[svn-r6814]

Purpose:
    New and modified functions.

Description:
    Added 11 new functions:
        H5Pall_filters_avail
        H5Pget_filter_by_id
        H5Pmodify_filter
        H5Pset_hyper_vector_size / H5Pget_hyper_vector_size
        H5Pset_family_offset / H5Pget_family_offset
        H5Pset_fapl_mpiposix / H5Pget_fapl_mpiposix
        H5Pset_multi_type / H5Pget_multi_type
    H5Pset_shuffle -- Correct parameter list; copy edits.
    Some minor copy edits elsewhere.

Platforms tested:
    Safari, IE 5

1 files changed, 617 insertions, 59 deletions

diff --git a/doc/html/RM_H5P.html b/doc/html/RM_H5P.html
index f2e23d7..e75911e 100644
--- a/doc/html/RM_H5P.html
+++ b/doc/html/RM_H5P.html
@@ -120,19 +120,25 @@ which require many different parameters to be easily manipulated.
     <li><a href="#Property-GetFaplCore">H5Pget_fapl_core</a>
     <li><a href="#Property-SetFaplFamily">H5Pset_fapl_family</a>
     <li><a href="#Property-GetFaplFamily">H5Pget_fapl_family</a>
+    <li><a href="#Property-SetFamilyOffset">H5Pset_family_offset</a>
+    <li><a href="#Property-GetFamilyOffset">H5Pget_family_offset</a>    
     <li><a href="#Property-SetFaplLog">H5Pset_fapl_log</a>
     <li><a href="#Property-SetFaplMpio">H5Pset_fapl_mpio</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;||
     <li><a href="#Property-GetFaplMpio">H5Pget_fapl_mpio</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;||
+    <li><a href="#Property-SetFaplMpiPosix">H5Pset_fapl_mpiposix</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;||
+    <li><a href="#Property-GetFaplMpiPosix">H5Pget_fapl_mpiposix</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;||
     <li><a href="#Property-SetFaplMulti">H5Pset_fapl_multi</a>
     <li><a href="#Property-GetFaplMulti">H5Pget_fapl_multi</a>
+    <li><a href="#Property-SetMultiType">H5Pset_multi_type</a>
+    <li><a href="#Property-GetMultiType">H5Pget_multi_type</a>
     <li><a href="#Property-SetFaplSplit">H5Pset_fapl_split</a>
     <li><a href="#Property-SetFaplSec2">H5Pset_fapl_sec2</a>
     <li><a href="#Property-SetFaplStdio">H5Pset_fapl_stdio</a>
     <li><a href="#Property-SetFaplStream">H5Pset_fapl_stream</a>
     <li><a href="#Property-GetFaplStream">H5Pget_fapl_stream</a>
-<!--<li><a href="#Property-SetDriver">H5Pset_driver</a>                   -->
+    <li><a href="#Property-SetDriver">H5Pset_driver</a>
     <li><a href="#Property-GetDriver">H5Pget_driver</a>
-<!--<li><a href="#Property-GetDriverInfo">H5Pget_driver_info</a>          -->
+    <li><a href="#Property-GetDriverInfo">H5Pget_driver_info</a>
     <li><a href="#Property-SetMetaBlockSize">H5Pset_meta_block_size</a>
     <li><a href="#Property-GetMetaBlockSize">H5Pget_meta_block_size</a>
     <li><a href="#Property-SetSieveBufSize">H5Pset_sieve_buf_size</a>
@@ -189,8 +195,11 @@ which require many different parameters to be easily manipulated.
     <li><a href="#Property-SetAllocTime">H5Pset_alloc_time</a>
     <li><a href="#Property-GetAllocTime">H5Pget_alloc_time</a>
     <li><a href="#Property-SetFilter">H5Pset_filter</a>
+    <li><a href="#Property-AllFiltersAvail">H5Pall_filters_avail</a>
     <li><a href="#Property-GetNFilters">H5Pget_nfilters</a>
     <li><a href="#Property-GetFilter">H5Pget_filter</a>
+    <li><a href="#Property-GetFilterById">H5Pget_filter_by_id</a>
+    <li><a href="#Property-ModifyFilter">H5Pmodify_filter</a>
     <li><a href="#Property-SetFletcher32">H5Pset_fletcher32</a>
     <li><a href="#Property-SetShuffle">H5Pset_shuffle</a>
     <li><a href="#Property-SetSzip">H5Pset_szip</a>
@@ -220,6 +229,8 @@ which require many different parameters to be easily manipulated.
     <li><a href="#Property-GetDxplMpio">H5Pget_dxpl_mpio</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;||
     <li><a href="#Property-SetDxplMulti">H5Pset_dxpl_multi</a>
     <li><a href="#Property-GetDxplMulti">H5Pget_dxpl_multi</a>
+    <li><a href="#Property-SetMultiType">H5Pset_multi_type</a> 
+    <li><a href="#Property-GetMultiType">H5Pget_multi_type</a>
         <br>&nbsp;
     <li><a href="#Property-SetSmallData">H5Pset_small_data_block_size</a>
     <li><a href="#Property-GetSmallData">H5Pget_small_data_block_size</a>
@@ -265,25 +276,25 @@ facilitate moving easily between them.</i>
 
