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diff --git a/c++/src/H5Attribute.cpp b/c++/src/H5Attribute.cpp index 7c70966..7d0c3fd 100644 --- a/c++/src/H5Attribute.cpp +++ b/c++/src/H5Attribute.cpp @@ -257,6 +257,38 @@ string Attribute::getName() const } //-------------------------------------------------------------------------- +// Function: Attribute::close +///\brief: Closes this attribute. +///\exception H5::AttributeIException +// Programmer Binh-Minh Ribler - Mar 9, 2005 +//-------------------------------------------------------------------------- +void Attribute::close() +{ + herr_t ret_value = H5Aclose(id); + if( ret_value < 0 ) + { + throw AttributeIException("Attribute::close", "H5Aclose failed"); + } + // reset the id because the attribute that it represents is now closed + id = 0; +} + +//-------------------------------------------------------------------------- +// Function: Attribute::getStorageSize +///\brief Returns the amount of storage size required for this attribute. +///\return Size of the storage or 0, for no data +///\exception H5::AttributeIException +// Note: H5Dget_storage_size returns 0 when there is no data. This +// function should have no failure. (from SLU) +// Programmer Binh-Minh Ribler - Mar, 2005 +//-------------------------------------------------------------------------- +hsize_t Attribute::getStorageSize() const +{ + hsize_t storage_size = H5Aget_storage_size(id); + return (storage_size); +} + +//-------------------------------------------------------------------------- // Function: Attribute destructor ///\brief Properly terminates access to this attribute. // Programmer Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000 |