VariableSimpleIF (NetCDF-Java CDM Public API v5.6.0)

All Superinterfaces:

Comparable<VariableSimpleIF>

All Known Implementing Classes:

CoordinateAxis, CoordinateAxis1D, CoordinateAxis1DTime, CoordinateAxis2D, Sequence, Structure, StructureDS, StructurePseudo2Dim, StructurePseudoDS, Variable, VariableDS
```
public interface VariableSimpleIF
extends Comparable<VariableSimpleIF>
```
A lightweight abstraction of a Variable.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`AttributeContainer`	`attributes()`	Attributes for the variable.
`DataType`	`getDataType()`	Variable's data type
`String`	`getDescription()`	description of the Variable
`List<Dimension>`	`getDimensions()`	Dimension List.
`String`	`getFullName()`	full, backslash escaped name of the data Variable
`int`	`getRank()`	Variable rank
`int[]`	`getShape()`	Variable shape
`String`	`getShortName()`	short name of the data Variable
`String`	`getUnitsString()`	Units of the Variable.

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Comparable
compareTo

- Method Detail
  - getFullName
```
String getFullName()
```
    full, backslash escaped name of the data Variable
    
    Returns:
    
    full, backslash escaped name of the data Variable
  - getShortName
```
String getShortName()
```
    short name of the data Variable
    
    Returns:
    
    short name of the data Variable
  - getDescription
```
String getDescription()
```
    description of the Variable
    
    Returns:
    
    description of the Variable, or null if none.
  - getUnitsString
```
String getUnitsString()
```
    Units of the Variable. These should be udunits compatible if possible
    
    Returns:
    
    Units of the Variable, or null if none.
  - getRank
```
int getRank()
```
    Variable rank
    
    Returns:
    
    Variable rank
  - getShape
```
int[] getShape()
```
    Variable shape
    
    Returns:
    
    Variable shape
  - getDimensions
```
List<Dimension> getDimensions()
```
    Dimension List. empty for a scalar variable.
    
    Returns:
    
    List of ucar.nc2.Dimension, ImmutableList in ver6
  - getDataType
```
DataType getDataType()
```
    Variable's data type
    
    Returns:
    
    Variable's data type
  - attributes
```
AttributeContainer attributes()
```
    Attributes for the variable.