/// <summary>
/// Get mapped netcdf data type for array elements, special case for char[]
/// </summary>
/// <param name="array"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
private NetCdfDataType GetNetCdfDataType(Array array)
{
var type = array.GetType().GetElementType();
if (type == typeof(char[]))
{
return(NetCdfDataType.NC_CHAR);
}
return(NetCdfWrapper.GetNetCdf3DataType(type));
}
public NetCdfVariable AddVariable(string varName, Type type, NetCdfDimension[] ncDimensions)
{
int varId;
CheckResult(NetCdfWrapper.nc_def_var(id, varName, NetCdfWrapper.GetNetCdf3DataType(type), ncDimensions.Length,
ncDimensions.Select(d => (int)d).ToArray(), out varId));
var ncVar = new NetCdfVariable(varId);
// variable name is unique here, guaranteed by nc_def_var call above
ncVariableLookupByName.Add(varName, ncVar);
return(ncVar);
}