ucar.nc2.ft.point.standard.plug

Class UnidataPointDatasetHelper

java.lang.Object

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

public class UnidataPointDatasetHelper
extends Object

Helper routines for point feature datasets using Unidata Conventions.

Since:

Feb 29, 2008

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
UnidataPointDatasetHelper()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static Dimension	findDimension(NetcdfFile ds, String name)
static Dimension	findObsDimension(NetcdfFile ds)
static Variable	findVariable(NetcdfFile ds, String name)
static String	findVariableName(NetcdfFile ds, 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 String	getCoordinateName(NetcdfDataset ds, AxisType a) Tries to find the coordinate variable of the specified type.
static 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 CalendarDate	getEndDate(NetcdfDataset ds, CalendarDateUnit timeUnit)
static CalendarDate	getStartDate(NetcdfDataset ds, CalendarDateUnit 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 CalendarDate getStartDate(NetcdfDataset ds,
                                        CalendarDateUnit timeUnit)

getEndDate

public static CalendarDate getEndDate(NetcdfDataset ds,
                                      CalendarDateUnit timeUnit)

getBoundingBox

public static LatLonRect getBoundingBox(NetcdfDataset ds)

getCoordinateName

public static String getCoordinateName(NetcdfDataset ds,
                                       AxisType a)

Tries to find the coordinate variable of the specified type.

Parameters:

ds - search in this dataset

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

Returns:

coordinate variable, or null if not found.

getCoordinateName

public static 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 - search 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 - search in this dataset

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

Returns:

coordinate variable, or null if not found.

findVariableName

public static String findVariableName(NetcdfFile ds,
                                      String name)

findVariable

public static Variable findVariable(NetcdfFile ds,
                                    String name)

findDimension

public static Dimension findDimension(NetcdfFile ds,
                                      String name)

findObsDimension

public static Dimension findObsDimension(NetcdfFile ds)