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<h1>H5D: Datasets Interface</h1>
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<h2>Dataset Object API Functions</h2>

These functions create and manipulate dataset objects, 
and set and retrieve their constant or persistent properties.

<p>
<strong>The C Interfaces:</strong>

<table border=0>
<tr><td valign=top>
<ul>
    <li><a href="#Dataset-Create">H5Dcreate</a>
    <li><a href="#Dataset-Open">H5Dopen</a>
    <li><a href="#Dataset-Close">H5Dclose</a>
    <li><a href="#Dataset-GetSpace">H5Dget_space</a>
    <li><a href="#Dataset-GetSpaceStatus">H5Dget_space_status</a>
    
</ul>
</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td valign=top>
<ul>
    <li><a href="#Dataset-GetType">H5Dget_type</a>
    <li><a href="#Dataset-GetCreatePlist">H5Dget_create_plist</a>
    <li><a href="#Dataset-GetOffset">H5Dget_offset</a>
    <li><a href="#Dataset-GetStorageSize">H5Dget_storage_size</a>
    <li><a href="#Dataset-VLGetBuf">H5Dvlen_get_buf_size</a>
    <li><a href="#Dataset-VLReclaim">H5Dvlen_reclaim</a>
</ul>
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    <li><a href="#Dataset-Read">H5Dread</a>
    <li><a href="#Dataset-Write">H5Dwrite</a>
    <li><a href="#Dataset-Iterate">H5Diterate</a>
    <li><a href="#Dataset-Extend">H5Dextend</a>
    <li><a href="#Dataset-Fill">H5Dfill</a>
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<i>Alphabetical Listing</i>

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    <td valign="top">
	<ul>
      <li><a href="#Dataset-Close">H5Dclose</a>
      <li><a href="#Dataset-Create">H5Dcreate</a>
      <li><a href="#Dataset-Extend">H5Dextend</a>
      <li><a href="#Dataset-Fill">H5Dfill</a>
      <li><a href="#Dataset-GetCreatePlist">H5Dget_create_plist</a>
      <li><a href="#Dataset-GetOffset">H5Dget_offset</a>
	</ul>     
    </td>
    
    <td>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td>
    
    <td valign="top">
	<ul>
      <li><a href="#Dataset-GetSpace">H5Dget_space</a>
      <li><a href="#Dataset-GetSpaceStatus">H5Dget_space_status</a>
      <li><a href="#Dataset-GetStorageSize">H5Dget_storage_size</a>
      <li><a href="#Dataset-GetType">H5Dget_type</a>
      <li><a href="#Dataset-Iterate">H5Diterate</a>
      <li><a href="#Dataset-Open">H5Dopen</a>
	</ul>
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    <td>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td>
    
    <td valign="top">
	<ul>
      <li><a href="#Dataset-Read">H5Dread</a>
      <li><a href="#Dataset-VLGetBuf">H5Dvlen_get_buf_size</a>
      <li><a href="#Dataset-VLReclaim">H5Dvlen_reclaim</a>
      <li><a href="#Dataset-Write">H5Dwrite</a>
	</ul>
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<br>
<strong>The FORTRAN90 Interfaces:</strong>
<br>
In general, each FORTRAN90 subroutine performs exactly the same task 
as the corresponding C function.  
<br>

