cdflib.getVarRecordData

Entire record for variable

Syntax

data = cdflib.getVarRecordData(cdfId,varNum,recNum)

Description

data = cdflib.getVarRecordData(cdfId,varNum,recNum) returns the data in a record associated with 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

Numeric value that identifies the variable in the CDF file. Variable numbers are zero-based.

recNum

Numeric value that identifies the record in the variable. Record numbers are zero-based.

Output Arguments

data

Data in the record.

Examples

Open the example CDF, and then get the data associated with a record in a variable:

cdfid = cdflib.open('example.cdf');

% Get data in first record in first variable in file.
recData = cdflib.getVarRecordData(cdfid,0,0)

recData =

    6.3146e+013

%  Clean up
cdflib.close(cdfid)

clear cdfid

References

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

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.