netcdf.inqFormat

Determine format of netCDF file

Syntax

format = netcdf.inqFormat(ncid)

Description

format = netcdf.inqFormat(ncid) returns the format for the file specified by netCDF file identifier, ncid.

Examples

Determine Format of NetCDF file

This example opens the sample netCDF file and determines the format.

ncid = netcdf.open("example.nc","NOWRITE");
fmt = netcdf.inqFormat(ncid)

fmt =

'FORMAT_NETCDF4'

netcdf.close(ncid);

Input Arguments

ncid — NetCDF file identifier

integer

Identifier of netCDF file, returned by netcdf.create function or netcdf.open function, or of a netCDF group, returned by netcdf.defGrp function.

Data Types: double

Output Arguments

format — Format of netCDF file

character vector

Format of the netCDF file, returned as one of the following values.

Format	Description
'FORMAT_CLASSIC'	Classic format — Original netCDF format, used by all NetCDF files created between 1989 and 2004
'FORMAT_64BIT'	Classic format, 64–bit — Original format with 64–bit addressing capability to allow creation and access of much larger files.
'FORMAT_NETCDF4'	Enhanced model, HDF5-based — Introduced in 2008, netCDF, version 4, extends the classic model and is based on HDF5.
'FORMAT_NETCDF4_CLASSIC'	Classic model, HDF5-based — Introduced in 2008, netCDF, version 4, implements classic model but is based on HDF5.

Version History

Introduced in R2010b