ucar.netcdf
Interface DimensionSet

public interface DimensionSet

DimensionSet is an inquiry interface for a collection of Dimensions. Uses naming conventions of Collection framework.

See Also:

Collection, Dimension

Method Summary

boolean	contains(java.lang.Object oo) Tests if the argument is in this set.
boolean	contains(java.lang.String name) Tests if the Dimension identified by name is in this set.
Dimension	get(java.lang.String name) Retrieve the dimension associated with the specified name.
DimensionIterator	iterator() Returns DimensionIterator for the elements.
int	size() Returns the number of elements in the set
Dimension[]	toArray() Returns a new Array containing the elements of this set.

Method Detail

size

public int size()

Returns the number of elements in the set

Returns:

int number of elements in the set

iterator

public DimensionIterator iterator()

Returns DimensionIterator for the elements.

Returns:

DimensionIterator for the elements.

See Also:

DimensionIterator

toArray

public Dimension[] toArray()

Returns a new Array containing the elements of this set.

Returns:

a new Array containing the elements of this set.

get

public Dimension get(java.lang.String name)

Retrieve the dimension associated with the specified name.

Parameters:

name - String which identifies the desired dimension

Returns:

the dimension, or null if not found

contains

public boolean contains(java.lang.String name)

Tests if the Dimension identified by name is in this set.

Parameters:

name - String which identifies the desired dimension

Returns:

true if and only if this set contains the named Dimension.

contains

public boolean contains(java.lang.Object oo)

Tests if the argument is in this set.

Parameters:

oo - some Object

Returns:

true if and only if this set contains oo