Re: netCDF byte vs. character type

> Organization: NOAA/FSL
> Keywords: 199401061837.AA19023, C++ interface, bug

Hi Tom,

> I've bumped into another problem that I would like you to look at.  If
> you remember, I'm using the C++ interface to netCDF.  My problem
> occurs when I attempt to get a variable attribute that does not exist.
> According to the documentation, "If no such attribute has been attached
> to the variable, zero is returned."  However in my case a non-zero
> value is returned when I attempt to get an attribute that does not
> exist.  I have attached a piece of code with the corresponding CDL that
> demonstrates this problem.  As always, thanks for you time.

Thank you for providing another good bug report.  I think the fix is adding
a few lines to the NcVar::get_att(NcToken) member.  Please let me know if
the appended patch doesn't work, or if you find any more bugs.

--Russ

===================================================================
RCS file: RCS/netcdf.cc,v
retrieving revision 1.44
diff -c -r1.44 netcdf.cc
*** 1.44        1993/12/07 16:17:48
--- netcdf.cc   1994/01/06 21:42:44
***************
*** 491,496 ****
--- 491,500 ----
  NcAtt * NcVar::get_att( NcToken aname ) const
  {
      NcAtt* att = new NcAtt(the_file, this, aname);
+     if (! att->is_valid()) {
+       delete att;
+       return 0;
+     }
      return att;
  }