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diff --git a/doxygen/dox/mainpage.dox b/doxygen/dox/mainpage.dox index 83fc323..eda967b 100644 --- a/doxygen/dox/mainpage.dox +++ b/doxygen/dox/mainpage.dox @@ -1,36 +1,44 @@ -/*! \mainpage API Documentation for HDF5 Version 1.13 (Draft) +/*! \mainpage HDF5 C-API Reference + * + * The HDF5 C-API provides applications with fine-grained control over all + * aspects HDF5 functionality. This functionality is grouped into the following + * \Emph{modules}: + * \li \ref H5A "Attributes" — Management of HDF5 attributes (\ref H5A) + * \li \ref H5D "Datasets" — Management of HDF5 datasets (\ref H5D) + * \li \ref H5S "Dataspaces" — Management of HDF5 dataspaces which describe the shape of datasets and attributes (\ref H5S) + * \li \ref H5T "Datatypes" — Management of datatypes which describe elements of datasets and attributes (\ref H5T) + * \li \ref H5E "Error Handling" — Functions for handling errors that occur within HDF5 (\ref H5E) + * \li \ref H5F "Files" — Management of HDF5 files (\ref H5F) + * \li \ref H5Z "Filters" — Configuration of filters that process data during I/O operation (\ref H5Z) + * \li \ref H5G "Groups" — Management of groups in HDF5 files (\ref H5G) + * \li \ref H5I "Identifiers" — Management of object identifiers and object names (\ref H5I) + * \li \ref H5 "Library" — General purpose library functions (\ref H5) + * \li \ref H5L "Links" — Management of links in HDF5 groups (\ref H5L) + * \li \ref H5O "Objects" — Management of objects in HDF5 files (\ref H5O) + * \li \ref H5PL "Plugins" — Programmatic control over dynamically loaded plugins (\ref H5PL) + * \li \ref H5P "Property Lists" — Management of property lists to control HDF5 library behavior (\ref H5P) + * \li \ref H5R "References" — Management of references to specific objects and data regions in an HDF5 file (\ref H5R) + * \li \ref H5VL "Virtual Object Layer" — Management of the Virtual Object Layer (\ref H5VL) + * + * Here are a few simple rules to follow: + * + * \li \Bold{Handle discipline:} If you acquire a handle (by creation or coopy), \Emph{you own it!} (..., i.e., you have to close it.) + * \li \Bold{Dynamic memory allocation:} ... + * \li \Bold{Use of locations:} Identifier + name combo + * + * \attention \Bold{C++ Developers using HDF5 C-API functions beware:}\n + * If a C routine that takes a function pointer as an argument is called from + * within C++ code, the C routine should be returned from normally. + * Examples of this kind of routine include callbacks such as H5Pset_elink_cb() + * and H5Pset_type_conv_cb() and functions such as H5Tconvert() and H5Ewalk2().\n + * Exiting the routine in its normal fashion allows the HDF5 C library to clean + * up its work properly. In other words, if the C++ application jumps out of + * the routine back to the C++ \c catch statement, the library is not given the + * opportunity to close any temporary data structures that were set up when the + * routine was called. The C++ application should save some state as the + * routine is started so that any problem that occurs might be diagnosed. * * \todo Fix the search form for server deployments. * \todo Make it mobile-friendly * - * \section intro_sec Introduction - * - * \todo Write an introduction. - * - * \section quick_links Quick Links - * - * <ul> - * <li>\ref PDT "Predefined Datatypes"</li> - * <li>\ref api-compat-macros "API Compatibility Macros"</li> - * <li><a href="https://hdf5.wiki/">HDF5 Wiki</a></li> - * </ul> - * - * \section using_locations The Use of Locations (Identifier + Name) in the HDF5 API - * - * \todo Make this crystal clear! - * - * \section cpp_note Programming Note for C++ Developers Using C Functions - * - * If a C routine that takes a function pointer as an argument is called from - * within C++ code, the C routine should be returned from normally. - * - * Examples of this kind of routine include callbacks such as H5Pset_elink_cb() - * and H5Pset_type_conv_cb() and functions such as H5Tconvert() and H5Ewalk2(). - * - * Exiting the routine in its normal fashion allows the HDF5 C library to clean - * up its work properly. In other words, if the C++ application jumps out of - * the routine back to the C++ \c catch statement, the library is not given the - * opportunity to close any temporary data structures that were set up when the - * routine was called. The C++ application should save some state as the - * routine is started so that any problem that occurs might be diagnosed. */
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