ncAtt.h

#include "ncType.h"
#include "ncException.h"
#include <string>
#include <typeinfo>

#ifndef NcAttClass
#define NcAttClass

namespace netCDF
{

  class NcAtt
  {
  public:
    
    virtual ~NcAtt()=0;

    NcAtt ();
    
    NcAtt(bool nullObject); 

    NcAtt(const NcAtt& rhs);

    std::string getName() const {return myName;}

    size_t  getAttLength() const;

    NcType  getType() const;

    NcGroup  getParentGroup() const;
      
    bool operator== (const NcAtt& rhs) const;
      
    bool operator!=(const NcAtt& rhs) const;     

    void getValues(char* dataValues) const;
    void getValues(unsigned char* dataValues) const;
    void getValues(signed char* dataValues) const;
    void getValues(short* dataValues) const;
    void getValues(int* dataValues) const;
    void getValues(long* dataValues) const;
    void getValues(float* dataValues) const;
    void getValues(double* dataValues) const;
    void getValues(unsigned short* dataValues) const;
    void getValues(unsigned int* dataValues) const;
    void getValues(long long* dataValues) const;
    void getValues(unsigned long long* dataValues) const;
    void getValues(char** dataValues) const;

    void getValues(std::string& dataValues) const;

    void getValues(void* dataValues) const;

    bool isNull() const {return nullObject;}

  protected:
    NcAtt& operator= (const NcAtt& rhs);
      
    bool nullObject;

    std::string myName;
    
    int groupId;
      
    int varId;
    
  };
  
}

#endif