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However, they have not been --> -<!-- implemented and are not on the current development schedule. --> -<!-- So as to cease confusing the user, the relevant sections have --> -<!-- been commented out of this file. --> -<!-- H5Sopen H5Sselect_op H5Ssubspace --> -<!-- H5Scommit H5Sselect_order H5Ssubspace_name --> -<!-- H5Sis_subspace H5Ssubspace_location --> -<!-- H5Slock --> -<!-- The corresponding list of these same functions in the --> -<!-- Ref Manual, pointing to this document for a description, has --> -<!-- similarly been commented out. --> -<!-- - - - F Baker, 7 May 2002 --> - - -<!-- #BeginLibraryItem "/ed_libs/NavBar_UG.lbi" --><hr> -<center> -<table border=0 width=98%> -<tr><td valign=top align=left> - <a href="index.html">HDF5 documents and links</a> <br> - <a href="H5.intro.html">Introduction to HDF5</a> <br> - <a href="RM_H5Front.html">HDF5 Reference Manual</a> <br> - <a href="http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF5/doc/UG/index.html">HDF5 User's Guide for Release 1.6</a> <br> - <!-- - <a href="Glossary.html">Glossary</a><br> - --> -</td> -<td valign=top align=right> - And in this document, the - <a href="H5.user.html"><strong>HDF5 User's Guide from Release 1.4.5:</strong></a> - <br> - <a href="Files.html">Files</a> - <a href="Datasets.html">Datasets</a> - <a href="Datatypes.html">Datatypes</a> - <a href="Dataspaces.html">Dataspaces</a> - <a href="Groups.html">Groups</a> - <br> - <a href="References.html">References</a> - <a href="Attributes.html">Attributes</a> - <a href="Properties.html">Property Lists</a> - <a href="Errors.html">Error Handling</a> - <br> - <a href="Filters.html">Filters</a> - <a href="Caching.html">Caching</a> - <a href="Chunking.html">Chunking</a> - <a href="MountingFiles.html">Mounting Files</a> - <br> - <a href="Performance.html">Performance</a> - <a href="Debugging.html">Debugging</a> - <a href="Environment.html">Environment</a> - <a href="ddl.html">DDL</a> -</td></tr> -</table> -</center> -<hr> -<!-- #EndLibraryItem --><H1> -The Dataspace Interface (H5S)</H1> - -<H2> -1. Introduction</H2> -The dataspace interface (H5S) provides a mechanism to describe the positions -of the elements of a dataset and is designed in such a way as to allow -new features to be easily added without disrupting applications that use -the dataspace interface. A dataset (defined with the dataset interface) is -composed of a collection of raw data points of homogeneous type, defined in the -datatype (H5T) interface, organized according to the dataspace with this -interface. - -<P>A dataspace describes the locations that dataset elements are located at. -A dataspace is either a regular N-dimensional array of data points, -called a <I>simple</I> dataspace, or a more general collection of data -points organized in another manner, called a <I>complex</I> dataspace. -A <I>scalar</I> dataspace is a special case of the <I>simple</I> data -space and is defined to be a 0-dimensional single data point in size. Currently -only <I>scalar</I> and <I>simple</I> dataspaces are supported with this version -of the H5S interface. -<I>Complex</I> dataspaces will be defined and implemented in a future -version. <I>Complex</I> dataspaces are intended to be used for such structures -which are awkward to express in <I>simple</I> dataspaces, such as irregularly -gridded data or adaptive mesh refinement data. This interface provides -functions to set and query properties of a dataspace. - -<P>Operations on a dataspace include defining or extending the extent of -the dataspace, selecting portions of the dataspace for I/O and storing the -dataspaces in the file. The extent of a dataspace is the range of coordinates -over which dataset elements are defined and stored. Dataspace selections are -subsets of the extent (up to the entire extent) which are selected for some -operation. - -<P>For example, a 2-dimensional dataspace with an extent of 10 by 10 may have -the following very simple selection: - <br><br><center> - <table border cellpadding=4> - <tr align=center> - <th > </th> <th >0</th> <th >1</th> <th >2</th> <th >3</th> <th >4</th> <th >5</th> <th >6</th> <th >7</th> <th >8</th> <th >9</th> - <tr align=center> - <th>0</th> - <td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td> - <tr