ucar.nc2.dt
Interface TypedDataset

All Known Subinterfaces:

GridDataset, PointObsDataset, RadialDatasetSweep, StationObsDataset, StationRadialDataset, TrajectoryObsDataset

All Known Implementing Classes:

AddeStationObsDataset, ARMTrajectoryObsDataset, CFstationObsDataset, COSMICTrajectoryObsDataset, DapperDataset, Dorade2Dataset, DqcRadarDatasetCollection, DqcStationObsDataset, Float10TrajectoryObsDataset, GridDataset, LevelII2Dataset, MadisPointObsDataset, MadisStationObsDataset, MultiTrajectoryObsDataset, NdbcDataset, Netcdf2Dataset, Nids2Dataset, OldUnidataPointObsDataset, OldUnidataStationObsDataset, PointObsDatasetImpl, RadialDatasetSweepAdapter, RafTrajectoryObsDataset, SequenceObsDataset, SimpleTrajectoryObsDataset, SingleTrajectoryObsDataset, StationObsDatasetImpl, StationRadarCollectionImpl, TDSRadarDatasetCollection, TrajectoryObsDatasetImpl, TypedDatasetImpl, UF2Dataset, UnidataPointObsDataset, UnidataStationObsDataset, UnidataStationObsDataset2, UnidataStationObsMultidimDataset, UnidataTrajectoryObsDataset, UnidataTrajectoryObsDataset2, ZebraClassTrajectoryObsDataset

public interface TypedDataset

Superclass for "scientific type" datasets. This interface defines general "discovery metadata". Its subtypes define type-specific information. Implementations may or may not have a NetcdfFile underneath.

Author:

caron

Method Summary

void	close() Close all resources associated with this dataset.
Attribute	findGlobalAttributeIgnoreCase(String name)
LatLonRect	getBoundingBox()
VariableSimpleIF	getDataVariable(String shortName) Get the named data Variable.
List<VariableSimpleIF>	getDataVariables() The data Variables available in this dataset.
String	getDescription()
String	getDetailInfo()
Date	getEndDate()
List<Attribute>	getGlobalAttributes() List of global attributes.
String	getLocationURI()
NetcdfFile	getNetcdfFile()
Date	getStartDate()
String	getTitle()

Method Detail

getTitle

String getTitle()

Returns:

Title of the dataset.

getDescription

String getDescription()

Returns:

Text information about this dataset.

getLocationURI

String getLocationURI()

Returns:

The URI location of the dataset

getStartDate

Date getStartDate()

Returns:

Start date for the entire dataset.

getEndDate

Date getEndDate()

Returns:

End date for the entire dataset.

getBoundingBox

LatLonRect getBoundingBox()

Returns:

the boundingBox for the entire dataset.

getGlobalAttributes

List<Attribute> getGlobalAttributes()

List of global attributes.

Returns:

List of type ucar.nc2.Attribute

findGlobalAttributeIgnoreCase

Attribute findGlobalAttributeIgnoreCase(String name)

Parameters:

name - attribute name

Returns:

the global attribute with the given name, ingnoring case.

getDataVariables

List<VariableSimpleIF> getDataVariables()

The data Variables available in this dataset. Should just be data variable others might be searching for, not metadata or coordinate system variables, etc. The shape of this VariableSimpleIF does not necessarily match the

Returns:

List of type VariableSimpleIF

getDataVariable

VariableSimpleIF getDataVariable(String shortName)

Get the named data Variable.

Parameters:

shortName - of data Variable.

Returns:

VariableSimpleIF or null.

getNetcdfFile

NetcdfFile getNetcdfFile()

Returns:

underlying NetcdfFile, or null if none.

close

void close()
           throws IOException

Close all resources associated with this dataset.

Throws:

IOException - on I/O error

getDetailInfo

String getDetailInfo()

Returns:

debug / underlying implementation details