cfdm.core.FieldAncillary.get_property

FieldAncillary.get_property(prop, default=ValueError())[source]

Return a property.

New in version (cfdm): 1.7.0

See also

del_property, has_property, properties, set_property

Parameters
prop: str

The name of the property to be returned.

Parameter example:

prop='standard_name'

default: optional

Return the value of the default parameter if the property has not been set.

If set to an Exception instance then it will be raised instead.

Returns

The value of the property.

Examples

>>> f = cfdm.core.FieldAncillary()
>>> f.set_property('project', 'CMIP7')
>>> f.has_property('project')
True
>>> f.get_property('project')
'CMIP7'
>>> f.del_property('project')
'CMIP7'
>>> f.has_property('project')
False
>>> print(f.del_property('project', None))
None
>>> print(f.get_property('project', None))
None