visad.data.dods
Class StringAttributeAdapter

java.lang.Object
  visad.data.dods.Adapter
      visad.data.dods.AttributeAdapter
          visad.data.dods.StringAttributeAdapter

public class StringAttributeAdapter
extends AttributeAdapter

Provides support for adapting DODS Attribute.STRING attributes to the VisAD data-import context.

Instances are immutable.

Author:

Steven R. Emmerson

Constructor Summary

StringAttributeAdapter(String name, dods.dap.Attribute attr)
Constructs from a name and an appropriate attribute.

Method Summary

DataImpl

data(boolean copy) Returns the VisAD data object corresponding to this instance.

Methods inherited from class visad.data.dods.Adapter

attributeTable, attributeTable, getCacheStrategy, isFlat, mathType, realType, realType, realType, realType, scalarName

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

StringAttributeAdapter

public StringAttributeAdapter(String name,
                              dods.dap.Attribute attr)
                       throws VisADException,
                              RemoteException

Constructs from a name and an appropriate attribute.

Parameters:

name - The name of the attribute.

attr - The attribute. Must have the appropriate type.

Throws:

VisADException - VisAD failure. Probably the attribute has an inappropriate type.

RemoteException - Java RMI failure.

Method Detail

data

public DataImpl data(boolean copy)

Returns the VisAD data object corresponding to this instance.

Specified by:

data in class AttributeAdapter

Parameters:

copy - If true, then a copy is returned.

Returns:

The VisAD data object corresponding to this instance.