/**
* A copy constructor using a ucar.unidata.util.Parameter. Need to do this so ucar.unidata.geoloc
* package doesnt depend on ucar.nc2 library
*
* @param param copy info from here.
*/
public Attribute(ucar.unidata.util.Parameter param) {
this.name = param.getName();
if (param.isString()) {
setStringValue(param.getStringValue());
} else {
double[] values = param.getNumericValues();
int n = values.length;
Array vala = Array.factory(DataType.DOUBLE.getPrimitiveClassType(), new int[] {n}, values);
setValues(vala);
}
}
/**
* Create a String-valued Attribute.
*
* @param name name of Attribute
* @param val value of Attribute
*/
public Attribute(String name, String val) {
this.name = name;
setStringValue(val);
}