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5.11 Learn the Name of a Compound Type: nc_inq_compound_name

Get the name of a compound type.

Usage

     int nc_inq_compound_name(int ncid, nc_type xtype, char *name);
ncid
The groupid where this compound type exists.
xtype
The typeid for this compound type.
name
Pointer to an already allocated char array which will get the name, as a null terminated string. It will have a maximum length of NC_MAX_NAME+1.

Errors

NC_NOERR
No error.
NC_EBADTYPEID
Bad type id.
NC_EHDFERR
An error was reported by the HDF5 layer.

Example

See the example section for nc_inq_compound.