ncDim.h

#include <string>
#include "netcdf.h"

#ifndef NcDimClass
#define NcDimClass


namespace netCDF
{
  class NcGroup;  // forward declaration.
     
  class NcDim   {
    
  public:
     
    ~NcDim(){};

    NcDim ();

    NcDim(const NcGroup& grp, int dimId);

    NcDim& operator =(const NcDim &);

    bool operator==(const NcDim& rhs) const;     

    bool operator!=(const NcDim& rhs) const;     

    NcDim(const NcDim& ncDim);

    const std::string getName() const;

    const int getId() const {return myId;};
    
    NcGroup getParentGroup() const;
      
    bool isUnlimited() const;

    size_t  getSize() const;

    void rename( const std::string& newName);

    bool isNull() const  {return nullObject;}

    friend bool operator<(const NcDim& lhs,const NcDim& rhs);
    
    friend bool operator>(const NcDim& lhs,const NcDim& rhs);
    
  private:

    bool nullObject;

    int myId;   

    int groupId;

  };
  
}

 
#endif