nc_util.cc

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// -*- mode: c++; c-basic-offset:4 -*-

// This file is part of nc_handler, a data handler for the OPeNDAP data
// server.

// Copyright (c) 2002,2003 OPeNDAP, Inc.
// Author: James Gallagher <jgallagher@opendap.org>
//
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// terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free
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#include "config_nc.h"

#include <netcdf.h>

#include <Error.h>

using namespace libdap;

bool is_user_defined_type(int ncid, int type)
{
#if NETCDF_VERSION >= 4
    int ntypes;
    int typeids[NC_MAX_VARS];  // It's likely safe to assume there are
                               // no more types than variables. jhrg
                               // 2/9/12
    int err = nc_inq_typeids(ncid, &ntypes, typeids);
    if (err != NC_NOERR)
        throw Error(err, "Could not get the user defined type information.");

    for (int i = 0; i < ntypes; ++i) {
        if (type == typeids[i])
            return true;
    }

    return false;
#else
    return false;
#endif
}