cdflib.getAttrName
Attribute name, given attribute number
Syntax
name = cdflib.getAttrName(cdfId,attrNum)
Description
name = cdflib.getAttrName(cdfId,attrNum)
returns the name of an attribute in a Common Data Format (CDF) file.
Input Arguments
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Identifier of a CDF file, returned by a call to |
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Numeric value that identifies the attribute. Attribute numbers are zero-based. |
Output Arguments
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Character vector specifying the name of the attribute. |
Examples
Open the example CDF and get name of an attribute.
cdfId = cdflib.open("example.cdf"); % Get name of the first attribute in the file attrName = cdflib.getAttrName(cdfId,0)
attrName = 'SampleAttribute'
% Clean up cdflib.close(cdfId) clear cdfId
Tips
This function corresponds to the CDF library C API routine
CDFgetAttrName
.To use this function, you must be familiar with the CDF C interface. You can access the CDF documentation at the CDF website.