     <p><i>Generic Properties</i> 
     <ul>
-    <li><a href="#Property-CreateClass">H5Pcreate_class</a>
+    <li><a href="#Property-CreateClass">h5pcreate_class_f</a>
 <!--<li><a href="#Property-CreateList">H5Pcreate_list</a>           -->
-    <li><a href="#Property-Register">H5Pregister</a>
-    <li><a href="#Property-Insert">H5Pinsert</a>
-    <li><a href="#Property-Set">H5Pset</a>
-    <li><a href="#Property-Exist">H5Pexist</a>
-    <li><a href="#Property-GetSize">H5Pget_size</a>
-    <li><a href="#Property-GetNProps">H5Pget_nprops</a>
-    <li><a href="#Property-GetClassName">H5Pget_class_name</a>
-    <li><a href="#Property-GetClassParent">H5Pget_class_parent</a>
-    <li><a href="#Property-IsAClass">H5Pisa_class</a>
-    <li><a href="#Property-Get">H5Pget</a>
-    <li><a href="#Property-Equal">H5Pequal</a>
-<!--<li><a href="#Property-Iterate">H5Piterate</a>           -->
-    <li><a href="#Property-CopyProp">H5Pcopy_prop</a>
-    <li><a href="#Property-Remove">H5Premove</a>
-    <li><a href="#Property-Unregister">H5Punregister</a>
-    <li><a href="#Property-CloseList">H5Pclose_list</a>
-    <li><a href="#Property-CloseClass">H5Pclose_class</a>
+    <li><a href="#Property-Register">h5pregister_f</a>
+    <li><a href="#Property-Insert">h5pinsert_f</a>
+    <li><a href="#Property-Set">h5pset_f</a>
+    <li><a href="#Property-Exist">h5pexist_f</a>
+    <li><a href="#Property-GetSize">h5pget_size_f</a>
+    <li><a href="#Property-GetNProps">h5pget_nprops_f</a>
+    <li><a href="#Property-GetClassName">h5pget_class_name_f</a>
+    <li><a href="#Property-GetClassParent">h5pget_class_parent_f</a>
+    <li><a href="#Property-IsAClass">h5pisa_class_f</a>
+    <li><a href="#Property-Get">h5pget_f</a>
+    <li><a href="#Property-Equal">h5pequal_f</a>
+<!--<li><a href="#Property-Iterate">h5piterate_f</a>           -->
+    <li><a href="#Property-CopyProp">h5pcopy_prop_f</a>
+    <li><a href="#Property-Remove">h5premove_f</a>
+    <li><a href="#Property-Unregister">h5punregister_f</a>
+    <li><a href="#Property-CloseList">h5pclose_list_f</a>
+    <li><a href="#Property-CloseClass">h5pclose_class_f</a>
     </ul>
 
     <p><i>File Creation Properties</i>
@@ -332,8 +343,11 @@ facilitate moving easily between them.</i>
     <li><a href="#Property-SetAllocTime">h5pset_alloc_time_f</a>
     <li><a href="#Property-GetAllocTime">h5pget_alloc_time_f</a>
     <li><a href="#Property-SetFilter">h5pset_filter_f</a>
+<!--<li><a href="#Property-AllFiltersAvail">h5pall_filters_avail_f</a>    -->
 <!--<li><a href="#Property-GetNFilters">h5pget_nfilters_f</a>             -->
     <li><a href="#Property-GetFilter">h5pget_filter_f</a>
+<!--<<li><a href="#Property-GetFilterById">h5pget_filter_by_id_f</a>         -->
+<!--<<li><a href="#Property-ModifyFilter">h5pmodify_filter_f</a>             -->
     <li><a href="#Property-SetFletcher32">h5pset_fletcher32_f</a>
     <li><a href="#Property-SetShuffle">h5pset_shuffle_f</a>
 <!--<li><a href="#Property-SetSzip">h5pset_szip_f</a>                     -->
@@ -359,7 +373,9 @@ facilitate moving easily between them.</i>
 
     <i>File Access Properties</i>
     <ul>
+<!--<li><a href="#Property-SetDriver">h5pset_driver_f</a>                 -->
     <li><a href="#Property-GetDriver">h5pget_driver_f</a>
+<!--<li><a href="#Property-GetDriverInfo">h5pget_driver_info_f</a>        -->
     <li><a href="#Property-SetMetaBlockSize">h5pset_meta_block_size_f</a>
     <li><a href="#Property-GetMetaBlockSize">h5pget_meta_block_size_f</a>
     <li><a href="#Property-SetSieveBufSize">h5pset_sieve_buf_size_f</a>
@@ -374,8 +390,16 @@ facilitate moving easily between them.</i>
 <!--<li><a href="#Property-GetCore">h5pget_core_f</a>                     -->
     <li><a href="#Property-SetFaplMpio">h5pset_fapl_mpio_f</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;||
     <li><a href="#Property-GetFaplMpio">h5pget_fapl_mpio_f</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;||
+    <li><a href="#Property-SetFaplMpiPosix">h5pset_fapl_mpiposix_f</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;||
+    <li><a href="#Property-GetFaplMpiPosix">h5pget_fapl_mpiposix_f</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;||
 <!--<li><a href="#Property-SetFamily">h5pset_family_f</a>                 -->
 <!--<li><a href="#Property-GetFamily">h5pget_family_f</a>                 -->
+<!--<li><a href="#Property-SetFamilyOffset">h5pset_family_offset_f</a>    -->
+<!--<li><a href="#Property-GetFamilyOffset">h5pget_family_offset_f</a>    -->
+<!--<li><a href="#Property-SetFaplMulti">h5pset_fapl_multi_f</a>          -->
+<!--<li><a href="#Property-GetFaplMulti">h5pget_fapl_multi_f</a>          -->
+<!--<li><a href="#Property-SetMultiType">h5pset_multi_type_f</a>          -->
+<!--<li><a href="#Property-GetMultiType">h5pget_multi_type_f</a>          -->
     <li><a href="#Property-SetCache">h5pset_cache_f</a>
     <li><a href="#Property-GetCache">h5pget_cache_f</a>
     <li><a href="#Property-SetSplit">h5pset_split_f</a>
@@ -401,6 +425,10 @@ facilitate moving easily between them.</i>
     <li><a href="#Property-GetBTreeRatios">h5pget_btree_ratios_f</a>
     <li><a href="#Property-SetDxplMpio">h5pset_dxpl_mpio_f</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;|| 
     <li><a href="#Property-GetDxplMpio">h5pget_dxpl_mpio_f</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;|| 
+<!--<li><a href="#Property-SetDxplMulti">h5pset_dxpl_multi_f</a>          -->
+<!--<li><a href="#Property-GetDxplMulti">h5pget_dxpl_multi_f</a>          -->
+<!--<li><a href="#Property-SetMultiType">h5pset_multi_type_f</a>          -->
+<!--<li><a href="#Property-GetMultiType">h5pget_multi_type_f</a>          -->
         <br>&nbsp;
     <li><a href="#Property-SetSmallData">h5pset_small_data_block_size_f</a>
     <li><a href="#Property-GetSmallData">h5pget_small_data_block_size_f</a>
@@ -3412,6 +3440,36 @@ facilitate moving easily between them.</i>
 
