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5.12 Learn the Number of Fields in a Compound Type: nc_inq_compound_nfields

Get the number of fields of a compound type.

Usage

     nc_inq_compound_nfields(int ncid, nc_type xtype, size_t *nfieldsp);
ncid
The groupid where this compound type exists.
xtype
The typeid for this compound type.
nfieldsp
A pointer, which, if not NULL, get the number of fields of the compound type.

Errors

NC_NOERR
No error.
NC_EBADTYPEID
Bad type id.
NC_EHDFERR
An error was reported by the HDF5 layer.

Example

See the example section for nc_inq_compound.