Rename existing variable
cdflib.renameVar(cdfId,varNum,newName)
cdflib.renameVar(cdfId,varNum,newName)
renames a 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.
newName is a character vector or string scalar that specifies the
name you want to assign to the variable.
Create a CDF, create a variable in the CDF, and then rename the variable. To run this example, you must be in a writable folder.
cdfid = cdflib.create('your_file.cdf');
% Create a variable in the file.
varNum = cdflib.createVar(cdfid,'Time','cdf_int1',1,[],true,[]);
% Get the name of the variable.
name = cdflib.getVarName(cdfid,varNum)
name =
Time
% Rename the variable
cdflib.renameVar(cdfid,varNum,'NewName');
% Check the new name.
name = cdflib.getVarName(cdfid,varNum)
name =
NewName
% Clean up
cdflib.delete(cdfid)
clear cdfidThis function corresponds to the CDF library C API routine CDFrenamezVar.
To use this function, you must be familiar with the CDF C
interface. Read the CDF documentation at the CDF website.
For copyright information, see the cdfcopyright.txt file.