1 files changed, 48 insertions, 15 deletions

diff --git a/src/H5S.c b/src/H5S.c
index 9de4e95..c723127 100644
--- a/src/H5S.c
+++ b/src/H5S.c
@@ -841,49 +841,46 @@ done:
 
 
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
- * Function:	H5S_get_simple_extent_dims
+ * Function:	H5S_extent_get_dims
  *
  * Purpose:	Returns the size in each dimension of a dataspace.  This
  *		function may not be meaningful for all types of dataspaces.
  *
  * Return:	Success:	Number of dimensions.  Zero implies scalar.
- *
  *		Failure:	Negative
  *
- * Programmer:	Robb Matzke
- *		Thursday, December 11, 1997
- *
- * Modifications:
+ * Programmer:	Quincey Koziol
+ *		Tuesday, June 30, 2009
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 int
-H5S_get_simple_extent_dims(const H5S_t *ds, hsize_t dims[], hsize_t max_dims[])
+H5S_extent_get_dims(const H5S_extent_t *ext, hsize_t dims[], hsize_t max_dims[])
 {
     int	i;              /* Local index variable */
     int	ret_value;      /* Return value */
 
-    FUNC_ENTER_NOAPI(H5S_get_simple_extent_dims, FAIL)
+    FUNC_ENTER_NOAPI(H5S_extent_get_dims, FAIL)
 
     /* check args */
-    HDassert(ds);
+    HDassert(ext);
 
-    switch(H5S_GET_EXTENT_TYPE(ds)) {
+    switch(ext->type) {
         case H5S_NULL:
         case H5S_SCALAR:
             ret_value = 0;
             break;
 
         case H5S_SIMPLE:
-            ret_value = (int)ds->extent.rank;
+            ret_value = (int)ext->rank;
             for(i = 0; i < ret_value; i++) {
                 if(dims)
-                    dims[i] = ds->extent.size[i];
+                    dims[i] = ext->size[i];
                 if(max_dims) {
-                    if(ds->extent.max)
-                        max_dims[i] = ds->extent.max[i];
+                    if(ext->max)
+                        max_dims[i] = ext->max[i];
                     else
-                        max_dims[i] = ds->extent.size[i];
+                        max_dims[i] = ext->size[i];
                 } /* end if */
             } /* end for */
             break;
@@ -895,6 +892,42 @@ H5S_get_simple_extent_dims(const H5S_t *ds, hsize_t dims[], hsize_t max_dims[])
 
 done:
     FUNC_LEAVE_NOAPI(ret_value)
+} /* end H5S_extent_get_dims() */
+
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function:	H5S_get_simple_extent_dims
+ *
+ * Purpose:	Returns the size in each dimension of a dataspace.  This
+ *		function may not be meaningful for all types of dataspaces.
+ *
+ * Return:	Success:	Number of dimensions.  Zero implies scalar.
+ *
+ *		Failure:	Negative
+ *
+ * Programmer:	Robb Matzke
+ *		Thursday, December 11, 1997
+ *
+ * Modifications:
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+int
+H5S_get_simple_extent_dims(const H5S_t *ds, hsize_t dims[], hsize_t max_dims[])
+{
+    int	ret_value;      /* Return value */
+
+    FUNC_ENTER_NOAPI(H5S_get_simple_extent_dims, FAIL)
+
+    /* check args */
+    HDassert(ds);
+
+    /* Get dims for extent */
+    if((ret_value = H5S_extent_get_dims(&ds->extent, dims, max_dims)) < 0)
+        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_DATASPACE, H5E_CANTGET, FAIL, "can't retrieve dataspace extent dims")
+
+done:
+    FUNC_LEAVE_NOAPI(ret_value)
 } /* end H5S_get_simple_extent_dims() */