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<tr><td valign=top>
<ul>
    <li><a href="#Dataset-Create">h5dcreate_f</a>
    <li><a href="#Dataset-Open">h5dopen_f</a>
    <li><a href="#Dataset-Close">h5dclose_f</a>
    <li><a href="#Dataset-GetSpace">h5dget_space_f</a>
    <li><a href="#Dataset-GetSpaceStatus">h5dget_space_status_f</a>
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<ul>
    <li><a href="#Dataset-GetType">h5dget_type_f</a>
    <li><a href="#Dataset-GetCreatePlist">h5dget_create_plist_f</a>
    <li><a href="#Dataset-GetOffset">h5dget_offset_f</a>
    <li><a href="#Dataset-GetStorageSize">h5dget_storage_size_f</a>
    <li><a href="#Dataset-VLGetBuf">h5dvlen_get_max_len_f</a>
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</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td valign=top>
<ul>
    <li><a href="#Dataset-Read">h5dread_f</a>
    <li><a href="#Dataset-Write">h5dwrite_f</a>
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<!--<li><a href="#Dataset-Debug">h5ddebug_f</a>                         -->
    <li><a href="#Dataset-Extend">h5dextend_f</a>
    <li><a href="#Dataset-Fill">h5dfill_f</a>
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<dt><strong>Name:</strong> <a name="Dataset-Close">H5Dclose</a>
<dt><strong>Signature:</strong>
    <dd><em>herr_t </em><code>H5Dclose</code>(<em>hid_t </em><code>dataset_id</code>
    )
<dt><strong>Purpose:</strong>
    <dd>Closes the specified dataset.
<dt><strong>Description:</strong>
    <dd><code>H5Dclose</code> ends access to a dataset specified by 
        <code>dataset_id</code> and releases resources used by it.
        Further use of the dataset identifier is illegal in calls to 
        the dataset API.
<dt><strong>Parameters:</strong>
    <ul><table>
        <tr>
		    <td valign="top"><em>hid_t</em>&nbsp;<code>dataset_id&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</code></td>
            <td valign="top">IN: Identifier of the dataset to close access to.</td></tr>
    </table></ul>
<dt><strong>Returns:</strong>
    <dd>Returns a non-negative value if successful;
        otherwise returns a negative value.
<dt><strong>Fortran90 Interface:</strong> h5dclose_f
    <dd>
	<pre>
SUBROUTINE h5dclose_f(dset_id, hdferr)
  IMPLICIT NONE
  INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN) :: dset_id ! Dataset identifier  
  INTEGER, INTENT(OUT) :: hdferr        ! Error code  
                                        ! 0 on success and -1 on failure
END SUBROUTINE h5dclose_f
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<dt><strong>Name:</strong> <a name="Dataset-Create">H5Dcreate</a>
<dt><strong>Signature:</strong>
    <dd><em>hid_t </em><code>H5Dcreate</code>(<em>hid_t </em><code>loc_id</code>,
        <em>const char *</em><code>name</code>,
        <em>hid_t</em> <code>type_id</code>,
        <em>hid_t</em> <code>space_id</code>,
        <em>hid_t</em> <code>create_plist_id</code>
    )
<dt><strong>Purpose:</strong>
    <dd>Creates a dataset at the specified location.
<dt><strong>Description:</strong>
    <dd><code>H5Dcreate</code> creates a data set with a name, 
        <code>name</code>, in the file or in the group specified by 
        the identifier <code>loc_id</code>.
        The dataset has the datatype and dataspace identified by
        <code>type_id</code> and <code>space_id</code>, respectively.
        The specified datatype and dataspace are the datatype and
        dataspace of the dataset as it will exist in the file,
        which may be different than in application memory.
        Dataset creation properties are specified by the argument
        <code>create_plist_id</code>.
        <p>
        Dataset names within a group are unique:
        <code>H5Dcreate</code> will return an error if a dataset with
        the name specified in <code>name</code> already exists at the
        location specified in <code>loc_id</code>.
        <p>
        <code>create_plist_id</code> is a <code>H5P_DATASET_CREATE</code>
        property list created with <code>H5Pcreate</code> and
        initialized with the various functions described above.
	<p>
	<code>H5Dcreate</code> returns an error if the dataset's datatype 
	includes a variable-length (VL) datatype and the fill value 
	is undefined, i.e., set to <code>NULL</code> in the 
	dataset creation property list. 
	Such a VL datatype may be directly included,  
	indirectly included as part of a compound or array datatype, or 
	indirectly included as part of a nested compound or array datatype.
	<p>
        <code>H5Dcreate</code> returns a dataset identifier for success
        or a negative value for failure. 
	The dataset identifier should eventually be closed by 
        calling <code>H5Dclose</code> to release resources it uses.
	<p>
	<strong>Fill values and space allocation:</strong><br>
	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 
	<a href="http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/RFC/Fill_Value/FillValue.html"> 
	<cite>Fill Value and Dataset Storage Allocation Issues in HDF5</cite></a> 
	and the descriptions of the following HDF5 functions in this 
	<cite>HDF5 Reference Manual</cite>:
	<table width=80% border="0">
	<tr valign="top" align="left"><td width=10%>&nbsp;
	  </td><td width=45%>
            <a href="#Dataset-Fill"><code>H5Dfill</code></a><br>
            <a href="RM_H5P.html#Property-SetFillValue"><code>H5Pset_fill_value</code></a><br>
            <a href="RM_H5P.html#Property-GetFillValue"><code>H5Pget_fill_value</code></a><br>
            <a href="RM_H5P.html#Property-FillValueDefined"><code>H5Pfill_value_defined</code></a>
	  </td><td width=45%>
            <a href="RM_H5P.html#Property-SetFillTime"><code>H5Pset_fill_time</code></a><br>
            <a href="RM_H5P.html#Property-GetFillTime"><code>H5Pget_fill_time</code></a><br>
            <a href="RM_H5P.html#Property-SetAllocTime"><code>H5Pset_alloc_time</code></a><br>
            <a href="RM_H5P.html#Property-GetAllocTime"><code>H5Pget_alloc_time</code></a>
	  </td></tr>
	</table>
	This information is also included in the 
	&ldquo;HDF5 Datasets&rdquo; chapter of 
	the new <cite>HDF5 User's Guide</cite>, 
	which is being prepared for release.
<dt><strong>Note:</strong>
    <dd><code>H5Dcreate</code> can fail if there has been an error
        in setting up an element of the dataset creation property list.
        In such cases, each item in the property list must be examined
        to ensure that the setup satisfies to all required conditions.
        This problem is most likely to occur with the use of filters.
        <p>
        For example, <code>H5Dcreate</code> will fail without a meaningful
        explanation if 
        <ul>
          <li>SZIP compression is being used on the dataset and 
          <li>the SZIP parameter <code>pixels_per_block</code> 
              is set to an inappropriate value.
        </ul>
        <p>
        In such a case, one would refer to the description of 
        <a href="RM_H5P.html#Property-SetSzip"><code>H5Pset_szip</code></a>,
        looking for any conditions or requirements that might affect the
        local computing environment.
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<dt><strong>Parameters:</strong>
    <ul><table>
        <tr>
		    <td valign="top"><em>hid_t</em> <code>loc_id</code></td>
            <td valign="top">IN: Identifier of the file or group 
                within which to create the dataset.</td></tr>
        <tr>
		    <td valign="top"><em>const char *</em> <code>name</code></td>
            <td valign="top">IN: The name of the dataset to create.</td></tr>
        <tr>
		    <td valign="top"><em>hid_t</em> <code>type_id</code></td>
            <td valign="top">IN: Identifier of the datatype to use 
                when creating the dataset.</td></tr>
        <tr>
		    <td valign="top"><em>hid_t</em> <code>space_id</code></td>
            <td valign="top">IN: Identifier of the dataspace to use 
                when creating the dataset.</td></tr>
        <tr>
		    <td valign="top"><em>hid_t</em>&nbsp;<code>create_plist_id&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</code></td>
            <td valign="top">IN: Identifier of the set creation property list.</td></tr>
    </table></ul>
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<dt><strong>Returns:</strong>
    <dd>Returns a dataset identifier if successful;
        otherwise returns a negative value.
<dt><strong>Fortran90 Interface:</strong> h5dcreate_f
    <dd>
	<pre>
SUBROUTINE h5dcreate_f(loc_id, name, type_id, space_id, dset_id, & 
                       hdferr, creation_prp) 
  IMPLICIT NONE 
  INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN) :: loc_id   ! File or group identifier
  CHARACTER(LEN=*), INTENT(IN) :: name   ! Name of the dataset 
  INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN) :: type_id  ! Datatype identifier 
  INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN) :: space_id ! Dataspace identifier
  INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(OUT) :: dset_id ! Dataset identifier
  INTEGER, INTENT(OUT) :: hdferr         ! Error code 
                                         ! 0 on success and -1 on failure
  INTEGER(HID_T), OPTIONAL, INTENT(IN) :: creation_prp
                                         ! Dataset creation propertly 
                                         ! list identifier , default
                                         ! value is H5P_DEFAULT_F (6) 
END SUBROUTINE h5dcreate_f
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<dt><strong>Name:</strong> <a name="Dataset-Extend">H5Dextend</a>
<dt><strong>Signature:</strong>
    <dd><em>herr_t </em><code>H5Dextend</code>(<em>hid_t </em><code>dataset_id</code>,
        <em>const hsize_t *</em> <code>size</code>
    )
<dt><strong>Purpose:</strong>
    <dd>Extends a dataset with unlimited dimension.
<dt><strong>Description:</strong>
    <dd><code>H5Dextend</code> verifies that the dataset is at least of size
        <code>size</code>.  
        The dimensionality of <code>size</code> is the same as that of
        the dataspace of the dataset being changed.
        This function cannot be applied to a dataset with fixed dimensions.
	<p>
	Space on disk is immediately allocated for the new dataset extent 
        if the dataset's space allocation time is set to 
	<code>H5D_ALLOC_TIME_EARLY</code>.
	Fill values will be written to the dataset if the dataset's fill time 
	is set to <code>H5D_FILL_TIME_IFSET</code> or 
	<code>H5D_FILL_TIME_ALLOC</code>.
	(Also see 
	<a href="RM_H5P.html#Property-SetFillTime">H5Pset_fill_time</a>
	and 
	<a href="RM_H5P.html#Property-SetAllocTime">H5Pset_alloc_time</a>.)

