ruby-netcdf 0.6.6.1 → 0.7.1
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 - data/ChangeLog +51 -0
 - data/Gemfile +4 -0
 - data/Rakefile +1 -40
 - data/bin/console +14 -0
 - data/bin/setup +7 -0
 - data/demo/demo5-netcdf4.rb +44 -0
 - data/doc/Ref_man.html +340 -239
 - data/doc/Ref_man.rd +91 -0
 - data/doc/Ref_man_jp.html +940 -835
 - data/doc/Ref_man_jp.rd +95 -0
 - data/doc/to_html +3 -3
 - data/extconf.rb +113 -78
 - data/lib/netcdf.rb +89 -73
 - data/lib/version.rb +5 -0
 - data/netcdfraw.c +276 -169
 - data/ruby-netcdf.gemspec +34 -0
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            Tue Jan 27  2015  T Horinouchi
         
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            	* ruby-netcdf-0.7.1 released (relase tag: ruby-netcdf-0_7_1)
         
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            Tue Jan 27  2015  T Horinouchi
         
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            	* demo/demo5-netcdf4.rb: created
         
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            	* netcdfraw.c:
         
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            	  * added new NetCDF-4 methods:
         
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            	    * NetCDFVar::deflate : to set compression
         
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            	    * NetCDFVar::endian= : set (change) the endian
         
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            	    * NetCDFVar::endian : returns the current endian setting
         
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            	     NC_ENDIAN_LITTLE (=1), NC_ENDIAN_BIG (=2)
         
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            	   * updated the safe-level condition, which was missed in the
         
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            	* ruby-netcdf-0.7.0 released (relase tag: ruby-netcdf-0_7_0)
         
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            	* netcdfraw.c:
         
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            	  * revised based on the patch posted by seiya with
         
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            	* lib/netcdf.rb: revised along the patch [dennou-ruby:003705].
         
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            	* lib/netcdf.rb: Tentative treatment of the very slow netcdf-4's
         
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            	* netcdfraw.c: Added constants such as NC_NETCDF4;
         
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            	  using the low level interface NetCDF.nc_create
         
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            	* lib/netcdf.rb: Supported the "default" file creation format
         
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            	  by adding NetCDF.creation_format= and NetCDF.creation_format.
         
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            	* netcdfraw.c: Added the class method NetCDF.libvers (<- nc_inq_libvers)
         
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            	* lib/netcdf.rb: Added the class constant NCVERSION (<- NetCDF.libvers)
         
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            <li>nc_inq_ndims</li>
         
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            <li>nc_inq_nvars</li>
         
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            <p>Returns the number of global attributes in the file</p>
         
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            <li>nc_inq_natts</li>
         
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            <p>Returns the unlimited dimension in the file</p>
         
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            <li>nc_inq_unlimdim</li>
         
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            </ul></dd>
         
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            <dd>
         
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            <p>Returns the path of the file (contents of the filename specified when opened/created)</p>
         
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            <li>(none)</li>
         
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            <dd>
         
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            <p>Switches to the define mode. Does nothing if already in it (nil returned).</p>
         
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            <p>Return value</p>
         
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            <p>Corresponding (dependent) function(s) in the C library of NetCDF</p>
         
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            <li>nc_redef</li>
         
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            </ul></dd>
         
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     | 
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            <p>Switches to the data mode. Does nothing if already in it (nil returned).</p>
         
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| 
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            <p>Arguments</p>
         
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            </ul>
         
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            <p>Return value</p>
         
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            <ul>
         
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| 
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     | 
    
         
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     | 
| 
      
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     | 
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| 
      
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     | 
| 
      
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            <p>Corresponding (dependent) function(s) in the C library of NetCDF</p>
         
     | 
| 
      
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     | 
    
         
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            <ul>
         
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| 
      
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            +
            <li>nc_enddef</li>
         
     | 
| 
       433 
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     | 
    
         
             
            </ul></dd>
         
     | 
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     | 
    
         
            -
             
     | 
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            -
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| 
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            *  nc_enddef</pre>
         
     | 
| 
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     | 
    
         
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            <dl>
         
     | 
| 
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     | 
    
         
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            <dt><h4><a name="label:25" id="label:25"><code>define_mode?</code></a></h4></dt><!-- RDLabel: "define_mode?" -->
         
     | 
| 
      
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     | 
    
         
            +
            <dt><h4><a name="label-29" id="label-29"><code>define_mode?</code></a></h4></dt><!-- RDLabel: "define_mode?" -->
         
     | 
| 
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     | 
    
         
             
            <dd>
         
     | 
| 
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483 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Inquire whether the file is in the define mode.</p>
         
     | 
| 
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     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Arguments</p>
         
     | 
| 
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|
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     | 
    
         
             
            </ul>
         
     | 
| 
       447 
488 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Return value</p>
         
     | 
| 
       448 
489 
     | 
    
         
             
            <ul>
         
     | 
| 
       449 
     | 
    
         
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            <li>true if the data is in the define mode 
     | 
| 
      
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     | 
    
         
            +
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     | 
| 
      
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     | 
    
         
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     | 
| 
      
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     | 
| 
      
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     | 
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     | 
    
         
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            <p>Corresponding (dependent) function(s) in the C library of NetCDF</p>
         
     | 
| 
      
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     | 
    
         
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            <ul>
         
     | 
| 
      
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     | 
    
         
            +
            <li>combination of nc_redef and nc_enddef</li>
         
     | 
| 
       450 
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     | 
    
         
             
            </ul></dd>
         
     | 
| 
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     | 
    
         
            -
            </ 
     | 
| 
       452 
     | 
    
         
            -
            <pre>false if the file is in the data mode;
         
     | 
| 
       453 
     | 
    
         
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            nil otherwise (possibly the file is read-only).</pre>
         
     | 
| 
       454 
     | 
    
         
            -
            <pre>Corresponding (dependent) function(s) in the C library of NetCDF
         
     | 
| 
       455 
     | 
    
         
            -
            *  combination of nc_redef and nc_enddef</pre>
         
     | 
| 
       456 
     | 
    
         
            -
            <dl>
         
     | 
| 
       457 
     | 
    
         
            -
            <dt><h4><a name="label:26" id="label:26"><code>sync</code></a></h4></dt><!-- RDLabel: "sync" -->
         
     | 
| 
      
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     | 
    
         
            +
            <dt><h4><a name="label-30" id="label-30"><code>sync</code></a></h4></dt><!-- RDLabel: "sync" -->
         
     | 
| 
       458 
499 
     | 
    
         
             
            <dd>
         
     | 
| 
       459 
500 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Synchronizes the disk copy of a netCDF dataset with in-memory buffer</p>
         
     | 
| 
       460 
501 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Arguments</p>
         
     | 
| 
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     | 
|
| 
       469 
510 
     | 
    
         
             
            <ul>
         
     | 
| 
       470 
511 
     | 
    
         
             
            <li>nc_sync</li>
         
     | 
| 
       471 
512 
     | 
    
         
             
            </ul></dd>
         
     | 
| 
       472 
     | 
    
         
            -
            <dt><h4><a name="label 
     | 
| 
      
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     | 
    
         
            +
            <dt><h4><a name="label-31" id="label-31"><code>def_dim(<var>dimension_name</var>, <var>length</var>)</code></a></h4></dt><!-- RDLabel: "def_dim" -->
         
     | 
| 
       473 
514 
     | 
    
         
             
            <dd>
         
     | 
| 
       474 
515 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Define a dimension</p>
         
     | 
| 
       475 
516 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Arguments</p>
         
     | 
| 
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     | 
|
| 
       485 
526 
     | 
    
         
             
            <ul>
         
     | 
| 
       486 
527 
     | 
    
         
             
            <li>nc_def_dim</li>
         
     | 
| 
       487 
528 
     | 
    
         
             
            </ul></dd>
         
     | 
| 
       488 
     | 
    
         
            -
            <dt><h4><a name="label 
     | 
| 
      
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     | 
    
         
            +
            <dt><h4><a name="label-32" id="label-32"><code>put_att(<var>attribute_name</var>, <var>value</var>, <var>atttype</var>=<var>nil</var>)</code></a></h4></dt><!-- RDLabel: "put_att" -->
         
     | 
| 
       489 
530 
     | 
    
         
             
            <dd>
         
     | 
| 
       490 
531 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Sets a global attribute</p>
         
     | 
| 
       491 
532 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Arguments</p>
         
     | 
| 
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     | 
|
| 
       505 
546 
     | 
    
         
             
            <ul>
         
     | 
| 
       506 
547 
     | 
    
         
             
            <li>nc_put_att_<type></li>
         
     | 
| 
       507 
548 
     | 
    
         
             
            </ul></dd>
         
     | 
| 
       508 
     | 
    
         
            -
            <dt><h4><a name="label 
     | 
| 
      
 549 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <dt><h4><a name="label-33" id="label-33"><code>def_var(<var>name</var>, <var>vartype</var>, <var>dimensions</var>)</code></a></h4></dt><!-- RDLabel: "def_var" -->
         
     | 
| 
       509 
550 
     | 
    
         
             
            <dd>
         
     | 
| 
       510 
551 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Defines a variable</p>
         
     | 
| 
       511 
552 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Arguments</p>
         
     | 
| 
         @@ -526,7 +567,7 @@ nil otherwise (possibly the file is read-only).</pre> 
     | 
|
| 
       526 
567 
     | 
    
         
             
            <ul>
         
     | 
| 
       527 
568 
     | 
    
         
             
            <li>nc_def_var</li>
         
     | 
| 
       528 
569 
     | 
    
         
             
