/// <summary>
/// Gets the key's value.
/// </summary>
/// <returns></returns>
public virtual string AsString()
{
if (!IsDefined || _asStringBlacklist.Contains(NativeType))
{
return(String.Empty);
}
SizeT ptLen = 0;
string valueKey = Key;
if (CanConvertToDegrees)
{
valueKey = BuildTokenForDouble();
}
// not sure it's worth checking the length here--could just use MAX_VAL_LEN
GribApiProxy.GribGetLength(_handle, valueKey, ref ptLen);
StringBuilder msg = new StringBuilder((int)ptLen);
GribApiProxy.GribGetString(_handle, valueKey, msg, ref ptLen);
return(msg.ToString().Trim());
}