.. highlightlang:: us

.. _nc_diminq_name:

nc_diminq_name
==============

.. index:: nc_diminq_name

.. us.tag  nc_diminq_name ENGLISH NC_Dim

:ref:`nc_diminq_name` returns the
name of a dimension when given its ID.

.. function::  ssName = nc_diminq_name(ncid, dimid)

.. us.return

**Return Value**

*ssName* is the name of the dimension with the ID *dimid*.
If an error occurs, this function returns an empty string.

.. us.params

**Parameters**

.. uparam:: ncid

   Identifies the netCDF file.

.. uparam:: dimid

   *dimid* is the ID of a dimension.

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

:sub:`id-1542868`