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matlab.io.hdfeos.sw.create

Namespace: matlab.io.hdfeos.sw

Create new swath structure

Syntax

swathID = create(swfID,swathname)

Description

swathID = create(swfID,swathname) creates a new swath structure where swfID is the swath file identifier and swathname is the name of the new swath. The swath is created as a Vgroup with the HDF file with the name swathname and HDF Vgroup class 'SWATH'.

This function corresponds to the SWcreate function in the HDF-EOS library C API.

Examples

import matlab.io.hdfeos.*
swfid = sw.open('myfile.hdf','create');
swathID = sw.create(swfid,'ExampleSwath');
sw.detach(swathID);
sw.close(swfid);

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