BufrIndicatorSection (NetCDF-Java All API v5.6.0)

java.lang.Object
- ucar.nc2.iosp.bufr.BufrIndicatorSection

```
@Immutable
public class BufrIndicatorSection
extends Object
```
A class representing the IndicatorSection (section 0) of a BUFR record. Handles editions 2,3,4.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

BufrIndicatorSection(RandomAccessFile raf)
Constructs a BufrIndicatorSection object from a raf.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`int`	`getBufrEdition()`	Get the edition of the BUFR specification used.
`int`	`getBufrLength()`	Get the byte length of this BUFR record.
`long`	`getStartPos()`	Get starting position in the file.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - BufrIndicatorSection
```
public BufrIndicatorSection(RandomAccessFile raf)
                     throws IOException
```
    Constructs a BufrIndicatorSection object from a raf.
    
    Parameters:
    
    raf - RandomAccessFile with IndicatorSection content
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException - on read error
- Method Detail
  - getBufrLength
```
public final int getBufrLength()
```
    Get the byte length of this BUFR record.
    
    Returns:
    
    length in bytes of BUFR record
  - getBufrEdition
```
public final int getBufrEdition()
```
    Get the edition of the BUFR specification used.
    
    Returns:
    
    edition number of BUFR specification
  - getStartPos
```
public final long getStartPos()
```
    Get starting position in the file. This should point to the "BUFR" chars .
    
    Returns:
    
    byte offset in file of start of BUFR meessage.