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diff --git a/doc/html/RM_H5D.html b/doc/html/RM_H5D.html index 7b5263d..bb2c4dc 100644 --- a/doc/html/RM_H5D.html +++ b/doc/html/RM_H5D.html @@ -18,7 +18,10 @@ H5D <a href="RM_H5S.html">H5S</a> <a href="RM_H5T.html">H5T</a> <a href="RM_H5Z.html">H5Z</a> +<a href="Tools.html">Tools</a> +<!-- <a href="Glossary.html">Glossary</a> +--> </center> <hr> @@ -120,7 +123,8 @@ and set and retrieve their constant or persistent properties. <dt><strong>Parameters:</strong> <dl> <dt><em>hid_t</em> <code>loc_id</code> - <dd>Identifier of the file to access the dataset within. + <dd>Identifier of the dataset to open or the file or group + to access the dataset within. <dt><em>const char *</em> <code>name</code> <dd>The name of the dataset to access. </dl> @@ -246,6 +250,14 @@ and set and retrieve their constant or persistent properties. <code>xfer_plist_id</code> can be the constant <code>H5P_DEFAULT</code>, in which case the default data transfer properties are used. + <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>dataset_id</code> @@ -305,6 +317,17 @@ and set and retrieve their constant or persistent properties. <p> <code>xfer_plist_id</code> can be the constant <code>H5P_DEFAULT</code>. in which case the default data transfer properties are used. + <p> + Writing to an external dataset will fail if the HDF5 file is + not open for writing. + <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>dataset_id</code> @@ -391,7 +414,10 @@ H5D <a href="RM_H5S.html">H5S</a> <a href="RM_H5T.html">H5T</a> <a href="RM_H5Z.html">H5Z</a> +<a href="Tools.html">Tools</a> +<!-- <a href="Glossary.html">Glossary</a> +--> </center> <hr> @@ -399,7 +425,7 @@ H5D <a href="mailto:hdfhelp@ncsa.uiuc.edu">HDF Help Desk</a> <br> -Last modified: 14 July 1998 +Last modified: 12 August 1998 </body> </html> |