.. highlightlang:: us

.. index:: nc_attinq_datatype

.. _nc_attinq_datatype:

nc_attinq_datatype
==================

.. us.tag  nc_attinq_datatype ENGLISH NC_Att

:ref:`nc_attinq_datatype` returns the data type of an attribute when given its ID
and name.

.. function::  datatype = nc_attinq_datatype(ncid, varid, ssName)

.. us.return

**Return Value**

*datatype* is the data type of the attribute with the ID *varid* and the name
*ssName* and is one of the following:

.. list-table::
   :header-rows: 1

   * - Value
     - Meaning
   * - NC_BYTE
     - Eight-bit data
   * - NC_CHAR
     - For representing text strings as arrays of ASCII characters
   * - NC_SHORT
     - 16-Bit integers
   * - NC_LONG
     - 32-Bit integers
   * - NC_FLOAT
     - 32-Bit IEEE floating-point
   * - NC_DOUBLE
     - 64-Bit IEEE floating-point

If an error occurs, *datatype* is -1.

.. us.params

**Parameters**

.. uparam:: ncid

   Identifies the netCDF file.

.. uparam:: varid

   *varid* is the ID of the variable.

.. uparam:: ssName

   *ssName* is the name of the attribute.

.. seealso::
   :ref:`overview-netcdf-files`,
   :ref:`nc_create`,
   :ref:`nc_attget`

:sub:`id-1631870`