cdflib.deleteAttr - Delete attribute

Syntax

Description

cdflib.deleteAttr(cdfId,attrNum) deletes the specified attribute from the CDF file.

cdfId identifies the Common Data Format (CDF) file.attrNum is a numeric identifier that specifies the attribute. Attribute numbers are zero-based.

Examples

Create a CDF file, and then create an attribute in the file. Then delete the attribute. To run this example, you must be in a writable folder.

cdfid = cdflib.create('your_file.cdf');

% Create attribute.
attrNum = cdflib.createAttr(cdfId,'Purpose','global_scope');

% Prove it exists.
anum = cdflib.getAttrNum(cdfid,'Purpose')

anum =

     0

% Delete the attribute.
cdflib.deleteAttr(cdfid,attrNum);


% Clean up
cdflib.delete(cdfid);

clear cdfid

References

This function corresponds to the CDF library C API routine CDFdeleteAttr. To use this function, you must be familiar with the CDF C interface. Read the CDF documentation at the CDF Web site. For copyright information, see the cdfcopyright.txt file.

See Also

cdflib.createAttr | cdflib.getAttrNum

Tutorials

• Importing Common Data File Format (CDF) Files
• Exporting to Common Data File Format (CDF) Files

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