 <hr>
 <dl>
+  <dt><strong>Name:</strong> <a name="Property-AllFiltersAvail">H5Pall_filters_avail</a>
+  <dt><strong>Signature:</strong>
+    <dd><em>htri_t</em> <code>H5Pall_filters_avail</code>(<em>hid_t</em> <code>dcpl_id</code>)
+  <dt><strong>Purpose:</strong>
+    <dd>Verifies that all required filters are available.
+  <dt><strong>Description:</strong>
+    <dd><code>H5Pall_filters_avail</code> verifies that all of the filters     
+        set in the dataset creation property list <code>dcpl_id</code> are 
+	currently available.
+  <dt><strong>Parameters:</strong>
+    <dl>
+        <dt><em>hid_t</em> <code>dcpl_id</code>
+            <dd>IN: Dataset creation property list identifier.
+    </dl>
+  <dt><strong>Returns:</strong>
+    <dd>Returns <code>TRUE</code> if all filters are available
+        and <code>FALSE</code> if one or more is not currently available.<br>
+        Returns <code>FAIL</code>, a  negative value, on error.
+<!--<dt><strong>Non-C API(s):</strong>
+    <dd><a href="fortran/h5p_FORTRAN.html#h5pall_filters_avail_f" 
+        target="FortranWin"><img src="Graphics/FORTRAN.gif" border=0></a>
+-->     <!--
+        <img src="Graphics/Java.gif"> 
+        <img src="Graphics/C++.gif">
+        -->
+</dl>
+
+
+<hr>
+<dl>
   <dt><strong>Name:</strong> <a name="Property-GetNFilters">H5Pget_nfilters</a>
   <dt><strong>Signature:</strong>
     <dd><em>int</em> <code>H5Pget_nfilters</code>(<em>hid_t</em> <code>plist</code>)
@@ -3553,6 +3611,141 @@ facilitate moving easily between them.</i>
 </dl>
 
