private Array readStandardData(Variable v2, Section section)
          throws IOException {

    Array array = null;
    if (v2 instanceof Structure) {
      List<GempakParameter> params =
              gemreader.getParameters(GempakSurfaceFileReader.SFDT);
      Structure pdata = (Structure) v2;
      StructureMembers members = pdata.makeStructureMembers();
      List<StructureMembers.Member> mbers =
              members.getMembers();
      int i = 0;
      int numBytes = 0;
      int totalNumBytes = 0;
      for (StructureMembers.Member member : mbers) {
        member.setDataParam(4 * i++);
        numBytes = member.getDataType().getSize();
        totalNumBytes += numBytes;
      }
      // one member is a byte
      members.setStructureSize(totalNumBytes);
      float[] missing = new float[mbers.size()];
      int missnum = 0;
      for (Variable v : pdata.getVariables()) {
        Attribute att = v.findAttribute("missing_value");
        missing[missnum++] = (att == null)
                ? GempakConstants.RMISSD
                : att.getNumericValue().floatValue();
      }


      //int num = 0;
      Range stationRange = section.getRange(0);
      Range timeRange = section.getRange(1);
      int size = stationRange.length() * timeRange.length();
      // Create a ByteBuffer using a byte array
      byte[] bytes = new byte[totalNumBytes * size];
      ByteBuffer buf = ByteBuffer.wrap(bytes);
      array = new ArrayStructureBB(members, new int[]{size}, buf, 0);

      for (int stnIdx : stationRange) {
        for (int timeIdx : timeRange) {
          GempakFileReader.RData vals = gemreader.DM_RDTR(timeIdx + 1, stnIdx + 1, GempakSurfaceFileReader.SFDT);
          if (vals == null) {
            int k = 0;
            for (StructureMembers.Member member : mbers) {
              if (member.getDataType().equals(DataType.FLOAT)) {
                buf.putFloat(missing[k]);
              } else {
                buf.put((byte) 1);
              }
              k++;
            }
          } else {
            float[] reals = vals.data;
            int var = 0;
            for (GempakParameter param : params) {
              if (members.findMember(param.getName()) != null) {
                buf.putFloat(reals[var]);
              }
              var++;
            }
            // always add the missing flag
            buf.put((byte) 0);
          }
        }
      }
      //Trace.call2("GEMPAKSIOSP: readStandardData");
    }
    return array;
  }
private Array readStandardData ( Variable v2 , Section section ) throws IOException { Array array = null ; if ( v2 instanceof Structure ) { List < GempakParameter > params = gemreader . getParameters ( GempakSurfaceFileReader . SFDT ) ; Structure pdata = ( Structure ) v2 ; StructureMembers members = pdata . makeStructureMembers ( ) ; List < StructureMembers . Member > mbers = members . getMembers ( ) ; int i = 0 ; int numBytes = 0 ; int totalNumBytes = 0 ; for ( StructureMembers . Member member : mbers ) { member . setDataParam ( 4 * i ++ ) ; numBytes = member . getDataType ( ) . getSize ( ) ; totalNumBytes += numBytes ; } members . setStructureSize ( totalNumBytes ) ; float [ ] missing = new float [ mbers . size ( ) ] ; int missnum = 0 ; for ( Variable v : pdata . getVariables ( ) ) { Attribute att = v . findAttribute ( "missing_value" ) ; missing [ missnum ++ ] = ( att == null ) ? GempakConstants . RMISSD : att . getNumericValue ( ) . floatValue ( ) ; } Range stationRange = section . getRange ( 0 ) ; Range timeRange = section . getRange ( 1 ) ; int size = stationRange . length ( ) * timeRange . length ( ) ; byte [ ] bytes = new byte [ totalNumBytes * size ] ; ByteBuffer buf = ByteBuffer . wrap ( bytes ) ; array = new ArrayStructureBB ( members , new int [ ] { size } , buf , 0 ) ; for ( int stnIdx : stationRange ) { for ( int timeIdx : timeRange ) { GempakFileReader . RData vals = gemreader . DM_RDTR ( timeIdx + 1 , stnIdx + 1 , GempakSurfaceFileReader . SFDT ) ; if ( vals == null ) { int k = 0 ; for ( StructureMembers . Member member : mbers ) { if ( member . getDataType ( ) . equals ( DataType . FLOAT ) ) { buf . putFloat ( missing [ k ] ) ; } else { buf . put ( ( byte ) 1 ) ; } k ++ ; } } else { float [ ] reals = vals . data ; int var = 0 ; for ( GempakParameter param : params ) { if ( members . findMember ( param . getName ( ) ) != null ) { buf . putFloat ( reals [ var ] ) ; } var ++ ; } buf . put ( ( byte ) 0 ) ; } } } } return array ; }
Read in the data for the variable.  In this case, it should be
a Structure.  The section should be rank 2 (station, time).

@param v2      variable to read
@param section section of the variable
@return the array of data
@throws IOException problem reading the file