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Diffstat (limited to 'c++/src/H5DataType.cpp')
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diff --git a/c++/src/H5DataType.cpp b/c++/src/H5DataType.cpp index 68c8b5d..e370531 100644 --- a/c++/src/H5DataType.cpp +++ b/c++/src/H5DataType.cpp @@ -598,6 +598,29 @@ DataSpace DataType::getRegion(void *ref, H5R_type_t ref_type) const } //-------------------------------------------------------------------------- +// Function: DataType::close +///\brief Closes the datatype if it is not a predefined type. +///\exception H5::DataTypeIException +// Programmer Binh-Minh Ribler - Mar 9, 2005 +//-------------------------------------------------------------------------- +void DataType::close() +{ + // If this datatype is not a predefined type, call H5Tclose on it. + if( is_predtype == false ) + { + herr_t ret_value = H5Tclose(id); + if( ret_value < 0 ) + { + throw DataTypeIException("DataType::close", "H5Tclose failed"); + } + // reset the id because the datatype that it represents is now closed + id = 0; + } + else // cannot close a predefined type + throw DataTypeIException("DataType::close", "Cannot close a predefined type"); +} + +//-------------------------------------------------------------------------- // Function: DataType destructor ///\brief Properly terminates access to this datatype. // Programmer Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000 |