nc_vardef¶
nc_vardef adds a new variable to an open netCDF file in define mode.
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varid = nc_vardef(ncid, ssName, nDataType, rvDimids)
Return Value
varid is the ID of the variable. If a error occurs, varid is -1.
Parameters
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ncid
Identifies the netCDF file.
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ssName
ssName is the name of the variable. Must begin with an alphabetic character or an underscore, followed by zero or more alphanumeric characters including the underscore (
_
) or numbers. Channel names may contain the following special characters:.
,-
,+
,$
,#
,~
,!
,^
,&
,%
. Case is significant.
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nDataType
nDataType is the data type of the variable and is one of the following:
NC_BYTE
,NC_CHAR
,NC_SHORT
,NC_LONG
,NC_FLOAT
,NC_DOUBLE
.
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rvDimids
rvDimids is vector of dimension ID’s and defines the shape of a netCDF variable.
See also
id-1963459