2.2.5 Array

The Array element declares a parameter array in the file.

An array can be processed in three different ways. Refer to the following snippet of data:

   57.43  -183.67  0.0  300.00  mild
   57.42  -182.96  0.0  301.00  mild
   57.41  -182.26  0.0  302.00  mild
   57.40  -181.55  0.0  303.00  mild
   57.39  -180.85  0.0  304.00  mild
   57.38  -180.14  0.0  305.00  moderate
   57.37  -179.44  0.0  306.00  moderate

The three ways to process this data are:

• using one-dimension arrays in the vertical direction, so that there are five arrays: 57.43 to 57.37, -183.67 to -179.44, 0.0 to 0.0, 300.00 to 306.00, and mild to moderate.
• using one-dimension arrays in the horizontal direction, so that there are seven arrays: 57.43 to mild, 57.42 to mild, 57.41 to mild, and so on, ending with 57.37 to moderate.
• using a two-dimensional array and reading both directions at once.

The processing method you choose will depend on the data.

The Array element has the following additional attributes:

Attribute Name	Description	Required
ndims	The number of dimensions in this array. Note that this can be a parameter name, in which case the value of that parameter will be used	yes
dims	A comma-delimited list of the maximum index for each dimension. Note that an item in the list can be a parameter name, in which case the value of that parameter will be used	yes
baseType	The data type for all elements in this array. Must be String, Integer, or Float	yes

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In-depth examples of processing arrays, with portions of input files and corresponding FSML coding, are given in Section 3.2.1 (vertical arrays), Section 3.2.2 (horizontal arrays), and Section 3.2.3 (multi-dimensional arrays).