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SDiscoordvar/sfiscvar

intn SDiscoordvar(int32 sds_id)

sds_id IN:

Data set identifier returned by SDcreate or SDselect

Purpose

Determines if a data set is a coordinate variable.

Return value

Returns TRUE (or 1) if the data set is a coordinate variable, and FALSE (or 0) otherwise.

Description

SDiscoordvar determines if the data set specified by the parameter sds_id is a coordinate variable.

Coordinate variables are created to store metadata associated with dimensions. To ensure compatibility with netCDF, coordinate variables are implemented as data sets.

FORTRAN

integer function sfiscvar(sds_id)

integer sds_id



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HDF Reference Manual - 07/29/98, NCSA HDF Development Group.