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getVarDimNames
Retrieves dimension names for a variable in memory (deprecated version).
Prototype
load "$NCARG_ROOT/lib/ncarg/nclscripts/csm/contributed.ncl" ; This library is automatically loaded
; from NCL V6.2.0 onward.
; No need for user to explicitly load.
procedure getVarDimNames (
x : numeric
)
return_val [*] : string
Arguments
xAn numeric array of any dimensionality.
Description
Retrieves dimension names for a variable in memory just as
getfilevardims does for file variables.
Deprecated, please use getvardims.
See Also
Deprecated, please use getvardims.