[MOAB-dev] commit/MOAB: danwu: Add comments to MPAS reader on two possible types for xtime variable.

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1 new commit in MOAB:

https://bitbucket.org/fathomteam/moab/commits/cf918f3a3973/
Changeset:   cf918f3a3973
Branch:      master
User:        danwu
Date:        2013-11-21 17:39:27
Summary:     Add comments to MPAS reader on two possible types for xtime variable.

Affected #:  1 file

diff --git a/src/io/NCHelperMPAS.cpp b/src/io/NCHelperMPAS.cpp
index c803bf3..b706990 100644
--- a/src/io/NCHelperMPAS.cpp
+++ b/src/io/NCHelperMPAS.cpp
@@ -147,12 +147,14 @@ ErrorCode NCHelperMPAS::init_mesh_vals()
 
   // Store time coordinate values in tVals
   if (nTimeSteps > 0) {
+    // Note, two possible types for xtime variable: double(Time) or char(Time, StrLen)
     if ((vmit = varInfo.find("xtime")) != varInfo.end() && (*vmit).second.varDims.size() == 1) {
+      // If xtime variable is double type, read time coordinate values to tVals
       rval = read_coordinate("xtime", 0, nTimeSteps - 1, tVals);
       ERRORR(rval, "Trouble reading 'xtime' variable.");
     }
     else {
-      // If expected time variable is not available, set dummy time coordinate values to tVals
+      // If xtime variable does not exist, or it is string type, set dummy values to tVals
       for (int t = 0; t < nTimeSteps; t++)
         tVals.push_back((double)t);
     }

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