cdflib.setVarSparseRecords

Specify how variable handles sparse records

Syntax

cdflib.getVarSparseRecords(cdfId,varNum,stype)

Description

cdflib.getVarSparseRecords(cdfId,varNum,stype) specifies the sparse records type of a variable 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.

varNum

Number that identifies the variable to be set. Variable numbers are zero-based.

stype

One of the following character vectors or string scalars that specifies how the variable handles sparse records, or its numeric equivalent.

Value Description
'NO_SPARSERECORDS'No sparse records
'PAD_SPARSERECORDS'For sparse records, the library uses the variable's pad value when reading values from a missing record.
'PREV_SPARSERECORDS'For sparse records, the library uses values from the previous existing record when reading values from a missing record. If there is no previous existing record, the library uses the variable's pad value.

To get the numeric equivalent of these values, use the cdflib.getConstantValue function.

Examples

Open a multifile CDF and close a variable.

Create a CDF, create a variable, and set the sparse records type of 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,[]);

% Set the sparse records type of the variable
cdflib.setVarSparseRecords(cdfid,varNum,'PAD_SPARSERECORDS');

% Check the sparse records type of the variable
stype = cdflib.getVarSparseRecords(cdfid,varNum)

stype =

PAD_SPARSERECORDS


%Clean up
cdflib.delete(cdfid);

clear cdfid

References

This function corresponds to the CDF library C API routine CDFsetzVarSparseRecords.

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.

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