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+++ b/doc/html/RM_H5A.html
@@ -18,7 +18,10 @@ H5A  
<a href="RM_H5S.html">H5S</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
<a href="RM_H5T.html">H5T</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
<a href="RM_H5Z.html">H5Z</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
+<a href="Tools.html">Tools</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
+<!--
<a href="Glossary.html">Glossary</a>
+-->
</center>
<hr>
@@ -49,7 +52,7 @@ and information about attributes.
</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td valign=top>
<ul>
<li><a href="#Annot-GetType">H5Aget_type</a>
- <li><a href="#Annot-NumAttrs">H5Anum_attrs</a>
+ <li><a href="#Annot-NumAttrs">H5Aget_num_attrs</a>
<li><a href="#Annot-Iterate">H5Aiterate</a>
<li><a href="#Annot-Delete">H5Adelete</a>
</ul>
@@ -107,7 +110,7 @@ See <a href="Attributes.html"><cite>Attributes</cite></a> in the
<dt><strong>Parameters:</strong>
<dl>
<dt><em>hid_t</em> <code>loc_id</code>
- <dd>IN: Object (dataset or group) to be attached to.
+ <dd>IN: Object (dataset, group, or named datatype) to be attached to.
<dt><em>const char *</em><code>name</code>
<dd>IN: Name of attribute to create.
<dt><em>hid_t</em> <code>type_id</code>
@@ -203,6 +206,14 @@ See <a href="Attributes.html"><cite>Attributes</cite></a> in the
<code>attr_id</code>. The attribute's memory datatype
is specified with <code>mem_type_id</code>. The entire
attribute is written from <code>buf</code> to the file.
+ <p>
+ Datatype conversion takes place at the time of a read or write
+ and is automatic. See the
+ <a href="Datatypes.html#Datatypes-DataConversion">Data Conversion</a>
+ section of <cite>The Data Type Interface (H5T)</cite> in the
+ <cite>HDF5 User's Guide</cite> for a discussion of
+ data conversion, including the range of conversions currently
+ supported by the HDF5 libraries.
<dt><strong>Parameters:</strong>
<dl>
<dt><em>hid_t</em> <code>attr_id</code>
@@ -233,6 +244,14 @@ See <a href="Attributes.html"><cite>Attributes</cite></a> in the
<code>attr_id</code>. The attribute's memory datatype
is specified with <code>mem_type_id</code>. The entire
attribute is read into <code>buf</code> from the file.
+ <p>
+ Datatype conversion takes place at the time of a read or write
+ and is automatic. See the
+ <a href="Datatypes.html#Datatypes-DataConversion">Data Conversion</a>
+ section of <cite>The Data Type Interface (H5T)</cite> in the
+ <cite>HDF5 User's Guide</cite> for a discussion of
+ data conversion, including the range of conversions currently
+ supported by the HDF5 libraries.
<dt><strong>Parameters:</strong>
<dl>
<dt><em>hid_t</em> <code>attr_id</code>
@@ -336,13 +355,13 @@ See <a href="Attributes.html"><cite>Attributes</cite></a> in the
<hr>
<dl>
-<dt><strong>Name:</strong> <a name="Annot-NumAttrs">H5Anum_attrs</a>
+<dt><strong>Name:</strong> <a name="Annot-NumAttrs">H5Aget_num_attrs</a>
<dt><strong>Signature:</strong>
- <dd><em>int</em> <code>H5Anum_attrs</code>(<em>hid_t</em> <code>loc_id</code>)
+ <dd><em>int</em> <code>H5Aget_num_attrs</code>(<em>hid_t</em> <code>loc_id</code>)
<dt><strong>Purpose:</strong>
<dd>Determines the number of attributes attached to an object.
<dt><strong>Description:</strong>
- <dd><code>H5Anum_attrs</code> returns the number of attributes
+ <dd><code>H5Aget_num_attrs</code> returns the number of attributes
attached to the object specified by its identifier,
<code>loc_id</code>.
The object can be a group, dataset, or named datatype.
@@ -487,7 +506,10 @@ H5A&nbsp;&nbsp;
<a href="RM_H5S.html">H5S</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
<a href="RM_H5T.html">H5T</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
<a href="RM_H5Z.html">H5Z</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
+<a href="Tools.html">Tools</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
+<!--
<a href="Glossary.html">Glossary</a>
+-->
</center>
<hr>
@@ -495,7 +517,7 @@ H5A&nbsp;&nbsp;
<a href="mailto:hdfhelp@ncsa.uiuc.edu">HDF Help Desk</a>
<br>
-Last modified: 14 July 1998
+Last modified: 1 September 1998
</body>
</html>