<dt><strong>Parameters:</strong>
    <ul><table>
        <tr>
		    <td valign="top"><em>hid_t</em> <code>dataset_id</code></td>
            <td valign="top">IN: Identifier of the dataset.</td></tr>
        <tr>
		    <td valign="top"><em>const&nbsp;hsize_t&nbsp;*</em>&nbsp;<code>size&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</code></td>
            <td valign="top">IN: Array containing the new magnitude of each dimension.</td></tr>
    </table></ul>
<dt><strong>Returns:</strong>
    <dd>Returns a non-negative value if successful;
        otherwise returns a negative value.
<dt><strong>Fortran90 Interface:</strong> h5dextend_f
    <dd>
	<pre>
SUBROUTINE h5dextend_f(dataset_id, size, hdferr) 
  IMPLICIT NONE 
  INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN) :: dataset_id   ! Dataset identifier
  INTEGER(HSIZE_T), DIMENSION(*), INTENT(IN)  :: size
                                             ! Array containing 
                                             ! dimensions' sizes 
  INTEGER, INTENT(OUT) :: hdferr             ! Error code 
                                             ! 0 on success and -1 on failure
END SUBROUTINE h5dextend_f 
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<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 
        the dataspace selection in memory, <code>space_id</code>, 
        with the fill value specified in <code>fill</code>.
        If <code>fill</code> is <code>NULL</code>, 
        a fill value of <code>0</code> (zero) is used.
        <p>
	<code>fill_type_id</code> specifies the datatype 
	of the fill value.<br>
	<code>buf</code> specifies the buffer in which 
	the dataspace elements will be written.<br>
	<code>buf_type_id</code> specifies the datatype of 
	those data elements.
	<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>Note:</strong>
    <dd>Applications sometimes write data only to portions of 
	an allocated dataset.  It is often useful in such cases 
	to fill the unused space with a known 
	<span class="termEmphasis">fill value</span>.  
	See <a href="RM_H5P.html#Property-SetFillValue">H5Pset_fill_value</a>
	for further discussion.  
	Other related functions include
	<a href="RM_H5P.html#Property-GetFillValue">H5Pget_fill_value</a>,
	<a href="RM_H5P.html#Property-FillValueDefined">H5Pfill_value_defined</a>,
	<a href="RM_H5P.html#Property-SetFillTime">H5Pset_fill_time</a>,
	<a href="RM_H5P.html#Property-GetFillTime">H5Pget_fill_time</a>,
	and
	<a href="#Dataset-Create">H5Dcreate</a>.
<dt><strong>Parameters:</strong>
    <ul><table>
        <tr>
		    <td valign="top"><em>const void *</em><code>fill</code></td>
            <td valign="top">IN: Pointer to the fill value to be used.</td></tr>
        <tr>
		    <td valign="top"><em>hid_t&nbsp;</em><code>fill_type_id&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</code></td>
            <td valign="top">IN:  Fill value datatype identifier.</td></tr>
        <tr>
		    <td valign="top"><em>void *</em><code>buf</code></td>
            <td valign="top">IN/OUT: Pointer to the memory buffer containing the 
                selection to be filled.</td></tr>
        <tr>
		    <td valign="top"><em>hid_t </em><code>buf_type_id</code></td>
            <td valign="top">IN: Datatype of dataspace elements to be filled.</td></tr>
        <tr>
		    <td valign="top"><em>hid_t </em><code>space_id</code></td>
            <td valign="top">IN: Dataspace describing memory buffer and 
                    containing the selection to be filled.</td></tr>
    </table></ul>
<dt><strong>Returns:</strong>
    <dd>Returns a non-negative value if successful;
        otherwise returns a negative value.
<dt><strong>Fortran90 Interface:</strong> h5dfill_f
    <dd>
	<pre>
SUBROUTINE h5dfill_f(fill_value, space_id, buf, hdferr)
  IMPLICIT NONE
  TYPE, INTENET(IN) :: fill_value        ! Fill value; may be have one of the
                                         ! following types:
                                         ! INTEGER, REAL, DOUBLE PRECISION, 
                                         ! CHARACTER
  INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN) :: space_id ! Memory dataspace selection identifier 
  TYPE, DIMENSION(*) :: buf              ! Memory buffer to fill in; must have
                                         ! the same datatype as fill value
  INTEGER, INTENT(OUT) :: hdferr         ! Error code  
                                         ! 0 on success and -1 on failure
END SUBROUTINE h5dfill_f
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<dt><strong>Name:</strong> <a name="Dataset-GetCreatePlist">H5Dget_create_plist</a>
<dt><strong>Signature:</strong>
    <dd><em>hid_t </em><code>H5Dget_create_plist</code>(<em>hid_t </em><code>dataset_id</code>
    )
<dt><strong>Purpose:</strong>
    <dd>Returns an identifier for a copy of the 
        dataset creation property list for a dataset.
<dt><strong>Description:</strong>
    <dd><code>H5Dget_create_plist</code> returns an identifier for a 
        copy of the dataset creation property list for a dataset.
        The creation property list identifier should be released with 
        the <code>H5Pclose</code> function.
<dt><strong>Parameters:</strong>
    <ul><table>
        <tr>
		    <td valign="top"><em>hid_t</em>&nbsp;<code>dataset_id&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</code></td>
            <td valign="top">IN: Identifier of the dataset to query.</td></tr>
    </table></ul>
<dt><strong>Returns:</strong>
    <dd>Returns a dataset creation property list identifier if successful;
        otherwise returns a negative value.
<dt><strong>Fortran90 Interface:</strong> h5dget_create_plist_f
    <dd>
	<pre>
SUBROUTINE h5dget_create_plist_f(dataset_id, creation_prp, hdferr) 
  IMPLICIT NONE 
  INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN) :: dataset_id    ! Dataset identifier
  INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(OUT) :: creation_id  ! Dataset creation
                                              ! property list identifier
  INTEGER, INTENT(OUT) :: hdferr              ! Error code 
                                              ! 0 on success and -1 on failure
END SUBROUTINE h5dget_create_plist_f  

