Re: ScalarType: name cannot contain space

• To: Bill Hibbard <hibbard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Subject: Re: ScalarType: name cannot contain space
• From: Doug Lindholm <lind@xxxxxxxx>
• Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 10:44:53 -0600

Bill Hibbard wrote:
> 
> Hi Doug,
> 
> > Is there a (good) reason why a ScalarType name "cannot contain space . (
> > or )"? I'd like to create RealTypes with nice names for display purposes
> > (e.g. "Wind Direction") but:
> > . . .
> 
> There are a number of places where VisAD parses MathType
> strings, and there may be applications out there that depend
> in some way on the fact that ScalarType names do not contain
> spaces.  However, I have added a method to ScalarMap:
> 
>   public void setUnderscoreToBlank(boolean u2b);
> 
> If you call it with u2b = true, then "_" will be replaced
> by " " in the name of the ScalarMap's ScalarType, in display
> axis labels, and in widgets.  See Test26.java and Test66.java
> in the visad/examples directory for demos of how to use this.
> 
> I hope this addresses your needs.
> 

That should work. 

Or I supose I could extend RealType and override validateName(). Don't
even think about making it "final". :-) (Part of me is still with the C
school of thought that allows the programmer to get himself into as much
trouble as he wants.)

Thanks,
Doug

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