cdms2.axis

axisMatches(axis, specification)

Axis Matches

Parameters

axisSee note below

specificationsSee note below

Returns

1 or 0 depending on whether axis matches the specification.

Notes

Specification must be one of:

#. a string representing an axis id or one of the keywords time,

fctau0, latitude or lat, longitude or lon, or lev or level.

#. Axis may be surrounded with parentheses or spaces.

• We first attempt to match the axis id and the specification.

• Keywords try to match using isTime, isLatitude, etc.

• Comparisons to keywords and axis ids is case-insensitive.

#. a function that takes an axis as an argument and returns a value.

• if the value returned is true, the axis matches.

#. an axis object; will match if it is the same object as axis.