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author | Frank Baker <fbaker@hdfgroup.org> | 2002-01-16 18:40:18 (GMT) |
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committer | Frank Baker <fbaker@hdfgroup.org> | 2002-01-16 18:40:18 (GMT) |
commit | 9520b32c8a2fcc87c41b5e0269cc108c2bb6bbe4 (patch) | |
tree | 1f85e661c6ba0558c2d1f6347fc37058996cc63e /doc | |
parent | c02d47cea1440857b9a1b59de819356074142d1b (diff) | |
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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
Diffstat (limited to 'doc')
-rw-r--r-- | doc/html/RM_H5G.html | 45 |
1 files changed, 23 insertions, 22 deletions
diff --git a/doc/html/RM_H5G.html b/doc/html/RM_H5G.html index a54b7fb..fc37e02 100644 --- a/doc/html/RM_H5G.html +++ b/doc/html/RM_H5G.html @@ -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 <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 |