 
+<hr>
+<dl>
+  <dt><strong>Name:</strong> <a name="Property-GetFilterById">H5Pget_filter_by_id</a>
+  <dt><strong>Signature:</strong>
+    <dd><em>herr_t</em> <code>H5Pget_filter_by_id</code>(
+            <em>hid_t</em> <code>plist_id</code>,
+            <em>H5Z_filter_t</em> <code>filter</code>,
+            <em>unsigned int *</em><code>flags</code>,
+            <em>size_t *</em><code>cd_nelmts</code>,
+            <em>unsigned int</em> <code>cd_values[]</code>,
+            <em>size_t</em> <code>namelen</code>,
+            <em>char *</em><code>name[]</code>
+            )
+  <dt><strong>Purpose:</strong>
+    <dd>Returns information about the specified filter.
+  <dt><strong>Description:</strong>
+    <dd><code>H5Pget_filter_by_id</code> returns information about the
+        filter specified in <code>filter</code>, a filter identifier. 
+	<p>
+	If <code>plist_id</code> identifies a dataset creation property list,
+	<code>filter</code> will be in a permanent filter pipeline.
+	If <code>plist_id</code> identifies a data transfer property list,
+	<code>filter</code> will be in a transient filter pipeline.
+	<p>
+	The <code>filter</code> and <code>flags</code> parameters are used 
+	in the same manner as described in the discussion of
+	<a href="#Property-SetFilter"><code>H5Pset_filter</code></a>.
+	<p>
+	Aside from the fact that they are used for output, the 
+	parameters <code>cd_nelmts</code> and <code>cd_values[]</code> are 
+        used in the same manner as described in the discussion 
+	of <a href="#Property-SetFilter"><code>H5Pset_filter</code></a>.
+	On input, the <code>cd_nelmts</code> parameter indicates the 
+	number of entries in the <code>cd_values[]</code> array
+	allocated by the calling program; on exit it contains the
+        number of values defined by the filter.
+ 	<p>
+	On input, the <code>name_len</code> parameter indicates the 
+	number of characters allocated for the filter name 
+	by the calling program in the array <code>name[]</code>.
+	On exit it contains the length in characters of name of the filter.
+	On exit <code>name[]</code> contains the name of the filter
+        with one character of the name in each element of the array.
+	<p>
+        If the filter specified in <code>filter</code> is not
+        set for the property list, an error will be returned
+	and <code>H5Pget_filter_by_id</code> will fail.
+ <dt><strong>Parameters:</strong>
+    <dl>
+        <dt><em>hid_t</em> <code>plist_id</code>
+            <dd>IN: Property list identifier.
+        <dt><em>H5Z_filter_t</em> <code>filter</code>
+            <dd>IN: Filter identifier.
+        <dt><em>unsigned int</em> <code>flags</code>
+            <dd>OUT:  Bit vector specifying certain general properties
+                of the filter.
+        <dt><em>size_t</em> <code>cd_nelmts</code>
+            <dd>IN/OUT: Number of elements in <code>cd_values</code>.
+        <dt><em>const unsigned int</em> <code>cd_values[]</code>
+            <dd>OUT: Auxiliary data for the filter.
+        <dt><em>size_t</em> <code>namelen</code>
+            <dd>IN/OUT: Length of filter name and 
+	        number of elements in <code>name[]</code>.
+        <dt><em>char *</em><code>name[]</code>
+            <dd>OUT: Name of filter.
+    </dl>
+ <dt><strong>Returns:</strong>
+    <dd>Returns a non-negative value if successful;
+        otherwise returns a negative value.
+<!--<dt><strong>Non-C API(s):</strong>
+    <dd><a href="fortran/h5p_FORTRAN.html#h5pget_filter_by_id_f" 
+        target="FortranWin"><img src="Graphics/FORTRAN.gif" border=0></a>
+-->     <!--
+        <img src="Graphics/Java.gif"> 
+        <img src="Graphics/C++.gif">
+        -->
+</dl>
+
+
+<hr>
+<dl>
+  <dt><strong>Name:</strong> <a name="Property-ModifyFilter">H5Pmodify_filter</a>
+  <dt><strong>Signature:</strong>
+    <dd><em>herr_t</em> <code>H5Pmodify_filter</code>(<em>hid_t</em> <code>plist</code>,
+        <em>H5Z_filter_t</em> <code>filter</code>,
+        <em>unsigned int</em> <code>flags</code>,
+        <em>size_t</em> <code>cd_nelmts</code>,
+        <em>const unsigned int</em> <code>cd_values[]</code>
+    )
+  <dt><strong>Purpose:</strong>
+    <dd>Modifies a filter in the filter pipeline.
+  <dt><strong>Description:</strong>
+    <dd><code>H5Pmodify_filter</code> modifies the specified 
+        <code>filter</code> in the filter pipeline.
+        If <code>plist</code> is a dataset creation property list, 
+        the modified filter is in a permanent filter pipeline; 
+        if <code>plist</code> is a dataset transfer property list, 
+        the modified filter is in a transient filter pipeline.
+	<p>
+	The <code>filter</code>, <code>flags</code> 
+        <code>cd_nelmts[]</code>, and <code>cd_values</code> parameters 
+	are used in the same manner and accept the same values as described 
+	in the discussion of <a href="#Property-SetFilter">H5Pset_filter</a>.	
+  <dt><strong>Note:</strong>
+    <dd>This function currently supports only the permanent filter
+        pipeline; <code>plist_id</code> must be a dataset creation 
+        property list.
+  <dt><strong>Parameters:</strong>
+    <dl>
+        <dt><em>hid_t</em> <code>plist_id</code>
+            <dd>IN: Property list identifier.
+        <dt><em>H5Z_filter_t</em> <code>filter</code>
+            <dd>IN: Filter to be modified.
+        <dt><em>unsigned int</em> <code>flags</code>
+            <dd>IN:  Bit vector specifying certain general properties
+                of the filter.
+        <dt><em>size_t</em> <code>cd_nelmts</code>
+            <dd>IN: Number of elements in <code>cd_values</code>.
+        <dt><em>const unsigned int</em> <code>cd_values[]</code>
+            <dd>IN: Auxiliary data for the filter.
+    </dl>
+  <dt><strong>Returns:</strong>
+    <dd>Returns a non-negative value if successful;
+        otherwise returns a negative value.
+
+<!--<dt><strong>Non-C API(s):</strong>
+    <dd><a href="fortran/h5p_FORTRAN.html#h5pmodify_filter_f" 
+        target="FortranWin"><img src="Graphics/FORTRAN.gif" border=0></a>
+-->     <!--
+        <img src="Graphics/Java.gif"> 
+        <img src="Graphics/C++.gif">
+        -->
+</dl>
+
+
 
 
 
@@ -3563,26 +3756,20 @@ facilitate moving easily between them.</i>
 <dl>
   <dt><strong>Name:</strong> <a name="Property-SetShuffle">H5Pset_shuffle</a>
   <dt><strong>Signature:</strong>
-    <dd><em>herr_t</em> <code>H5Pset_shuffle</code>(<em>hid_t</em> <code>plist</code>,
-                                        <em>unsigned int</em> <code>bytes_in_type</code>)
+    <dd><em>herr_t</em> <code>H5Pset_shuffle</code>(<em>hid_t</em> <code>plist_id</code>)
   <dt><strong>Purpose:</strong>
     <dd>Sets up use of the shuffle filter.
   <dt><strong>Description:</strong>
     <dd><code>H5Pset_shuffle</code> sets the shuffle filter,
         <code>H5Z_FILTER_SHUFFLE</code>,
-        in the dataset creation property list <code>plist</code>.  
-	<p>
-	The parameter <code>bytes_in_type</code>indicates the size 
-	in bytes of the dataset's datatype.
-	If the datatype is a struct, <code>bytes_in_type</code> 
-	specifies the size in bytes of the entire struct.
+        in the dataset creation property list <code>plist_id</code>.  
 	<p>
 	The shuffle filter <span class=termEmphasis>de-interlaces</span> 
         a block of data by reordering the bytes.  
 	All the bytes from one consistent byte position of 
         each data element are placed together in one block;
 	all bytes from a second consistent byte position of 
-        each data element are placed together in one block; etc.
+        each data element are placed together a second block; etc.
 	For example, given three data elements of a 4-byte datatype 
 	stored as <code>012301230123</code>, 
         shuffling will re-order data as <code>000111222333</code>.
@@ -3592,10 +3779,8 @@ facilitate moving easily between them.</i>
         can increase the compression ratio.
   <dt><strong>Parameters:</strong>
     <dl>
-        <dt><em>hid_t</em> <code>plist</code>
+        <dt><em>hid_t</em> <code>plist_id</code>
             <dd>IN: Dataset creation property list identifier.
-        <dt><em>unsigned int</em> <code>bytes_in_type</code>
-            <dd>IN: Size of datatype in bytes.
     </dl>
   <dt><strong>Returns:</strong>
     <dd>Returns a non-negative value if successful;
@@ -3641,15 +3826,6 @@ facilitate moving easily between them.</i>
 </dl>
 
