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.

See also

Overview UniPlot Data Files, nc_create, nc_attget

id-1631870