ucar.atd.dorade

Class DoradePARM

java.lang.Object

ucar.atd.dorade.DoradePARM

public class DoradePARM
extends java.lang.Object

Title: DoradePARM

Description: DORADE parameter descriptor

Copyright: Copyright (c) 2003

Company: University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Version:

$Revision:51 $ $Date:2006-07-12 17:13:13Z $

Author:

Chris Burghart

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static float	BAD_VALUE Bad data value flag returned by getParamValues().
protected java.lang.String	descName
protected java.lang.String	expectedName
protected java.io.RandomAccessFile	file
static int	FORMAT_16BIT_FLOAT 16-bit IEEE float format.
static int	FORMAT_16BIT_INT 16-bit signed integer format.
static int	FORMAT_32BIT_FLOAT 32-bit IEEE float format.
static int	FORMAT_32BIT_INT 32-bit signed integer format.
static int	FORMAT_8BIT_INT 8-bit signed integer format.
protected boolean	littleEndianData
protected static java.util.TimeZone	TZ_UTC
protected boolean	verbose

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
DoradePARM(java.io.RandomAccessFile file, boolean littleEndianData, ucar.atd.dorade.DoradeRADD radd)

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
protected long	findNext(java.io.RandomAccessFile file)
protected static long	findNextWithName(java.lang.String expectedName, java.io.RandomAccessFile file, boolean littleEndianData)
static java.lang.String	formatDate(java.util.Date date) Return a string with a reasonable and complete representation of the given Date, shown in UTC.
int	getBadDataFlag()
int	getBinaryFormat() Get the binary format used for encoding this parameter.
float	getCellSpacing() Get the cell spacing.
static boolean	getDefaultVerboseState() Get the default verbose state for new DoradeDescriptor-s.
static boolean	getDefaultVerboseState(java.lang.String descriptorName) Get the default verbose state for new DoradeDescriptor-s of the given name.
java.lang.String	getDescription() Get the long description for this parameter.
java.lang.String	getName() Get the name of this parameter.
int	getNCells() Get the number of cells in a ray.
int	getnSamples()
float[]	getParamValues(ucar.atd.dorade.DoradeRDAT rdat) Get the unpacked data values for a selected parameter.
float[]	getParamValues(ucar.atd.dorade.DoradeRDAT rdat, float[] workingArray) Get the unpacked data values for a selected parameter.
int	getPolarization()
float	getScale()
java.lang.String	getthresholdParamName()
float	getThresholdValue()
java.lang.String	getUnitName()
java.lang.String	getUnits() Get the units string for this parameter.
int	getusedFrequencies()
int	getusedPRTs()
protected double	grabDouble(byte[] bytes, int offset) Unpack an eight-byte IEEE float from the given byte array.
protected float	grabFloat(byte[] bytes, int offset) Unpack a four-byte IEEE float from the given byte array.
protected int	grabInt(byte[] bytes, int offset) Unpack a four-byte integer from the given byte array.
protected static int	grabInt(byte[] bytes, int offset, boolean littleEndianData) Unpack a four-byte integer from the given byte array.
protected short	grabShort(byte[] bytes, int offset) Unpack a two-byte integer from the given byte array.
protected static java.lang.String	peekName(java.io.RandomAccessFile file) Return the name of the DORADE descriptor at the current location in the file.
protected byte[]	readDescriptor(java.io.RandomAccessFile file, boolean littleEndianData, java.lang.String expectedName) Read and set the descriptor name, size, and endianness, and return the entire contents of the descriptor (including the name and size) as a byte array.
static void	setDefaultVerboseState(boolean verbose) Set the default verbose state for new DoradeDescriptor-s.
static void	setDefaultVerboseState(java.lang.String descriptorName, boolean verbose) Set the default verbose state for new DoradeDescriptor-s of the given name.
protected static void	skipDescriptor(java.io.RandomAccessFile file, boolean littleEndianData) Skip the current DORADE descriptor in the file, leaving the file position at the beginning of the next descriptor (or at the end of file).
static boolean	sweepfileIsLittleEndian(java.io.RandomAccessFile file) Determine if the given DORADE sweepfile contains little-endian data (in violation of the DORADE definition...).
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

BAD_VALUE

public static final float BAD_VALUE

Bad data value flag returned by getParamValues().

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Constant Field Values

FORMAT_8BIT_INT

public static final int FORMAT_8BIT_INT

8-bit signed integer format.

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Constant Field Values

FORMAT_16BIT_INT

public static final int FORMAT_16BIT_INT

16-bit signed integer format.

