Re: [netcdf-java] Low level C-like API for NetCDF-Java

• To: Arlindo da Silva <dasilva@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Subject: Re: [netcdf-java] Low level C-like API for NetCDF-Java
• From: John Caron <caron@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:59:24 -0700

Hi Arlindo:

There is no such low level C-like API in the netcdf-Java library. However, the 
Java API has a pretty close correspondence, but an automatic conversion is not 
likely. 

If what you need is netcdf + opendap in C, then you can use netcdf-4. Im not 
sure what the release status of that  is, but i know you could get a 
preliminary version.

OTOH, Im not sure exactly what you are trying to accomplish. Take existing C 
code using netCDF C library and turn into Java? For what purpose?

Regards,

John

Arlindo da Silva wrote:
> Hi,
> 
>     I am in the process of using NestedVM (uses gcc to compiles C
> sources into JAVA bytecode, see http://nestedvm.ibex.org/) to port
> some C code to Java. I've been able to compile the latest NetCDF 3.x
> code just fine, but I need OPeNDAP and nc-dap is a bit more
> challenging as I need to implement a fairly functional ipc/xdr layer
> for that. Therefore, I could save time by calling NetCDF-Java
> implementation instead.
> 
>    I only need to read classic NetCDF-3 files/OPeNDAP  URLs, therefore
> the immutability of the file object in  NetCDF-Java should not be a
> concern. Has anybody developed a wrapper (or does it exist privately
> inside NetCDF-Java) for NetCDF-Java with a C-Like API?  Say,
> nc_open(), nc_close, etc. I'm trying not to reinvent the wheel...
> 
>   Thank you,
> 
>        Arlindo
> 

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