Learn Aboue a Data Type

Learn the length of a data type in C. More...

Functions
int	PIOc_inq_type (int ncid, nc_type xtype, char *name, PIO_Offset *sizep)
	Learn the name and size of a type. More...

Detailed Description

Learn the length of a data type in C.

Function Documentation

PIOc_inq_type()

int PIOc_inq_type	(	int	ncid,
		nc_type	xtype,
		char *	name,
		PIO_Offset *	sizep
	)

Learn the name and size of a type.

Parameters

ncid	the ncid of the open file.
xtype	the type to learn about
name	pointer that will get the name of the type.
sizep	pointer that will get the size of the type in bytes.

Returns

0 for success, error code otherwise.

Author

Ed Hartnett