 
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 <hr>
 <dl>
   <dt><strong>Name:</strong> <a name="Property-SetSzip">H5Pset_szip</a>
@@ -3848,17 +4024,6 @@ facilitate moving easily between them.</i>
 </dl>
 
 
-
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-
-
-
-
 <hr>
 <dl>
   <dt><strong>Name:</strong> <a name="Property-SetEdcCheck">H5Pset_edc_check</a>
@@ -4479,8 +4644,41 @@ facilitate moving easily between them.</i>
 <hr>
 <dl>
   <dt><strong>Name:</strong> <a name="Property-SetHyperVectorSize">H5Pset_hyper_vector_size</a>
-
-
+  <dt><strong>Signature:</strong>
+    <dd><em>herr_t</em> <code>H5Pset_hyper_vector_size</code>(<em>hid_t</em> <code>dxpl_id</code>,
+        <em>size_t</em> <code>vector_size</code>
+    )
+  <dt><strong>Purpose:</strong>
+    <dd>Sets number of I/O vectors to be read/written in hyperslab I/O.
+  <dt><strong>Description:</strong>
+    <dd><code>H5Pset_hyper_vector_size</code> sets the number of  
+	I/O vectors to be accumulated in memory before being issued  
+	to the lower levels of the HDF5 library for reading or writing the 
+	actual data.
+        <p>
+        The <em>I/O vectors</em> are hyperslab offset and length pairs 
+	and are set at the time of the definition of the hyperslab.
+        <p>
+	The number of I/O vectors is passed in <code>vector_size</code>
+	to be  set in the dataset transfer property list <code>dxpl_id</code>.
+	<code>vector_size</code> must be greater than <code>1</code> (one).
+        <p>
+	<code>H5Pset_hyper_vector_size</code> is an I/O optimization function;
+	increasing <code>vector_size</code> should provide better performance, 
+	but the library will use more memory during hyperslab I/O.  
+	The default value of <code>vector_size</code> is <code>1024</code>.
+  <dt><strong>Parameters:</strong>
+    <dl>
+        <dt><em>hid_t</em> <code>dxpl_id</code>
+            <dd>IN: Dataset transfer property list identifier.
+        <dt><em>size_t</em> <code>vector_size</code>
+            <dd>IN: Number of I/O vectors to accumulate in memory for I/O operations. 
+                Must be greater than <code>1</code> (one).
+		Default value: <code>1024</code>.
+    </dl>
+  <dt><strong>Returns:</strong>
+    <dd>Returns a non-negative value if successful;
+        otherwise returns a negative value.
   <dt><strong>Non-C API(s):</strong>
     <dd><a href="fortran/h5p_FORTRAN.html#h5pset_hyper_vector_size_f" 
         target="FortranWin"><img src="Graphics/FORTRAN.gif" border=0></a>
@@ -4494,6 +4692,33 @@ facilitate moving easily between them.</i>
 <hr>
 <dl>
   <dt><strong>Name:</strong> <a name="Property-GetHyperVectorSize">H5Pget_hyper_vector_size</a>
+  <dt><strong>Signature:</strong>
+    <dd><em>herr_t</em> <code>H5Pget_hyper_vector_size</code>(<em>hid_t</em> <code>dxpl_id</code>,
+        <em>size_t *</em><code>vector_size</code>
+    )
+  <dt><strong>Purpose:</strong>
+    <dd>Retrieves number of I/O vectors to be read/written in hyperslab I/O.
+  <dt><strong>Description:</strong>
+    <dd><code>H5Pset_hyper_vector_size</code> retrieves the number of  
+	I/O vectors to be accumulated in memory before being issued  
+	to the lower levels of the HDF5 library for reading or writing the 
+	actual data.
+        <p>
+	The number of I/O vectors set in the dataset transfer property list 
+	<code>dxpl_id</code> is returned in <code>vector_size</code>.
+	Unless the default value is in use, <code>vector_size</code>
+	was previously set with a call to 
+	<a href="#Property-SetHyperVectorSize">H5Pset_hyper_vector_size</a>.
+  <dt><strong>Parameters:</strong>
+    <dl>
+        <dt><em>hid_t</em> <code>dxpl_id</code>
+            <dd>IN: Dataset transfer property list identifier.
+        <dt><em>size_t *</em><code>vector_size</code>
+            <dd>OUT: Number of I/O vectors to accumulate in memory for I/O operations. 
+    </dl>
+  <dt><strong>Returns:</strong>
+    <dd>Returns a non-negative value if successful;
+        otherwise returns a negative value.
 
