NCDF_VARINQ
The
NCDF_VARINQ function returns a structure that contains information about a netCDF
variable, given its ID. This structure has the form:
{ NAME:"", DATATYPE:"", NDIMS:0L, NATTS:0L, DIM:LONARR(NDIMS) }
This structure is described below.
Calling Sequence
Result = NCDF_VARINQ(
Cdfid, Varid
)
Arguments
Cdfid
The netCDF ID, returned from a previous call to NCDF_OPEN or NCDF_CREATE.
Varid
The netCDF variable ID, returned from a previous call to NCDF_VARDEF or NCDF_VARID, or the name of the variable.
Explanation of the Structure Tags
Name
The name of the variable.
DataType
A string describing the data type of the variable. The string will be one of the following:
'BYTE'
,
'CHAR'
,
'INT'
,
'LONG'
,
'FLOAT'
, or
'DOUBLE'
.
Ndims
The number of dimensions.
Natts
The number of attributes assigned to this variable.
Dim
A vector of the dimension IDs for the variable dimensions.
