ucar.nc2

Class CDMNode

java.lang.Object

ucar.nc2.CDMNode

Direct Known Subclasses:

Attribute, Dimension, EnumTypedef, Group, Variable

public class CDMNode
extends Object

Define a superclass for all the CDM node classes: Group, Dimension, etc. Define the sort of the node CDMSort so that we can 1. do true switching on node type 2. avoid use of instanceof 3. Use container classes that have more than one kind of node

Also move various common fields and methods to here.

Author:

Heimbigner

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor and Description
protected	CDMNode()
	CDMNode(String name)

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	getDODSName() Get the dodsname
String	getFullName() Get the Full name of this object.
String	getFullNameEscaped() Alias for getFullName
Group	getGroup() Alias for getParentGroup
boolean	getImmutable() Get immutable flag As a rule, subclasses will access directly
String	getName() Deprecated. Replaced by getShortName() and getFullName()
Group	getParentGroup() Get its parent Group, or null if its the root group.
Structure	getParentStructure() Get its parent structure, or null if not in structure
String	getShortName() Get the short name of this Variable.
CDMSort	getSort()
boolean	isMemberOfStructure() Test for presence of parent Structure
void	setDODSName(String name) Store the original dods name
void	setImmutable(boolean tf) Set the immutable flag
void	setParentGroup(Group parent) Set the parent Group
void	setParentStructure(Structure parent) Set the parent Structure
void	setShortName(String name) Set the short name of this Variable.
void	setSort(CDMSort sort)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

CDMNode

protected CDMNode()

CDMNode

public CDMNode(String name)

Method Detail

getSort

public CDMSort getSort()

setSort

public void setSort(CDMSort sort)

getShortName

public String getShortName()

Get the short name of this Variable. The name is unique within its parent group.

setShortName

public void setShortName(String name)

Set the short name of this Variable. The name is unique within its parent group.

Parameters:

name - new short name

getParentGroup

public Group getParentGroup()

Get its parent Group, or null if its the root group.

Returns:

parent Group

getGroup

public Group getGroup()

Alias for getParentGroup

Returns:

parent Group

setParentGroup

public void setParentGroup(Group parent)

Set the parent Group

Parameters:

parent - The new parent group

getParentStructure

public Structure getParentStructure()

Get its parent structure, or null if not in structure

Returns:

parent structure

setParentStructure

public void setParentStructure(Structure parent)

Set the parent Structure

Parameters:

parent - The new parent structure

isMemberOfStructure

public boolean isMemberOfStructure()

Test for presence of parent Structure

Returns:

true iff struct != null

getImmutable

public boolean getImmutable()

Get immutable flag As a rule, subclasses will access directly

Returns:

Immutable flag

setImmutable

public void setImmutable(boolean tf)

Set the immutable flag

Parameters:

tf - The new value for the immutable flag

getDODSName

public String getDODSName()

Get the dodsname

Returns:

the original names from the DDS or DAS; if null, then return the short name

setDODSName

public void setDODSName(String name)

Store the original dods name

Parameters:

name - The original name from the DDS/DAS

getFullName

public String getFullName()

Get the Full name of this object. Certain characters are backslash escaped (see NetcdfFile)

Returns:

full name with backslash escapes

getFullNameEscaped

public String getFullNameEscaped()

Alias for getFullName

Returns:

full name with backslash escapes

getName

@Deprecated
public String getName()

Deprecated. Replaced by getShortName() and getFullName()

getName is deprecated because, as the code below shows, it has no consistent meaning. Sometimes it returns the short name, sometimes it returns the full name.