            </ul></dd>
         
     | 
| 
       529 
     | 
    
         
            -
            <dt><h4><a name="label 
     | 
| 
      
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     | 
    
         
            +
            <dt><h4><a name="label-34" id="label-34"><code>def_var_with_dim(<var>name</var>, <var>vartype</var>, <var>shape_ul0</var>, <var>dimnames</var>)</code></a></h4></dt><!-- RDLabel: "def_var_with_dim" -->
         
     | 
| 
       530 
571 
     | 
    
         
             
            <dd>
         
     | 
| 
       531 
572 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Same as def_var but defines dimensions first if needed.
         
     | 
| 
       532 
573 
     | 
    
         
             
            Raise exception if it conflicts with the lengths of existing dimensions.</p>
         
     | 
| 
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     | 
|
| 
       549 
590 
     | 
    
         
             
            <ul>
         
     | 
| 
       550 
591 
     | 
    
         
             
            <li>(nc_def_var)</li>
         
     | 
| 
       551 
592 
     | 
    
         
             
            </ul></dd>
         
     | 
| 
       552 
     | 
    
         
            -
            <dt><h4><a name="label 
     | 
| 
      
 593 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <dt><h4><a name="label-35" id="label-35"><code>var(<var>var_name</var>)</code></a></h4></dt><!-- RDLabel: "var" -->
         
     | 
| 
       553 
594 
     | 
    
         
             
            <dd>
         
     | 
| 
       554 
595 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Opens an existing variable in the file</p>
         
     | 
| 
       555 
596 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Arguments</p>
         
     | 
| 
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     | 
|
| 
       564 
605 
     | 
    
         
             
            <ul>
         
     | 
| 
       565 
606 
     | 
    
         
             
            <li>nc_inq_varid</li>
         
     | 
| 
       566 
607 
     | 
    
         
             
            </ul></dd>
         
     | 
| 
       567 
     | 
    
         
            -
            <dt><h4><a name="label 
     | 
| 
      
 608 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <dt><h4><a name="label-36" id="label-36"><code>vars(<var>names</var>)</code></a></h4></dt><!-- RDLabel: "vars" -->
         
     | 
| 
       568 
609 
     | 
    
         
             
            <dd>
         
     | 
| 
       569 
610 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Opens existing variables in the file</p>
         
     | 
| 
       570 
611 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Arguments</p>
         
     | 
| 
         @@ -581,7 +622,7 @@ Raise exception if it conflicts with the lengths of existing dimensions.</p> 
     | 
|
| 
       581 
622 
     | 
    
         
             
            <ul>
         
     | 
| 
       582 
623 
     | 
    
         
             
            <li>nc_inq_varid</li>
         
     | 
| 
       583 
624 
     | 
    
         
             
            </ul></dd>
         
     | 
| 
       584 
     | 
    
         
            -
            <dt><h4><a name="label 
     | 
| 
      
 625 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <dt><h4><a name="label-37" id="label-37"><code>dim(<var>dimension_name</var>)</code></a></h4></dt><!-- RDLabel: "dim" -->
         
     | 
| 
       585 
626 
     | 
    
         
             
            <dd>
         
     | 
| 
       586 
627 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Opens an existing dimension in the file</p>
         
     | 
| 
       587 
628 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Arguments</p>
         
     | 
| 
         @@ -596,7 +637,7 @@ Raise exception if it conflicts with the lengths of existing dimensions.</p> 
     | 
|
| 
       596 
637 
     | 
    
         
             
            <ul>
         
     | 
| 
       597 
638 
     | 
    
         
             
            <li>nc_inq_dimid</li>
         
     | 
| 
       598 
639 
     | 
    
         
             
            </ul></dd>
         
     | 
| 
       599 
     | 
    
         
            -
            <dt><h4><a name="label 
     | 
| 
      
 640 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <dt><h4><a name="label-38" id="label-38"><code>dims(<var>names</var>)</code></a></h4></dt><!-- RDLabel: "dims" -->
         
     | 
| 
       600 
641 
     | 
    
         
             
            <dd>
         
     | 
| 
       601 
642 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Opens existing dimensions in the file</p>
         
     | 
| 
       602 
643 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Arguments</p>
         
     | 
| 
         @@ -613,7 +654,7 @@ Raise exception if it conflicts with the lengths of existing dimensions.</p> 
     | 
|
| 
       613 
654 
     | 
    
         
             
            <ul>
         
     | 
| 
       614 
655 
     | 
    
         
             
            <li>nc_inq_dimid</li>
         
     | 
| 
       615 
656 
     | 
    
         
             
            </ul></dd>
         
     | 
| 
       616 
     | 
    
         
            -
            <dt><h4><a name="label 
     | 
| 
      
 657 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <dt><h4><a name="label-39" id="label-39"><code>att(<var>attribute_name</var>)</code></a></h4></dt><!-- RDLabel: "att" -->
         
     | 
| 
       617 
658 
     | 
    
         
             
            <dd>
         
     | 
| 
       618 
659 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Opens an existing global attribute in the file</p>
         
     | 
| 
       619 
660 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Arguments</p>
         
     | 
| 
         @@ -628,7 +669,7 @@ Raise exception if it conflicts with the lengths of existing dimensions.</p> 
     | 
|
| 
       628 
669 
     | 
    
         
             
            <ul>
         
     | 
| 
       629 
670 
     | 
    
         
             
            <li>(nc_inq_attid used for inquiry)</li>
         
     | 
| 
       630 
671 
     | 
    
         
             
            </ul></dd>
         
     | 
| 
       631 
     | 
    
         
            -
            <dt><h4><a name="label 
     | 
| 
      
 672 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <dt><h4><a name="label-40" id="label-40"><code>fill=(<var>filemode</var>)</code></a></h4></dt><!-- RDLabel: "fill=" -->
         
     | 
| 
       632 
673 
     | 
    
         
             
            <dd>
         
     | 
| 
       633 
674 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Sets a fill mode. (Default behavior of NetCDF is FILL.)</p>
         
     | 
| 
       634 
675 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Arguments</p>
         
     | 
| 
         @@ -643,7 +684,7 @@ Raise exception if it conflicts with the lengths of existing dimensions.</p> 
     | 
|
| 
       643 
684 
     | 
    
         
             
            <ul>
         
     | 
| 
       644 
685 
     | 
    
         
             
            <li>nc_set_fill</li>
         
     | 
| 
       645 
686 
     | 
    
         
             
            </ul></dd>
         
     | 
| 
       646 
     | 
    
         
            -
            <dt><h4><a name="label 
     | 
| 
      
 687 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <dt><h4><a name="label-41" id="label-41"><code>each_dim{ ... }</code></a></h4></dt><!-- RDLabel: "each_dim" -->
         
     | 
| 
       647 
688 
     | 
    
         
             
            <dd>
         
     | 
| 
       648 
689 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Iterator regarding the dimensions in the file.
         
     | 
| 
       649 
690 
     | 
    
         
             
            Ex.: {|i| print i.name,"\n"} prints names of all dimensions</p>
         
     | 
| 
         @@ -659,7 +700,7 @@ Ex.: {|i| print i.name,"\n"} prints names of all dimensions</p> 
     | 
|
| 
       659 
700 
     | 
    
         
             
            <ul>
         
     | 
| 
       660 
701 
     | 
    
         
             
            <li>(dependent on nc_inq_ndims)</li>
         
     | 
| 
       661 
702 
     | 
    
         
             
            </ul></dd>
         
     | 
| 
       662 
     | 
    
         
            -
            <dt><h4><a name="label 
     | 
| 
      
 703 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <dt><h4><a name="label-42" id="label-42"><code>each_var{ ... }</code></a></h4></dt><!-- RDLabel: "each_var" -->
         
     | 
| 
       663 
704 
     | 
    
         
             
            <dd>
         
     | 
| 
       664 
705 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Iterator regarding the variables in the file.
         
     | 
| 
       665 
706 
     | 
    
         
             
            Ex.: {|i| print i.name,"\n"} prints names of all variables</p>
         
     | 
| 
         @@ -675,7 +716,7 @@ Ex.: {|i| print i.name,"\n"} prints names of all variables</p> 
     | 
|
| 
       675 
716 
     | 
    
         
             
            <ul>
         
     | 
| 
       676 
717 
     | 
    
         
             
            <li>(dependent on nc_inq_nvars)</li>
         
     | 
| 
       677 
718 
     | 
    
         
             
            </ul></dd>
         
     | 
| 
       678 
     | 
    
         
            -
            <dt><h4><a name="label 
     | 
| 
      
 719 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <dt><h4><a name="label-43" id="label-43"><code>each_att{ ... }</code></a></h4></dt><!-- RDLabel: "each_att" -->
         
     | 
| 
       679 
720 
     | 
    
         
             
            <dd>
         
     | 
| 
       680 
721 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Iterator regarding the global attributes of the file.
         
     | 
| 
       681 
722 
     | 
    
         
             
            Ex.: {|i| print i.name,"\n"} prints names of all of them.</p>
         
     | 
| 
         @@ -691,7 +732,7 @@ Ex.: {|i| print i.name,"\n"} prints names of all of them.</p> 
     | 
|
| 
       691 
732 
     | 
    
         
             
            <ul>
         
     | 
| 
       692 
733 
     | 
    
         
             
            <li>(dependent on nc_inq_natts, nc_inq_attname)</li>
         
     | 
| 
       693 
734 
     | 
    
         
             
            </ul></dd>
         
     | 
| 
       694 
     | 
    
         
            -
            <dt><h4><a name="label 
     | 
| 
      
 735 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <dt><h4><a name="label-44" id="label-44"><code>dim_names</code></a></h4></dt><!-- RDLabel: "dim_names" -->
         
     | 
| 
       695 
736 
     | 
    
         
             
