netcdf.setDefaultFormat

Change the default file format used by netCDF create calls.

📝Syntax

oldFormat = netcdf.setDefaultFormat(format)

📥Input Arguments

Parameter	Description
arguments	Input arguments follow the syntax shown above. File and group identifiers are numeric values returned by netCDF open, create, group, dimension, and variable definition calls. Named netCDF constants can be obtained with netcdf.getConstant.

📤Output Arguments

Parameter	Description
oldFormat	Return value described by the syntax shown above.

📄Description

netcdf.setDefaultFormat sets the process default netCDF format.

Prefer explicit creation modes when a file format matters for reproducibility.

💡Examples

Copy-paste example for netcdf.setDefaultFormat.

oldFormat = netcdf.setDefaultFormat(netcdf.getConstant('NC_FORMAT_NETCDF4'));
netcdf.setDefaultFormat(oldFormat);

🔗See Also

🕔Version History

Version	Description
2.0.0	initial version