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<dt><strong>Name:</strong> <a name="Dataset-GetOffset">H5Dget_offset</a>
<dt><strong>Signature:</strong>
    <dd><em>haddr_t </em><code>H5Dget_offset</code>(<em>hid_t </em><code>dset_id</code>)
<dt><strong>Purpose:</strong>
    <dd>Returns dataset address in file.
<dt><strong>Description:</strong>
    <dd><code>H5Dget_offset</code> returns the address in the file 
        of the dataset <code>dset_id</code>.
	That address is expressed as the offset in bytes from 
	the beginning of the file.
<dt><strong>Parameters:</strong>
    <ul><table>
        <tr>
		    <td valign="top"><em>hid_t&nbsp;</em><code>dset_id&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</code></td>
            <td valign="top">Dataset identifier.</td></tr>
    </table></ul>
<dt><strong>Returns:</strong>
    <dd>Returns the offset in bytes; 
        otherwise returns <code>HADDR_UNDEF</code>, a negative value.
<dt><strong>Fortran90 Interface:</strong>
    <dd>None.
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<dt><strong>Name:</strong> <a name="Dataset-GetSpace">H5Dget_space</a>
<dt><strong>Signature:</strong>
    <dd><em>hid_t </em><code>H5Dget_space</code>(<em>hid_t </em><code>dataset_id</code>
    )
<dt><strong>Purpose:</strong>
    <dd>Returns an identifier for  a copy of the dataspace for a dataset.
<dt><strong>Description:</strong>
    <dd><code>H5Dget_space</code> returns an identifier for a copy of the 
        dataspace for a dataset.  
        The dataspace identifier should be released with the 
        <code>H5Sclose</code> function.
<dt><strong>Parameters:</strong>
    <ul><table>
        <tr>
		    <td valign="top"><em>hid_t</em>&nbsp;<code>dataset_id&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</code></td>
            <td valign="top">IN: Identifier of the dataset to query.</td></tr>
    </table></ul>
<dt><strong>Returns:</strong>
    <dd>Returns a dataspace identifier if successful;
        otherwise returns a negative value.
<dt><strong>Fortran90 Interface:</strong> h5dget_space_f
    <dd>
	<pre>
SUBROUTINE h5dget_space_f(dataset_id, dataspace_id, hdferr) 
  IMPLICIT NONE 
  INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN) :: dataset_id      ! Dataset identifier
  INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(OUT) :: dataspace_id   ! Dataspace identifier
  INTEGER, INTENT(OUT) :: hdferr                ! Error code 
                                                ! 0 on success and -1 on failure
END SUBROUTINE h5dget_space_f
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<dl>
<dt><strong>Name:</strong> <a name="Dataset-GetSpaceStatus">H5Dget_space_status</a>
<dt><strong>Signature:</strong>
    <dd><em>herr_t</em> <code>H5Dget_space_status</code>(<em>hid_t </em><code>dset_id</code>,
                        <em>H5D_space_status_t *</em><code>status</code>)
<dt><strong>Purpose:</strong>
    <dd>Determines whether space has been allocated for a dataset.
<dt><strong>Description:</strong>
    <dd><code>H5Dget_space_status</code> determines whether space has been 
        allocated for the dataset <code>dset_id</code>.
	<p>
        Space allocation status is returned in <code>status</code>,
        which will have one of the following values:
        <center>
	<table border="0">
          <tr valign="top"><td rowspan="3">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td>
            <code>H5D_SPACE_STATUS_NOT_ALLOCATED</code>
	    </td><td>
            Space has not been allocated for this dataset.
          </td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>
            <code>H5D_SPACE_STATUS_ALLOCATED</code>
	    </td><td>
            Space has been allocated for this dataset.
          </td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>
            <code>H5D_SPACE_STATUS_PART_ALLOCATED</code>&nbsp;&nbsp;
	    </td><td>
            Space has been partially allocated for this dataset.  
	    (Used only for datasets with chunked storage.)
          </td></tr>
        </table>
	</center>
<dt><strong>Parameters:</strong>
    <ul><table>
        <tr>
		    <td valign="top"><em>hid_t</em> <code>dset_id</code></td>
            <td valign="top">IN: Identifier of the dataset to query.</td></tr>
        <tr>
		    <td valign="top"><em>H5D_space_status_t&nbsp;*</em><code>status&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</code></td>
            <td valign="top">OUT: Space allocation status.</td></tr>
    </table></ul>
<dt><strong>Returns:</strong>
    <dd>Returns a non-negative value if successful;
        otherwise returns a negative value.
<dt><strong>Fortran90 Interface:</strong> h5dget_space_status_f
    <dd>
	<pre>
SUBROUTINE h5dget_space_status_f(dset_id, flag, hdferr)
  IMPLICIT NONE
  INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN) :: dset_id  ! Dataset identifier 
  INTEGER, INTENET(OUT)      :: flag     ! Status flag ; possible values:
                                         ! H5D_SPACE_STS_ERROR_F
                                         ! H5D_SPACE_STS_NOT_ALLOCATED_F
                                         ! H5D_SPACE_STS_PART_ALLOCATED_F
                                         ! H5D_SPACE_STS_ALLOCATED_F
  INTEGER, INTENT(OUT) :: hdferr         ! Error code  
                                         ! 0 on success and -1 on failure
END SUBROUTINE h5dget_space_status_f
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<dt><strong>Name:</strong> <a name="Dataset-GetStorageSize">H5Dget_storage_size</a>
<dt><strong>Signature:</strong>
    <dd><em>hsize_t </em><code>H5Dget_storage_size</code>(<em>hid_t </em><code>dataset_id</code>
    )
<dt><strong>Purpose:</strong>
    <dd>Returns the amount of storage required for a dataset.
<dt><strong>Description:</strong>
    <dd><code>H5Dget_storage_size</code> returns the amount of storage 
        that is required for the specified dataset, <code>dataset_id</code>. 
        For chunked datasets, this is the number of allocated chunks times 
        the chunk size.        
        The return value may be zero if no data has been stored.
<dt><strong>Parameters:</strong>
    <ul><table>
        <tr>
		    <td valign="top"><em>hid_t</em>&nbsp;<code>dataset_id&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</code></td>
            <td valign="top">IN: Identifier of the dataset to query.</td></tr>
    </table></ul>
<dt><strong>Returns:</strong>
    <dd>Returns the amount of storage space allocated for the dataset, 
        not counting meta data; 
        otherwise returns 0 (zero).
<dt><strong>Fortran90 Interface:</strong> h5dget_storage_size_f
    <dd>
	<pre>
SUBROUTINE h5dget_storage_size_f(dset_id, size, hdferr)
  IMPLICIT NONE
  INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN) :: dset_id  ! Dataset identifier  
  INTEGER(HSIZE_T), INTENT(OUT)  :: size ! Amount of storage required 
                                         ! for dataset
  INTEGER, INTENT(OUT) :: hdferr         ! Error code  
                                         ! 0 on success and -1 on failure
END SUBROUTINE h5dget_storage_size_f
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<dt><strong>Name:</strong> <a name="Dataset-GetType">H5Dget_type</a>
<dt><strong>Signature:</strong>
    <dd><em>hid_t </em><code>H5Dget_type</code>(<em>hid_t </em><code>dataset_id</code>
    )
<dt><strong>Purpose:</strong>
    <dd>Returns an identifier for a copy of the datatype for a dataset.
<dt><strong>Description:</strong>
    <dd><code>H5Dget_type</code> returns an identifier for a copy of the 
        datatype for a dataset.  
        The datatype should be released with the <code>H5Tclose</code> function.
        <p>
        If a dataset has a named datatype, then an identifier to the 
        opened datatype is returned.  
        Otherwise, the returned datatype is read-only.  
        If atomization of the datatype fails, then the datatype is closed.
<dt><strong>Parameters:</strong>
    <ul><table>
        <tr>
		    <td valign="top"><em>hid_t</em>&nbsp;<code>dataset_id&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</code></td>
            <td valign="top">IN: Identifier of the dataset to query.</td></tr>
    </table></ul>
<dt><strong>Returns:</strong>
    <dd>Returns a datatype identifier if successful;
        otherwise returns a negative value.
<dt><strong>Fortran90 Interface:</strong> h5dget_type_f
    <dd>
	<pre>
SUBROUTINE h5dget_type_f(dataset_id, datatype_id, hdferr) 
  IMPLICIT NONE 
  INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN) :: dataset_id    ! Dataset identifier
  INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(OUT) :: datatype_id  ! Datatype identifier
  INTEGER, INTENT(OUT) :: hdferr              ! Error code 
                                              ! 0 on success and -1 on failure
END SUBROUTINE h5dget_type_f 
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<dt><strong>Name:</strong> <a name="Dataset-Iterate">H5Diterate</a>
<dt><strong>Signature:</strong>
    <dd><em>herr_t </em><code>H5Diterate</code>(
        <em>void *</em><code>buf</code>,
        <em>hid_t </em><code>type_id</code>,
        <em>hid_t </em><code>space_id</code>,
        <em>H5D_operator_t </em><code>operator</code>,
        <em>void *</em><code>operator_data</code>
    )
<dt><strong>Purpose:</strong>
    <dd>Iterates over all selected elements in a dataspace.
<dt><strong>Description:</strong>
    <dd><code>H5Diterate</code> iterates over all the elements selected 
        in a memory buffer.  The callback function is called once for each 
        element selected in the dataspace.  
        <p>
        The selection in the dataspace is modified so that any elements 
        already iterated over are removed from the selection if the 
        iteration is interrupted (by the <code>H5D_operator_t</code> 
        function returning non-zero) before the iteration is complete;
        the iteration may then be re-started by the user where it left off.  
        