align=center> - <th>1</th> - <td>-</td><td>X</td><td>X</td><td>X</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td> - <tr align=center> - <th>2</th> - <td>-</td><td>X</td><td>X</td><td>X</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td> - <tr align=center> - <th>3</th> - <td>-</td><td>X</td><td>X</td><td>X</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td> - <tr align=center> - <th>4</th> - <td>-</td><td>X</td><td>X</td><td>X</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td> - <tr align=center> - <th>5</th> - <td>-</td><td>X</td><td>X</td><td>X</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td> - <tr align=center> - <th>6</th> - <td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td> - <tr align=center> - <th>7</th> - <td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td> - <tr align=center> - <th>8</th> - <td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td> - <tr align=center> - <th>9</th> - <td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td> - </table> - <br><strong>Example 1: Contiguous rectangular selection</strong> - </center> - - -<br>Or, a more complex selection may be defined: - <br><br><center> - <table border cellpadding=4> - <tr align=center> - <th > </th> <th >0</th> <th >1</th> <th >2</th> <th >3</th> <th >4</th> <th >5</th> <th >6</th> <th >7</th> <th >8</th> <th >9</th> - <tr align=center> - <th>0</th> - <td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td> - <tr align=center> - <th>1</th> - <td>-</td><td>X</td><td>X</td><td>X</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>X</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td> - <tr align=center> - <th>2</th> - <td>-</td><td>X</td><td>-</td><td>X</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td> - <tr align=center> - <th>3</th> - <td>-</td><td>X</td><td>-</td><td>X</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>X</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td> - <tr align=center> - <th>4</th> - <td>-</td><td>X</td><td>-</td><td>X</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td> - <tr align=center> - <th>5</th> - <td>-</td><td>X</td><td>X</td><td>X</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>X</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td> - <tr align=center> - <th>6</th> - <td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td> - <tr align=center> - <th>7</th> - <td>-</td><td>-</td><td>X</td><td>X</td><td>X</td><td>X</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td> - <tr align=center> - <th>8</th> - <td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td> - <tr align=center> - <th>9</th> - <td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td> - </table> - <br><strong>Example 2: Non-contiguous selection</strong> - </center> - -<P>Selections within dataspaces have an offset within the extent which is used -to locate the selection within the extent of the dataspace. Selection offsets -default to 0 in each dimension, but may be changed to move the selection within -a dataspace. In example 2 above, if the offset was changed to 1,1, the selection -would look like this: - <br><br><center> - <table border cellpadding=4> - <tr align=center> - <th > </th> <th >0</th> <th >1</th> <th >2</th> <th >3</th> <th >4</th> <th >5</th> <th >6</th> <th >7</th> <th >8</th> <th >9</th> - <tr align=center> - <th>0</th> - <td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td> - <tr align=center> - <th>1</th> - <td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td> - <tr align=center> - <th>2</th> - <td>-</td><td>-</td><td>X</td><td>X</td><td>X</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>X</td><td>-</td><td>-</td> - <tr align=center> - <th>3</th> - <td>-</td><td>-</td><td>X</td><td>-</td><td>X</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td> - <tr align=center> - <th>4</th> - <td>-</td><td>-</td><td>X</td><td>-</td><td>X</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>X</td><td>-</td><td>-</td> - <tr align=center> - <th>5</th> - <td>-</td><td>-</td><td>X</td><td>-</td><td>X</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td> - <tr align=center> - <th>6</th> - <td>-</td><td>-</td><td>X</td><td>X</td><td>X</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>X</td><td>-</td><td>-</td> - <tr align=center> - <th>7</th> - <td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td> - <tr