            <dd>
         
     | 
| 
       696 
737 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Returns the names of all dimensions in the file</p>
         
     | 
| 
       697 
738 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Arguments</p>
         
     | 
| 
         @@ -706,7 +747,7 @@ Ex.: {|i| print i.name,"\n"} prints names of all of them.</p> 
     | 
|
| 
       706 
747 
     | 
    
         
             
            <ul>
         
     | 
| 
       707 
748 
     | 
    
         
             
            <li>(nc_inq_ndims, nc_inq_dimname)</li>
         
     | 
| 
       708 
749 
     | 
    
         
             
            </ul></dd>
         
     | 
| 
       709 
     | 
    
         
            -
            <dt><h4><a name="label 
     | 
| 
      
 750 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <dt><h4><a name="label-45" id="label-45"><code>var_names</code></a></h4></dt><!-- RDLabel: "var_names" -->
         
     | 
| 
       710 
751 
     | 
    
         
             
            <dd>
         
     | 
| 
       711 
752 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Returns the names of all variables in the file</p>
         
     | 
| 
       712 
753 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Arguments</p>
         
     | 
| 
         @@ -721,7 +762,7 @@ Ex.: {|i| print i.name,"\n"} prints names of all of them.</p> 
     | 
|
| 
       721 
762 
     | 
    
         
             
            <ul>
         
     | 
| 
       722 
763 
     | 
    
         
             
            <li>(dependent on nc_inq_nvars, nc_inq_varname)</li>
         
     | 
| 
       723 
764 
     | 
    
         
             
            </ul></dd>
         
     | 
| 
       724 
     | 
    
         
            -
            <dt><h4><a name="label 
     | 
| 
      
 765 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <dt><h4><a name="label-46" id="label-46"><code>att_names</code></a></h4></dt><!-- RDLabel: "att_names" -->
         
     | 
| 
       725 
766 
     | 
    
         
             
            <dd>
         
     | 
| 
       726 
767 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Returns the names of all the global attributes of the file</p>
         
     | 
| 
       727 
768 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Arguments</p>
         
     | 
| 
         @@ -738,11 +779,11 @@ Ex.: {|i| print i.name,"\n"} prints names of all of them.</p> 
     | 
|
| 
       738 
779 
     | 
    
         
             
            </ul></dd>
         
     | 
| 
       739 
780 
     | 
    
         
             
            </dl>
         
     | 
| 
       740 
781 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>---------------------------------------------</p>
         
     | 
| 
       741 
     | 
    
         
            -
            <h1><a name="label 
     | 
| 
       742 
     | 
    
         
            -
            <h3><a name="label 
     | 
| 
       743 
     | 
    
         
            -
            <h3><a name="label 
     | 
| 
      
 782 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <h1><a name="label-47" id="label-47">class NetCDFDim</a></h1><!-- RDLabel: "class NetCDFDim" -->
         
     | 
| 
      
 783 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <h3><a name="label-48" id="label-48">Class Methods</a></h3><!-- RDLabel: "Class Methods" -->
         
     | 
| 
      
 784 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <h3><a name="label-49" id="label-49">Instance Methods</a></h3><!-- RDLabel: "Instance Methods" -->
         
     | 
| 
       744 
785 
     | 
    
         
             
            <dl>
         
     | 
| 
       745 
     | 
    
         
            -
            <dt><h4><a name="label 
     | 
| 
      
 786 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <dt><h4><a name="label-50" id="label-50"><code>length</code></a></h4></dt><!-- RDLabel: "length" -->
         
     | 
| 
       746 
787 
     | 
    
         
             
            <dd>
         
     | 
| 
       747 
788 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Returns the length of the dimension</p>
         
     | 
| 
       748 
789 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Arguments</p>
         
     | 
| 
         @@ -757,7 +798,7 @@ Ex.: {|i| print i.name,"\n"} prints names of all of them.</p> 
     | 
|
| 
       757 
798 
     | 
    
         
             
            <ul>
         
     | 
| 
       758 
799 
     | 
    
         
             
            <li>nc_inq_dimlen</li>
         
     | 
| 
       759 
800 
     | 
    
         
             
            </ul></dd>
         
     | 
| 
       760 
     | 
    
         
            -
            <dt><h4><a name="label 
     | 
| 
      
 801 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <dt><h4><a name="label-51" id="label-51"><code>length_ul0</code></a></h4></dt><!-- RDLabel: "length_ul0" -->
         
     | 
| 
       761 
802 
     | 
    
         
             
            <dd>
         
     | 
| 
       762 
803 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Same as length but returns 0 for the unlimited dimension</p>
         
     | 
| 
       763 
804 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Arguments</p>
         
     | 
| 
         @@ -772,7 +813,7 @@ Ex.: {|i| print i.name,"\n"} prints names of all of them.</p> 
     | 
|
| 
       772 
813 
     | 
    
         
             
            <ul>
         
     | 
| 
       773 
814 
     | 
    
         
             
            <li>nc_inq_dimlen</li>
         
     | 
| 
       774 
815 
     | 
    
         
             
            </ul></dd>
         
     | 
| 
       775 
     | 
    
         
            -
            <dt><h4><a name="label 
     | 
| 
      
 816 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <dt><h4><a name="label-52" id="label-52"><code>name=(<var>dimension_newname</var>)</code></a></h4></dt><!-- RDLabel: "name=" -->
         
     | 
| 
       776 
817 
     | 
    
         
             
            <dd>
         
     | 
| 
       777 
818 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Rename the dimension</p>
         
     | 
| 
       778 
819 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Arguments</p>
         
     | 
| 
         @@ -787,7 +828,7 @@ Ex.: {|i| print i.name,"\n"} prints names of all of them.</p> 
     | 
|
| 
       787 
828 
     | 
    
         
             
            <ul>
         
     | 
| 
       788 
829 
     | 
    
         
             
            <li>nc_rename_dim</li>
         
     | 
| 
       789 
830 
     | 
    
         
             
            </ul></dd>
         
     | 
| 
       790 
     | 
    
         
            -
            <dt><h4><a name="label 
     | 
| 
      
 831 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <dt><h4><a name="label-53" id="label-53"><code>name</code></a></h4></dt><!-- RDLabel: "name" -->
         
     | 
| 
       791 
832 
     | 
    
         
             
            <dd>
         
     | 
| 
       792 
833 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Returns the name of the  dimension</p>
         
     | 
| 
       793 
834 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Arguments</p>
         
     | 
| 
         @@ -802,7 +843,7 @@ Ex.: {|i| print i.name,"\n"} prints names of all of them.</p> 
     | 
|
| 
       802 
843 
     | 
    
         
             
            <ul>
         
     | 
| 
       803 
844 
     | 
    
         
             
            <li>nc_inq_dimname</li>
         
     | 
| 
       804 
845 
     | 
    
         
             
            </ul></dd>
         
     | 
| 
       805 
     | 
    
         
            -
            <dt><h4><a name="label 
     | 
| 
      
 846 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <dt><h4><a name="label-54" id="label-54"><code>unlimited?</code></a></h4></dt><!-- RDLabel: "unlimited?" -->
         
     | 
| 
       806 
847 
     | 
    
         
             
            <dd>
         
     | 
| 
       807 
848 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Inquires whether the dimension is unlimited or not</p>
         
     | 
| 
       808 
849 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Arguments</p>
         
     | 
| 
         @@ -819,10 +860,10 @@ Ex.: {|i| print i.name,"\n"} prints names of all of them.</p> 
     | 
|
| 
       819 
860 
     | 
    
         
             
            </ul></dd>
         
     | 
| 
       820 
861 
     | 
    
         
             
            </dl>
         
     | 
| 
       821 
862 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>---------------------------------------------</p>
         
     | 
| 
       822 
     | 
    
         
            -
            <h1><a name="label 
     | 
| 
       823 
     | 
    
         
            -
            <h3><a name="label 
     | 
| 
      
 863 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <h1><a name="label-55" id="label-55">class NetCDFVar</a></h1><!-- RDLabel: "class NetCDFVar" -->
         
     | 
| 
      
 864 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <h3><a name="label-56" id="label-56">Class Methods</a></h3><!-- RDLabel: "Class Methods" -->
         
     | 
| 
       824 
865 
     | 
    
         
             
            <dl>
         
     | 
| 
       825 
     | 
    
         
            -
            <dt><h4><a name="label 
     | 
| 
      
 866 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <dt><h4><a name="label-57" id="label-57"><code>NetCDFVar.new(<var>file</var>,<var>varname</var>,<var>mode</var>="<var>r</var>",<var>share</var>=<var>false</var>)</code></a></h4></dt><!-- RDLabel: "NetCDFVar.new" -->
         
     | 
| 
       826 
867 
     | 
    
         
             
            <dd>
         
     | 
| 
       827 
868 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>open a NetCDF variable. This can also be done with NetCDF#var
         
     | 
| 
       828 
869 
     | 
    
         
             
            (instance method of NetCDF class),  which is recommended over
         
     | 
| 
         @@ -844,9 +885,9 @@ this method.</p> 
     | 
|
| 
       844 
885 
     | 
    
         
             
            <ul>
         
     | 
| 
       845 
886 
     | 
    
         
             
            <li>(dependent on nc_open, nc_create, nc_inq_varid etc.)</li>
         
     | 
| 
       846 
887 
     | 
    
         
             
            </ul></dd>
         
     | 
| 
       847 
     | 
    
         
            -
            <dt><h4><a name="label 
     | 
| 
      
 888 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <dt><h4><a name="label-58" id="label-58"><code>NetCDFVar.unpack_type=(<var>na_type</var>)</code></a></h4></dt><!-- RDLabel: "NetCDFVar.unpack_type=" -->
         
     | 
| 
       848 
889 
     | 
    
         
             
