g2_unpack3.c File Reference

Unpack Section 3 (Grid Definition Section) as defined in GRIB Edition 2. More...

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include "grib2.h"

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Functions
g2int	g2_unpack3 (unsigned char *cgrib, g2int *iofst, g2int **igds, g2int **igdstmpl, g2int *mapgridlen, g2int **ideflist, g2int *idefnum)
	This routine unpacks Section 3 (Grid Definition Section) as defined in GRIB Edition 2. More...

Detailed Description

Unpack Section 3 (Grid Definition Section) as defined in GRIB Edition 2.

Author

Stephen Gilbert

Date

2002-10-31

Definition in file g2_unpack3.c.

Function Documentation

g2_unpack3()

g2int g2_unpack3	(	unsigned char *	cgrib,
		g2int *	iofst,
		g2int **	igds,
		g2int **	igdstmpl,
		g2int *	mapgridlen,
		g2int **	ideflist,
		g2int *	idefnum
	)

This routine unpacks Section 3 (Grid Definition Section) as defined in GRIB Edition 2.

Program History Log

Date	Programmer	Comments
2002-10-31	Gilbert	Initial
2009-01-14	Vuong	Changed structure name template to gtemplate

Parameters

cgrib	Char array ontaining Section 3 of the GRIB2 message.
iofst	Bit offset for the beginning of Section 3 in cgrib.
igds	Contains information read from the appropriate GRIB Grid Definition Section 3 for the field being returned. igds[0] Source of grid definition (see Table 3.0). igds[1] Number of grid points in the defined grid. igds[2] Number of octets needed for each additional grid points definition. Used to define number of points in each row (or column) for non-regular grids. = 0, if using regular grid. igds[3] Interpretation of list for optional points definition. (See Table 3.11) igds[4] Grid Definition Template Number (see Table 3.1).
igdstmpl	Pointer to integer array containing the data values for the Grid Definition Template specified by igds[4].
mapgridlen	Number of elements in igdstmpl. i.e. number of entries in Grid Defintion Template specified by igds[4].
ideflist	(Used if igds[2] .ne. 0) Pointer to integer array containing the number of grid points contained in each row (or column).
idefnum	(Used if igds[2] .ne. 0) The number of entries in array ideflist - i.e. number of rows (or columns) for which optional grid points are defined.

Returns

• 0 no error
• 2 Not Section 3
• 5 message contains an undefined Grid Definition Template.
• 6 memory allocation error

Author

Stephen Gilbert

Date

2002-10-31

Definition at line 57 of file g2_unpack3.c.

References gtemplate::ext, extgridtemplate(), gtemplate::extlen, gbit(), gbits(), getgridtemplate(), gtemplate::map, gtemplate::maplen, and gtemplate::needext.

Referenced by g2_getfld(), getdim(), and getpoly().