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# EOS_SW_READATTR

This function reads attributes from a swath field.

## Examples

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

status = EOS_SW_READATTR(swathID, "ScalarFloat", f32)

## Syntax

Result = EOS_SW_READATTR(swathID, attrname, datbuf)

## Return Value

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

## Arguments

### swathID

Swath id (long) returned by EOS_SW_CREATE or EOS_SW_ATTACH.

### attrname

Attribute name (string).

### datbuf

A named variable that will contain the attribute values.

## Keywords

None

## Version History

5.2 | Introduced