            <dd>
         
     | 
| 
       849 
     | 
    
         
            -
            <p>Fix the NArray type to be used in <a href="#label 
     | 
| 
      
 890 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <p>Fix the NArray type to be used in <a href="#label-89">unpack</a>.</p>
         
     | 
| 
       850 
891 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Arguments</p>
         
     | 
| 
       851 
892 
     | 
    
         
             
            <ul>
         
     | 
| 
       852 
893 
     | 
    
         
             
            <li>na_type (Integer) : NArray::BYTE, NArray::SINT, NArray::INT, 
         
     | 
| 
         @@ -856,18 +897,78 @@ this method.</p> 
     | 
|
| 
       856 
897 
     | 
    
         
             
            <ul>
         
     | 
| 
       857 
898 
     | 
    
         
             
            <li>na_type (the argument)</li>
         
     | 
| 
       858 
899 
     | 
    
         
             
            </ul></dd>
         
     | 
| 
       859 
     | 
    
         
            -
            <dt><h4><a name="label 
     | 
| 
      
 900 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <dt><h4><a name="label-59" id="label-59"><code>NetCDFVar.unpack_type</code></a></h4></dt><!-- RDLabel: "NetCDFVar.unpack_type" -->
         
     | 
| 
       860 
901 
     | 
    
         
             
            <dd>
         
     | 
| 
       861 
     | 
    
         
            -
            <p>Returns the NArray type set by <a href="#label 
     | 
| 
      
 902 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <p>Returns the NArray type set by <a href="#label-58">NetCDFVar.unpack_type=</a>.</p>
         
     | 
| 
       862 
903 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Return value</p>
         
     | 
| 
       863 
904 
     | 
    
         
             
            <ul>
         
     | 
| 
       864 
905 
     | 
    
         
             
            <li>nil, NArray::BYTE, NArray::SINT, NArray::INT, 
         
     | 
| 
       865 
906 
     | 
    
         
             
                   NArray::SFLOAT, or NArray::FLOAT</li>
         
     | 
| 
       866 
907 
     | 
    
         
             
            </ul></dd>
         
     | 
| 
       867 
908 
     | 
    
         
             
            </dl>
         
     | 
| 
       868 
     | 
    
         
            -
            <h3><a name="label 
     | 
| 
      
 909 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <h3><a name="label-60" id="label-60">Instance Methods</a></h3><!-- RDLabel: "Instance Methods" -->
         
     | 
| 
       869 
910 
     | 
    
         
             
            <dl>
         
     | 
| 
       870 
     | 
    
         
            -
            <dt><h4><a name="label 
     | 
| 
      
 911 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <dt><h4><a name="label-61" id="label-61"><code>deflate(<var>deflate_level</var>, <var>shuffle</var>=<var>false</var>)</code></a></h4></dt><!-- RDLabel: "deflate" -->
         
     | 
| 
      
 912 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <dd>
         
     | 
| 
      
 913 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <p>(Available only when NetCDF version 4 is used. Error is raised if not.)
         
     | 
| 
      
 914 
     | 
    
         
            +
            Makes the current (newly created) variable "deflated" (=compressed). 
         
     | 
| 
      
 915 
     | 
    
         
            +
            This method must be called after
         
     | 
| 
      
 916 
     | 
    
         
            +
            defining a variable (NetCDF#<a href="#label-33">def_var</a>) and before calling NetCDF#<a href="#label-28">enddef</a>.</p>
         
     | 
| 
      
 917 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <p>Arguments</p>
         
     | 
| 
      
 918 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <ul>
         
     | 
| 
      
 919 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <li>deflate_level (Integer) :: 0 to 9. (0: no compression; 9:
         
     | 
| 
      
 920 
     | 
    
         
            +
                   highest compression; recommended: 1 or 2).</li>
         
     | 
| 
      
 921 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <li>shuffle (optional; true or false; default: false) if true,
         
     | 
| 
      
 922 
     | 
    
         
            +
                   turn on the shuffle filter. 
         
     | 
| 
      
 923 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <ul>
         
     | 
| 
      
 924 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <li><a href="http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf/papers/AMS_2008.pdf"><URL:http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf/papers/AMS_2008.pdf></a>:
         
     | 
| 
      
 925 
     | 
    
         
            +
                     ``The shuffle algorithm changes the byte order in the data stream;
         
     | 
| 
      
 926 
     | 
    
         
            +
            	 when used with integers that are all close together, this
         
     | 
| 
      
 927 
     | 
    
         
            +
            	 results in a better compression ratio. There is no benefit
         
     | 
| 
      
 928 
     | 
    
         
            +
            	 from using the shuffle filter without also using
         
     | 
| 
      
 929 
     | 
    
         
            +
            	 compression.''</li>
         
     | 
| 
      
 930 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <li>Note: shuffle is effective for float variables too (tested by horinouchi).</li>
         
     | 
| 
      
 931 
     | 
    
         
            +
            </ul></li>
         
     | 
| 
      
 932 
     | 
    
         
            +
            </ul>
         
     | 
| 
      
 933 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <p>Return value</p>
         
     | 
| 
      
 934 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <ul>
         
     | 
| 
      
 935 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <li>self</li>
         
     | 
| 
      
 936 
     | 
    
         
            +
            </ul></dd>
         
     | 
| 
      
 937 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <dt><h4><a name="label-62" id="label-62"><code>deflate_params</code></a></h4></dt><!-- RDLabel: "deflate_params" -->
         
     | 
| 
      
 938 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <dd>
         
     | 
| 
      
 939 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <p>(Available only when NetCDF version 4 is used. Error is raised if not.)
         
     | 
| 
      
 940 
     | 
    
         
            +
            Returns the present deflation parameters.</p>
         
     | 
| 
      
 941 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <p>Return value</p>
         
     | 
| 
      
 942 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <ul>
         
     | 
| 
      
 943 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <li>[shuffle, deflate, deflate_level] (a 3-element Array),
         
     | 
| 
      
 944 
     | 
    
         
            +
                   where the values of shuffle and deflate are
         
     | 
| 
      
 945 
     | 
    
         
            +
                   true or false, and deflate_level is an Integer (0-9).</li>
         
     | 
| 
      
 946 
     | 
    
         
            +
            </ul></dd>
         
     | 
| 
      
 947 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <dt><h4><a name="label-63" id="label-63"><code>endian=(<var>endian</var>)</code></a></h4></dt><!-- RDLabel: "endian=" -->
         
     | 
| 
      
 948 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <dd>
         
     | 
| 
      
 949 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <p>(Available only when NetCDF version 4 is used. Error is raised if not.)
         
     | 
| 
      
 950 
     | 
    
         
            +
            Sets (changes) the endian. See <a href="#label-61">deflate</a> for when to use it.</p>
         
     | 
| 
      
 951 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <p>Arguments</p>
         
     | 
| 
      
 952 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <ul>
         
     | 
| 
      
 953 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <li>endian : one of the following constants:
         
     | 
| 
      
 954 
     | 
    
         
            +
                   NetCDF::NC_ENDIAN_NATIVE (=0) (default), 
         
     | 
| 
      
 955 
     | 
    
         
            +
                   NetCDF::NC_ENDIAN_LITTLE (=1), or NetCDF::NC_ENDIAN_BIG (=2).</li>
         
     | 
| 
      
 956 
     | 
    
         
            +
            </ul>
         
     | 
| 
      
 957 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <p>Return value</p>
         
     | 
| 
      
 958 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <ul>
         
     | 
| 
      
 959 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <li>self</li>
         
     | 
| 
      
 960 
     | 
    
         
            +
            </ul></dd>
         
     | 
| 
      
 961 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <dt><h4><a name="label-64" id="label-64"><code>endian</code></a></h4></dt><!-- RDLabel: "endian" -->
         
     | 
| 
      
 962 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <dd>
         
     | 
| 
      
 963 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <p>(Available only when NetCDF version 4 is used. Error is raised if not.)
         
     | 
| 
      
 964 
     | 
    
         
            +
            Returns the current endian setting.</p>
         
     | 
| 
      
 965 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <p>Return value</p>
         
     | 
| 
      
 966 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <ul>
         
     | 
| 
      
 967 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <li>one of the following constants:
         
     | 
| 
      
 968 
     | 
    
         
            +
                   NetCDF::NC_ENDIAN_NATIVE (=0) (default), 
         
     | 
| 
      
 969 
     | 
    
         
            +
                   NetCDF::NC_ENDIAN_LITTLE (=1), or NetCDF::NC_ENDIAN_BIG (=2).</li>
         
     | 
| 
      
 970 
     | 
    
         
            +
            </ul></dd>
         
     | 
| 
      
 971 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <dt><h4><a name="label-65" id="label-65"><code>dim(<var>dim_num</var>)</code></a></h4></dt><!-- RDLabel: "dim" -->
         
     | 
| 
       871 
972 
     | 
    
         
             
            <dd>
         
     | 
| 
       872 
973 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Inquires the dim_num-th dimension of the variable (dim_num=0,1,2,..)</p>
         
     | 
| 
       873 
974 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Arguments</p>
         
     | 
| 
         @@ -882,7 +983,7 @@ this method.</p> 
     | 
|
| 
       882 
983 
     | 
    
         
             
            <ul>
         
     | 
| 
       883 
984 
     | 
    
         
             
            <li>(dependent on nc_inq_vardimid)</li>
         
     | 
| 
       884 
985 
     | 
    
         
             
            </ul></dd>
         
     | 
| 
       885 
     | 
    
         
            -
            <dt><h4><a name="label 
     | 
| 
      
 986 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <dt><h4><a name="label-66" id="label-66"><code>dims</code></a></h4></dt><!-- RDLabel: "dims" -->
         
     | 
| 
       886 
987 
     | 
    
         
             
