# cf.AuxiliaryCoordinate.properties

`AuxiliaryCoordinate.``properties`(props=None, clear=False, copy=True)

  Inspect or change the CF properties.

  Examples 1: |

      >>> f.properties()

  Parameters: | props: `dict`, optional Set auxiliary coordinate attributes from the dictionary of values. If the copy parameter is True then the values in the attrs dictionary are deep copied clear: `bool`, optional If True then delete all CF properties. copy: `bool`, optional If True then the values in the returned dictionary are deep copies of the auxiliary coordinate’s attribute values. By default they are not copied.
  Returns: | out: `dict` The CF properties prior to being changed, or the current CF properties if no changes were specified.
  Examples 2: |