The NCDF_ATTGET procedure retrieves the value of an attribute from a NetCDF file.

Examples

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For an example using this routine, see the documentation for NCDF_ATTINQ.

Syntax

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NCDF_ATTGET, Cdfid [, Varid] , Name, Value [, /GLOBAL]

Arguments

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Cdfid

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

Varid

The NetCDF variable ID, returned from a previous call to NCDF_VARDEF or NCDF_VARID, or the name of the variable. If the GLOBAL keyword is used, this argument must be omitted.

Name

A scalar string containing the attribute name.

Value

A named variable in which the attribute’s value is returned. NCDF_ATTGET sets Value’s size and data type appropriately.

Keywords

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GLOBAL

Set this keyword to retrieve the value of a global attribute.

Version History

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Pre 4.0

Introduced

See Also

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NCDF_ATTINQ, NCDF_ATTNAME, NCDF_ATTPUT