate(NetcdfDataset ds,
                                     AxisType a)

Tries to find the coordinate variable of the specified type.

Parameters:

ds - look in this dataset

a - AxisType.LAT, LON, HEIGHT, or TIME

Returns:

coordinate variable, or null if not found.

findVariableName

public static java.lang.String findVariableName(NetcdfFile ds,
                                                java.lang.String name)

findVariable

public static Variable findVariable(NetcdfFile ds,
                                    java.lang.String name)

findDimension

public static Dimension findDimension(NetcdfFile ds,
                                      java.lang.String name)

findObsDimension

public static Dimension findObsDimension(NetcdfFile ds)