align=center> - <th>8</th> - <td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>X</td><td>X</td><td>X</td><td>X</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td> - <tr align=center> - <th>9</th> - <td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td> - </table> - <br><strong>Example 3: Non-contiguous selection with 1,1 offset</strong> - </center> - -<P>Selections also have a linearization ordering of the points selected -(defaulting to "C" order, ie. last dimension changing fastest). The -linearization order may be specified for each point or it may be chosen by -the axis of the dataspace. For example, with the default "C" ordering, -example 1's selected points are iterated through in this order: (1,1), (1,2), -(1,3), (2,1), (2,2), etc. With "FORTRAN" ordering, example 1's selected points -would be iterated through in this order: (1,1), (2,1), (3,1), (4,1), (5,1), -(1,2), (2,2), etc. - -<P>A dataspace may be stored in the file as a permanent object, to allow many -datasets to use a commonly defined dataspace. Dataspaces with extendable -extents (ie. unlimited dimensions) are not able to be stored as permanent -dataspaces. - -<P>Dataspaces may be created using an existing permanent dataspace as a -container to locate the new dataspace within. These dataspaces are complete -dataspaces and may be used to define datasets. A dataspaces with a "parent" -can be queried to determine the parent dataspace and the location within the -parent. These dataspaces must currently be the same number of dimensions as -the parent dataspace. - -<H2> 2. General Dataspace Operations</H2> -The functions defined in this section operate on dataspaces as a whole. -New dataspaces can be created from scratch or copied from existing data -spaces. When a dataspace is no longer needed its resources should be released -by calling <TT>H5Sclose()</TT>. -<DL> - -<DT> -<TT>hid_t H5Screate(H5S_class_t <I>type</I>)</TT></DT> - -<DD> - This function creates a new dataspace of a particular <I>type</I>. The -types currently supported are H5S_SCALAR and H5S_SIMPLE; -others are planned to be added later. -</DD> - -<!-- Unimplemented function -<DT> -<TT>hid_t H5Sopen(hid_t <I>location</I>, const char *<I>name</I>)</TT></DT> - -<DD> - This function opens a permanent dataspace for use in an application. -The <I>location</I> argument is a file or group ID and <I>name</I> is -an absolute or relative path to the permanent dataspace. The dataspace ID which -is returned is a handle to a permanent dataspace which can't be modified. -</DD> ---> - -<DT> -<TT>hid_t H5Scopy (hid_t <I>space</I>)</TT></DT> - -<DD> - This function creates a new dataspace which is an exact copy of the -dataspace <I>space</I>. -</DD> - -<!-- Unimplemented function -<DT> -<TT>hid_t H5Ssubspace (hid_t <I>space</I>)</TT></DT> - -<DD> - This function uses the currently defined selection and offset in <I>space</I> -to create a dataspace which is located within <I>space</I>. The <I>space</I> -dataspace must be a sharable dataspace located in the file, not a dataspace for -a dataset. The relationship of the new dataspace within the existing dataspace -is preserved when the new dataspace is used to create datasets. Currently, -only subspaces which are equivalent to simple dataspaces (ie. rectangular -contiguous areas) are allowed. A subspace is not "simplified" or reduced in -the number of dimensions used if the selection is "flat" in one dimension, they -always have the same number of dimensions as their parent dataspace. -</DD> ---> - -<!-- Unimplemented function -<DT> -<TT>herr_t H5Scommit (hid_t <I>location</I>, const char *<I>name</I>, hid_t <I>space</I>)</TT></DT> - -<DD> - The dataspaces specified with <I>space</I> is stored in the file specified -by <I>location</I>. <I>Location</I> may be either a file or group handle -and <I>name</I> is an absolute or relative path to the location to store the -dataspace. After this call, the dataspace is permanent and can't be modified. -</DD> ---> - -<DT> -<TT>herr_t H5Sclose (hid_t <I>space</I>)</TT></DT> - -<DD> -Releases resources associated with a dataspace. Subsequent use of the -dataspace identifier after this call is undefined. -</DD> - -<!