assignFillValue

Transfers the _FillValue attribute from one variable to another.

Prototype

load "$NCARG_ROOT/lib/ncarg/nclscripts/csm/contributed.ncl"

	procedure assignFillValue (
		var_from  : numeric,  
		var_to    : numeric   
	)

Arguments

A numeric array of any dimensionality. Needs to contain a _FillValue attribute.

( category ="output")
A numeric array of any dimensionality.

Description

This procedure transfers the _FillValue from one variable to another. It uses getFillValue to determine the _FillValue.

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