NCDF_DIMDEF

The NCDF_DIMDEF function defines a dimension in a NetCDF file given its name and size.

Examples

See NCDF_VARPUT.

Syntax

Result = NCDF_DIMDEF( Cdfid, DimName, Size [, /UNLIMITED] )

Return Value

If successful, the dimension ID is returned.

Arguments

Cdfid

The NetCDF ID, returned from a previous call to NCDF_OPEN, NCDF_CREATE, or NCDF_GROUPDEF.

DimName

A scalar string containing the name of the dimension being defined.

Size

The size of the dimension. Size can be any scalar expression. If the UNLIMITED keyword is used, the Size parameter should be omitted.

Keywords

UNLIMITED

Set this keyword to create a dimension of unlimited size. NetCDF 3 files can have only one unlimited dimension, while NetCDF 4 files can have multiple unlimited dimensions.

Version History

Pre 4.0

Introduced