nc_attinq_datatypeΒΆ

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

datatype = nc_attinq_datatype(ncid, varid, ssName)

Return Value

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

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.

Parameters

ncid

Identifies the netCDF file.

varid

varid is the ID of the variable.

ssName

ssName is the name of the attribute.

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