visad.data.mcidas

Class PointDataAdapter

java.lang.Object

visad.data.mcidas.PointDataAdapter

public class PointDataAdapter
extends Object

A class for adapting the results of an ADDE point data request into a VisAD Data object.

Author:

Don Murray, Unidata

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
PointDataAdapter(String addePointRequest) Construct a PointDataAdapter using the adde request passed as a string.
PointDataAdapter(String addePointRequest, boolean useAliases) Construct a PointDataAdapter using the adde request passed as a string.
PointDataAdapter(String addePointRequest, boolean useAliases, boolean makeUniqueNames) Construct a PointDataAdapter using the adde request passed as a string.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
DataImpl	getData() Get the VisAD Data object that represents the output from the request.
static void	main(String[] args) test with 'java visad.data.mcidas.PointDataAdapter args'

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

PointDataAdapter

public PointDataAdapter(String addePointRequest)
                 throws VisADException

Construct a PointDataAdapter using the adde request passed as a string. This will take the data returned from the request and turn it into VisAD Data objects that can be returned by the getData() call.

Parameters:

addePointRequest - - string representing the ADDE request

Throws:

VisADException - bad request, no data available, VisAD error

See Also:

getData()

PointDataAdapter

public PointDataAdapter(String addePointRequest,
                        boolean useAliases)
                 throws VisADException

Construct a PointDataAdapter using the adde request passed as a string. This will take the data returned from the request and turn it into VisAD Data objects that can be returned by the getData() call.

Parameters:

addePointRequest - - string representing the ADDE request

useAliases - - for quantities like Latitude, Longitude,etc alias the RealTypes to the original McIDAS variable name.

Throws:

VisADException - bad request, no data available, VisAD error

See Also:

getData()

PointDataAdapter

public PointDataAdapter(String addePointRequest,
                        boolean useAliases,
                        boolean makeUniqueNames)
                 throws VisADException

Construct a PointDataAdapter using the adde request passed as a string. This will take the data returned from the request and turn it into VisAD Data objects that can be returned by the getData() call.

Parameters:

addePointRequest - - string representing the ADDE request

useAliases - - for quantities like Latitude, Longitude,etc alias the RealTypes to the original McIDAS variable name.

makeUniqueNames - - if true, make unique names to avoid null Types

Throws:

VisADException - bad request, no data available, VisAD error

See Also:

getData()

Method Detail

getData

public DataImpl getData()

Get the VisAD Data object that represents the output from the request.

Returns:

requested data. The format is a FieldImpl of (obnum -> (tuple of parameters)

main

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

test with 'java visad.data.mcidas.PointDataAdapter args'

Parameters:

args - ADDE point data request

Throws:

Exception