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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

x

An 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.