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author | Frank Baker <fbaker@hdfgroup.org> | 2004-09-02 23:00:33 (GMT) |
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committer | Frank Baker <fbaker@hdfgroup.org> | 2004-09-02 23:00:33 (GMT) |
commit | 8ef6fcba4c70c0d945c7148ac17b9822f6b3177f (patch) | |
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[svn-r9192]
Purpose:
Add H5Zget_filter_info and h5zget_filter_info_f.
Other minor edits.
Platforms tested:
Mozilla
Diffstat (limited to 'doc/html')
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1 files changed, 132 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/doc/html/RM_H5Z.html b/doc/html/RM_H5Z.html index 4b08e69..b673ebf 100644 --- a/doc/html/RM_H5Z.html +++ b/doc/html/RM_H5Z.html @@ -72,15 +72,16 @@ These functions enable the user to configure new filters for the local environment. <table border=0 width=80%> -<tr><td valign=top> +<tr><td valign=top width="30%"> <ul> - <li><a href="#Compression-FilterAvail">H5Zfilter_avail</a> + <li><a href="#Compression-FilterAvail">H5Zfilter_avail</a><br> + <li><a href="#Compression-GetFilterInfo">H5Zget_filter_info</a> </ul> -</td><td> </td><td valign=top> +</td><td> </td><td valign=top width="30%"> <ul> <li><a href="#Compression-Register">H5Zregister</a> </ul> -</td><td> </td><td valign=top> +</td><td> </td><td valign=top width="30%"> <ul> <li><a href="#Compression-Unregister">H5Zunregister</a> </ul> @@ -95,16 +96,16 @@ as the corresponding C function. <br> <table border=0 width=80%> -<tr><td valign=top> +<tr><td valign=top width="30%"> <ul> <li><a href="#Compression-FilterAvail">h5zfilter_avail_f</a> </ul> -</td><td> </td><td valign=top> +</td><td> </td><td valign=top width="30%"> <ul> -<!--<li><a href="#Compression-Register">h5zregister_f</a> --> - +<!--<li><a href="#Compression-Register">h5zregister_f</a><br> --> + <li><a href="#Compression-GetFilterInfo">h5zget_filter_info_f</a> </ul> -</td><td> </td><td valign=top> +</td><td> </td><td valign=top width="30%"> <ul> <li><a href="#Compression-Unregister">h5zunregister_f</a> </ul> @@ -179,7 +180,7 @@ data compression. <td valign="top"><em>H5Z_filter_t</em> <code>filter </code></td> <td valign="top">IN: Filter identifier. See the introduction to this section of the reference manual - for a list of valid filter identifiers</td></tr> + for a list of valid filter identifiers.</td></tr> </table></ul> <dt><strong>Returns:</strong> <dd>Returns a non-negative value if successful; @@ -210,6 +211,124 @@ END SUBROUTINE h5zfilter_avail_f --> </dl> + +<!-- NEW PAGE --> +<!-- HEADER RIGHT "H5Zget_filter_info" --> +<hr> +<dl> +<dt><strong>Name:</strong> <a name="Compression-GetFilterInfo">H5Zget_filter_info</a> +<dt><strong>Signature:</strong> + <dd><em>herr_t</em> + <code>H5Zget_filter_info</code>( + <em>H5Z_filter_t</em> <code>filter</code>, + <em>unsigned int *</em><code>filter_config_flags</code> + ) +<dt><strong>Purpose:</strong> + <dd>Retrieves information about a filter. +<dt><strong>Description:</strong> + <dd> + <code>H5Zget_filter_info</code> retrieves information about a filter. + At present, this means that the function retrieves a + filter's configuration flags, indicating whether the filter is + configured to decode data, to encode data, neither, or both. + <p> + If <code>filter_config_flags</code> is not set to <small>NULL</small> + prior to the function call, the returned parameter contains a + bit field specifying the available filter configuration. + The configuration flag values can then be determined through + a series of bitwise <small>AND</small> operations, as described below. + <p> + Valid filter configuration flags include the following: + <table> + <tr><td><code> </code></td> + <td><code>H5Z_FILTER_CONFIG_ENCODE_ENABLED</code></td> + <td>Encoding is enabled for this filter + </td></tr> + <tr><td> </td> + <td><code>H5Z_FILTER_CONFIG_DECODE_ENABLED</code> </td> + <td>Decoding is enabled for this filter + </td></tr> + <tr><td> </td> + <td colspan="2" align="right"><small>(These flags + are defined in the HDF5 Library source code file + <code>H5Zpublic.h</code>.)