visad.data.netcdf.out
Class VisADAdapter

java.lang.Object
  ucar.netcdf.AbstractNetcdf
      visad.data.netcdf.out.VisADAdapter

All Implemented Interfaces:

ucar.netcdf.Netcdf

public class VisADAdapter
extends ucar.netcdf.AbstractNetcdf

The VisADAdapter class adapts a VisAD data object to the AbstractNetcdf API.

Constructor Summary

VisADAdapter(Data data)
Construct from a generic VisAD data object.

Method Summary

protected ucar.netcdf.Dimension	define1DDim(SampledSet set) Define the netCDF dimension of a 1-D SampledSet.
protected ucar.netcdf.Dimension[]	defineLinearSetDims(GriddedSet set) Define the netCDF dimensions of a VisAD LinearSet, including any necessary coordinate variables..
protected ucar.netcdf.Dimension	defineNDDim(SampledSet set) Define the netCDF dimension of a multi-dimensional SampledSet.
protected ucar.netcdf.Dimension	defineSampledSetDim(SampledSet set) Define the netCDF dimensions and variables of a VisAD SampledSet.
ucar.multiarray.Accessor	ioFactory(ucar.netcdf.ProtoVariable protoVar) Return a MultiArray Accessor for a variable.
protected ucar.netcdf.Dimension[]	reverse(ucar.netcdf.Dimension[] inDims) Reverse the dimensions in a 1-D array.
protected void	visit(Data data, visad.data.netcdf.out.VisADAccessor outerAccessor) Visit a VisAD data object.
protected void	visit(Field field, visad.data.netcdf.out.VisADAccessor outerAccessor) Define the netCDF dimensions and variables of a VisAD Field object.
protected void	visit(Real real, visad.data.netcdf.out.VisADAccessor outerAccessor) Visit a VisAD Real object.
protected void	visit(Text text, visad.data.netcdf.out.VisADAccessor outerAccessor) Visit a VisAD Text object.
protected void	visit(Tuple tuple, visad.data.netcdf.out.VisADAccessor outerAccessor) Visit a VisAD Tuple object.

Methods inherited from class ucar.netcdf.AbstractNetcdf

add, contains, contains, get, getAttribute, getAttributes, getDimensions, initHashtable, iterator, putAttribute, putDimension, size, toCdl, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

VisADAdapter

public VisADAdapter(Data data)
             throws BadFormException,
                    VisADException,
                    RemoteException,
                    IOException

Construct from a generic VisAD data object.

Parameters:

data - The VisAD data object to be adapted to a netCDF API

Throws:

UnimplementedException - Something that should be implemented isn't yet.

BadFormException - The VisAD data object cannot be adapted to a netCDF API

VisADException - Problem in core VisAD. Some VisAD object probably couldn't be created.

RemoteException - Remote data access failure.

IOException - Data access failure.

Method Detail

visit

protected void visit(Data data,
                     visad.data.netcdf.out.VisADAccessor outerAccessor)
              throws UnimplementedException,
                     BadFormException,
                     VisADException,
                     RemoteException,
                     IOException

Visit a VisAD data object.

Parameters:

data - The VisAD data object to be visited.

outerAccessor - The means for accessing the individual VisAD data objects of the enclosing VisAD data object.

Throws:

UnimplementedException - Something that should be implemented isn't yet.

BadFormException - The VisAD data object cannot be adapted to a netCDF API

VisADException - Problem in core VisAD. Probably some VisAD object couldn't be created.

RemoteException - Remote data access failure.

IOException - Data access failure.

visit

protected void visit(Text text,
                     visad.data.netcdf.out.VisADAccessor outerAccessor)
              throws BadFormException,
                     IOException

Visit a VisAD Text object.

Parameters:

text - The VisAD Text object to be visited.

outerAccessor - The means for accessing the individual VisAD Text objects of the enclosing VisAD data object.

Throws:

BadFormException - The VisAD data object cannot be adapted to a netCDF API

IOException - Data access failure.

visit

protected void visit(Real real,
                     visad.data.netcdf.out.VisADAccessor outerAccessor)
              throws BadFormException,
                     VisADException

Visit a VisAD Real object.

