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diff --git a/doxygen/examples/TableSpec.html b/doxygen/examples/TableSpec.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..474176e --- /dev/null +++ b/doxygen/examples/TableSpec.html @@ -0,0 +1,193 @@ +<html> +<head> + <title>HDF5 Table Specification</title> +</head> + +The HDF5 specification defines the standard objects and storage for the +standard HDF5 objects. (For information about the HDF5 library, model and +specification, see the HDF documentation.) This document is an additional +specification do define a standard profile for how to store tables in HDF5. +Table data in HDF5 is stored as HDF5 datasets with standard attributes to define +the properties of the tables. + +<h2> +1. Overview</h2> +A generic table is a sequence of records, each record has a name and a type. +Table data is stored as an HDF5 one dimensional compound dataset. A table +is defined as a collection of records whose values are stored in fixed-length +fields. All records have the same structure and all values in each field have +the same data type. +<p>The dataset for a table is distinguished from other datasets by giving +it an attribute "CLASS=TABLE". +Optional attributes allow the storage of a title for the Table and for +each column, and a fill value for each column. +<h2> +2. Table Attributes</h2> +The attributes for the Table are strings. They are written with the <a href="RM_H5LT.html#H5LTset_attribute_string"><code>H5LTset_attribute_string</code></a> +Lite API function. "Required" attributes must always be used. "Optional" attributes +must be used when required. +<br> +<h4> +Attributes</h4> + +<dl> +<dt> +Attribute name="<b>CLASS</b>" (Required)</dt> + +<dd> +This attribute is type H5T_C_S1, with size 5.</dd> + +<dd> +For all Tables, the value of this attribute is "TABLE".</dd> + +<dd> +This attribute identifies this data set as intended to be interpreted as Table that conforms to the specifications on this page.</dd> +</dl> + +<dl> +Attribute name="<b>VERSION</b>" (Required) + +<dd> +This attribute is of type H5T_C_S1, with size corresponding to the length +of the version string. This attribute identifies the version number +of this specification to which it conforms. The current version number +is "0.2".</dd> + +</dl> + +<dl> +<dt> +Attribute name="<b>TITLE</b>" (Optional)</dt> + +<dd> +The <b>TITLE</b> is an optional String that is to be used as the +informative title of the whole table. +The <b>TITLE</b> is set with the parameter <code> table_title</code> of the function +<a href="RM_H5TB.html#H5TBmake_table"> <code> H5TBmake_table</code></a>. </dd> +</dl> + +<dl> +<dt> +Attribute name="<b>FIELD_(n)_NAME</b>" (Required)</dt> + +<dd> +The <b>FIELD_(n)_NAME</b> is an optional String that is to be used as the +informative title of column <b>n</b> of the table. +For each of the fields the word FIELD_ is concatenated with + the zero based field (n) index together with the name of the field.</dd> + +</dl> +<dl> +<dt> +Attribute name="<b>FIELD_(n)_FILL</b>" (Optional)</dt> + +<dd> +The <b>FIELD_(n)_FILL</b> is an optional String that is the fill value for +column <b>n</b> of the table. +For each of the fields the word FIELD_ is concatenated with + the zero based field (n) index together with the fill value, if present. +This value is written only when a fill value is defined for the table.</dd> + +</dl> + +<dl> + +<br> +<center><table BORDER=2 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" > +<caption><b>Table 1. Attributes of an Image Dataset</b></caption> + +<tr> +<td><b>Attribute Name</b></td> + +<td><b>(R = Required</b> +<br><b>O= Optional)</b></td> + +<td><b>Type</b></td> + +<td><b>String Size</b></td> + +<td><b>Value</b></td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td>CLASS</td> + +<td>R</td> + +<td>String</td> + +<td>5</td> + +<td>"TABLE"</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td>VERSION</td> + +<td>R</td> + +<td>String</td> + +<td>3</td> + +<td>"0.2"</td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td>TITLE</td> + +<td>O</td> + +<td>String</td> + +<td> </td> + +<td> + +<tr> +<td>FIELD_(n)_NAME</td> + +<td>R</td> + +<td>String</td> + +<td> </td> + +<td> + + +<tr> +<td>FIELD_(n)_FILL</td> + +<td>O*</td> + +<td>String</td> + +<td> </td> + +<td> + +</table> +</center> + + </dl> +<p> +<center> + +</center> +<i>* </i>The attribute FIELD_(n)_FILL is written to the table if a fill value is +specified on the creation of the Table. Otherwise, it is not.<p>The following +section of code shows the calls necessary to the creation of a table. + +<p><code>/* Create a new HDF5 file using default properties. */<br> + file_id = H5Fcreate( "my_table.h5", H5F_ACC_TRUNC, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT );</code> </p> + +<p><code>/* Call the make table function */<br> +</code> <code>H5TBmake_table( "Table Title", file_id, "Table1", NFIELDS, NRECORDS, dst_size, <br> + field_names, dst_offset, field_type, <br> + chunk_size, fill_data, compress, p_data ) </code> </p> + +<p><code> /* Close the file. */<br> + status = H5Fclose( file_id );</code> </p> + +</body> |