From ce9b565b18260c3404d0698630b8acced4440133 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Frank Baker <fbaker@hdfgroup.org>
Date: Thu, 2 May 2002 16:28:30 -0500
Subject: [svn-r5337] Purpose: New function Description: Added new
H5Dfill function (development branch only) Platforms tested: IE 5
---
doc/html/RM_H5D.html | 62 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 61 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/doc/html/RM_H5D.html b/doc/html/RM_H5D.html
index 3d96e56..3b03ffa 100644
--- a/doc/html/RM_H5D.html
+++ b/doc/html/RM_H5D.html
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ and set and retrieve their constant or persistent properties.
<li><a href="#Dataset-Debug">H5Ddebug</a>
-->
<li><a href="#Dataset-Extend">H5Dextend</a>
+ <li><a href="#Dataset-Fill">H5Dfill</a>
</ul>
</td></tr>
</table>
@@ -911,6 +912,65 @@ facilitate moving easily between them.</i>
</dl>
+<hr>
+<dl>
+<dt><strong>Name:</strong> <a name="Dataset-Fill">H5Dfill</a>
+<dt><strong>Signature:</strong>
+ <dd><em>herr_t </em><code>H5Dfill</code>(
+ <em>const void *</em><code>fill</code>,
+ <em>hid_t </em><code>fill_type_id</code>,
+ <em>void *</em><code>buf</code>,
+ <em>hid_t </em><code>buf_type_id</code>,
+ <em>hid_t </em><code>space_id</code>
+ )
+<dt><strong>Purpose:</strong>
+ <dd>Fills dataspace elements with a fill value in a memory buffer.
+<dt><strong>Description:</strong>
+ <dd><code>H5Dfill</code> explicitly fills a dataspace selection
+ in memory with the fill value specified in <code>fill</code>.
+ <p>
+ If <code>fill</code> is <code>NULL</code>,
+ a fill value of <code>0</code> (zero) is used.
+ <p>
+ Note that if the fill value datatype differs
+ from the memory buffer datatype, the fill value
+ will be converted to the memory buffer datatype
+ before filling the selection.
+<dt><strong>Parameters:</strong>
+ <dl>
+ <dt><em>const void *</em><code>fill</code>
+ <dd>IN: Pointer to the fill value to be used.
+ <dt><em>hid_t </em><code>fill_type_id</code>
+ <dd>IN: Fill value datatype identifier.
+ <dt><em>void *</em><code>buf</code>
+ <dd>IN/OUT: Pointer to the memory buffer containing the
+ selection to be filled.
+ <dt><em>hid_t </em><code>buf_type_id</code>
+ <dd>IN: Datatype of dataspace elements to be filled.
+ <dt><em>hid_t </em><code>space_id</code>
+ <dd>IN: Dataspace describing memory buffer and
+ containing the selection to be filled.
+ </dl>
+<dt><strong>Returns:</strong>
+ <dd>Returns a non-negative value if successful;
+ otherwise returns a negative value.
+<!--
+<dt><strong>Non-C API(s):</strong>
+ <dd><a href="fortran/h5d_FORTRAN.html#h5diterate_f"
+ target="FortranWin"><img src="Graphics/FORTRAN.gif" border=0></a>
+--> <!--
+ <img src="Graphics/Java.gif">
+ <img src="Graphics/C++.gif">
+ -->
+</dl>
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
<hr>
<center>
@@ -952,7 +1012,7 @@ H5D
<a href="mailto:hdfhelp@ncsa.uiuc.edu">HDF Help Desk</a>
<br>
-Last modified: 8 October 2001
+Last modified: 19 April 2002
<br>
Describes HDF5 Release 1.5, Unreleased Development Branch
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