// create from a dataset
    public VariableBean(Variable vs) {
      this.vs = vs;
      // vs = (v instanceof VariableEnhanced) ? (VariableEnhanced) v : new VariableStandardized( v);

      setName(vs.getShortName());
      setDescription(vs.getDescription());
      setUnits(vs.getUnitsString());
      setDataType(vs.getDataType().toString());

      // Attribute csAtt = vs.findAttribute("_coordSystems");
      // if (csAtt != null)
      //  setCoordSys( csAtt.getStringValue());

      // collect dimensions
      StringBuilder lens = new StringBuilder();
      StringBuilder names = new StringBuilder();
      java.util.List dims = vs.getDimensions();
      for (int j = 0; j < dims.size(); j++) {
        ucar.nc2.Dimension dim = (ucar.nc2.Dimension) dims.get(j);
        if (j > 0) {
          lens.append(",");
          names.append(",");
        }
        String name = dim.isShared() ? dim.getName() : "anon";
        names.append(name);
        lens.append(dim.getLength());
      }
      setDimensions(names.toString());
      setShape(lens.toString());
    }
    public AxisBean(CoordinateAxis v) {
      this.axis = v;

      setName(v.getFullName());
      setCoordVar(v.isCoordinateVariable());
      setDescription(v.getDescription());
      setUnits(v.getUnitsString());

      // collect dimensions
      StringBuilder lens = new StringBuilder();
      StringBuilder names = new StringBuilder();
      java.util.List dims = v.getDimensions();
      for (int j = 0; j < dims.size(); j++) {
        ucar.nc2.Dimension dim = (ucar.nc2.Dimension) dims.get(j);
        if (j > 0) {
          lens.append(",");
          names.append(",");
        }
        String name = dim.isShared() ? dim.getShortName() : "anon";
        names.append(name);
        lens.append(dim.getLength());
      }
      setDims(names.toString());
      setShape(lens.toString());

      AxisType at = v.getAxisType();
      if (at != null) setAxisType(at.toString());
      String p = v.getPositive();
      if (p != null) setPositive(p);

      if (v instanceof CoordinateAxis1D) {
        CoordinateAxis1D v1 = (CoordinateAxis1D) v;
        if (v1.isRegular()) setRegular(Double.toString(v1.getIncrement()));
      }
      isLayer = (null != axis.findAttribute(_Coordinate.ZisLayer));
      isInterval = axis.isInterval();
    }
    public CoordinateSystemBean(CoordinateSystem cs) {
      this.coordSys = cs;

      setCoordSys(cs.getName());
      setGeoXY(cs.isGeoXY());
      setLatLon(cs.isLatLon());
      setProductSet(cs.isProductSet());
      setRegular(cs.isRegular());
      setDomainRank(cs.getDomain().size());
      setRangeRank(cs.getCoordinateAxes().size());

      coverageType = CoverageCSFactory.describe(null, cs);

      if (GridCoordSys.isGridCoordSys(parseInfo, cs, null)) {
        addDataType("grid");
      }

      if (RadialCoordSys.isRadialCoordSys(parseInfo, cs)) {
        addDataType("radial");
      }

      StringBuilder buff = new StringBuilder();
      List ctList = cs.getCoordinateTransforms();
      for (int i = 0; i < ctList.size(); i++) {
        CoordinateTransform ct = (CoordinateTransform) ctList.get(i);
        if (i > 0) buff.append(" ");
        buff.append(ct.getTransformType());
        if (ct instanceof VerticalCT)
          buff.append("(").append(((VerticalCT) ct).getVerticalTransformType()).append(")");
        if (ct instanceof ProjectionCT) {
          ProjectionCT pct = (ProjectionCT) ct;
          if (pct.getProjection() != null) {
            buff.append("(").append(pct.getProjection().getClassName()).append(")");
          }
        }
      }
      setCoordTransforms(buff.toString());
    }
    public VariableBean(VariableEnhanced v) {
      this.ve = v;

      setName(v.getFullName());
      setDescription(v.getDescription());
      setUnits(v.getUnitsString());

      // collect dimensions
      StringBuilder lens = new StringBuilder();
      StringBuilder names = new StringBuilder();
      java.util.List dims = v.getDimensions();
      for (int j = 0; j < dims.size(); j++) {
        ucar.nc2.Dimension dim = (ucar.nc2.Dimension) dims.get(j);
        if (j > 0) {
          lens.append(",");
          names.append(",");
        }
        String name = dim.isShared() ? dim.getShortName() : "anon";
        names.append(name);
        lens.append(dim.getLength());
      }
      setDims(names.toString());
      setShape(lens.toString());

      StringBuilder buff = new StringBuilder();
      List<CoordinateSystem> csList = v.getCoordinateSystems();
      for (CoordinateSystem cs : csList) {
        if (firstCoordSys == null) firstCoordSys = cs;
        else buff.append("; ");

        buff.append(cs.getName());

        Formatter gridBuff = new Formatter();
        if (GridCoordSys.isGridCoordSys(gridBuff, cs, v)) {
          addDataType("grid");
        } /* else if (PointDatasetDefaultHandler.isPointFeatureDataset(ds)) {
            addDataType("point");
          } */
      }
      setCoordSys(buff.toString());
    }