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.