NCVARIABLES get NetCDF dataset names

get dataset names in a file under group default is datasets under "/", optionally under "/group"

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function names = ncvariables(file, group)
arguments
  file (1,1) string
  group (1,1) string = ""
end


if stdlib.len(group) == 0
  finf = ncinfo(file);
else
  finf = ncinfo(file, group);
end

ds = finf.Variables(:);

if isempty(ds)
  names = [];
else
  names = {ds.Name};
end

try %#ok<TRYNC>
  names = string(names);
end


end


%!test
%! if !isempty(pkg('list', 'netcdf'))
%! pkg load netcdf
%! fn = tempname();
%! ds = 'a';
%! nccreate(fn, ds)
%! assert(ncvariables(fn, ''), {'a'})
%! delete(fn)
%! endif

Published with MATLAB® R2024b