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

cdfId	Identifier of a CDF file, returned by a call to cdflib.create or cdflib.open.
attrNum	Numeric value that identifies the attribute. Attribute numbers are zero-based.

Output Arguments

name	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.