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GRIB_GET_NATIVE_TYPE

The GRIB_GET_NATIVE_TYPE function retrieves the native type of a key.

Examples

See GRIB_GET_VALUES for a general example using the GRIB routines.

Syntax

Result = GRIB_GET_NATIVE_TYPE(Ghandle, Key)

Return Value

The return values are the values corresponding to IDL data types. Possible values are:

1 BYTE
3 LONG
5 DOUBLE
7 STRING

Arguments

Ghandle

A GRIB handle.

Key

A case-sensitive string containing the desired key name.

Version History

8.1

Introduced

See Also

GRIB_GET_VALUES , GRIB_GET_ARRAY, GRIB_GET_DOUBLE_ELEMENTS