-- NOT YET IMPLEMENTED (R1.2 -- 9908) - -<DT> -<TT>H5S_class_t H5Sextent_class (hid_t <I>space</I>)</TT></DT> - -<DD> -Query a dataspace to determine the current class of a dataspace. The value -which is returned is one of: H5S_SCALAR, H5S_SIMPLE on success or -H5S_NO_CLASS on failure. -</DD> - ---> - -</DL> - - -<H2> 3. Dataspace Extent Operations</H2> -These functions operate on the extent portion of a dataspace. - -<DL> -<DT> -<TT>herr_t H5Sset_extent_simple (hid_t <I>space</I>, int <I>rank</I>, const hsize_t -*<I>current_size</I>, const hsize_t *<I>maximum_size</I>)</TT></DT> - -<DD> -Sets or resets the size of an existing dataspace, where <I>rank</I> is -the dimensionality, or number of dimensions, of the dataspace. -<I>current_size</I> is an array of size <I>rank</I> which contains the new size -of each dimension in the dataspace. <I>maximum_size</I> is an array of size -<I>rank</I> which contains the maximum size of each dimension in the dataspace. -Any previous extent is removed from the dataspace, the dataspace type is set to -H5S_SIMPLE and the extent is set as specified. -</DD> - -<DT> -<TT>herr_t H5Sset_extent_none (hid_t <I>space</I>)</TT></DT> - -<DD> -Removes the extent from a dataspace and sets the type to H5S_NO_CLASS. -</DD> - -<DT> -<TT>herr_t H5Sextent_copy (hid_t <I>dest_space</I>, - hid_t <I>source_space</I>)</TT></DT> - -<DD> -Copies the extent from <I>source_space</I> to <I>dest_space</I>, which may -change the type of the dataspace. Returns non-negative on success, negative on -failure. -</DD> - -<DT> -<TT>hsize_t H5Sget_simple_extent_npoints (hid_t <I>space</I>)</TT></DT> - -<DD> -This function determines the number of elements in a dataspace. For example, a -simple 3-dimensional dataspace with dimensions 2, 3 and 4 would have 24 -elements. -Returns the number of elements in the dataspace, negative on failure. -</DD> - -<DT> -<TT>int H5Sget_simple_extent_ndims (hid_t <I>space</I>)</TT></DT> - -<DD> -This function determines the dimensionality (or rank) of a dataspace. -Returns the number of dimensions in the dataspace, negative on failure. -</DD> - -<DT> -<TT>herr_t H5Sget_simple_extent_dims (hid_t <I>space</I>, hsize_t *<I>dims</I>, - hsize_t *<I>max</I>)</TT></DT> - -<DD> -The function retrieves the size of the extent of the dataspace <I>space</I> by -placing the size of each dimension in the array <I>dims</I>. Also retrieves -the size of the maximum extent of the dataspace, placing the results in -<I>max</I>. -Returns non-negative on success, negative on failure. -</DD> - -</DL> - -<H2> 4. Dataspace Selection Operations</H2> -Selections are maintained separately from extents in dataspaces and operations -on the selection of a dataspace do not affect the extent of the dataspace. -Selections are independent of extent type and the boundaries of selections are -reconciled with the extent at the time of the data transfer. Selection offsets -apply a selection to a location within an extent, allowing the same selection -to be moved within the extent without requiring a new selection to be specified. -Offsets default to 0 when the dataspace is created. Offsets are applied when -an I/O transfer is performed (and checked during calls to H5Sselect_valid). -Selections have an iteration order for the points selected, which can be any -permutation of the dimensions involved (defaulting to 'C' array order) or a -specific order for the selected points, for selections composed of single array -elements with H5Sselect_elements. - -<!-- Unimplemented function -Selections can also be copied or combined -together in various ways with H5Sselect_op. ---> - -Further methods of selecting -portions of a dataspace may be added in the future. - -<DL> -<DT> -<TT>herr_t H5Sselect_hyperslab (hid_t <I>space</I>, h5s_seloper_t <I>op</I>, - const hsize_t * <I>start</I>, const hsize_t * <I>stride</I>, - const hsize_t * <I>count</I>, const hsize_t * <I>block</I>)</TT></DT> - -<DD> -This function selects a hyperslab region to add to the current selected region -for the <I>space</I> dataspace. The <I>start</I>, <I>stride</I>, <I>count</I> -and <I>block</I> arrays must be the same size as the rank of the dataspace. -The selection operator <I>op</I> determines how the new selection is to be -combined with the already existing selection for the dataspace. -Currently, The following operators are supported: - <dir> - <table width=80% border=0> - <tr><td valign=top> - <code>H5S_SELECT_SET</code> - </td><td