            <dd>
         
     | 
| 
       887 
988 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Returns an array of all the dimensions of the variable</p>
         
     | 
| 
       888 
989 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Arguments</p>
         
     | 
| 
         @@ -897,7 +998,7 @@ this method.</p> 
     | 
|
| 
       897 
998 
     | 
    
         
             
            <ul>
         
     | 
| 
       898 
999 
     | 
    
         
             
            <li>nc_inq_vardimid</li>
         
     | 
| 
       899 
1000 
     | 
    
         
             
            </ul></dd>
         
     | 
| 
       900 
     | 
    
         
            -
            <dt><h4><a name="label 
     | 
| 
      
 1001 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <dt><h4><a name="label-67" id="label-67"><code>shape_ul0</code></a></h4></dt><!-- RDLabel: "shape_ul0" -->
         
     | 
| 
       901 
1002 
     | 
    
         
             
            <dd>
         
     | 
| 
       902 
1003 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Returns the shape of the variable, but the length of the unlimited dimension is set to zero.
         
     | 
| 
       903 
1004 
     | 
    
         
             
            Good to define another variable.</p>
         
     | 
| 
         @@ -913,7 +1014,7 @@ Good to define another variable.</p> 
     | 
|
| 
       913 
1014 
     | 
    
         
             
            <ul>
         
     | 
| 
       914 
1015 
     | 
    
         
             
            <li>(dependent on nc_inq_vardimid, nc_inq_unlimdim etc)</li>
         
     | 
| 
       915 
1016 
     | 
    
         
             
            </ul></dd>
         
     | 
| 
       916 
     | 
    
         
            -
            <dt><h4><a name="label 
     | 
| 
      
 1017 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <dt><h4><a name="label-68" id="label-68"><code>shape_current</code></a></h4></dt><!-- RDLabel: "shape_current" -->
         
     | 
| 
       917 
1018 
     | 
    
         
             
            <dd>
         
     | 
| 
       918 
1019 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Returns the current shape of the variable.</p>
         
     | 
| 
       919 
1020 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Arguments</p>
         
     | 
| 
         @@ -928,7 +1029,7 @@ Good to define another variable.</p> 
     | 
|
| 
       928 
1029 
     | 
    
         
             
            <ul>
         
     | 
| 
       929 
1030 
     | 
    
         
             
            <li>(dependent on nc_inq_vardimid etc)</li>
         
     | 
| 
       930 
1031 
     | 
    
         
             
            </ul></dd>
         
     | 
| 
       931 
     | 
    
         
            -
            <dt><h4><a name="label 
     | 
| 
      
 1032 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <dt><h4><a name="label-69" id="label-69"><code>each_att{ ... }</code></a></h4></dt><!-- RDLabel: "each_att" -->
         
     | 
| 
       932 
1033 
     | 
    
         
             
            <dd>
         
     | 
| 
       933 
1034 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Iterator regarding the global attributes of the variables.
         
     | 
| 
       934 
1035 
     | 
    
         
             
            Ex.: {|i| print i.name,"\n"} prints names of all of them.</p>
         
     | 
| 
         @@ -944,7 +1045,7 @@ Ex.: {|i| print i.name,"\n"} prints names of all of them.</p> 
     | 
|
| 
       944 
1045 
     | 
    
         
             
            <ul>
         
     | 
| 
       945 
1046 
     | 
    
         
             
            <li>(dependent on nc_inq_natts, nc_inq_attname)</li>
         
     | 
| 
       946 
1047 
     | 
    
         
             
            </ul></dd>
         
     | 
| 
       947 
     | 
    
         
            -
            <dt><h4><a name="label 
     | 
| 
      
 1048 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <dt><h4><a name="label-70" id="label-70"><code>dim_names</code></a></h4></dt><!-- RDLabel: "dim_names" -->
         
     | 
| 
       948 
1049 
     | 
    
         
             
            <dd>
         
     | 
| 
       949 
1050 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Returns the names of all the dimensions of the variable</p>
         
     | 
| 
       950 
1051 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Arguments</p>
         
     | 
| 
         @@ -959,7 +1060,7 @@ Ex.: {|i| print i.name,"\n"} prints names of all of them.</p> 
     | 
|
| 
       959 
1060 
     | 
    
         
             
            <ul>
         
     | 
| 
       960 
1061 
     | 
    
         
             
            <li>(dependent on nc_inq_varndims, nc_inq_vardimid, nc_inq_dimname)</li>
         
     | 
| 
       961 
1062 
     | 
    
         
             
            </ul></dd>
         
     | 
| 
       962 
     | 
    
         
            -
            <dt><h4><a name="label 
     | 
| 
      
 1063 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <dt><h4><a name="label-71" id="label-71"><code>att_names</code></a></h4></dt><!-- RDLabel: "att_names" -->
         
     | 
| 
       963 
1064 
     | 
    
         
             
            <dd>
         
     | 
| 
       964 
1065 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Returns the names of all the attributes of the variable</p>
         
     | 
| 
       965 
1066 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Arguments</p>
         
     | 
| 
         @@ -974,7 +1075,7 @@ Ex.: {|i| print i.name,"\n"} prints names of all of them.</p> 
     | 
|
| 
       974 
1075 
     | 
    
         
             
            <ul>
         
     | 
| 
       975 
1076 
     | 
    
         
             
            <li>(dependent on nc_inq_natts, nc_inq_attname)</li>
         
     | 
| 
       976 
1077 
     | 
    
         
             
            </ul></dd>
         
     | 
| 
       977 
     | 
    
         
            -
            <dt><h4><a name="label 
     | 
| 
      
 1078 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <dt><h4><a name="label-72" id="label-72"><code>name</code></a></h4></dt><!-- RDLabel: "name" -->
         
     | 
| 
       978 
1079 
     | 
    
         
             
            <dd>
         
     | 
| 
       979 
1080 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Returns the name of the variable</p>
         
     | 
| 
       980 
1081 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Arguments</p>
         
     | 
| 
         @@ -989,7 +1090,7 @@ Ex.: {|i| print i.name,"\n"} prints names of all of them.</p> 
     | 
|
| 
       989 
1090 
     | 
    
         
             
            <ul>
         
     | 
| 
       990 
1091 
     | 
    
         
             
            <li>nc_inq_varname</li>
         
     | 
| 
       991 
1092 
     | 
    
         
             
            </ul></dd>
         
     | 
| 
       992 
     | 
    
         
            -
            <dt><h4><a name="label 
     | 
| 
      
 1093 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <dt><h4><a name="label-73" id="label-73"><code>name=(<var>variable_newname</var>)</code></a></h4></dt><!-- RDLabel: "name=" -->
         
     | 
| 
       993 
1094 
     | 
    
         
             
            <dd>
         
     | 
| 
       994 
1095 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Rename the variable</p>
         
     | 
| 
       995 
1096 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Arguments</p>
         
     | 
| 
         @@ -1004,7 +1105,7 @@ Ex.: {|i| print i.name,"\n"} prints names of all of them.</p> 
     | 
|
| 
       1004 
1105 
     | 
    
         
             
            <ul>
         
     | 
| 
       1005 
1106 
     | 
    
         
             
            <li>nc_rename_var</li>
         
     | 
| 
       1006 
1107 
     | 
    
         
             
            </ul></dd>
         
     | 
| 
       1007 
     | 
    
         
            -
            <dt><h4><a name="label 
     | 
| 
      
 1108 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <dt><h4><a name="label-74" id="label-74"><code>ndims</code></a></h4></dt><!-- RDLabel: "ndims" -->
         
     | 
| 
       1008 
1109 
     | 
    
         
             
            <dd>
         
     | 
| 
       1009 
1110 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Number of dimensions of the variable (which is rank of the variable).</p>
         
     | 
| 
       1010 
1111 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Arguments</p>
         
     | 
| 
         @@ -1019,13 +1120,13 @@ Ex.: {|i| print i.name,"\n"} prints names of all of them.</p> 
     | 
|
| 
       1019 
1120 
     | 
    
         
             
            <ul>
         
     | 
| 
       1020 
1121 
     | 
    
         
             
            <li>nc_inq_varndims</li>
         
     | 
| 
       1021 
1122 
     | 
    
         
             
            </ul></dd>
         
     | 
| 
       1022 
     | 
    
         
            -
            <dt><h4><a name="label 
     | 
| 
      
 1123 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <dt><h4><a name="label-75" id="label-75"><code>rank</code></a></h4></dt><!-- RDLabel: "rank" -->
         
     | 
| 
       1023 
1124 
     | 
    
         
             
            <dd>
         
     | 
| 
       1024 
     | 
    
         
            -
             
     | 
| 
       1025 
     | 
    
         
            -
            <dt><h4><a name="label 
     | 
| 
      
 1125 
     | 
    
         
            +
            Aliased to ndims</dd>
         
     | 
| 
      
 1126 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <dt><h4><a name="label-76" id="label-76"><code>ntype</code></a></h4></dt><!-- RDLabel: "ntype" -->
         
     | 
| 
       1026 
1127 
     | 
    
         
             
            <dd>
         
     | 
| 
       1027 
     | 
    
         
            -
             
     | 
| 
       1028 
     | 
    
         
            -
            <dt><h4><a name="label 
     | 
| 
      
 1128 
     | 
    
         
            +
            Aliased to vartype</dd>
         
     | 
| 
      
 1129 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <dt><h4><a name="label-77" id="label-77"><code>vartype</code></a></h4></dt><!-- RDLabel: "vartype" -->
         
     | 
| 
       1029 
1130 
     | 
    
         
             
