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# EOS_PT_READATTR

This function reads attributes.

## Examples

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

status = EOS_PT_READATTR(pointID, "ScalarFloat", f32)

## Syntax

Result = EOS_PT_READATTR(pointID, attrname, datbuf)

## Return Value

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

## Arguments

### pointID

Point id (long) returned by EOS_PT_CREATE or EOS_PT_ATTACH.

### attrname

Attribute name (string).

### datbuf

A named variable that will contain the buffer allocated to hold attribute values.

## Keywords

None

## Version History

5.2 | Introduced