 
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@@ -5209,8 +5434,8 @@ facilitate moving easily between them.</i>
                     family member.
     </dl>
   <dt><strong>Returns:</strong>
-    <dd>Returns a non-negative value if successful.
-        Otherwise returns a negative value.
+    <dd>Returns a non-negative value if successful;
+        otherwise returns a negative value.
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                     family member.
     </dl>
   <dt><strong>Returns:</strong>
-    <dd>Returns a non-negative value if successful.
-        Otherwise returns a negative value.
+    <dd>Returns a non-negative value if successful;
+        otherwise returns a negative value.
+  <!--
+  <dt><strong>Non-C API(s):</strong>
+    <dd><a href="fortran/h5p_FORTRAN.html#h5pxxx_f" 
+        target="FortranWin"><img src="Graphics/FORTRAN.gif" border=0></a>
+  -->
+        <!--
+        <img src="Graphics/Java.gif"> 
+        <img src="Graphics/C++.gif">
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+</dl>
+
+
+
+
+
+
+<hr>
+<dl>
+  <dt><strong>Name:</strong> <a name="Property-SetFamilyOffset">H5Pset_family_offset</a>
+  <dt><strong>Signature:</strong>
+    <dd><em>herr_t</em> <code>H5Pset_family_offset</code> (
+                        <em>hid_t</em> <code>fapl_id</code>,
+                        <em>hsize_t</em> <code>offset</code>
+    )
+  <dt><strong>Purpose:</strong>
+    <dd>Sets offset property for low-level access to a file in a family  of files.
+  <dt><strong>Description:</strong>
+    <dd><code>H5Pset_family_offset</code> sets the offset property in the 
+        file access property list <code>fapl_id</code> so that the user application 
+	can retrieve a file handle for low-level access to a particluar member 
+	of a family of files.  The file handle is retrieved with a separate call 
+	to <a href="RM_H5F.html#File-GetVfdHandle"><code>H5Fget_vfd_handle</code></a>
+	(or, in special circumstances, to <code>H5FDget_vfd_handle</code>; 
+	see <cite>Virtual File Layer</cite> and <cite>List of VFL Functions</cite>
+	in <a href="TechNotes.html"><cite>HDF5 Technical Notes</cite></a>).
+	<p>
+	The value of <code>offset</code> is an offset in bytes from the 
+	beginning of the HDF5 file, identifying a user-determined location 
+	within the HDF5 file.  The file handle the user application is seeking 
+	is for the specific member-file in the associated family of files 
+	to which this offset is mapped. 
+	<p>
+	Use of this function is only appropriate for an HDF5 file written as a 
+	family of files with the <code>FAMILY</code> file driver.
+  <dt><strong>Parameters:</strong>
+    <dl>
+        <dt><em>hid_t</em> <code>fapl_id</code>
+            <dd>IN: File access property list identifier.
+        <dt><em>hsize_t</em> <code>offset</code>
+            <dd>IN: Offset in bytes within the HDF5 file.
+    </dl>
+  <dt><strong>Returns:</strong>
+    <dd>Returns a non-negative value if successful;
+        otherwise returns a negative value.
+  <!--
+  <dt><strong>Non-C API(s):</strong>
+    <dd><a href="fortran/h5p_FORTRAN.html#h5pxxx_f" 
+        target="FortranWin"><img src="Graphics/FORTRAN.gif" border=0></a>
+  -->
+        <!--
+        <img src="Graphics/Java.gif"> 
+        <img src="Graphics/C++.gif">
+        -->
+</dl>
+
+
+<hr>
+<dl>
+  <dt><strong>Name:</strong> <a name="Property-GetFamilyOffset">H5Pget_family_offset</a>
+  <dt><strong>Signature:</strong>
+    <dd><em>herr_t</em> <code>H5Pget_family_offset</code> (
+                        <em>hid_t</em> <code>fapl_id</code>,
+                        <em>hsize_t *</em><code>offset</code>
+    )
+  <dt><strong>Purpose:</strong>
+    <dd>Retrieves a data offset from the file access property list.
+  <dt><strong>Description:</strong>
+    <dd><code>H5Pget_family_offset</code> retrieves the value of <code>offset</code>
+        from the file access property list <code>fapl_id</code>
+	so that the user application 
+	can retrieve a file handle for low-level access to a particluar member 
+	of a family of files.  The file handle is retrieved with a separate call 
+	to <a href="RM_H5F.html#File-GetVfdHandle"><code>H5Fget_vfd_handle</code></a>
+	(or, in special circumstances, to <code>H5FDget_vfd_handle</code>; 
+	see <cite>Virtual File Layer</cite> and <cite>List of VFL Functions</cite>
+	in <a href="TechNotes.html"><cite>HDF5 Technical Notes</cite></a>).
+	<p>
+	The data offset returned in <code>offset</code> is the offset
+	of the data in the HDF5 file that is stored on disk in the selected 
+	member file in a family of files.
+	<p>
+	Use of this function is only appropriate for an HDF5 file written as a 
+	family of files with the <code>FAMILY</code> file driver.
+  <dt><strong>Parameters:</strong>
+    <dl>
+        <dt><em>hid_t</em> <code>fapl_id</code>
+            <dd>IN: File access property list identifier.
+        <dt><em>hsize_t *</em><code>offset</code>
+            <dd>IN: Offset in bytes within the HDF5 file.
+    </dl>
+  <dt><strong>Returns:</strong>
+    <dd>Returns a non-negative value if successful;
+        otherwise returns a negative value.
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     <dd><a href="fortran/h5p_FORTRAN.html#h5pxxx_f" 
@@ -5631,6 +5959,98 @@ facilitate moving easily between them.</i>
 </dl>
 
