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# EOS_SW_INQATTRS

This function retrieves information about attributes defined in swath. The attribute list is returned as a string with each attribute name separated by commas.

Note: See STRSPLIT to separate the attribute list.

## Examples

nattr = EOS_SW_INQATTRS(swathID, attrlist)

## Syntax

Result = EOS_SW_INQATTRS( swathID, attrlist [, LENGTH=variable] )

## Return Value

Number of attributes found or (–1) if failure.

## Arguments

### swathID

Swath id (long) returned by EOS_SW_CREATE or EOS_SW_ATTACH.

### attrlist

A named variable that will contain the attribute list (string) with entries separated by commas.

## Keywords

### LENGTH

Set this keyword to a named variable that will contain the length of the attribute list as a long integer.

## Version History

5.2 | Introduced