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.
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See Also
NCDF_ATTINQ, NCDF_ATTNAME, NCDF_ATTPUT