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1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/tools/lib/h5tools_str.c b/tools/lib/h5tools_str.c
index 0820cfb..3cacff0 100644
--- a/tools/lib/h5tools_str.c
+++ b/tools/lib/h5tools_str.c
@@ -545,7 +545,11 @@ h5tools_str_sprint(h5tools_str_t *str, const h5dump_t *info, hid_t container,
unsigned int i;
quote = '\0';
- size = H5Tget_size(type);
+ if(H5Tis_variable_str(type)) {
+ size = HDstrlen(cp_vp);
+ } else {
+ size = H5Tget_size(type);
+ }
pad = H5Tget_strpad(type);
for (i = 0; i < size && (cp_vp[i] != '\0' || pad != H5T_STR_NULLTERM); i++) {