</small> + </td></tr> + </table> + A bitwise <small>AND</small> of the returned + <code>filter_config_flags</code> and a valid + filter configuration flag will reveal whether + the related configuration option is available. + For example, if the value of + <br> + <code> + H5Z_FILTER_CONFIG_ENCODE_ENABLED + & + filter_config_flags</code> + <br> + is true, i.e., greater than <code>0</code> (zero), + the queried filter is configured to encode data; + if the value is <code>FALSE</code>, + i.e., equal to <code>0</code> (zero), + the filter is not so configured. + <p> + If a filter is not encode-enabled, the corresponding + <code>H5Pset_*</code> function will return an error if the + filter is added to a dataset creation property list (which is + required if the filter is to be used to encode that dataset). + For example, if the <code>H5Z_FILTER_CONFIG_ENCODE_ENABLED</code> + flag is not returned for the SZIP filter, + <code>H5Z_FILTER_SZIP</code>, a call to <code>H5Pset_szip</code> + will fail. + <p> + If a filter is not decode-enabled, the application will not be + able to read an existing file encoded with that filter. + <p> + This function should be called, and the returned + <code>filter_config_flags</code> analyzed, before calling + any other function, such as <code>H5Pset_szip</code>, + that might require a particular filter configuration. + +<dt><strong>Parameters:</strong> + <dl> + <dt><em>H5Z_filter_t</em> <code>filter</code> + <dd>IN: Identifier of the filter to query. + See the introduction to this section of the reference manual + for a list of valid filter identifiers. + <dt><em>unsigned int *</em><code>filter_config_flags</code> + <dd>OUT: A bit field encoding the returned filter information + </dl> +<dt><strong>Returns:</strong> + <dd>Returns a non-negative value on success, + a negative value on failure. + +<dt><strong>Fortran90 Interface:</strong> + <dd> + <pre> +SUBROUTINE h5zget_filter_info_f(filter, config_flags, hdferr) + + IMPLICIT NONE + INTEGER, INTENT(IN) :: filter ! Filter, may be one of the + ! following: + ! H5Z_FILTER_DEFLATE_F + ! H5Z_FILTER_SHUFFLE_F + ! H5Z_FILTER_FLETCHER32_F + ! H5Z_FILTER_SZIP_F + INTEGER, INTENT(OUT) :: config_flags ! Bit field indicating whether + ! a filter's encoder and/or + ! decoder are available + INTEGER, INTENT(OUT) :: hdferr ! Error code + +END SUBROUTINE h5zfilter_avail_f + </pre> + <!--<dt><strong>Non-C API(s):</strong> + <dd> + + <img src="Graphics/Java.gif"> + <img src="Graphics/C++.gif"> + --> +</dl> + + <!-- NEW PAGE --> <!-- HEADER RIGHT "H5Zregister" --> <hr> @@ -446,7 +565,8 @@ END SUBROUTINE h5zfilter_avail_f <td valign="top"><em>H5Z_filter_t</em> <code>filter </code></td> <td valign="top">IN: Identifier of the filter to be unregistered. See the introduction to this section of the reference manual - for a list of valid filter identifiers</td></tr> + for a list of identifiers for standard filters + distributed with the HDF5 Library.</td></tr> </table></ul> <dt><strong>Returns:</strong> <dd>Returns a non-negative value if successful; @@ -515,7 +635,7 @@ And in this document, the Describes HDF5 Release 1.7, the unreleased development branch; working toward HDF5 Release 1.8.0 </address><!-- #EndLibraryItem --><SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JAVASCRIPT"> <!-- -document.writeln("Last modified: 1 July 2004"); +document.writeln("Last modified: 2 September 2004"); --> </SCRIPT> |