code: def elementTypeName(self):
          
          dtype =  self._ncVar.dtype
          if type(dtype) == type:
              # Handle the unexpected case that dtype is a regular Python type
              # (happens e.g. in the /PROCESSOR/processing_configuration of the Trop LX files)
              return dtype.__name__
  
          return '<structured>' if dtype.names else str(dtype)
docs: String representation of the element type.