<dt><strong>Parameters:</strong>
    <ul><table>
        <tr>
		    <td valign="top"><em>void *</em><code>buf</code></td>
            <td valign="top">IN/OUT: Pointer to the buffer in memory containing the 
                elements to iterate over.</td></tr>
        <tr>
		    <td valign="top"><em>hid_t </em><code>type_id</code></td>
            <td valign="top">IN:  Datatype identifier for the elements stored in 
                <code>buf</code>.</td></tr>
        <tr>
		    <td valign="top"><em>hid_t </em><code>space_id</code></td>
            <td valign="top">IN: Dataspace identifier for <code>buf</code>.  
                Also contains the selection to iterate over.</td></tr>
        <tr>
		    <td valign="top"><em>H5D_operator_t&nbsp;</em><code>operator&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</code></td>
            <td valign="top">IN: Function pointer to the routine to be called 
                for each element in <code>buf</code> iterated over.</td></tr>
        <tr>
		    <td valign="top"><em>void *</em><code>operator_data</code></td>
            <td valign="top">IN/OUT: Pointer to any user-defined data associated 
                with the operation.</td></tr>
    </table></ul>
<dt><strong>Returns:</strong>
    <dd>Returns the return value of the last operator if it was non-zero,
        or zero if all elements have been processed.
        Otherwise returns a negative value.
<dt><strong>Fortran90 Interface:</strong>
    <dd>None.
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<dt><strong>Name:</strong> <a name="Dataset-Open">H5Dopen</a>
<dt><strong>Signature:</strong>
    <dd><em>hid_t </em><code>H5Dopen</code>(<em>hid_t </em><code>loc_id</code>,
        <em>const char *</em><code>name</code>
    )
<dt><strong>Purpose:</strong>
    <dd>Opens an existing dataset.
<dt><strong>Description:</strong>
    <dd><code>H5Dopen</code> opens an existing dataset for access in the file
        or group specified in <code>loc_id</code>.  <code>name</code> is
        a dataset name and is used to identify the dataset in the file.
<dt><strong>Parameters:</strong>
    <ul><table>
        <tr>
		    <td valign="top"><em>hid_t</em> <code>loc_id</code></td>
            <td valign="top">IN: Identifier of the file or group 
                within which the dataset to be accessed will be found.</td></tr>
        <tr>
		    <td valign="top"><em>const&nbsp;char&nbsp;*</em>&nbsp;<code>name&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</code></td>
            <td valign="top">IN: The name of the dataset to access.</td></tr>
    </table></ul>
<dt><strong>Returns:</strong>
    <dd>Returns a dataset identifier if successful;
        otherwise returns a negative value.
<dt><strong>Fortran90 Interface:</strong> h5dopen_f
    <dd>
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SUBROUTINE h5dopen_f(loc_id, name, dset_id, hdferr) 
  IMPLICIT NONE 
  INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN) :: loc_id   ! File or group identifier
  CHARACTER(LEN=*), INTENT(IN) :: name   ! Name of the dataset 
  INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(OUT) :: dset_id ! Dataset identifier
  INTEGER, INTENT(OUT) :: hdferr         ! Error code 
                                         ! 0 on success and -1 on failure
END SUBROUTINE h5dopen_f
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<dt><strong>Name:</strong> <a name="Dataset-Read">H5Dread</a>
<dt><strong>Signature:</strong>
    <dd><em>herr_t </em><code>H5Dread</code>(<em>hid_t </em><code>dataset_id</code>,
        <em>hid_t</em> <code>mem_type_id</code>,
        <em>hid_t</em> <code>mem_space_id</code>,
        <em>hid_t</em> <code>file_space_id</code>,
        <em>hid_t</em> <code>xfer_plist_id</code>,
        <em>void *</em> <code>buf</code>
    )
<dt><strong>Purpose:</strong>
    <dd>Reads raw data from a dataset into a buffer.
<dt><strong>Description:</strong>
    <dd><code>H5Dread</code> reads a (partial) dataset, specified by its
        identifier <code>dataset_id</code>, from the 
        file into an application memory buffer <code>buf</code>.
        Data transfer properties are defined by the argument 
        <code>xfer_plist_id</code>.
        The memory datatype of the (partial) dataset is identified by 
        the identifier <code>mem_type_id</code>.
        The part of the dataset to read is defined by 
        <code>mem_space_id</code> and <code>file_space_id</code>.
        <p>
        <code>file_space_id</code> is used to specify only the selection within
        the file dataset's dataspace.  Any dataspace specified in <code>file_space_id</code>
        is ignored by the library and the dataset's dataspace is always used.
        <code>file_space_id</code> can be the constant <code>H5S_ALL</code>. 
        which indicates that the entire file dataspace, as defined by the
        current dimensions of the dataset, is to be selected.
        <p>
        <code>mem_space_id</code> is used to specify both the memory dataspace
        and the selection within that dataspace.
        <code>mem_space_id</code> can be the constant <code>H5S_ALL</code>,
        in which case the file dataspace is used for the memory dataspace and
        the selection defined with <code>file_space_id</code> is used for the
        selection within that dataspace.
        <p>
	If raw data storage space has not been allocated for the dataset 
	and a fill value has been defined, the returned buffer <code>buf</code> 
	is filled with the fill value. 
        <p>
        The behavior of the library for the various combinations of valid
        dataspace identifiers and H5S_ALL for the <code>mem_space_id</code> and the
        <code>file_space_id</code> parameters is described below:

        <br><br>
        <table border=0>
        <tr>
        <th>
        <code>mem_space_id&nbsp;&nbsp;</code>
        </th>
        <th>
        <code>file_space_id&nbsp;&nbsp;</code>
        </th>
        <th>
        Behavior
        </th>
        </tr>
	
        <tr valign="top">
        <td>
        valid dataspace identifier
        </td>
        <td>
        valid dataspace identifier
        </td>
        <td>
        <code>mem_space_id</code> specifies the memory dataspace and the
        selection within it.
        <code>file_space_id</code> specifies the selection within the file
        dataset's dataspace.
        </td>
        </tr>

        <tr valign="top">
        <td>
        <code>H5S_ALL</code>
        </td>
        <td>
        valid dataspace identifier
        </td>
        <td>
        The file dataset's dataspace is used for the memory dataspace and the
        selection specified with <code>file_space_id</code> specifies the
        selection within it.
        The combination of the file dataset's dataspace and the selection from 
	<code>file_space_id</code> is used for memory also.
        </td>
        </tr>

        <tr valign="top">
        <td>
        valid dataspace identifier
        </td>
        <td>
        <code>H5S_ALL</code>
        </td>
        <td>
        <code>mem_space_id</code> specifies the memory dataspace and the
        selection within it.
        The selection within the file dataset's dataspace is set to the "all"
        selection.
        </td>
        </tr>

        <tr valign="top">
        <td>
        <code>H5S_ALL</code>
        </td>
        <td>
        <code>H5S_ALL</code>
        </td>
        <td>
        The file dataset's dataspace is used for the memory dataspace and the
        selection within the memory dataspace is set to the "all" selection.
        The selection within the file dataset's dataspace is set to the "all"
        selection.
        </td>
        </tr>

        </table>

        <p>
        Setting an <code>H5S_ALL</code> selection indicates that the entire dataspace, as
        defined by the current dimensions of a dataspace, will be selected.
        The number of elements selected in the memory dataspace must match the
        number of elements selected in the file dataspace.
        <p>
        <code>xfer_plist_id</code> can be the constant <code>H5P_DEFAULT</code>.
        in which case the default data transfer properties are used.           
        <p>
	Data is automatically converted from the file datatype 
        and dataspace to the memory datatype and dataspace
	at the time of the read.  See the
        <a href="Datatypes.html#Datatypes-DataConversion">Data Conversion</a> 
        section of <cite>The Data Type Interface (H5T)</cite> in the 
        <cite>HDF5 User's Guide</cite> for a discussion of 
        data conversion, including the range of conversions currently 
        supported by the HDF5 libraries.
<dt><strong>Parameters:</strong>
    <ul><table>
        <tr>
		    <td valign="top"><em>hid_t</em> <code>dataset_id</code></td>
            <td valign="top">IN: Identifier of the dataset read from.</td></tr>
        <tr>
		    <td valign="top"><em>hid_t</em> <code>mem_type_id</code></td>
            <td valign="top">IN: Identifier of the memory datatype.</td></tr>
        <tr>
		    <td valign="top"><em>hid_t</em> <code>mem_space_id</code></td>
            <td valign="top">IN: Identifier of the memory dataspace.</td></tr>
        <tr>
		    <td valign="top"><em>hid_t</em>&nbsp;<code>file_space_id&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</code></td>
            <td valign="top">IN: Identifier of the dataset's dataspace in the file.</td></tr>
        <tr>
		    <td valign="top"><em>hid_t</em>&nbsp;<code>xfer_plist_id&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</code></td>
            <td valign="top">IN: Identifier of a transfer property list 
                for this I/O operation.</td></tr>
        <tr>
		    <td valign="top"><em>void *</em> <code>buf</code></td>
            <td valign="top">OUT: Buffer to receive data read from file.</td></tr>
    </table></ul>
<dt><strong>Returns:</strong>
    <dd>Returns a non-negative value if successful;
        otherwise returns a negative value.
<dt><strong>Fortran90 Interface:</strong> h5dread_f
    
	<dd>
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SUBROUTINE h5dread_f(dset_id, mem_type_id, buf, dims, hdferr, &amp; 
                     mem_space_id, file_space_id, xfer_prp)

