BufrDataDescriptionSection (bufr 5.5.3 API)

java.lang.Object
- ucar.nc2.iosp.bufr.BufrDataDescriptionSection

@Immutable
public class BufrDataDescriptionSection
extends Object

Represents Section 3 of a BUFR message.

Since:: May 10, 2008

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`BufrDataDescriptionSection(ucar.unidata.io.RandomAccessFile raf)`	Constructs a BufrDataDescriptionSection object by reading section 3 from a BUFR file.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`List<Short>`	`getDataDescriptors()`	get list of data descriptors as Shorts
`int`	`getDataType()`	Data type (compressed or non-compressed).
`List<String>`	`getDescriptors()`	get list of data descriptors as Strings
`int`	`getNumberDatasets()`	Number of data sets in this record.
`long`	`getOffset()`	Offset to the beginning of BufrDataDescriptionSection.
`boolean`	`isCompressed()`	Is data compressed?
`boolean`	`isObserved()`	Observation data

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - BufrDataDescriptionSection
```
public BufrDataDescriptionSection(ucar.unidata.io.RandomAccessFile raf)
                           throws IOException
```
    Constructs a BufrDataDescriptionSection object by reading section 3 from a BUFR file.
    
    Parameters:
    
    raf - RandomAccessFile, position must be on a BUFR section 3
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException - on read error
- Method Detail
  - getOffset
```
public final long getOffset()
```
    Offset to the beginning of BufrDataDescriptionSection.
    
    Returns:
    
    offset in bytes of BUFR record
  - getNumberDatasets
```
public final int getNumberDatasets()
```
    Number of data sets in this record.
    
    Returns:
    
    datasets
  - getDataType
```
public final int getDataType()
```
    Data type (compressed or non-compressed).
    
    Returns:
    
    datatype
  - isObserved
```
public boolean isObserved()
```
    Observation data
    
    Returns:
    
    true if observation data
  - isCompressed
```
public boolean isCompressed()
```
    Is data compressed?
    
    Returns:
    
    true if data is compressed
  - getDataDescriptors
```
public final List<Short> getDataDescriptors()
```
    get list of data descriptors as Shorts
    
    Returns:
    
    descriptors as List
  - getDescriptors
```
public final List<String> getDescriptors()
```
    get list of data descriptors as Strings
    
    Returns:
    
    descriptors as List