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# EOS_GD_READATTR

This function reads attributes from the grid.

## Examples

In this example, we read a single precision (32 bit) floating point attribute with the name “ScalarFloat”:

status = EOS_GD_READATTR(gridID, "ScalarFloat", f32)

## Syntax

Result = EOS_GD_READATTR(gridID, attrname, datbuf)

## Return Value

Returns SUCCEED(0) if successful and FAIL(–1) otherwise.

## Arguments

### gridID

Grid id (long) returned by EOS_GD_CREATE or EOS_GD_ATTACH.

### attrname

Attribute name (string).

### datbuf

A named variable that will contain the attribute values.

## Keywords

None

## Version History

5.2 | Introduced