private static LinkedList <Attribute> att_list(Stream fs)
{
LinkedList <Attribute> list = new LinkedList <Attribute>();
int attribute_tag = NetCDFTools.int4(fs); // should be 0xC
uint num_attrs = NetCDFTools.non_neg(fs);
if (attribute_tag == 0xC && num_attrs > 0)
{
for (int i = 0; i < num_attrs; i++)
{
string name = NetCDFTools.name(fs);
NC_TYPE type = (NC_TYPE)NetCDFTools.non_neg(fs);
uint nelems = NetCDFTools.non_neg(fs);
byte[][] valueArray = NetCDFTools.values(type, nelems, fs);
list.AddLast(new Attribute(name, type, valueArray));
}
}
return(list);
}
private void ReadData(Stream fs)
{
foreach (Variable v in this.var_list)
{
if (fs.Position != v.begin)
{
throw new FileFormatException("The variable " + v.name + " begins at " + v.begin + " but the stream is at " + fs.Position + " probably because the file is malformed.");
}
byte[][] data = NetCDFTools.values(v.type, v.length, fs, true);
uint typeLength = NetCDFTools.getTypeLength(v.type);
// too hard to organise the data into its actual shape until it's time to use it
v.data = data;
}
}