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Constant Field Values

FORMAT_32BIT_INT

public static final int FORMAT_32BIT_INT

32-bit signed integer format.

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Constant Field Values

FORMAT_32BIT_FLOAT

public static final int FORMAT_32BIT_FLOAT

32-bit IEEE float format.

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Constant Field Values

FORMAT_16BIT_FLOAT

public static final int FORMAT_16BIT_FLOAT

16-bit IEEE float format.

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Constant Field Values

descName

protected java.lang.String descName

expectedName

protected java.lang.String expectedName

file

protected java.io.RandomAccessFile file

littleEndianData

protected boolean littleEndianData

verbose

protected boolean verbose

TZ_UTC

protected static final java.util.TimeZone TZ_UTC

Constructor Detail

DoradePARM

public DoradePARM(java.io.RandomAccessFile file,
          boolean littleEndianData,
          ucar.atd.dorade.DoradeRADD radd)
           throws ucar.atd.dorade.DoradeDescriptor.DescriptorException

Throws:

ucar.atd.dorade.DoradeDescriptor.DescriptorException

Method Detail

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Get the name of this parameter.

Returns:

the name of the parameter

getBadDataFlag

public int getBadDataFlag()

getThresholdValue

public float getThresholdValue()

getPolarization

public int getPolarization()

getScale

public float getScale()

getUnitName

public java.lang.String getUnitName()

getusedPRTs

public int getusedPRTs()

getusedFrequencies

public int getusedFrequencies()

getnSamples

public int getnSamples()

getthresholdParamName

public java.lang.String getthresholdParamName()

getUnits

public java.lang.String getUnits()

Get the units string for this parameter.

Returns:

the units string

getDescription

public java.lang.String getDescription()

Get the long description for this parameter.

Returns:

the description string

getBinaryFormat

public int getBinaryFormat()

Get the binary format used for encoding this parameter. Legal values are:

FORMAT_8BIT_INT FORMAT_16BIT_INT FORMAT_32BIT_INT FORMAT_16BIT_FLOAT FORMAT_32BIT_FLOAT

Returns:

the binary format for this parameter

getNCells

public int getNCells()

Get the number of cells in a ray.

Returns:

the number of cells in a ray

getCellSpacing

public float getCellSpacing()
                     throws ucar.atd.dorade.DoradeDescriptor.DescriptorException

Get the cell spacing. An exception is thrown if the cell spacing is not constant.

Returns:

the cell spacing, in meters

Throws:

DescriptorException - if the cell spacing is not constant.

ucar.atd.dorade.DoradeDescriptor.DescriptorException

getParamValues

public float[] getParamValues(ucar.atd.dorade.DoradeRDAT rdat)
                       throws ucar.atd.dorade.DoradeDescriptor.DescriptorException

Get the unpacked data values for a selected parameter.

Parameters:

rdat - the name of the desired parameter

Returns:

the unpacked data values for all cells, using BAD_VALUE for bad data cells

Throws:

DescriptorException

ucar.atd.dorade.DoradeDescriptor.DescriptorException

getParamValues

public float[] getParamValues(ucar.atd.dorade.DoradeRDAT rdat,
                     float[] workingArray)
                       throws ucar.atd.dorade.DoradeDescriptor.DescriptorException

Get the unpacked data values for a selected parameter.

Parameters:

rdat - the name of the desired parameter

workingArray - If non-null and the same length as needed then use this.

Returns:

the unpacked data values for all cells, using BAD_VALUE for bad data cells

Throws:

DescriptorException

ucar.atd.dorade.DoradeDescriptor.DescriptorException

readDescriptor

protected byte[] readDescriptor(java.io.RandomAccessFile file,
                    boolean littleEndianData,
                    java.lang.String expectedName)
                         throws ucar.atd.dorade.DoradeDescriptor.DescriptorException

Read and set the descriptor name, size, and endianness, and return the entire contents of the descriptor (including the name and size) as a byte array. The file position will be left at the beginning of the next descriptor (or at the end of file).

Parameters:

file - the DORADE sweepfile, positioned at the beginning of a descriptor

littleEndianData - set to true iff the file contains little-endian data

expectedName - the expected name for the descriptor being read

Throws:

DescriptorException - for file read errors, descriptor name mismatch, etc.

ucar.atd.dorade.DoradeDescriptor.DescriptorException

skipDescriptor

protected static void skipDescriptor(java.io.RandomAccessFile file,
                  boolean littleEndianData)
                              throws ucar.atd.dorade.DoradeDescriptor.DescriptorException,
                                     java.io.IOException

Skip the current DORADE descriptor in the file, leaving the file position at the beginning of the next descriptor (or at the end of file).

