cdflib.setVarBlockingFactor - Specify blocking factor for variable

Syntax

Description

cdflib.setVarBlockingFactor(cdfId,varNum,blockingFactor) specifies the blocking factor for a variable in a Common Data Format (CDF) file.

Input Arguments

Definitions

blocking factor

A variable's blocking factor specifies the minimum number of records the library allocates when you write to an unallocated record. If you specify a fractional blocking factor, the library rounds the value down.

Examples

Create a CDF, create a variable in the CDF, and then set the blocking factor used with the variable. To run this example, you must be in a writable folder.

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

% Create a variable in the file.
varNum = cdflib.createVar(cdfid,'Time','cdf_int1',1,[],true,[]);

% Get the current blocking factor used with the variable 
bFactor = cdflib.getVarBlockingFactor(cdfid,varNum)

bFactor =

    0

% Change the blocking factor for the variable
cdflib.setVarBlockingFactor(cdfid,varNum,10);

% Check the new blocking factor .
bFactor = cdflib.getVarBlockingFactor(cdfid,varNum)

bFactor =

    10

%  Clean up
cdflib.delete(cdfid)

clear cdfid

References

This function corresponds to the CDF library C API routine CDFsetzVarBlockingFactor. 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.getVarBlockingFactor

Tutorials

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

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