# xarray.core.coordinates.DatasetCoordinates.to_index

`DatasetCoordinates.``to_index`(ordered_dims: Sequence[Hashable] = None) → pandas.core.indexes.base.Index

  Convert all index coordinates into a `pandas.Index`.

  Parameters: | ordered_dims (sequence of hashable, optional) – Possibly reordered version of this object’s dimensions indicating the order in which dimensions should appear on the result.
  Returns: | Index subclass corresponding to the outer-product of all dimension coordinates. This will be a MultiIndex if this object is has more than more dimension.
  Return type: | pandas.Index