            <dd>
         
     | 
| 
       1030 
1131 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Inquires the data value type of the variable</p>
         
     | 
| 
       1031 
1132 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Arguments</p>
         
     | 
| 
         @@ -1040,7 +1141,7 @@ Ex.: {|i| print i.name,"\n"} prints names of all of them.</p> 
     | 
|
| 
       1040 
1141 
     | 
    
         
             
            <ul>
         
     | 
| 
       1041 
1142 
     | 
    
         
             
            <li>nc_inq_vartype</li>
         
     | 
| 
       1042 
1143 
     | 
    
         
             
            </ul></dd>
         
     | 
| 
       1043 
     | 
    
         
            -
            <dt><h4><a name="label 
     | 
| 
      
 1144 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <dt><h4><a name="label-78" id="label-78"><code>typecode</code></a></h4></dt><!-- RDLabel: "typecode" -->
         
     | 
| 
       1044 
1145 
     | 
    
         
             
            <dd>
         
     | 
| 
       1045 
1146 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Inquires the data type of the variable (returns a typecode of NArray)</p>
         
     | 
| 
       1046 
1147 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Arguments</p>
         
     | 
| 
         @@ -1055,7 +1156,7 @@ Ex.: {|i| print i.name,"\n"} prints names of all of them.</p> 
     | 
|
| 
       1055 
1156 
     | 
    
         
             
            <ul>
         
     | 
| 
       1056 
1157 
     | 
    
         
             
            <li>nc_inq_vartype</li>
         
     | 
| 
       1057 
1158 
     | 
    
         
             
            </ul></dd>
         
     | 
| 
       1058 
     | 
    
         
            -
            <dt><h4><a name="label 
     | 
| 
      
 1159 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <dt><h4><a name="label-79" id="label-79"><code>natts</code></a></h4></dt><!-- RDLabel: "natts" -->
         
     | 
| 
       1059 
1160 
     | 
    
         
             
            <dd>
         
     | 
| 
       1060 
1161 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Returns the number of the attributes of the variable</p>
         
     | 
| 
       1061 
1162 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Arguments</p>
         
     | 
| 
         @@ -1070,7 +1171,7 @@ Ex.: {|i| print i.name,"\n"} prints names of all of them.</p> 
     | 
|
| 
       1070 
1171 
     | 
    
         
             
            <ul>
         
     | 
| 
       1071 
1172 
     | 
    
         
             
            <li>nc_inq_varnatts</li>
         
     | 
| 
       1072 
1173 
     | 
    
         
             
            </ul></dd>
         
     | 
| 
       1073 
     | 
    
         
            -
            <dt><h4><a name="label 
     | 
| 
      
 1174 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <dt><h4><a name="label-80" id="label-80"><code>file</code></a></h4></dt><!-- RDLabel: "file" -->
         
     | 
| 
       1074 
1175 
     | 
    
         
             
            <dd>
         
     | 
| 
       1075 
1176 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Inquires the file that the variable is in</p>
         
     | 
| 
       1076 
1177 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Arguments</p>
         
     | 
| 
         @@ -1085,7 +1186,7 @@ Ex.: {|i| print i.name,"\n"} prints names of all of them.</p> 
     | 
|
| 
       1085 
1186 
     | 
    
         
             
            <ul>
         
     | 
| 
       1086 
1187 
     | 
    
         
             
            <li>(none)</li>
         
     | 
| 
       1087 
1188 
     | 
    
         
             
            </ul></dd>
         
     | 
| 
       1088 
     | 
    
         
            -
            <dt><h4><a name="label 
     | 
| 
      
 1189 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <dt><h4><a name="label-81" id="label-81"><code>att(<var>attribute_name</var>)</code></a></h4></dt><!-- RDLabel: "att" -->
         
     | 
| 
       1089 
1190 
     | 
    
         
             
            <dd>
         
     | 
| 
       1090 
1191 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Returns the attribute specified by its name</p>
         
     | 
| 
       1091 
1192 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Arguments</p>
         
     | 
| 
         @@ -1100,7 +1201,7 @@ Ex.: {|i| print i.name,"\n"} prints names of all of them.</p> 
     | 
|
| 
       1100 
1201 
     | 
    
         
             
            <ul>
         
     | 
| 
       1101 
1202 
     | 
    
         
             
            <li>(nc_inq_attid is used for inquiry)</li>
         
     | 
| 
       1102 
1203 
     | 
    
         
             
            </ul></dd>
         
     | 
| 
       1103 
     | 
    
         
            -
            <dt><h4><a name="label 
     | 
| 
      
 1204 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <dt><h4><a name="label-82" id="label-82"><code>put_att(<var>attribute_name</var>, <var>value</var>, <var>atttype</var>=<var>nil</var>)</code></a></h4></dt><!-- RDLabel: "put_att" -->
         
     | 
| 
       1104 
1205 
     | 
    
         
             
            <dd>
         
     | 
| 
       1105 
1206 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Sets an attribute</p>
         
     | 
| 
       1106 
1207 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Arguments</p>
         
     | 
| 
         @@ -1120,10 +1221,10 @@ Ex.: {|i| print i.name,"\n"} prints names of all of them.</p> 
     | 
|
| 
       1120 
1221 
     | 
    
         
             
            <ul>
         
     | 
| 
       1121 
1222 
     | 
    
         
             
            <li>nc_put_att_<type></li>
         
     | 
| 
       1122 
1223 
     | 
    
         
             
            </ul></dd>
         
     | 
| 
       1123 
     | 
    
         
            -
            <dt><h4><a name="label 
     | 
| 
      
 1224 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <dt><h4><a name="label-83" id="label-83"><code>put(<var>value</var>, <var>option</var>=<var>nil</var>)</code></a></h4></dt><!-- RDLabel: "put" -->
         
     | 
| 
       1124 
1225 
     | 
    
         
             
            <dd>
         
     | 
| 
       1125 
     | 
    
         
            -
             
     | 
| 
       1126 
     | 
    
         
            -
            <dt><h4><a name="label 
     | 
| 
      
 1226 
     | 
    
         
            +
            Aliased to <a href="#label-84">simple_put</a></dd>
         
     | 
| 
      
 1227 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <dt><h4><a name="label-84" id="label-84"><code>simple_put(<var>value</var>, <var>option</var>=<var>nil</var>)</code></a></h4></dt><!-- RDLabel: "simple_put" -->
         
     | 
| 
       1127 
1228 
     | 
    
         
             
            <dd>
         
     | 
| 
       1128 
1229 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Set the values of the variable</p>
         
     | 
| 
       1129 
1230 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Arguments</p>
         
     | 
| 
         @@ -1163,7 +1264,7 @@ with respect to the 2nd dimension</p></li> 
     | 
|
| 
       1163 
1264 
     | 
    
         
             
            <ul>
         
     | 
| 
       1164 
1265 
     | 
    
         
             
            <li>nc_put_var_<type>, nc_put_vars_<type>, nc_put_var1_<type></li>
         
     | 
| 
       1165 
1266 
     | 
    
         
             
            </ul></dd>
         
     | 
| 
       1166 
     | 
    
         
            -
            <dt><h4><a name="label 
     | 
| 
      
 1267 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <dt><h4><a name="label-85" id="label-85"><code>pack(<var>na</var>)</code></a></h4></dt><!-- RDLabel: "pack" -->
         
     | 
| 
       1167 
1268 
     | 
    
         
             
            <dd>
         
     | 
| 
       1168 
1269 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Pack a NArray (etc) using the attributes scale_factor and/or add_offset of self.</p>
         
     | 
| 
       1169 
1270 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>If scale_factor and/or add_offset is defined, returns
         
     | 
| 
         @@ -1176,14 +1277,14 @@ with respect to the 2nd dimension</p></li> 
     | 
|
| 
       1176 
1277 
     | 
    
         
             
            <ul>
         
     | 
| 
       1177 
1278 
     | 
    
         
             
            <li>a NArray or NArrayMiss</li>
         
     | 
| 
       1178 
1279 
     | 
    
         
             
            </ul></dd>
         
     | 
| 
       1179 
     | 
    
         
            -
            <dt><h4><a name="label 
     | 
| 
      
 1280 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <dt><h4><a name="label-86" id="label-86"><code>scaled_put(<var>value</var>, <var>option</var>=<var>nil</var>)</code></a></h4></dt><!-- RDLabel: "scaled_put" -->
         
     | 
| 
       1180 
1281 
     | 
    
         
             
            <dd>
         
     | 
| 
       1181 
     | 
    
         
            -
            <p>Same as <a href="#label 
     | 
| 
       1182 
     | 
    
         
            -
            <p>See the document for <a href="#label 
     | 
| 
       1183 
     | 
    
         
            -
            <dt><h4><a name="label 
     | 
| 
      
 1282 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <p>Same as <a href="#label-84">simple_put</a> but interprets the attributes scale_factor and/or add_offset using <a href="#label-85">pack</a>.</p>
         
     | 
| 
      
 1283 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <p>See the document for <a href="#label-84">simple_put</a> for arguments etc.</p></dd>
         
     | 
| 
      
 1284 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <dt><h4><a name="label-87" id="label-87"><code>get(<var>option</var>=<var>nil</var>)</code></a></h4></dt><!-- RDLabel: "get" -->
         
     | 
| 
       1184 
1285 
     | 
    
         
             
            <dd>
         
     | 
| 
       1185 
     | 
    
         
            -
             
     | 
| 
       1186 
     | 
    
         
            -
            <dt><h4><a name="label 
     | 
| 
      
 1286 
     | 
    
         
            +
            Aliased to <a href="#label-88">simple_get</a>.</dd>
         
     | 
| 
      
 1287 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <dt><h4><a name="label-88" id="label-88"><code>simple_get(<var>option</var>=<var>nil</var>)</code></a></h4></dt><!-- RDLabel: "simple_get" -->
         
     | 
| 
       1187 
1288 
     | 
    
         
             
