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

Examples


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

Syntax


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

Arguments


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


GLOBAL

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

Version History


Pre 4.0

Introduced

See Also


NCDF_ATTINQ, NCDF_ATTNAME, NCDF_ATTPUT