Parameters:

real - The VisAD Real object to be visited.

outerAccessor - The means for accessing the individual VisAD Real objects of the enclosing VisAD data object.

Throws:

BadFormException - The VisAD data object cannot be adapted to a netCDF API

VisADException - Problem in core VisAD. Probably some VisAD object couldn't be created.

visit

protected void visit(Tuple tuple,
                     visad.data.netcdf.out.VisADAccessor outerAccessor)
              throws VisADException,
                     RemoteException,
                     IOException

Visit a VisAD Tuple object.

Parameters:

tuple - The VisAD Tuple object to be visited.

outerAccessor - The means for accessing the individual VisAD Tuple objects of the enclosing VisAD data object.

Throws:

VisADException - Problem in core VisAD. Probably some VisAD object couldn't be created.

RemoteException - Remote data access failure.

IOException - Local data access failure.

visit

protected void visit(Field field,
                     visad.data.netcdf.out.VisADAccessor outerAccessor)
              throws RemoteException,
                     VisADException,
                     BadFormException,
                     UnimplementedException,
                     IOException

Define the netCDF dimensions and variables of a VisAD Field object.

Parameters:

field - The VisAD Field to be visited

outerAccessor - The means for accessing the individual VisAD Field objects of the enclosing VisAD data object.

Throws:

UnimplementedException - Something that should be implemented isn't yet.

BadFormException - The VisAD data object cannot be adapted to a netCDF API

VisADException - Problem in core VisAD. Probably some VisAD object couldn't be created.

RemoteException - Remote data access failure.

IOException - Local data access failure.

defineLinearSetDims

protected ucar.netcdf.Dimension[] defineLinearSetDims(GriddedSet set)
                                               throws VisADException,
                                                      BadFormException

Define the netCDF dimensions of a VisAD LinearSet, including any necessary coordinate variables..

Parameters:

set - The VisAD GriddedSet to be examined, WHERE set instanceof LinearSet.

Returns:

The netCDF dimensions of set.

Throws:

VisADException

BadFormException

defineSampledSetDim

protected ucar.netcdf.Dimension defineSampledSetDim(SampledSet set)
                                             throws VisADException,
                                                    BadFormException

Define the netCDF dimensions and variables of a VisAD SampledSet.

Parameters:

set - The VisAD SampledSet to be examined.

Returns:

The netCDF dimension of set.

Throws:

VisADException - Problem in core VisAD.

BadFormException - set cannot be represented in a netCDF dataset.

define1DDim

protected ucar.netcdf.Dimension define1DDim(SampledSet set)
                                     throws VisADException,
                                            BadFormException

Define the netCDF dimension of a 1-D SampledSet. This dimension will have an associated, netCDF coordinate variable.

Parameters:

set - The set to have a netCDF dimension defined for it. Precondition: set.getDimension() == 1.

Returns:

The netCDF dimension corresponding to the 1-D SampledSet.

Throws:

VisADException - Problem in core VisAD.

BadFormException - set cannot be represented in a netCDF dataset.

defineNDDim

protected ucar.netcdf.Dimension defineNDDim(SampledSet set)
                                     throws VisADException,
                                            BadFormException

Define the netCDF dimension of a multi-dimensional SampledSet. This will be an "index" dimension with associated netCDF variables that represent the independent coordinates of the domain set.

Parameters:

set - The VisAD SampledSet to be examined and have a corresponding netCDF "index" dimension created together with netCDF variables for the independent variables. Precondition: set.getDimension() > 1.

Returns:

The netCDF dimension corresponding to the SampledSet.

Throws:

VisADException - Problem in core VisAD.

BadFormException - set cannot be represented in a netCDF dataset.

reverse

protected ucar.netcdf.Dimension[] reverse(ucar.netcdf.Dimension[] inDims)

Reverse the dimensions in a 1-D array.

ioFactory

public ucar.multiarray.Accessor ioFactory(ucar.netcdf.ProtoVariable protoVar)

Return a MultiArray Accessor for a variable. This method is part of the AbstractNetcdf class and should never be called -- so it always throws an error.

Specified by:

ioFactory in class ucar.netcdf.AbstractNetcdf