valign=top> - Replaces the existing selection with the parameters from this call. - Overlapping blocks are not supported with this operator. - </td></tr><tr><td valign=top> - <code>H5S_SELECT_OR</code> - </td><td valign=top> - Adds the new selection to the existing selection. - </td></tr> - </table> - </dir> -<P> -The <I>start</I> array determines the starting coordinates of the hyperslab -to select. The <I>stride</I> array chooses array locations from the dataspace -with each value in the <I>stride</I> array determining how many elements to move -in each dimension. Setting a value in the <I>stride</I> array to 1 moves to -each element in that dimension of the dataspace, setting a value of 2 in a -location in the <I>stride</I> array moves to every other element in that -dimension of the dataspace. In other words, the <I>stride</I> determines the -number of elements to move from the <I>start</I> location in each dimension. -Stride values of 0 are not allowed. If the <I>stride</I> parameter is <TT>NULL</TT>, -a contiguous hyperslab is selected (as if each value in the <I>stride</I> array -was set to all 1's). The <I>count</I> array determines how many blocks to -select from the dataspace, in each dimension. The <I>block</I> array determines -the size of the element block selected from the dataspace. If the <I>block</I> -parameter is set to <TT>NULL</TT>, the block size defaults to a single element -in each dimension (as if the <I>block</I> array was set to all 1's). -<P>For example, in a 2-dimensional dataspace, setting <I>start</I> to [1,1], -<I>stride</I> to [4,4], <I>count</I> to [3,7] and <I>block</I> to [2,2] selects -21 2x2 blocks of array elements starting with location (1,1) and selecting -blocks at locations (1,1), (5,1), (9,1), (1,5), (5,5), etc. -<P>Regions selected with this function call default to 'C' order iteration when -I/O is performed. -</DD> - -<DT> -<TT>herr_t H5Sselect_elements (hid_t <I>space</I>, h5s_seloper_t <I>op</I>, - const size_t <I>num_elements</I>, const hsize_t *<I>coord</I>[])</TT></DT> - -<DD> -This function selects array elements to be included in the selection for the -<I>space</I> dataspace. The number of elements selected must be set with the -<I>num_elements</I>. The <I>coord</I> array is a two-dimensional array of size -<dataspace rank> by <<I>num_elements</I>> in size (ie. a list of -coordinates in the array). The order of the element coordinates in the -<I>coord</I> array also specifies the order that the array elements are -iterated through when I/O is performed. Duplicate coordinate locations are not -checked for. - -<P>The selection operator <I>op</I> determines how the new selection is to be -combined with the already existing selection for the dataspace. -The following operators are supported: - <dir> - <table width=80% border=0> - <tr><td valign=top> - <code>H5S_SELECT_SET</code> - </td><td valign=top> - Replaces the existing selection with the parameters from this call. - Overlapping blocks are not supported with this operator. - </td></tr><tr><td valign=top> - <code>H5S_SELECT_OR</code> - </td><td valign=top> - Adds the new selection to the existing selection. - </td></tr> - </table> - </dir> -When operators other than -H5S_SELECT_SET are used to combine a new selection with an existing selection, -the selection ordering is reset to 'C' array ordering. -</DD> - -<DT> -<TT>herr_t H5Sselect_all (hid_t <I>space</I>)</TT></DT> - -<DD> -This function selects the special H5S_SELECT_ALL region for the <I>space</I> -dataspace. H5S_SELECT_ALL selects the entire dataspace for any dataspace is is -applied to. -</DD> - -<DT> -<TT>herr_t H5Sselect_none (hid_t <I>space</I>)</TT></DT> - -<DD> -This function resets the selection region for the <I>space</I> -dataspace not to include any elements. -</DD> - -<DT> -<!