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@@ -60,6 +60,17 @@ New Features
High-Level APIs:
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+ - New public functions in Packet Table API
+
+ Two accessor functions were added per HDFFV-8623/patch 003.
+ /* Returns the ID of the dataset associated with the packet table */
+ hid_t H5PTget_dataset(hid_t table_id);
+
+ /* Returns the ID of the datatype the packet table uses */
+ hid_t H5PTget_type(hid_t table_id);
+
+ (BMR, 2016/03/04, HDFFV-8623)
+
Documentation
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@@ -87,6 +98,19 @@ Bug Fixes since HDF5-1.8.0 release
High-Level APIs:
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+ - Packet Table is updated.
+
+ In the Packet Table C API, there are changes with the following functions,
+ which had been ifdef'ed out with VLPT_REMOVED since 2006
+ * H5PTcreate_vl, is removed from this release
+ * H5PTfree_vlen_readbuff, is renamed to H5PTfree_vlen_buff
+ * H5PTis_varlen, is made available again
+
+ Various cleanup: replacing 0/-1 with SUCCEED/FAIL and H5I_BADID with
+ H5I_INVALID_HID.
+
+ (BMR, 2016/03/04, HDFFV-442)
+
Fortran High-Level APIs:
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