public void save(final HObject parent, boolean isLink, boolean forceSave) throws Exception {
if (dirty || forceSave) {
H5Datatype dataType;
Object valueObject = getValue().getStorage();
if (valueObject instanceof String[]) {
String[] strArray = (String[]) valueObject;
// valueObject = strArray[0];
dataType = new H5Datatype(Datatype.CLASS_STRING, strArray[0].length() + 1, -1, -1);
} else {
int type_id = HdfObjectUtils.getNativeHdfDataTypeForClass(value.getElementType());
dataType = new H5Datatype(type_id);
}
Attribute attr = HdfObjectUtils.getAttribute(parent, getName());
if (isLink && attr != null) {
return;
}
if (attr == null) {
attr = new Attribute(getName(), dataType, null, valueObject);
} else {
attr.setValue(valueObject);
}
parent.writeMetadata(attr);
}
}
