visad.data.netcdf

Class QuantityDBImpl

java.lang.Object

visad.data.netcdf.QuantityDB

visad.data.netcdf.QuantityDBImpl

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

StandardQuantityDB

public class QuantityDBImpl
extends QuantityDB
implements java.io.Serializable

Provides support for a database of quantities. Instances are modifiable.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class visad.data.netcdf.QuantityDB

emptyDB

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
QuantityDBImpl(QuantityDB nextDB) Constructs with another quantity database as the successor database.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
QuantityDB	add(Quantity[] quantities) Adds given Quantity-s to the database.
QuantityDB	add(java.lang.String[] definitions, java.lang.String[] aliases) Adds the given quantities and aliases to the database.
void	add(java.lang.String name, Quantity quantity) Adds a quantity to the database under a given name.
Quantity	get(java.lang.String name) Returns the quantity in the database whose name matches a given name.
Quantity[]	get(Unit unit) Returns all quantities in the database whose default unit is convertible with a given unit.
java.util.Iterator	nameIterator() Returns an iterator of the names in the database.
java.util.Iterator	quantityIterator() Returns an iterator of the quantities in the database.

Methods inherited from class visad.data.netcdf.QuantityDB

add, get

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

QuantityDBImpl

public QuantityDBImpl(QuantityDB nextDB)

Constructs with another quantity database as the successor database.

Parameters:

nextDB - The quantity database to search after this one. May be null.

Method Detail

add

public QuantityDB add(java.lang.String[] definitions,
                      java.lang.String[] aliases)
               throws ParseException,
                      TypeException,
                      VisADException

Adds the given quantities and aliases to the database.

Parameters:

definitions - New quantities and their definitions. definitions[2*i] contains the name (e.g. "speed") of the quantity whose preferred unit specification (e.g. "m/s") is in definitions[2*i+1].

aliases - Aliases for quantities. aliases[2*i] contains the alias for the quantity named in aliases[2*i+1].

Returns:

The database resulting from the addition. May or may not be the original object.

Throws:

ParseException - A unit specification couldn't be parsed.

TypeException - An incompatible version of the quantity already exists.

VisADException - Couldn't create necessary VisAD object.

add

public void add(java.lang.String name,
                Quantity quantity)
         throws VisADException

Adds a quantity to the database under a given name.

Specified by:

add in class QuantityDB

Parameters:

name - The name of the quantity (e.g. "length"). May be an alias for the quantity.

quantity - The quantity.

Throws:

VisADException - Couldn't create necessary VisAD object.

add

public QuantityDB add(Quantity[] quantities)
               throws VisADException

Adds given Quantity-s to the database.

Parameters:

quantities - The quantities to be added. The quantity will be added under it own name.

Returns:

The database resulting from the addition. May or may not be the original object.

Throws:

VisADException - Couldn't create necessary VisAD object.

quantityIterator

public java.util.Iterator quantityIterator()

Returns an iterator of the quantities in the database.

Specified by:

quantityIterator in class QuantityDB

Returns:

An iterator of the quantities in the database.

nameIterator

public java.util.Iterator nameIterator()

Returns an iterator of the names in the database.

Specified by:

nameIterator in class QuantityDB

Returns:

An iterator of the names in the database.

get

public Quantity get(java.lang.String name)

Returns the quantity in the database whose name matches a given name.

Specified by:

get in class QuantityDB

Parameters:

name - The name of the quantity.

Returns:

The quantity in the loal database with name name.

get

public Quantity[] get(Unit unit)

Returns all quantities in the database whose default unit is convertible with a given unit.

Specified by:

get in class QuantityDB

Parameters:

unit - The unit of the quantity.

Returns:

The quantities in the database whose unit is convertible with unit.