 
+
+
+<hr>
+<dl>
+  <dt><strong>Name:</strong> <a name="Property-SetFaplMpiPosix">H5Pset_fapl_mpiposix</a>
+  <dt><strong>Signature:</strong>
+    <dd><em>herr_t</em> <code>H5Pset_fapl_mpiposix</code>(
+                     <em>hid_t</em> <code>fapl_id</code>,
+                     <em>MPI_Comm</em> <code>comm</code>
+    )
+  <dt><strong>Purpose:</strong>
+    <dd>Stores MPI IO communicator information to a file access property list.
+  <dt><strong>Description:</strong>
+    <dd><code>H5Pset_fapl_mpiposix</code> stores the user-supplied 
+        MPI IO parameter <code>comm</code>, for communicator, 
+        in the file access property list <code>fapl_id</code>. 
+        That property list can then be used to create and/or open the file.  
+        <p>
+        <code>H5Pset_fapl_mpiposix</code> is available only in the 
+        parallel HDF5 library and is not a collective function.
+        <p>
+        <code>comm</code> is the MPI communicator to be used for 
+        file open as defined in <code>MPI_FILE_OPEN</code> of MPI-2. 
+        This function does not create a duplicated communicator. 
+        Modifications to <code>comm</code> after this function call 
+        returns may have an undetermined effect on the access property list. 
+        Users should not modify the communicator while it is defined 
+        in a property list.
+  <dt><strong>Parameters:</strong>
+    <dl>
+        <dt><em>hid_t</em> <code>fapl_id</code>
+            <dd>IN: File access property list identifier.
+        <dt><em>MPI_Comm</em> <code>comm</code>
+            <dd>IN: MPI-2 communicator.
+    </dl>
+  <dt><strong>Returns:</strong>
+    <dd>Returns a non-negative value if successful.
+        Otherwise returns a negative value.
+<!--
+  <dt><strong>Non-C API(s):</strong>
+    <dd><a href="fortran/h5p_FORTRAN.html#h5pset_fapl_mpiposix_f" 
+        target="FortranWin"><img src="Graphics/FORTRAN.gif" border=0></a>
+-->     <!--
+        <img src="Graphics/Java.gif"> 
+        <img src="Graphics/C++.gif">
+        -->
+</dl>
+
+
+<hr>
+<dl>
+  <dt><strong>Name:</strong> <a name="Property-GetFaplMpiPosix">H5Pget_fapl_mpiposix</a>
+  <dt><strong>Signature:</strong>
+    <dd><em>herr_t</em> <code>H5Pget_fapl_mpiposix</code>(
+                     <em>hid_t</em> <code>fapl_id</code>,
+                     <em>MPI_Comm *</em><code>comm</code>
+    )
+  <dt><strong>Purpose:</strong>
+    <dd> Returns MPI communicator information.
+  <dt><strong>Description:</strong>
+    <dd>If the file access property list is set to the <code>H5FD_MPIO</code> 
+        driver, <code>H5Pget_fapl_mpiposix</code> returns 
+        the MPI communicator through the <code>comm</code> 
+        pointer, if those values are non-null.
+        <p>
+        <code>comm</code> is not copied, so it is valid only 
+        until the file access property list is either modified or closed.
+  <dt><strong>Parameters:</strong>
+    <dl>
+        <dt><em>hid_t</em> <code>fapl_id</code>
+            <dd>IN: File access property list identifier.
+        <dt><em>MPI_Comm *</em><code>comm</code>
+            <dd>OUT: MPI-2 communicator.
+    </dl>
+  <dt><strong>Returns:</strong>
+    <dd>Returns a non-negative value if successful.
+        Otherwise returns a negative value.
+<!--
+  <dt><strong>Non-C API(s):</strong>
+    <dd><a href="fortran/h5p_FORTRAN.html#h5pget_fapl_mpiposix_f" 
+        target="FortranWin"><img src="Graphics/FORTRAN.gif" border=0></a>
+-->     <!--
+        <img src="Graphics/Java.gif"> 
+        <img src="Graphics/C++.gif">
+        -->
+</dl>
+
+
+
+
+
+
 <hr>
 <dl>
   <dt><strong>Name:</strong> <a name="Property-SetDxplMpio">H5Pset_dxpl_mpio</a>
@@ -6083,6 +6503,144 @@ fid=H5Fcreate("PointA",H5F_ACC_TRUNC,H5P_DEFAULT,fapl);
 
