cdm/src/main/java/ucar/nc2/Attribute.java
public void setValues(List values)
  {
    if(values == null || values.size() == 0)
	throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot determine attribute's type");
    int n = values.size();
    Class c = values.get(0).getClass();
    Object pa;

    if (c == String.class) {
      String[] va = new String[n];
      pa = va;
      for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) va[i] = (String) values.get(i);
    } else if (c == Integer.class) {
      int[] va = new int[n];
      pa = va;
      for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) va[i] = (Integer) values.get(i);
    } else if (c == Double.class) {
      double[] va = new double[n];
      pa = va;
      for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) va[i] = (Double) values.get(i);
    } else if (c == Float.class) {
      float[] va = new float[n];
      pa = va;
      for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) va[i] = (Float) values.get(i);
    } else if (c == Short.class) {
      short[] va = new short[n];
      pa = va;
      for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) va[i] = (Short) values.get(i);
    } else if (c == Byte.class) {
      byte[] va = new byte[n];
      pa = va;
      for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) va[i] = (Byte) values.get(i);
    } else if (c == Long.class) {
      long[] va = new long[n];
      pa = va;
      for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) va[i] = (Long) values.get(i);
    } else {
      throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unknown type for Attribute = " + c.getName());
    }
    setValues(Array.factory(this.dataType, new int[]{n}, pa));
  }
public void setValues(List values)
  {
    if(values == null || values.size() == 0)
	throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot determine attribute's type");
    int n = values.size();
    Class c = values.get(0).getClass();
    Object pa;

    if (c == String.class) {
      String[] va = new String[n];
      pa = va;
      for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) va[i] = (String) values.get(i);
    } else if (c == Integer.class) {
      int[] va = new int[n];
      pa = va;
      for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) va[i] = (Integer) values.get(i);
    } else if (c == Double.class) {
      double[] va = new double[n];
      pa = va;
      for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) va[i] = (Double) values.get(i);
    } else if (c == Float.class) {
      float[] va = new float[n];
      pa = va;
      for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) va[i] = (Float) values.get(i);
    } else if (c == Short.class) {
      short[] va = new short[n];
      pa = va;
      for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) va[i] = (Short) values.get(i);
    } else if (c == Byte.class) {
      byte[] va = new byte[n];
      pa = va;
      for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) va[i] = (Byte) values.get(i);
    } else if (c == Long.class) {
      long[] va = new long[n];
      pa = va;
      for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) va[i] = (Long) values.get(i);
    } else {
      throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unknown type for Attribute = " + c.getName());
    }
    setValues(Array.factory(this.dataType, new int[]{n}, pa));
  }
set the values from a list

@param values