From ff818d2d474b54787de2ef55b7fc9ba1bbcb1f29 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Frank Baker Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2003 17:18:33 -0500 Subject: [svn-r7079] Purpose: Edits based on review feedback. Description: H5Dget_offset -- Corrected return value. H5Dcreate -- Added a brief mention of "fill values and space allocation" and a set of cross-references. H5Dfill -- Added H5Dcreate to the cross-reference list. Platforms tested: IE 5, Safari --- doc/html/RM_H5D.html | 41 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 36 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/html/RM_H5D.html b/doc/html/RM_H5D.html index 789fa29..c45e353 100644 --- a/doc/html/RM_H5D.html +++ b/doc/html/RM_H5D.html @@ -218,6 +218,35 @@ facilitate moving easily between them. or a negative value for failure. The dataset identifier should eventually be closed by calling H5Dclose to release resources it uses. +

+ Fill values and space allocation:
+ The HDF5 library provides flexible means + of specifying a fill value, + of specifying when space will be allocated for a dataset, and + of specifying when fill values will be written to a dataset. + For further information on these topics, see the document + + Fill Value and Dataset Storage Allocation Issues in HDF5 + and the descriptions of the following HDF5 functions in this + HDF5 Reference Manual: + + +
  + + H5Dfill
+ H5Pset_fill_value
+ H5Pget_fill_value
+ H5Pfill_value_defined + 		+ H5Pset_fill_time
+ H5Pget_fill_time
+ H5Pset_alloc_time
+ H5Pget_alloc_time +
+ This information is also included in the + “HDF5 Datasets” chapter of + the new HDF5 User's Guide, + which is being prepared for release.

Parameters:
hid_t loc_id @@ -435,7 +464,7 @@ facilitate moving easily between them.
Name: H5Dget_offset
Signature: -
hsize_t H5Dget_offset(hid_t dset_id) +
haddr_t H5Dget_offset(hid_t dset_id)
Purpose:
Returns dataset address in file.
Description: @@ -1096,11 +1125,13 @@ facilitate moving easily between them. fill value. See H5Pset_fill_value for further discussion. - Related functions include - H5Pset_fill_value, + Other related functions include H5Pget_fill_value, + H5Pfill_value_defined, + H5Pset_fill_time, + H5Pget_fill_time, and - H5Pset_fill_time. + H5Dcreate.
Parameters:
const void *fill @@ -1169,7 +1200,7 @@ And in this document, the Describes HDF5 Release 1.5, Unreleased Development Branch -Last modified: 6 June 2003 +Last modified: 10 June 2003 -- cgit v0.12