visad/src/main/java/ucar/nc2/iosp/gempak/GempakParameterTable.java
private GempakParameter makeParameter(String[] words) {
    int num = 0;
    String description;
    if (words[0] != null) {
      num = (int) Double.parseDouble(words[0]);
    }
    if ((words[3] == null) || words[3].equals("")) {  // no param name
      return null;
    }
    String name = words[3];
    if (name.contains("-")) {
      int first = name.indexOf("-");
      int last = name.lastIndexOf("-");
      StringBuilder buf = new StringBuilder(name.substring(0, first));
      buf.append("(");
      for (int i = first; i <= last; i++) {
        buf.append("\\d");
      }
      buf.append(")");
      buf.append(name.substring(last + 1));
      name = buf.toString();
    }

    if ((words[1] == null) || words[1].equals("")) {
      description = words[3];
    } else {
      description = words[1];
    }
    String unit = words[2];
    if (unit != null) {
      unit = unit.replaceAll("\\*\\*", "");
      if (unit.equals("-")) {
        unit = "";
      }
    }
    int decimalScale;
    try {
      decimalScale = Integer.parseInt(words[4].trim());
    } catch (NumberFormatException ne) {
      decimalScale = 0;
    }

    return new GempakParameter(num, name, description, unit,
            decimalScale);
  }
private GempakParameter makeParameter(String[] words) {
    int num = 0;
    String description;
    if (words[0] != null) {
      num = (int) Double.parseDouble(words[0]);
    }
    if ((words[3] == null) || words[3].equals("")) {  // no param name
      return null;
    }
    String name = words[3];
    if (name.contains("-")) {
      int first = name.indexOf("-");
      int last = name.lastIndexOf("-");
      StringBuilder buf = new StringBuilder(name.substring(0, first));
      buf.append("(");
      for (int i = first; i <= last; i++) {
        buf.append("\\d");
      }
      buf.append(")");
      buf.append(name.substring(last + 1));
      name = buf.toString();
    }

    if ((words[1] == null) || words[1].equals("")) {
      description = words[3];
    } else {
      description = words[1];
    }
    String unit = words[2];
    if (unit != null) {
      unit = unit.replaceAll("\\*\\*", "");
      if (unit.equals("-")) {
        unit = "";
      }
    }
    int decimalScale;
    try {
      decimalScale = Integer.parseInt(words[4].trim());
    } catch (NumberFormatException ne) {
      decimalScale = 0;
    }

    return new GempakParameter(num, name, description, unit,
            decimalScale);
  }
Make a parameter from the tokens

@param words the tokens
@return a grid parameter (may be null)