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ncdisp

Display contents of netCDF data source in Command Window

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    Syntax

    ncdisp(source)
    ncdisp(source,location)
    ncdisp(source,location,dispFormat)

    Description

    ncdisp(source) displays all groups, dimensions, variable definitions, and attributes in the specified netCDF data source as text in the Command Window.

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    ncdisp(source,location) displays information about the variable or group specified by location.

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    ncdisp(source,location,dispFormat) uses the display format specified by dispFormat.

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    Examples

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    Display the contents of the netCDF file example.nc.

    ncdisp("example.nc")
    Source:
           matlabroot\toolbox\matlab\demos\example.nc
Format:
           netcdf4
Global Attributes:
           creation_date = '29-Mar-2010'
Dimensions:
           x = 50
           y = 50
           z = 5
Variables:
    avagadros_number
           Size:       1x1
           Dimensions: 
           Datatype:   double
           Attributes:
                       description = 'this variable has no dimensions'
    temperature     
           Size:       50x1
           Dimensions: x
           Datatype:   int16
           Attributes:
                       scale_factor = 1.8
                       add_offset   = 32
                       units        = 'degrees_fahrenheit'
    peaks           
           Size:       50x50
           Dimensions: x,y
           Datatype:   int16
           Attributes:
                       description = 'z = peaks(50);'
Groups:
    /grid1/
        Attributes:
                   description = 'This is a group attribute.'
        Dimensions:
                   x    = 360
                   y    = 180
                   time = 0     (UNLIMITED)
        Variables:
            temp
                   Size:       []
                   Dimensions: x,y,time
                   Datatype:   int16
    
    /grid2/
        Attributes:
                   description = 'This is another group attribute.'
        Dimensions:
                   x    = 360
                   y    = 180
                   time = 0     (UNLIMITED)
        Variables:
            temp
                   Size:       []
                   Dimensions: x,y,time
                   Datatype:   int16

    Display the contents of the variable peaks in the file example.nc.

    ncdisp("example.nc","peaks")
    Source:
           matlabroot\toolbox\matlab\demos\example.nc
Format:
           netcdf4
Dimensions:
           x = 50
           y = 50
Variables:
    peaks
           Size:       50x50
           Dimensions: x,y
           Datatype:   int16
           Attributes:
                       description = 'z = peaks(50);'

    Display only the group hierarchy and variable definitions of the file example.nc.

    ncdisp("example.nc","/","min")
    Source:
           matlabroot\toolbox\matlab\demos\example.nc
Format:
           netcdf4
Variables:
    avagadros_number
           Size:       1x1
           Dimensions: 
           Datatype:   double
    temperature     
           Size:       50x1
           Dimensions: x
           Datatype:   int16
    peaks           
           Size:       50x50
           Dimensions: x,y
           Datatype:   int16
Groups:
    /grid1/
        Variables:
            temp
                   Size:       []
                   Dimensions: x,y,time
                   Datatype:   int16
    
    /grid2/
        Variables:
            temp
                   Size:       []
                   Dimensions: x,y,time
                   Datatype:   int16

    Input Arguments

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    Name of the netCDF data source, specified as a string scalar or character vector. The source argument can be one of these values:

    • The path of a local netCDF source

    • The OPeNDAP URL of a remote OPeNDAP netCDF data source

    • The HTTP URL of a remote netCDF source, with #mode=bytes appended to the end of the URL to enable byte-range reading

      Note

      Byte-range reading is slower than other methods for reading from remote sources. For more details about byte-range reading, see the netCDF documentation.

    Example: "myNetCDFfile.nc"

    Example: "http://host_name/netcdf_filename#mode=bytes"

    Location of a variable or group in the netCDF data source, specified as a string scalar or character vector. To display the contents of the entire source, set location to "/" (forward slash).

    Example: "myVar"

    Example: "/myGrp/mySubGrp/myNestedVar"

    Example: "myGrp"

    Example: "/myGrp/mySubGrp"

    Display format, specified as either "full" or "min". Set dispFormat to "full" to display attributes, and set dispFormat to "min" to suppress display of attributes.

    Data Types: string | char

    Tips

    • If source is an OPeNDAP URL with a constraint expression, use the syntax ncdisp(source) with no other input arguments.

    Version History

    Introduced in R2011a

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