NCDF_INQUIRE

Syntax | Return Value | Arguments | Keywords | Examples | Version History

The NCDF_INQUIRE function returns a structure that contains information about an open netCDF file. This structure of the form: 

{ NDIMS:0L, NVARS:0L, NGATTS:0L, RECDIM:0L }

The structure tags are described below.

Syntax

Result = NCDF_INQUIRE(Cdfid)

Return Value

The returned structure contains the following tags:

Table 6-3: NCDF_INQUIRE Structure Tags

Tag
Description

Ndims

The number of dimensions defined for this netCDF file.

Nvars

The number of variables defined for this netCDF file.

Ngatts

The number of global attributes defined for this netCDF file.

RecDim

The ID of the unlimited dimension, if there is one, for this netCDF file. If there is no unlimited dimension, RecDim is set to -1.

Arguments

Cdfid

The netCDF ID, returned from a previous call to NCDF_OPEN or NCDF_CREATE.

Keywords

None

Examples

See NCDF_VARDEF.

Version History

Pre 4.0

Introduced