-- Unimplemented function -<TT>herr_t H5Sselect_op (hid_t <I>space1</I>, h5s_seloper_t <I>op</I>, - hid_t <I>space2</I>)</TT></DT> - -<DD> -Uses <I>space2</I> to perform an operation on <I>space1</I>. The valid -operations for <I>op</I> are: -<DL> - <DT>H5S_SELECT_COPY - <DD>Copies the selection from <I>space2</I> into <I>space1</I>, removing any - previously defined selection for <I>space1</I>. The selection order - and offset are also copied to <I>space1</I> - <DT>H5S_SELECT_UNION - <DD>Performs a set union of the selection of the dataspace <I>space2</I> - with the selection from the dataspace <I>space1</I>, with the result - being stored in <I>space1</I>. The selection order for <I>space1</I> is - reset to 'C' order. - <DT>H5S_SELECT_INTERSECT - <DD>Performs an set intersection of the selection from <I>space2</I> with - <I>space1</I>, with the result being stored in <I>space1</I>. The - selection order for <I>space1</I> is reset to 'C' order. - <DT>H5S_SELECT_DIFFERENCE - <DD>Performs a set difference of the selection from <I>space2</I> with - <I>space1</I>, with the result being stored in <I>space1</I>. The - selection order for <I>space1</I> is reset to 'C' order. -</DL> - -</DD> ---> - -<!-- Unimplemented function -<DT> -<TT>herr_t H5Sselect_order (hid_t <I>space</I>, - hsize_t <I>perm_vector</I>[])</TT></DT> - -<DD> -This function selects the order to iterate through the dimensions of a dataspace -when performing I/O on a selection. If a specific order has already been -selected for the selection with H5Sselect_elements, this function will remove -it and use a dimension oriented ordering on the selected elements. The elements -of the <I>perm_vector</I> array must be unique and between 0 and the rank of the -dataspace, minus 1. The order of the elements in <I>perm_vector</I> specify -the order to iterate through the selection for each dimension of the dataspace. -To iterate through a 3-dimensional dataspace selection in 'C' order, specify -the elements of the <I>perm_vector</I> as [0, 1, 2], for FORTRAN order they -would be [2, 1, 0]. Other orderings, such as [1, 2, 0] are also possible, but -may execute slower. -</DD> ---> - -<DT> -<TT>htri_t H5Sselect_valid (hid_t <I>space</I>)</TT></DT> - -<DD> -This function verifies that the selection for a dataspace is within the extent -of the dataspace, if the currently set offset for the dataspace is used. -Returns TRUE if the selection is contained within the extent, FALSE if it -is not contained within the extent and FAIL on error conditions (such as if -the selection or extent is not defined). -</DD> - -<DT> -<TT>hsize_t H5Sget_select_npoints (hid_t <I>space</I>)</TT></DT> - -<DD> -This function determines the number of elements in the current selection -of a dataspace. -</DD> - -<DT> -<TT>herr_t H5Soffset_simple (hid_t <I>space</I>, const hssize_t * - <I>offset</I>)</TT></DT> - -<DD> -Sets the offset of a simple dataspace <I>space</I>. The <I>offset</I> array -must be the same number of elements as the number of dimensions for the -dataspace. If the <I>offset</I> array is set to <TT>NULL</TT>, the offset -for the dataspace is reset to 0. -</DD> - -</DL> - -<!-- Inappropriate header until "Unimplemented functions" reinstated. -<H2> 5. Misc. Dataspace Operations</H2> ---> -<H2> 5. Convenience Dataspace Operation</H2> - -<DL> - -<!-- Unimplemented function -<DT> -<TT>herr_t H5Slock (hid_t <I>space</I>)</TT></DT> - -<DD> -Locks the dataspace so that it cannot be modified or closed. When the library -exits, the dataspace will be unlocked and closed. -</DD> ---> - -<DT> -<TT>hid_t H5Screate_simple(int <I>rank</I>, const hsize_t *<I>current_size</I>, - const hsize_t *<I>maximum_size</I>)</TT></DT> - -<DD> - This function is a "convenience" wrapper to create a simple dataspace -and set it's extent in one call. It is equivalent to calling H5Screate -and H5Sset_extent_simple() in two steps. -</DD> - -<!-- Unimplemented function -<DT> -<TT>int H5Sis_subspace(hid_t <I>space</I>)</TT></DT> - -<DD> - This function returns positive if <I>space</I> is located within another -dataspace, zero if it is not, and negative on a failure. -</DD> ---> - -<!-- Unimplemented function -<DT> -<TT>char *H5Ssubspace_name(hid_t <I>space</I>)</TT></DT> - -<DD> - This function returns the name of the named dataspace that <I>space</I> -is located within. If <I>space</I> is not located within another dataspace, -or an error occurs, NULL is returned. The application is responsible for -freeing the string returned. -</DD> ---> - -<!-- Unimplemented function -<DT> -<TT>herr_t H5Ssubspace_location(hid_t <I>space</I>, hsize_t *<I>loc</I>)</TT></DT> - -<DD> - If <I>space</I> is located within another dataspace, this function puts -the location of the origin of <I>space</I> in the <I>loc</I> array. 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