matlab_class/gcmfaces_IO/ncdefVar.m

function varid = ncdefVar(ncid,varname,xtype,dimlist);
% add a variable in a netcdf file.

global useNativeMatlabNetcdf; 
if isempty(useNativeMatlabNetcdf); useNativeMatlabNetcdf = ~isempty(which('netcdf.open')); end;

if useNativeMatlabNetcdf;
    if isempty(dimlist), error('ncdefVar error: no dimension allocated'); end
    iDim=[];
    for ii=1:length(dimlist),
        iDim(ii)=netcdf.inqDimID(ncid,dimlist{ii});
    end
    netcdf.defVar(ncid,varname,xtype,iDim);
else;%try to use old mex stuff
    % inverse the order of list dimensions
    dimlist=fliplr(dimlist);
    switch length(dimlist)
        case 1,
            eval(sprintf('ncid{''%s''}=nc%s(''%s'');',varname,xtype,dimlist{1}));
        case 2,
            eval(sprintf('ncid{''%s''}=nc%s(''%s'',''%s'');',varname,xtype,dimlist{1},dimlist{2}));
        case 3,
            eval(sprintf('ncid{''%s''}=nc%s(''%s'',''%s'',''%s'');',varname,xtype,dimlist{1},dimlist{2},dimlist{3}));
        otherwise
            error('ncdefVar: number of dimension > 3');
    end
end;


1	function varid = ncdefVar(ncid,varname,xtype,dimlist);
2	% add a variable in a netcdf file.
3
4	global useNativeMatlabNetcdf;
5	if isempty(useNativeMatlabNetcdf); useNativeMatlabNetcdf = ~isempty(which('netcdf.open')); end;
6
7	if useNativeMatlabNetcdf;
8	if isempty(dimlist), error('ncdefVar error: no dimension allocated'); end
9	iDim=[];
10	for ii=1:length(dimlist),
11	iDim(ii)=netcdf.inqDimID(ncid,dimlist{ii});
12	end
13	netcdf.defVar(ncid,varname,xtype,iDim);
14	else;%try to use old mex stuff
15	% inverse the order of list dimensions
16	dimlist=fliplr(dimlist);
17	switch length(dimlist)
18	case 1,
19	eval(sprintf('ncid{''%s''}=nc%s(''%s'');',varname,xtype,dimlist{1}));
20	case 2,
21	eval(sprintf('ncid{''%s''}=nc%s(''%s'',''%s'');',varname,xtype,dimlist{1},dimlist{2}));
22	case 3,
23	eval(sprintf('ncid{''%s''}=nc%s(''%s'',''%s'',''%s'');',varname,xtype,dimlist{1},dimlist{2},dimlist{3}));
24	otherwise
25	error('ncdefVar: number of dimension > 3');
26	end
27	end;
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