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# EOS_GD_FIELDINFO

This function retrieves information on a specific data field.

## Examples

In this example, we retrieve information about the Spectra data fields:

status = EOS_GD_FIELDINFO(gridID, "Spectra", rank, dims,$

numbertype, dimlist)

## Syntax

Result = EOS_GD_FIELDINFO(gridID, fieldname, rank, dims, numbertype, dimlist)

## Return Value

Returns SUCCEED(0) if successful and FAIL(–1) if the specified field does not exist.

## Arguments

### gridID

Grid id (long) returned by EOS_GD_CREATE or EOS_GD_ATTACH.

### fieldname

Fieldname (string).

### rank

A named variable that will contain the pointer to rank (long) of the field.

### dims

A named variable that will contain an array (long) of the dimension sizes of the field.

### numbertype

A named variable that will contain the HDF data type (long) of the field.

### dimlist

A named variable that will contain the dimension list (string).

## Keywords

None

## Version History

5.2 | Introduced