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.
Examples
See NCDF_VARDEF.
Syntax
Result = NCDF_INQUIRE(Cdfid)
Return Value
The returned structure contains the following tags:
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Tag |
Description |
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Ndims |
The number of dimensions defined for this NetCDF file.
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Nvars |
The number of variables defined for this NetCDF file.
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Ngatts |
The number of global attributes defined for this NetCDF file.
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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.
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Arguments
Cdfid
The NetCDF ID, returned from a previous call to NCDF_OPEN, NCDF_CREATE, or NCDF_GROUPDEF.
Keywords
None
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