Module org.hdfgroup.object

Package hdf.object.nc2

Class NC2Group

Object

hdf.object.HObject

hdf.object.Group

hdf.object.nc2.NC2Group

All Implemented Interfaces:

MetaDataContainer, Serializable

public class NC2Group
extends Group

An NC2Group represents NetCDF3 group, inheriting from Group. Every NetCDF3 object has at least one name. An NetCDF3 group is used to store a set of the names together in one place, i.e. a group. The general structure of a group is similar to that of the UNIX file system in that the group may contain references to other groups or data objects just as the UNIX directory may contain subdirectories or files.

Version:

1.1 9/4/2007

Author:

Peter X. Cao

See Also:

• Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
protected ucar.nc2.Group	netCDFGroup	The corresponding netcdf Group for this group.

Fields inherited from class hdf.object.Group

CRT_ORDER_INDEXED, CRT_ORDER_TRACKED, LINK_TYPE_EXTERNAL, LINK_TYPE_HARD, LINK_TYPE_SOFT, nMembersInFile, parent

Fields inherited from class hdf.object.HObject

fileFormat, linkTargetObjName, oid, SEPARATOR

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
NC2Group(FileFormat fileFormat, String name, String path, Group parent, long[] theID)	Constructs an NC2 group with specific name, path, and parent.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	close(long gid)	Close a group.
static NC2Group	create(String name, Group pgroup)	Creates a new group.
List	getMetadata()	Retrieves the object's metadata, such as attributes, from the file.
List	getMetadata(int... attrPropList)	Retrieves the object's metadata, such as attributes, from the file.
ucar.nc2.Group	getNetCDFGroup()	Get the corresponding netcdf Group for this group.
boolean	hasAttribute()	Check if the object has any attributes attached.
boolean	hasDimension()	Get if this group has an attached dimension.
String	netcdfAttributeString(int index)	Retrieves the attribute name.
String	netcdfDimensionString(int index)	Retrieves the Dimension name.
String	netcdfTypedefString(int index)	Retrieves the EnumTypedef name.
long	open()	open a group.
void	removeMetadata(Object info)	Deletes an attribute from this dataset.
void	setNetCDFGroup(ucar.nc2.Group netCDFGroup)	Set the corresponding netcdf Group for this group.
void	updateMetadata(Object info)	Updates an attribute from this dataset.
void	writeMetadata(Object info)	Creates a new attribute and attached to this dataset if attribute does not exist.

Methods inherited from class hdf.object.Group

addToMemberList, breadthFirstMemberList, clear, depthFirstMemberList, getMember, getMemberList, getNumberOfMembersInFile, getParent, isRoot, removeFromMemberList, setName

Methods inherited from class hdf.object.HObject

createFullname, debug, equals, equals, equalsOID, getFID, getFile, getFileFormat, getFullName, getLinkTargetObjName, getName, getOID, getPath, hashCode, setFullname, setLinkTargetObjName, setPath, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Details

netCDFGroup

protected ucar.nc2.Group netCDFGroup

The corresponding netcdf Group for this group.

Constructor Details

NC2Group

public NC2Group(FileFormat fileFormat,
 String name,
 String path,
 Group parent,
 long[] theID)

Constructs an NC2 group with specific name, path, and parent.

Parameters:

fileFormat - the file which containing the group.

name - the name of this group.

path - the full path of this group.

parent - the parent of this group.

theID - the unique identifier of this data object.

Method Details

getNetCDFGroup

public ucar.nc2.Group getNetCDFGroup()

Get the corresponding netcdf Group for this group.

Returns:

the corresponding netcdf Group for this group.

setNetCDFGroup

public void setNetCDFGroup(ucar.nc2.Group netCDFGroup)

Set the corresponding netcdf Group for this group.

Parameters:

netCDFGroup - the ucar.nc2.Group to associate to this group

hasAttribute

public boolean hasAttribute()

Check if the object has any attributes attached.

Returns:

true if it has any attributes, false otherwise.

hasDimension

public boolean hasDimension()

Get if this group has an attached dimension.

Returns:

true if this group has an attached dimension.

getMetadata

public List getMetadata()
                 throws Exception

Retrieves the object's metadata, such as attributes, from the file. Metadata, such as attributes, is stored in a List.

Returns:

the list of metadata objects.

Throws:

Exception - if the metadata can not be retrieved

writeMetadata

public void writeMetadata(Object info)
                   throws Exception

Creates a new attribute and attached to this dataset if attribute does not exist. Otherwise, just update the value of the attribute.

Parameters:

info - the attribute to attach

Throws:

Exception - if there is an error

removeMetadata

public void removeMetadata(Object info)
                    throws Exception

Deletes an attribute from this dataset.

Parameters:

info - the attribute to delete.

Throws:

Exception - if there is an error

updateMetadata

public void updateMetadata(Object info)
                    throws Exception

Updates an attribute from this dataset.

Parameters:

info - the attribute to update.

Throws:

Exception - if there is an error

open

public long open()

open a group.

Specified by:

open in class HObject

Returns:

the group identifier if successful.

See Also:

• HObject.close(long)

close

public void close(long gid)

Close a group.

Specified by:

close in class HObject

Parameters:

gid - the identifier of the group to close.

create

public static NC2Group create(String name,
 Group pgroup)
                       throws Exception

Creates a new group.

Parameters:

name - the name of the group to create.

pgroup - the parent group of the new group.

Returns:

the new group if successful. Otherwise returns null.

Throws:

Exception - if there is an error

getMetadata

public List getMetadata(int... attrPropList)
                 throws Exception

Retrieves the object's metadata, such as attributes, from the file. Metadata, such as attributes, is stored in a List.

Parameters:

attrPropList - the list of properties to get

Returns:

the list of metadata objects.

Throws:

Exception - if the metadata can not be retrieved

netcdfAttributeString

public String netcdfAttributeString(int index)

Retrieves the attribute name.

Parameters:

index - the index of the attribute to get

Returns:

the attribute string.

netcdfDimensionString

public String netcdfDimensionString(int index)

Retrieves the Dimension name.

Parameters:

index - the index of the Dimension to get

Returns:

the Dimension string.

netcdfTypedefString

public String netcdfTypedefString(int index)

Retrieves the EnumTypedef name.

Parameters:

index - the index of the EnumTypedef to get

Returns:

the EnumTypedef string.