Information Setting

Define a dimension.
int ncmpi_def_dim(int fileId, const char* name, MPI_Offset length, int* idPoint);
Define a variable.
int ncmpi_def_var(int fileId, const char* name, int dataType, int dimNumber, const int* dimsArray, int* idPoint);

Parameter	Description	Value Range	Input/Output
fileId	File ID	Non-negative integer	Input
*name	Dimension or variable name	Non-empty string of less than 256 bytes	Input
length	Dimension length	Non-negative integer	Input
*idPoint	Destination address for storing the dimension ID handle	Non-empty	Input
dataType	Variable data type	Non-empty	Input
*dimsArray	Dimension ID array	Non-empty	Input
dimNumber	Number of dimensions	Non-negative integer	Input
*idPoint	Pointer to the variable ID	Non-empty	Output

Error Code	Description
NC_EBADID	Invalid ncid
NC_EBAD_FILE	Invalid file name
NC_ENOMEM	Null pointer or invalid memory

Parent topic: PnetCDF Bridging Functions