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cdflib.setVarSparseRecords - Specify how variable handles sparse records

Syntax

cdflib.getVarSparseRecords(cdfId,varNum,stype)

Description

cdflib.getVarSparseRecords(cdfId,varNum,stype) specifies the sparse records type of a variable in a Common Data Format (CDF) file.

Input Arguments

cdfId

Identifier of a CDF file, returned by a call to cdflib.create or cdflib.open.

varNum

Number that identifies the variable to be set. Variable numbers are zero-based.

stype

One of the following text strings, or its numeric equivalent, that specifies how the variable handles sparse records.

Text String Description
'NO_SPARSERECORDS'No sparse records
'PAD_SPARSERECORDS'For sparse records, the library uses the variable's pad value when reading values from a missing record.
'PREV_SPARSERECORDS'For sparse records, the library uses values from the previous existing record when reading values from a missing record. If there is no previous existing record, the library uses the variable's pad value.

To get the numeric equivalent of these text string constants, use the cdflib.getConstantValue function.

Examples

Open a multifile CDF and close a variable.

Create a CDF, create a variable, and set the sparse records type of 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,[]);

% Set the sparse records type of the variable
cdflib.setVarSparseRecords(cdfid,varNum,'PAD_SPARSERECORDS');

% Check the sparse records type of the variable
stype = cdflib.getVarSparseRecords(cdfid,varNum)

stype =

PAD_SPARSERECORDS


%Clean up
cdflib.delete(cdfid);

clear cdfid

References

This function corresponds to the CDF library C API routine CDFsetzVarSparseRecords. To use these functions, 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.getConstantValue | cdflib.getVarSparseRecords

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