edu.wisc.ssec.mcidas
Class AreaDirectoryList

java.lang.Object
  edu.wisc.ssec.mcidas.AreaDirectoryList

public class AreaDirectoryList
extends Object

AreaDirectoryList interface for McIDAS 'area' file format image data. Provides access to a list of one or more AreaDirectoy objects.

Author:

Don Murray

Constructor Summary

AreaDirectoryList(String imageSource)
creates an AreaDirectory object that allows reading of McIDAS 'area' file format image data.

AreaDirectoryList(URL url)
creates an AreaDirectory object that allows reading of the directory of McIDAS 'area' files from a URL

Method Summary

ArrayList	getDirs() returns the directory blocks for the requested images.
AreaDirectory[][]	getSortedDirs() returns the directory blocks for the requested images, sorted into an array of AreaDirectories by time and then bands as the second dimenison, if multiple directories with the same ADDE position number are returned.
static void	main(String[] args)
String	toString() Prints out a formatted listing of the directory info

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

AreaDirectoryList

public AreaDirectoryList(String imageSource)
                  throws AreaFileException

creates an AreaDirectory object that allows reading of McIDAS 'area' file format image data. allows reading either from a disk file, or a server via ADDE.

Parameters:

imageSource - the file name or ADDE URL to read from

Throws:

AreaFileException - if file cannot be opened

AreaDirectoryList

public AreaDirectoryList(URL url)
                  throws AreaFileException

creates an AreaDirectory object that allows reading of the directory of McIDAS 'area' files from a URL

Parameters:

url - - the URL to go after

Throws:

AreaFileException - if file cannot be opened

Method Detail

getSortedDirs

public AreaDirectory[][] getSortedDirs()
                                throws AreaFileException

returns the directory blocks for the requested images, sorted into an array of AreaDirectories by time and then bands as the second dimenison, if multiple directories with the same ADDE position number are returned.

Throws:

AreaFileException

getDirs

public ArrayList getDirs()
                  throws AreaFileException

returns the directory blocks for the requested images. see McIDAS Programmer's Manual for information on the parameters for each value.

Returns:

a ArrayList of AreaDirectorys

Throws:

AreaFileException - if there was a problem reading the directory

toString

public String toString()

Prints out a formatted listing of the directory info

Overrides:

toString in class Object

main

public static void main(String[] args)
                 throws Exception

Throws:

Exception