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authorFrank Baker <fbaker@hdfgroup.org>2002-01-16 18:40:18 (GMT)
committerFrank Baker <fbaker@hdfgroup.org>2002-01-16 18:40:18 (GMT)
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[svn-r4835]
Purpose: Bugfix. Clarification. Copy edits and minor formatting. Description: H5Gunlink: Corrected loc_id parameter to be 'file or group' rather than just 'file'. Added IN/OUT designations to parameters. Minor formatting. Removed () from public H5 functions in running text. Platforms tested: IE 5
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@@ -171,15 +171,15 @@ create or access function.
<p>
The return value is a group identifier for the open group.
This group identifier should be closed by calling
- <code>H5Gclose()</code> when it is no longer needed.
+ <code>H5Gclose</code> when it is no longer needed.
<dt><strong>Parameters:</strong>
<dl>
<dt><em>hid_t</em> <code>loc_id</code>
- <dd>The file or group identifier.
+ <dd>IN: File or group identifier.
<dt><em>const char *</em><code>name</code>
- <dd>The absolute or relative name of the new group.
+ <dd>IN: Absolute or relative name of the new group.
<dt><em>size_t</em> <code>size_hint</code>
- <dd>An optional parameter indicating the number of bytes
+ <dd>IN: Optional parameter indicating the number of bytes
to reserve for the names that will appear in the group.
A conservative estimate could result in multiple
system-level I/O requests to read the group name heap;
@@ -222,13 +222,13 @@ create or access function.
<p>
<code>H5Gopen</code> returns a group identifier for the group
that was opened. This group identifier should be released by
- calling <code>H5Gclose()</code> when it is no longer needed.
+ calling <code>H5Gclose</code> when it is no longer needed.
<dt><strong>Parameters:</strong>
<dl>
<dt><em>hid_t</em> <code>loc_id</code>
- <dd>File or group identifier within which group is to be open.
+ <dd>IN: File or group identifier within which group is to be open.
<dt><em>const char *</em> <code>name</code>
- <dd>Name of group to open.
+ <dd>IN: Name of group to open.
</dl>
<dt><strong>Returns:</strong>
<dd>Returns a valid group identifier if successful;
@@ -255,14 +255,14 @@ create or access function.
<dd>Closes the specified group.
<dt><strong>Description:</strong>
<dd><code>H5Gclose</code> releases resources used by a group which was
- opened by <code>H5Gcreate()</code> or <code>H5Gopen()</code>.
+ opened by <code>H5Gcreate</code> or <code>H5Gopen</code>.
After closing a group, the <code>group_id</code> cannot be used again.
<p>
Failure to release a group with this call will result in resource leaks.
<dt><strong>Parameters:</strong>
<dl>
<dt><em>hid_t</em> <code>group_id</code>
- <dd>Group identifier to release.
+ <dd>IN: Group identifier to release.
</dl>
<dt><strong>Returns:</strong>
<dd>Returns a non-negative value if successful;
@@ -313,15 +313,16 @@ create or access function.
<dt><strong>Parameters:</strong>
<dl>
<dt><em>hid_t</em> <code>loc_id</code>
- <dd>File or group identifier.
+ <dd>IN: File or group identifier.
<dt><em>H5G_link_t</em> <code>link_type</code>
- <dd>Link type.
- Possible values are <code>H5G_LINK_HARD</code> and <code>H5G_LINK_SOFT</code>.
+ <dd>IN: Link type.
+ Possible values are <code>H5G_LINK_HARD</code> and
+ <code>H5G_LINK_SOFT</code>.
<dt><em>const char *</em> <code>current_name</code>
- <dd>Name of the existing object if link is a hard link.
+ <dd>IN: Name of the existing object if link is a hard link.
Can be anything for the soft link.
<dt><em>const char *</em> <code>new_name</code>
- <dd>New name for the object.
+ <dd>IN: New name for the object.
</dl>
<dt><strong>Returns:</strong>
<dd>Returns a non-negative value if successful;
@@ -378,9 +379,9 @@ create or access function.
<dt><strong>Parameters:</strong>
<dl>
<dt><em>hid_t</em> <code>loc_id</code>
- <dd>Identifier of the file containing the object.
+ <dd>IN: Identifier of the file or group containing the object.
<dt><em>const char *</em> <code>name</code>
- <dd>Name of the object to unlink.
+ <dd>IN: Name of the object to unlink.
</dl>
<dt><strong>Returns:</strong>
<dd>Returns a non-negative value if successful;
@@ -525,11 +526,11 @@ create or access function.
<dt><strong>Parameters:</strong>
<dl>
<dt><em>hid_t</em> <code>loc_id</code>
- <dd>File or group identifier.
+ <dd>IN: File or group identifier.
<dt><em>const char</em> <code>*src</code>
- <dd>Object's original name.
+ <dd>IN: Object's original name.
<dt><em>const char</em> <code>*dst</code>
- <dd>Object's new name.
+ <dd>IN: Object's new name.
</dl>
<dt><strong>Returns:</strong>
<dd>Returns a non-negative value if successful;
@@ -570,7 +571,7 @@ create or access function.
The existence of an object can be tested by calling this function
with a null <code>statbuf</code>.
<p>
- <code>H5Gget_objinfo()</code> fills in the following data structure:
+ <code>H5Gget_objinfo</code> fills in the following data structure:
<pre>
typedef struct H5G_stat_t {
unsigned long fileno[2];
@@ -660,7 +661,7 @@ create or access function.
The presence of a symbolic link can be tested by passing zero for
<code>size</code> and NULL for <code>value</code>.
<p>
- This function should be used only after <code>H5Gget_objinfo()</code> has been called
+ This function should be used only after <code>H5Gget_objinfo</code> has been called
to verify that <code>name</code> is a symbolic link.
<dt><strong>Parameters:</strong>
<dl>
@@ -827,7 +828,7 @@ H5G&nbsp;&nbsp;
<a href="mailto:hdfhelp@ncsa.uiuc.edu">HDF Help Desk</a>
<br>
-Last modified: 2 August 2001
+Last modified: 18 August 2001
<br>
Describes HDF5 Release 1.5, Unreleased Development Branch