 <hr>
 <dl>
+  <dt><strong>Name:</strong> <a name="Property-SetMultiType">H5Pset_multi_type</a>
+  <dt><strong>Signature:</strong>
+    <dd><em>herr_t</em> <code>H5Pset_multi_type</code> (
+                        <em>hid_t</em> <code>fapl_id</code>,
+                        <em>H5FD_mem_t</em> <code>type</code>
+    )
+  <dt><strong>Purpose:</strong>
+    <dd>Sets data type property for <code>MULTI</code> driver.
+  <dt><strong>Description:</strong>
+    <dd><code>H5Pset_multi_type</code> sets the data type property in the 
+        file access or data transfer property list <code>fapl_id</code>.
+	This enables a user application to specifiy the type of data the
+        appication wishes to access so that the application 
+	can retrieve a file handle for low-level access to the particular member 
+	of a set of <code>MULTI</code> files in which that type of data is stored.  
+	The file handle is retrieved with a separate call 
+	to <a href="RM_H5F.html#File-GetVfdHandle"><code>H5Fget_vfd_handle</code></a>
+	(or, in special circumstances, to <code>H5FDget_vfd_handle</code>; 
+	see <cite>Virtual File Layer</cite> and <cite>List of VFL Functions</cite>
+	in <a href="TechNotes.html"><cite>HDF5 Technical Notes</cite></a>).
+	<p>
+	The type of data specified in <code>type</code> may be one of the following:
+        <table border=0>
+        <tr valign=top align=left><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td>
+            <code>H5FD_MEM_DEFAULT</code>&nbsp;&nbsp;
+            </td><td>
+            Need description.... 
+        </td></tr>
+        <tr valign=top align=left><td>&nbsp;</td><td>
+            <code>H5FD_MEM_SUPER</code>
+            </td><td>
+            Super block ... need description.... 
+        </td></tr>
+        <tr valign=top align=left><td>&nbsp;</td><td>
+            <code>H5FD_MEM_BTREE</code>
+            </td><td>
+            Btree ... need description.... 
+        </td></tr>
+        <tr valign=top align=left><td>&nbsp;</td><td>
+            <code>H5FD_MEM_DRAW</code>
+            </td><td>
+            Need description.... 
+        </td></tr>
+        <tr valign=top align=left><td>&nbsp;</td><td>
+            <code>H5FD_MEM_GHEAP</code>
+            </td><td>
+            Global heap ... need description.... 
+        </td></tr>
+        <tr valign=top align=left><td>&nbsp;</td><td>
+            <code>H5FD_MEM_LHEAP</code>
+            </td><td>
+            Local Heap ... need description.... 
+        </td></tr>
+        <tr valign=top align=left><td>&nbsp;</td><td>
+            <code>H5FD_MEM_OHDR</code>
+            </td><td>
+            Need description.... 
+        </td></tr>
+	</table>
+	<p>
+	Use of this function is only appropriate for an HDF5 file written 
+	as a set of files with the <code>MULTI</code> file driver.
+  <dt><strong>Parameters:</strong>
+    <dl>
+        <dt><em>hid_t</em> <code>fapl_id</code>
+            <dd>IN: File access property list or data transfer property list identifier.
+        <dt><em>H5FD_mem_t</em> <code>type</code>
+            <dd>OUT: Type of data.
+    </dl>
+  <dt><strong>Returns:</strong>
+    <dd>Returns a non-negative value if successful;
+        otherwise returns a negative value.
+  <!--
+  <dt><strong>Non-C API(s):</strong>
+    <dd><a href="fortran/h5p_FORTRAN.html#h5pxxx_f" 
+        target="FortranWin"><img src="Graphics/FORTRAN.gif" border=0></a>
+  -->
+        <!--
+        <img src="Graphics/Java.gif"> 
+        <img src="Graphics/C++.gif">
+        -->
+</dl>
+
+
+<hr>
+<dl>
+  <dt><strong>Name:</strong> <a name="Property-GetMultiType">H5Pget_multi_type</a>
+  <dt><strong>Signature:</strong>
+    <dd><em>herr_t</em> <code>H5Pset_multi_type</code> (
+                        <em>hid_t</em> <code>fapl_id</code>,
+                        <em>H5FD_mem_t *</em><code>type</code>
+    )
+  <dt><strong>Purpose:</strong>
+    <dd>Retrieves data type property for <code>MULTI</code> driver.
+  <dt><strong>Description:</strong>
+    <dd><code>H5Pget_multi_type</code> retrieves the data type setting from the
+        file access or data transfer property list <code>fapl_id</code>.
+	This enables a user application to specifiy the type of data the
+        application wishes to access so that the application 
+	can retrieve a file handle for low-level access to the particular member 
+	of a set of <code>MULTI</code> files in which that type of data is stored.  
+	The file handle is retrieved with a separate call 
+	to <a href="RM_H5F.html#File-GetVfdHandle"><code>H5Fget_vfd_handle</code></a>
+	(or, in special circumstances, to <code>H5FDget_vfd_handle</code>; 
+	see <cite>Virtual File Layer</cite> and <cite>List of VFL Functions</cite>
+	in <a href="TechNotes.html"><cite>HDF5 Technical Notes</cite></a>).
+	<p>
+	The type of data returned in <code>type</code> will be one of those
+	listed in the discussion of the <code>type</code> parameter in the the 
+	description of the function 
+	<a href="#Property-SetMultiType"><code>H5Pset_multi_type</code></a>.
+	<p>
+	Use of this function is only appropriate for an HDF5 file written 
+	as a set of files with the <code>MULTI</code> file driver.
+  <dt><strong>Parameters:</strong>
+    <dl>
+        <dt><em>hid_t</em> <code>fapl_id</code>
+            <dd>IN: File access property list or data transfer property list identifier.
+        <dt><em>H5FD_mem_t *</em><code>type</code>
+            <dd>OUT: Type of data.
+    </dl>
+  <dt><strong>Returns:</strong>
+    <dd>Returns a non-negative value if successful;
+        otherwise returns a negative value.
+  <!--
+  <dt><strong>Non-C API(s):</strong>
+    <dd><a href="fortran/h5p_FORTRAN.html#h5pxxx_f" 
+        target="FortranWin"><img src="Graphics/FORTRAN.gif" border=0></a>
+  -->
+        <!--
+        <img src="Graphics/Java.gif"> 
+        <img src="Graphics/C++.gif">
+        -->
+</dl>
+
+
+<hr>
+<dl>
   <dt><strong>Name:</strong> <a name="Property-SetFaplSec2">H5Pset_fapl_sec2</a>
   <dt><strong>Signature:</strong>
     <dd><em>herr_t</em> <code>H5Pset_fapl_sec2</code>(
@@ -6928,7 +7486,7 @@ And in this document, the
 Describes HDF5 Release 1.5, Unreleased Development Branch
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