cdflib.getVarName

Variable name, given variable number

Syntax

name = cdflib.getVarName(cdfId,varNum)


Description

name = cdflib.getVarName(cdfId,varNum) returns the name of the variable in a Common Data Format (CDF) file.

cdfId identifies the CDF file. varNum is a numeric value that identifies the variable. Variable numbers are zero-based. name is a character vector specifying the name.

Examples

Open the example CDF, and then get the name of a variable in the file:

cdfId = cdflib.open("example.cdf");

name = cdflib.getVarName(cdfId,1)

name =

    'Longitude'

% Clean up
cdflib.close(cdfId)
clear cdfId

Tips

• This function corresponds to the CDF library C API routine CDFgetzVarName.

• To use this function, you must be familiar with the CDF C interface. You can access the CDF documentation at the CDF website.