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+/************************************************************
+
+  This example shows how to read and write string datatypes
+  to a dataset.  The program first writes strings to a
+  dataset with a dataspace of DIM0, then closes the file.
+  Next, it reopens the file, reads back the data, and
+  outputs it to the screen.
+
+  This file is intended for use with HDF5 Library version 1.6
+
+ ************************************************************/
+
+#include "hdf5.h"
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+#define FILE    "h5ex_t_string.h5"
+#define DATASET "DS1"
+#define DIM0    4
+#define SDIM    8
+
+int
+main(void)
+{
+    hid_t file, filetype, memtype, space, dset;
+    /* Handles */
+    herr_t  status;
+    hsize_t dims[1] = {DIM0};
+    size_t  sdim;
+    char    wdata[DIM0][SDIM] = {"Parting", "is such", "sweet", "sorrow."},
+         /* Write buffer */
+        **rdata; /* Read buffer */
+    int ndims, i;
+
+    /*
+     * Create a new file using the default properties.
+     */
+    file = H5Fcreate(FILE, H5F_ACC_TRUNC, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+
+    /*
+     * Create file and memory datatypes.  For this example we will save
+     * the strings as FORTRAN strings, therefore they do not need space
+     * for the null terminator in the file.
+     */
+    filetype = H5Tcopy(H5T_FORTRAN_S1);
+    status   = H5Tset_size(filetype, SDIM - 1);
+    memtype  = H5Tcopy(H5T_C_S1);
+    status   = H5Tset_size(memtype, SDIM);
+
+    /*
+     * Create dataspace.  Setting maximum size to NULL sets the maximum
+     * size to be the current size.
+     */
+    space = H5Screate_simple(1, dims, NULL);
+
+    /*
+     * Create the dataset and write the string data to it.
+     */
+    dset   = H5Dcreate(file, DATASET, filetype, space, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    status = H5Dwrite(dset, memtype, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, wdata[0]);
+
+    /*
+     * Close and release resources.
+     */
+    status = H5Dclose(dset);
+    status = H5Sclose(space);
+    status = H5Tclose(filetype);
+    status = H5Tclose(memtype);
+    status = H5Fclose(file);
+
+    /*
+     * Now we begin the read section of this example.  Here we assume
+     * the dataset and string have the same name and rank, but can have
+     * any size.  Therefore we must allocate a new array to read in
+     * data using malloc().
+     */
+
+    /*
+     * Open file and dataset.
+     */
+    file = H5Fopen(FILE, H5F_ACC_RDONLY, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    dset = H5Dopen(file, DATASET);
+
+    /*
+     * Get the datatype and its size.
+     */
+    filetype = H5Dget_type(dset);
+    sdim     = H5Tget_size(filetype);
+    sdim++; /* Make room for null terminator */
+
+    /*
+     * Get dataspace and allocate memory for read buffer.  This is a
+     * two dimensional dataset so the dynamic allocation must be done
+     * in steps.
+     */
+    space = H5Dget_space(dset);
+    ndims = H5Sget_simple_extent_dims(space, dims, NULL);
+
+    /*
+     * Allocate array of pointers to rows.
+     */
+    rdata = (char **)malloc(dims[0] * sizeof(char *));
+
+    /*
+     * Allocate space for integer data.
+     */
+    rdata[0] = (char *)malloc(dims[0] * sdim * sizeof(char));
+
+    /*
+     * Set the rest of the pointers to rows to the correct addresses.
+     */
+    for (i = 1; i < dims[0]; i++)
+        rdata[i] = rdata[0] + i * sdim;
+
+    /*
+     * Create the memory datatype.
+     */
+    memtype = H5Tcopy(H5T_C_S1);
+    status  = H5Tset_size(memtype, sdim);
+
+    /*
+     * Read the data.
+     */
+    status = H5Dread(dset, memtype, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, rdata[0]);
+
+    /*
+     * Output the data to the screen.
+     */
+    for (i = 0; i < dims[0]; i++)
+        printf("%s[%d]: %s\n", DATASET, i, rdata[i]);
+
+    /*
+     * Close and release resources.
+     */
+    free(rdata[0]);
+    free(rdata);
+    status = H5Dclose(dset);
+    status = H5Sclose(space);
+    status = H5Tclose(filetype);
+    status = H5Tclose(memtype);
+    status = H5Fclose(file);
+
+    return 0;
+}