Parameters:

file - the DORADE sweepfile, positioned at the beginning of a descriptor

Throws:

java.io.IOException

ucar.atd.dorade.DoradeDescriptor.DescriptorException

peekName

protected static java.lang.String peekName(java.io.RandomAccessFile file)
                                    throws ucar.atd.dorade.DoradeDescriptor.DescriptorException

Return the name of the DORADE descriptor at the current location in the file. The current location will not be changed.

Parameters:

file - the DORADE sweep file, positioned at the beginning of a descriptor

Returns:

the name of the DORADE descriptor starting at the current file position, or null if no descriptor name is available

Throws:

DescriptorException

ucar.atd.dorade.DoradeDescriptor.DescriptorException

sweepfileIsLittleEndian

public static boolean sweepfileIsLittleEndian(java.io.RandomAccessFile file)
                                       throws ucar.atd.dorade.DoradeDescriptor.DescriptorException

Determine if the given DORADE sweepfile contains little-endian data (in violation of the DORADE definition...).

Parameters:

file - the DORADE sweepfile,

Returns:

true iff the file contains little-endian data

Throws:

DescriptorException

ucar.atd.dorade.DoradeDescriptor.DescriptorException

grabShort

protected short grabShort(byte[] bytes,
              int offset)

Unpack a two-byte integer from the given byte array.

Parameters:

bytes - byte array to be read

offset - number of bytes to skip in the byte array before reading

Returns:

the unpacked short value

grabInt

protected static int grabInt(byte[] bytes,
          int offset,
          boolean littleEndianData)

Unpack a four-byte integer from the given byte array.

Parameters:

bytes - byte array to be read

offset - number of bytes to skip in the byte array before reading

littleEndianData - true iff the byte array contains little-endian data

Returns:

the unpacked integer value

grabInt

protected int grabInt(byte[] bytes,
          int offset)

Unpack a four-byte integer from the given byte array.

Parameters:

bytes - byte array to be read

offset - number of bytes to skip in the byte array before reading

Returns:

the unpacked integer value

grabFloat

protected float grabFloat(byte[] bytes,
              int offset)
                   throws ucar.atd.dorade.DoradeDescriptor.DescriptorException

Unpack a four-byte IEEE float from the given byte array.

Parameters:

bytes - byte array to be read

offset - number of bytes to skip in the byte array before reading

Returns:

the unpacked float value

Throws:

ucar.atd.dorade.DoradeDescriptor.DescriptorException

grabDouble

protected double grabDouble(byte[] bytes,
                int offset)
                     throws ucar.atd.dorade.DoradeDescriptor.DescriptorException

Unpack an eight-byte IEEE float from the given byte array.

Parameters:

bytes - byte array to be read

offset - number of bytes to skip in the byte array before reading

Returns:

the unpacked double value

Throws:

ucar.atd.dorade.DoradeDescriptor.DescriptorException

findNextWithName

protected static long findNextWithName(java.lang.String expectedName,
                    java.io.RandomAccessFile file,
                    boolean littleEndianData)
                                throws ucar.atd.dorade.DoradeDescriptor.DescriptorException,
                                       java.io.IOException

Throws:

ucar.atd.dorade.DoradeDescriptor.DescriptorException

java.io.IOException

findNext

protected long findNext(java.io.RandomAccessFile file)
                 throws ucar.atd.dorade.DoradeDescriptor.DescriptorException,
                        java.io.IOException

Throws:

ucar.atd.dorade.DoradeDescriptor.DescriptorException

java.io.IOException

formatDate

public static java.lang.String formatDate(java.util.Date date)

Return a string with a reasonable and complete representation of the given Date, shown in UTC.

Parameters:

date - Date to be represented

Returns:

a string containing the representation of the date

getDefaultVerboseState

public static boolean getDefaultVerboseState()

Get the default verbose state for new DoradeDescriptor-s.

setDefaultVerboseState

public static void setDefaultVerboseState(boolean verbose)

Set the default verbose state for new DoradeDescriptor-s.

Parameters:

verbose - the new default verbose state

getDefaultVerboseState

public static boolean getDefaultVerboseState(java.lang.String descriptorName)

Get the default verbose state for new DoradeDescriptor-s of the given name.

Parameters:

descriptorName - the descriptor name for which the new default verbose state will apply

setDefaultVerboseState

public static void setDefaultVerboseState(java.lang.String descriptorName,
                          boolean verbose)

Set the default verbose state for new DoradeDescriptor-s of the given name.

Parameters:

descriptorName - the descriptor name for which the new default verbose state will apply

verbose - the new default verbose state