dk.dmi.jog
Class FileHandling

java.lang.Object
  dk.dmi.jog.FileHandling

public final class FileHandling

extends Object

An IO class reading in and writing out Grid and Station data from various sources.

Method Summary

static Grid[]	readGradsGrid(String ctlfile) Read in a GrADS binary grid file using control file.
static Grid[]	readGrib(String infile) Returns a Grid of a grib file.
static void	writeGradsGrid(String file, Grid g) Writes out a GrADS binary grid file and a matching control file.
static void	writeGradsGrid(String file, Grid[] g) Writes out a GrADS binary grid file and a matching control file.
static void	writeGradsGrid(String file, Grid[] g, float MISSING) Writes out a GrADS binary file and a matching control file.
static void	writeGradsGrid(String file, Grid g, float MISSING) Writes out a GrADS binary file and a matching control file.
static void	writeGradsStations(String file, Station[] s) Writes out a GrADS binary station data file and a matching control file.
static void	writeGradsStations(String file, Station[] s, float MISSING) Writes out a GrADS binary station data file and a matching control file.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

readGradsGrid

public static Grid[] readGradsGrid(String ctlfile)
                            throws IOException

Read in a GrADS binary grid file using control file.

Parameters:

ctlfile - name of GrADS control file.

Returns:

a Grid array read in from a GrADS binary grid file.

Throws:

IOException - if an error occurs while trying to read the Grid.

readGrib

public static Grid[] readGrib(String infile)
                       throws IOException

Returns a Grid of a grib file.

Parameters:

infile - name of grib file.

Returns:

a Grid array of a grib file.

Throws:

IOException - if an error occurs while trying to read the input file.

writeGradsGrid

public static void writeGradsGrid(String file,
                                  Grid g)
                           throws IOException

Writes out a GrADS binary grid file and a matching control file.

Parameters:

file - name of GrADS data file. A control file named file.ctl is also created.

g - Grid to be written out.

Throws:

IOException - if an error occurs while trying to write out the Grid.

writeGradsGrid

public static void writeGradsGrid(String file,
                                  Grid[] g)
                           throws IOException

Writes out a GrADS binary grid file and a matching control file.

Parameters:

file - name of GrADS data file. A control file named file.ctl is also created.

g - Grid to be written out.

Throws:

IOException - if an error occurs while trying to write out the Grid.

writeGradsGrid

public static void writeGradsGrid(String file,
                                  Grid[] g,
                                  float MISSING)
                           throws IOException

Writes out a GrADS binary file and a matching control file.

Parameters:

file - name of GrADS data file. A control file named file.ctl is also created.

g - Grid to be written out.

MISSING - value of missing points.

Throws:

IOException - if an error occurs while trying to write out the Grid.

writeGradsGrid

public static void writeGradsGrid(String file,
                                  Grid g,
                                  float MISSING)
                           throws IOException

Writes out a GrADS binary file and a matching control file.

Parameters:

file - name of GrADS data file. A control file named file.ctl is also created.

g - Grid to be written out.

MISSING - value of missing points.

Throws:

IOException - if an error occurs while trying to write out the Grid.

writeGradsStations

public static void writeGradsStations(String file,
                                      Station[] s)
                               throws IOException

Writes out a GrADS binary station data file and a matching control file.

Parameters:

file - name of GrADS data file. A control file named file.ctl is also created.

s - Station array to be written out.

Throws:

IOException - if an error occurs while trying to write out the Station array.

writeGradsStations

public static void writeGradsStations(String file,
                                      Station[] s,
                                      float MISSING)
                               throws IOException

Writes out a GrADS binary station data file and a matching control file.

Parameters:

file - name of GrADS data file. A control file named file.ctl is also created.

s - Station array to be written out.

MISSING - value of missing points.

Throws:

IOException - if an error occurs while trying to write out the Station array.