            <dd>
         
     | 
| 
       1188 
1289 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Returns values of the variable</p>
         
     | 
| 
       1189 
1290 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Arguments</p>
         
     | 
| 
         @@ -1200,7 +1301,7 @@ with respect to the 2nd dimension</p></li> 
     | 
|
| 
       1200 
1301 
     | 
    
         
             
            <ul>
         
     | 
| 
       1201 
1302 
     | 
    
         
             
            <li>nc_get_var_<type>, nc_get_vars_<type>, nc_get_var1_<type></li>
         
     | 
| 
       1202 
1303 
     | 
    
         
             
            </ul></dd>
         
     | 
| 
       1203 
     | 
    
         
            -
            <dt><h4><a name="label 
     | 
| 
      
 1304 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <dt><h4><a name="label-89" id="label-89"><code>unpack(<var>na</var>)</code></a></h4></dt><!-- RDLabel: "unpack" -->
         
     | 
| 
       1204 
1305 
     | 
    
         
             
            <dd>
         
     | 
| 
       1205 
1306 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Unpack a NArray (etc) using the attributes scale_factor and/or add_offset of self.</p>
         
     | 
| 
       1206 
1307 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>If scale_factor and/or add_offset is defined, returns
         
     | 
| 
         @@ -1208,7 +1309,7 @@ na * scale_factor + add_offset. Returns na if not. 
     | 
|
| 
       1208 
1309 
     | 
    
         
             
            Type conversion is made by the coercing -- for example
         
     | 
| 
       1209 
1310 
     | 
    
         
             
            if na is sint and scale_factor and add_offset is sfloat,
         
     | 
| 
       1210 
1311 
     | 
    
         
             
            return value is sfloat. The type of the return value can be specified
         
     | 
| 
       1211 
     | 
    
         
            -
            explicitly with <a href="#label 
     | 
| 
      
 1312 
     | 
    
         
            +
            explicitly with <a href="#label-58">NetCDFVar.unpack_type=</a>.</p>
         
     | 
| 
       1212 
1313 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Arguments</p>
         
     | 
| 
       1213 
1314 
     | 
    
         
             
            <ul>
         
     | 
| 
       1214 
1315 
     | 
    
         
             
            <li>na : a numeric array to unpack (NArray, or NArrayMiss)</li>
         
     | 
| 
         @@ -1217,11 +1318,11 @@ explicitly with <a href="#label:54">NetCDFVar.unpack_type=</a>.</p> 
     | 
|
| 
       1217 
1318 
     | 
    
         
             
            <ul>
         
     | 
| 
       1218 
1319 
     | 
    
         
             
            <li>a NArray or NArrayMiss</li>
         
     | 
| 
       1219 
1320 
     | 
    
         
             
            </ul></dd>
         
     | 
| 
       1220 
     | 
    
         
            -
            <dt><h4><a name="label 
     | 
| 
      
 1321 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <dt><h4><a name="label-90" id="label-90"><code>scaled_get(<var>option</var>=<var>nil</var>)</code></a></h4></dt><!-- RDLabel: "scaled_get" -->
         
     | 
| 
       1221 
1322 
     | 
    
         
             
            <dd>
         
     | 
| 
       1222 
     | 
    
         
            -
            <p>Same as <a href="#label 
     | 
| 
       1223 
     | 
    
         
            -
            <p>See the document for <a href="#label 
     | 
| 
       1224 
     | 
    
         
            -
            <dt><h4><a name="label 
     | 
| 
      
 1323 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <p>Same as <a href="#label-88">simple_get</a> but interprets the attributes scale_factor and/or add_offset using <a href="#label-89">unpack</a>.</p>
         
     | 
| 
      
 1324 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <p>See the document for <a href="#label-88">simple_get</a> for arguments etc.</p></dd>
         
     | 
| 
      
 1325 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <dt><h4><a name="label-91" id="label-91"><code>[]</code></a></h4></dt><!-- RDLabel: "[]" -->
         
     | 
| 
       1225 
1326 
     | 
    
         
             
            <dd>
         
     | 
| 
       1226 
1327 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Same as NetCDFVar#get but a subset is specified as in the method [] of NArray. </p>
         
     | 
| 
       1227 
1328 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>In addition to the subset specifications supported by NArray, 
         
     | 
| 
         @@ -1230,7 +1331,7 @@ like {0..-1, 3}, i.e., a 1-element Hash with the key and value 
     | 
|
| 
       1230 
1331 
     | 
    
         
             
            representing the range (Range) and the step (Integer), respectively.
         
     | 
| 
       1231 
1332 
     | 
    
         
             
            Unlike NArray, 1-dimensional indexing of multi-dimensional
         
     | 
| 
       1232 
1333 
     | 
    
         
             
            variables is not support.</p></dd>
         
     | 
| 
       1233 
     | 
    
         
            -
            <dt><h4><a name="label 
     | 
| 
      
 1334 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <dt><h4><a name="label-92" id="label-92"><code>[] = </code></a></h4></dt><!-- RDLabel: "[]=" -->
         
     | 
| 
       1234 
1335 
     | 
    
         
             
            <dd>
         
     | 
| 
       1235 
1336 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Same as NetCDFVar#put but a subset is specified as in the method []= of NArray. </p>
         
     | 
| 
       1236 
1337 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>In addition to the subset specifications supported by NArray, 
         
     | 
| 
         @@ -1240,11 +1341,11 @@ representing the range (Range) and the step (Integer), respectively. 
     | 
|
| 
       1240 
1341 
     | 
    
         
             
            Unlike NArray, 1-dimensional indexing of multi-dimensional
         
     | 
| 
       1241 
1342 
     | 
    
         
             
            variables is not support.</p></dd>
         
     | 
| 
       1242 
1343 
     | 
    
         
             
            </dl>
         
     | 
| 
       1243 
     | 
    
         
            -
            <h3><a name="label 
     | 
| 
      
 1344 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <h3><a name="label-93" id="label-93">Instance Methods added by requiring "numru/netcdf_miss"</a></h3><!-- RDLabel: "Instance Methods added by requiring "numru/netcdf_miss"" -->
         
     | 
| 
       1244 
1345 
     | 
    
         
             
            <dl>
         
     | 
| 
       1245 
     | 
    
         
            -
            <dt><h4><a name="label 
     | 
| 
      
 1346 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <dt><h4><a name="label-94" id="label-94"><code>get_with_miss(<var>option</var>=<var>nil</var>)</code></a></h4></dt><!-- RDLabel: "get_with_miss" -->
         
     | 
| 
       1246 
1347 
     | 
    
         
             
            <dd>
         
     | 
| 
       1247 
     | 
    
         
            -
            <p>Same as <a href="#label 
     | 
| 
      
 1348 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <p>Same as <a href="#label-87">get</a> but interprets data missing.</p>
         
     | 
| 
       1248 
1349 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Data missing is specified by the standard attributes valid_range,
         
     | 
| 
       1249 
1350 
     | 
    
         
             
            (valid_min and/or valid_max), or missing_value, with the precedence being 
         
     | 
| 
       1250 
1351 
     | 
    
         
             
            this order. Unlike the
         
     | 
| 
         @@ -1257,7 +1358,7 @@ If not, it returns a NArray. Thus, you can use this whether 
     | 
|
| 
       1257 
1358 
     | 
    
         
             
            data missing is defined or not.     </p>
         
     | 
| 
       1258 
1359 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Arguments</p>
         
     | 
| 
       1259 
1360 
     | 
    
         
             
            <ul>
         
     | 
| 
       1260 
     | 
    
         
            -
            <li>See <a href="#label 
     | 
| 
      
 1361 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <li>See <a href="#label-87">get</a>.</li>
         
     | 
| 
       1261 
1362 
     | 
    
         
             
            </ul>
         
     | 
| 
       1262 
1363 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Return value</p>
         
     | 
| 
       1263 
1364 
     | 
    
         
             
            <ul>
         
     | 
| 
         @@ -1270,12 +1371,12 @@ data missing is defined or not.     </p> 
     | 
|
| 
       1270 
1371 
     | 
    
         
             
            </ul>
         
     | 
| 
       1271 
1372 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Corresponding (dependent) function(s) in the C library of NetCDF</p>
         
     | 
| 
       1272 
1373 
     | 
    
         
             
            <ul>
         
     | 
| 
       1273 
     | 
    
         
            -
            <li>See <a href="#label 
     | 
| 
      
 1374 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <li>See <a href="#label-87">get</a>. This method is written in Ruby.</li>
         
     | 
| 
       1274 
1375 
     | 
    
         
             
            </ul>
         
     | 
| 
       1275 
1376 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>EXAMPLE</p>
         
     | 
| 
       1276 
1377 
     | 
    
         
             
            <ul>
         
     | 
| 
       1277 
     | 
    
         
            -
            <li><p>The following is an example to replace <a href="#label 
     | 
| 
       1278 
     | 
    
         
            -
                   It will also make <a href="#label 
     | 
| 
      
 1378 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <li><p>The following is an example to replace <a href="#label-87">get</a> with <a href="#label-94">get_with_miss</a>.
         
     | 
| 
      
 1379 
     | 
    
         
            +
                   It will also make <a href="#label-91">[]</a> interpret data missing, 
         
     | 
| 
       1279 
1380 
     | 
    
         
             
                   since it calls <code>get</code> internally.</p>
         
     | 
| 
       1280 
1381 
     | 
    
         
             
            <pre>file = NetCDF.open('hogehoge.nc')
         
     | 
| 
       1281 
1382 
     | 
    
         
             
            var = file.var('var')
         
     | 
| 
         @@ -1283,9 +1384,9 @@ def var.get(*args); get_with_miss(*args); end 
     | 
|
| 
       1283 
1384 
     | 
    
         
             
            p var.get       # --> interprets data missing if defined
         
     | 
| 
       1284 
1385 
     | 
    
         
             
            p var[0..-1,0]  # --> interprets data missing if defined (assumed 2D)</pre></li>
         
     | 
| 
       1285 
1386 
     | 
    
         
             
            </ul></dd>
         
     | 
| 
       1286 
     | 
    
         
            -
            <dt><h4><a name="label 
     | 
| 
      
 1387 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <dt><h4><a name="label-95" id="label-95"><code>get_with_miss_and_scaling(<var>option</var>=<var>nil</var>)</code></a></h4></dt><!-- RDLabel: "get_with_miss_and_scaling" -->
         
     | 
| 
       1287 
1388 
     | 
    
         
             
            <dd>
         
     | 
| 
       1288 
     | 
    
         
            -
            <p>Same as <a href="#label 
     | 
| 
      
 1389 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <p>Same as <a href="#label-94">get_with_miss</a> but handles data scaling too using <a href="#label-89">unpack</a>.</p>
         
     | 
| 
       1289 
1390 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Missing data handling using valid_* / missing_value is applied 
         
     | 
| 
       1290 
1391 
     | 
    
         
             
            basically to packed data, which is consistent with most
         
     | 
| 
       1291 
1392 
     | 
    
         
             
            conventions. However, it is applied to unpacked data 
         
     | 
| 
         @@ -1296,13 +1397,13 @@ This treatment can handle all conventions.</p> 
     | 
|
| 
       1296 
1397 
     | 
    
         
             
            <ul>
         
     | 
| 
       1297 
1398 
     | 
    
         
             
            <li>See above. The same thing applies.</li>
         
     | 
| 
       1298 
1399 
     | 
    
         
             
            </ul></dd>
         
     | 
| 
       1299 
     | 
    
         
            -
            <dt><h4><a name="label 
     | 
| 
      
 1400 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <dt><h4><a name="label-96" id="label-96"><code>put_with_miss(<var>value</var>, <var>option</var>=<var>nil</var>)</code></a></h4></dt><!-- RDLabel: "put_with_miss" -->
         
     | 
| 
       1300 
1401 
     | 
    
         
             
            <dd>
         
     | 
| 
       1301 
     | 
    
         
            -
            <p>Same as <a href="#label 
     | 
| 
       1302 
     | 
    
         
            -
            <p>If <code>value</code> is an NArray, the methods behaves as <a href="#label 
     | 
| 
      
 1402 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <p>Same as <a href="#label-83">put</a> but interprets data missing.</p>
         
     | 
| 
      
 1403 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <p>If <code>value</code> is an NArray, the methods behaves as <a href="#label-83">put</a>.
         
     | 
| 
       1303 
1404 
     | 
    
         
             
            Data missing in <code>value</code> is interpreted if it is an NArrayMiss
         
     | 
| 
       1304 
1405 
     | 
    
         
             
            and data missing is specified by attributes in <code>self</code> 
         
     | 
| 
       1305 
     | 
    
         
            -
            (see <a href="#label 
     | 
| 
      
 1406 
     | 
    
         
            +
            (see <a href="#label-94">get_with_miss</a> ).
         
     | 
| 
       1306 
1407 
     | 
    
         
             
            Namely, the data which are "invalid" in the <code>value</code> is replaced
         
     | 
| 
       1307 
1408 
     | 
    
         
             
            with a missing value when written in the file.
         
     | 
| 
       1308 
1409 
     | 
    
         
             
            (missing_value or _FillValue or a value outside
         
     | 
| 
         @@ -1310,8 +1411,8 @@ the valid range). No check is made whether "valid" values in the 
     | 
|
| 
       1310 
1411 
     | 
    
         
             
            NArrayMiss is within the valid range of <code>self</code>.</p>
         
     | 
| 
       1311 
1412 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Arguments</p>
         
     | 
| 
       1312 
1413 
     | 
    
         
             
            <ul>
         
     | 
| 
       1313 
     | 
    
         
            -
            <li>value : NArrayMiss or what is allowed in <a href="#label 
     | 
| 
       1314 
     | 
    
         
            -
            <li>option (Hash) : See <a href="#label 
     | 
| 
      
 1414 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <li>value : NArrayMiss or what is allowed in <a href="#label-83">put</a>.</li>
         
     | 
| 
      
 1415 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <li>option (Hash) : See <a href="#label-83">put</a>.</li>
         
     | 
| 
       1315 
1416 
     | 
    
         
             
            </ul>
         
     | 
| 
       1316 
1417 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Return value</p>
         
     | 
| 
       1317 
1418 
     | 
    
         
             
            <ul>
         
     | 
| 
         @@ -1319,12 +1420,12 @@ NArrayMiss is within the valid range of <code>self</code>.</p> 
     | 
|
| 
       1319 
1420 
     | 
    
         
             
            </ul>
         
     | 
| 
       1320 
1421 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Corresponding (dependent) function(s) in the C library of NetCDF</p>
         
     | 
| 
       1321 
1422 
     | 
    
         
             
            <ul>
         
     | 
| 
       1322 
     | 
    
         
            -
            <li>See <a href="#label 
     | 
| 
      
 1423 
     | 
    
         
            +
            <li>See <a href="#label-83">put</a>. This method is written in Ruby.</li>
         
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            </ul>
         
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            <p>EXAMPLE</p>
         
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            <ul>
         
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            <li><p>The following is an example to replace <a href="#label-83">put</a> with <a href="#label-96">put_with_miss</a>.
         
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                   It will also make <a href="#label-92">[]=</a> interpret data missing, 
         
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                   since it calls <code>put</code> internally.</p>
         
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            <pre>file = NetCDF.open('hogehoge.nc')
         
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            var = file.var('var')
         
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            var.put = narray_miss      # --> interprets data missing if defined
         
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            var[0..-1,0] = narray_miss # --> interprets data missing if defined (assumed 2D)</pre></li>
         
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            </ul></dd>
         
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            <dt><h4><a name="label-97" id="label-97"><code>put_with_miss_and_scaling(<var>value</var>, <var>option</var>=<var>nil</var>)</code></a></h4></dt><!-- RDLabel: "put_with_miss_and_scaling" -->
         
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            <dd>
         
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            <p>Same as <a href="#label-96">put_with_miss</a> but handles data scaling too using <a href="#label-85">pack</a>.</p>
         
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            <p>Missing data handling using valid_* / missing_value is applied 
         
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            basically to packed data, which is consistent with most
         
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            conventions. However, it is applied to unpacked data 
         
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            </ul></dd>
         
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            </dl>
         
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            <p>---------------------------------------------</p>
         
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            <dl>
         
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            <dd>
         
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            <p>Returns the name of the attribute</p>
         
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            <p>Arguments</p>
         
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            <ul>
         
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            <li>(none)</li>
         
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            <dd>
         
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            <p>Arguments</p>
         
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            <ul>
         
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            <li>nc_rename_att</li>
         
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            </ul></dd>
         
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            <dd>
         
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            <p>Copies an attribute to a variable or a file. If file, becomes an global attribute</p>
         
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            <p>Arguments</p>
         
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            <ul>
         
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            <li>nc_copy_att</li>
         
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            </ul></dd>
         
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| 
      
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            <dt><h4><a name="label-104" id="label-104"><code>delete</code></a></h4></dt><!-- RDLabel: "delete" -->
         
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            <dd>
         
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            <p>Delete an attribute</p>
         
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            <p>Arguments</p>
         
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            <ul>
         
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            <li>nc_del_att</li>
         
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            </ul></dd>
         
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| 
      
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            +
            <dt><h4><a name="label-105" id="label-105"><code>put(<var>value</var>, <var>atttype</var>=<var>nil</var>)</code></a></h4></dt><!-- RDLabel: "put" -->
         
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            <dd>
         
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            <p>Sets the value of the attribute</p>
         
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            <p>Arguments</p>
         
     | 
| 
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| 
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            <ul>
         
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            <li>nc_put_att_<type></li>
         
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| 
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     | 
    
         
             
            </ul></dd>
         
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| 
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| 
      
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            +
            <dt><h4><a name="label-106" id="label-106"><code>get</code></a></h4></dt><!-- RDLabel: "get" -->
         
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            <dd>
         
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| 
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            <p>Returns the values of the attribute</p>
         
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            <p>Arguments</p>
         
     | 
| 
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            <ul>
         
     | 
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            <li>nc_get_att_<type></li>
         
     | 
| 
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     | 
    
         
             
            </ul></dd>
         
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| 
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| 
      
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            +
            <dt><h4><a name="label-107" id="label-107"><code>atttype</code></a></h4></dt><!-- RDLabel: "atttype" -->
         
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| 
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            <dd>
         
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| 
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1552 
     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Inquires the type of attribute values</p>
         
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| 
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     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Arguments</p>
         
     | 
| 
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     | 
|
| 
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     | 
    
         
             
            <ul>
         
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            <li>nc_inq_atttype</li>
         
     | 
| 
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     | 
    
         
             
            </ul></dd>
         
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| 
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            -
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     | 
| 
      
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     | 
    
         
            +
            <dt><h4><a name="label-108" id="label-108"><code>atttype</code></a></h4></dt><!-- RDLabel: "atttype" -->
         
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| 
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            <dd>
         
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| 
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     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Inquires the type of attribute values (returns a NArray typecode)</p>
         
     | 
| 
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     | 
    
         
             
            <p>Arguments</p>
         
     |