  IMPLICIT NONE
  INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN) :: dset_id     ! Dataset identifier
  INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN) :: mem_type_id ! Memory datatype identifier
  TYPE, INTENT(INOUT) :: buf                ! Data buffer; may be a scalar 
                                            ! or an array
  DIMENSION(*), INTEGER(HSIZE_T), INTENT(IN)  :: dims 
                                            ! Array to hold corresponding 
                                            ! dimension sizes of data 
                                            ! buffer buf 
                                            ! dim(k) has value of the k-th 
                                            ! dimension of buffer buf
                                            ! Values are ignored if buf is 
                                            ! a scalar
  INTEGER, INTENT(OUT) :: hdferr            ! Error code 
                                            ! 0 on success and -1 on failure
  INTEGER(HID_T), OPTIONAL, INTENT(IN) :: mem_space_id 
                                            ! Memory dataspace identfier 
                                            ! Default value is H5S_ALL_F 
  INTEGER(HID_T), OPTIONAL, INTENT(IN) :: file_space_id 
                                            ! File dataspace identfier 
                                            ! Default value is H5S_ALL_F
  INTEGER(HID_T), OPTIONAL, INTENT(IN) :: xfer_prp 
                                            ! Transfer property list identifier
                                            ! Default value is H5P_DEFAULT_F             
END SUBROUTINE h5dread_f
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<dt><strong>Name:</strong> <a name="Dataset-VLGetBuf">H5Dvlen_get_buf_size</a>
<dt><strong>Signature:</strong>   
    <dd><em>herr_t </em><code>H5Dvlen_get_buf_size</code>(<em>hid_t </em><code>dataset_id</code>,
    <em>hid_t</em> <code>type_id</code>,
    <em>hid_t</em> <code>space_id</code>,
    <em>hsize_t</em> *<code>size</code>
    )
<dt><strong>Purpose:</strong>
    <dd>Determines the number of bytes required to store VL data.
<dt><strong>Description:</strong>
    <dd><code>H5Dvlen_get_buf_size</code> determines the number of bytes 
        required to store the VL data from the dataset, using the 
        <code>space_id</code> for the selection in the dataset on 
        disk and the <code>type_id</code> for the memory representation 
        of the VL data in memory.  
        <p>
        <code>*size</code> is returned with the number of bytes 
        required to store the VL data in memory.          
<dt><strong>Parameters:</strong>
    <ul><table>
        <tr>
		    <td valign="top"><em>hid_t</em>&nbsp;<code>dataset_id&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</code></td>
            <td valign="top">IN: Identifier of the dataset to query.</td></tr>
        <tr>
		    <td valign="top"><em>hid_t</em> <code>type_id</code></td>
            <td valign="top">IN: Datatype identifier.</td></tr>
        <tr>
		    <td valign="top"><em>hid_t</em> <code>space_id</code></td>
            <td valign="top">IN: Dataspace identifier.</td></tr>
        <tr>
		    <td valign="top"><em>hsize_t</em> *<code>size</code></td>
            <td valign="top">OUT: The size in bytes of the memory 
			                 buffer required to store the VL data.</td></tr>
    </table></ul>
<dt><strong>Returns:</strong>
    <dd>Returns non-negative value if successful;
        otherwise returns a negative value.
<dt><strong>Fortran90 Interface:</strong> h5dvlen_get_max_len_f
    <dd>There is no direct FORTRAN couterpart for the C function 
        <code>H5Dvlen_get_buf_size</code>;  
        corresponding functionality is provided by the FORTRAN function
        <code>h5dvlen_get_max_len_f</code></a>.
        <br>
    <pre>
SUBROUTINE h5dvlen_get_max_len_f(dset_id, size, hdferr)
  IMPLICIT NONE
  INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN) :: dset_id     ! Dataset identifier  
  INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN) :: type_id     ! Datatype identifier  
  INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN) :: space_id    ! Dataspace identifier  
            
  INTEGER(SIZE_T), INTENT(OUT)  :: elem_len ! Maximum length of the element
  INTEGER, INTENT(OUT) :: hdferr            ! Error code  
                                            ! 0 on success and -1 on failure
END SUBROUTINE h5dvlen_get_max_len_f
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<dt><strong>Name:</strong> <a name="Dataset-VLReclaim">H5Dvlen_reclaim</a>
<dt><strong>Signature:</strong>
    <dd><em>herr_t </em><code>H5Dvlen_reclaim</code>(<em>hid_t </em><code>type_id</code>,
    <em>hid_t</em> <code>space_id</code>,
    <em>hid_t</em> <code>plist_id</code>,
    <em>void</em> *<code>buf</code>
    )
<dt><strong>Purpose:</strong>
    <dd>Reclaims VL datatype memory buffers.
<dt><strong>Description:</strong>
    <dd><code>H5Dvlen_reclaim</code> reclaims memory buffers created to 
        store VL datatypes.
        <p>
        The <code>type_id</code> must be the datatype stored in the buffer.
        The <code>space_id</code> describes the selection for the memory buffer 
        to free the VL datatypes within.  
        The <code>plist_id</code> is the dataset transfer property list which 
        was used for the I/O transfer to create the buffer.
        And <code>buf</code> is the pointer to the buffer to be reclaimed.
        <p>
        The VL structures (<code>hvl_t</code>) in the user's buffer are 
        modified to zero out the VL information after the memory has been reclaimed.
        <p>
        If nested VL datatypes were used to create the buffer, 
        this routine frees them <em>from the bottom up</em>, releasing all 
        the memory without creating memory leaks.
<dt><strong>Parameters:</strong>
    <ul><table>
        <tr>
		    <td valign="top"><em>hid_t</em> <code>type_id</code></td>
            <td valign="top">IN: Identifier of the datatype.</td></tr>
        <tr>
		    <td valign="top"><em>hid_t</em>&nbsp;<code>space_id&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</code></td>
            <td valign="top">IN: Identifier of the dataspace.</td></tr>
        <tr>
		    <td valign="top"><em>hid_t</em> <code>plist_id</code></td>
            <td valign="top">IN: Identifier of the property list used to create the buffer.</td></tr>
        <tr>
		    <td valign="top"><em>void</em> *<code>buf</code></td>
            <td valign="top">IN: Pointer to the buffer to be reclaimed.</td></tr>
    </table></ul>
<dt><strong>Returns:</strong>
    <dd>Returns non-negative value if successful;
        otherwise returns a negative value.
<dt><strong>Fortran90 Interface:</strong>
    <dd>None.
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<dt><strong>Name:</strong> <a name="Dataset-Write">H5Dwrite</a>
<dt><strong>Signature:</strong>
    <dd><em>herr_t </em><code>H5Dwrite</code>(<em>hid_t </em><code>dataset_id</code>,
        <em>hid_t</em> <code>mem_type_id</code>,
        <em>hid_t</em> <code>mem_space_id</code>,
        <em>hid_t</em> <code>file_space_id</code>,
        <em>hid_t</em> <code>xfer_plist_id</code>,
        <em>const void *</em> <code>buf</code>
    )
<dt><strong>Purpose:</strong>
    <dd>Writes raw data from a buffer to a dataset.
<dt><strong>Description:</strong>
    <dd><code>H5Dwrite</code> writes a (partial) dataset, specified by its
        identifier <code>dataset_id</code>, from the 
        application memory buffer <code>buf</code> into the file.
        Data transfer properties are defined by the argument 
        <code>xfer_plist_id</code>.
        The memory datatype of the (partial) dataset is identified by 
        the identifier <code>mem_type_id</code>.
        The part of the dataset to write is defined by 
        <code>mem_space_id</code> and <code>file_space_id</code>.
        <p>
        <code>file_space_id</code> is used to specify only the selection within
        the file dataset's dataspace.  Any dataspace specified in <code>file_space_id</code>
        is ignored by the library and the dataset's dataspace is always used.
        <code>file_space_id</code> can be the constant <code>H5S_ALL</code>. 
        which indicates that the entire file dataspace, as defined by the
        current dimensions of the dataset, is to be selected.
        <p>
        <code>mem_space_id</code> is used to specify both the memory dataspace
        and the selection within that dataspace.
        <code>mem_space_id</code> can be the constant <code>H5S_ALL</code>,
        in which case the file dataspace is used for the memory dataspace and
        the selection defined with <code>file_space_id</code> is used for the
        selection within that dataspace.
        <p>
        The behavior of the library for the various combinations of valid
        dataspace IDs and H5S_ALL for the <code>mem_space_id</code> and the
        <code>file_space_id</code> parameters is described below:

        <br><br>
        <table border=0>
        <tr>
        <th>
        <code>mem_space_id&nbsp;&nbsp;</code>
        </th>
        <th>
        <code>file_space_id&nbsp;&nbsp;</code>
        </th>
        <th>
        Behavior
        </th>
        </tr>
	
        <tr valign="top">
        <td>
        valid dataspace identifier
        </td>
        <td>
        valid dataspace identifier
        </td>
        <td>
        <code>mem_space_id</code> specifies the memory dataspace and the
        selection within it.
        <code>file_space_id</code> specifies the selection within the file
        dataset's dataspace.
        </td>
        </tr>

        <tr valign="top">
        <td>
        H5S_ALL
        </td>
        <td>
        valid dataspace identifier
        </td>
        <td>
        The file dataset's dataspace is used for the memory dataspace and the
        selection specified with <code>file_space_id</code> specifies the
        selection within it.
        The combination of the file dataset's dataspace and the selection from 
	<code>file_space_id</code> is used for memory also.
        </td>
        </tr>

        <tr valign="top">
        <td>
        valid dataspace identifier
        </td>
        <td>
        H5S_ALL
        </td>
        <td>
        <code>mem_space_id</code> specifies the memory dataspace and the
        selection within it.
        The selection within the file dataset's dataspace is set to the "all"
        selection.
        </td>
        </tr>

        <tr valign="top">
        <td>
        H5S_ALL
        </td>
        <td>
        H5S_ALL
        </td>
        <td>
        The file dataset's dataspace is used for the memory dataspace and the
        selection within the memory dataspace is set to the "all" selection.
        The selection within the file dataset's dataspace is set to the "all"
        selection.
        </td>
        </tr>
        </table>

        <p>
        Setting an "all" selection indicates that the entire dataspace, as
        defined by the current dimensions of a dataspace, will be selected.
        The number of elements selected in the memory dataspace must match the
        number of elements selected in the file dataspace.
        <p>
        <code>xfer_plist_id</code> can be the constant <code>H5P_DEFAULT</code>.
        in which case the default data transfer properties are used.           
        <p>
        Writing to an dataset will fail if the HDF5 file was 
        not opened with write access permissions.
        <p>
        Data is automatically converted from the memory datatype 
        and dataspace to the file datatype and dataspace
	at the time of the write.  See the
        <a href="Datatypes.html#Datatypes-DataConversion">Data Conversion</a> 
        section of <cite>The Data Type Interface (H5T)</cite> in the 
        <cite>HDF5 User's Guide</cite> for a discussion of 
        data conversion, including the range of conversions currently 
        supported by the HDF5 libraries.
        <p>
	If the dataset's space allocation time is set to 
	<code>H5D_ALLOC_TIME_LATE</code> or <code>H5D_ALLOC_TIME_INCR</code>
	and the space for the dataset has not yet been allocated, 
	that space is allocated when the first raw data is written to the 
	dataset.
	Unused space in the dataset will be written with fill values at the 
	same time if the dataset's fill time is set to 
	<code>H5D_FILL_TIME_IFSET</code> or <code>H5D_FILL_TIME_ALLOC</code>.
	(Also see 
	<a href="RM_H5P.html#Property-SetFillTime">H5Pset_fill_time</a>
	and 
	<a href="RM_H5P.html#Property-SetAllocTime">H5Pset_alloc_time</a>.)
        <p>
        If a dataset's storage layout is 'compact', care must be taken when
        writing data to the dataset in parallel.  A compact dataset's raw data
        is cached in memory and may be flushed to the file from any of the
        parallel processes, so parallel applications should always attempt to
        write identical data to the dataset from all processes.
	
<dt><strong>Parameters:</strong>
    <ul><table>
        <tr>
		    <td valign="top"><em>hid_t</em> <code>dataset_id</code></td>
            <td valign="top">IN: Identifier of the dataset to write to.</td></tr>
        <tr>
		    <td valign="top"><em>hid_t</em> <code>mem_type_id</code></td>
            <td valign="top">IN: Identifier of the memory datatype.</td></tr>
        <tr>
		    <td valign="top"><em>hid_t</em> <code>mem_space_id</code></td>
            <td valign="top">IN: Identifier of the memory dataspace.</td></tr>
        <tr>
		    <td valign="top"><em>hid_t</em>&nbsp;<code>file_space_id&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</code></td>
            <td valign="top">IN: Identifier of the dataset's dataspace in the file.</td></tr>
        <tr>
		    <td valign="top"><em>hid_t</em> <code>xfer_plist_id</code></td>
            <td valign="top">IN: Identifier of a transfer property list 
                for this I/O operation.</td></tr>
        <tr>
		    <td valign="top"><em>const void *</em> <code>buf</code></td>
            <td valign="top">IN: Buffer with data to be written to the file.</td></tr>
    </table></ul>
<dt><strong>Returns:</strong>
    <dd>Returns a non-negative value if successful;
        otherwise returns a negative value.
<dt><strong>Fortran90 Interface:</strong> h5dwrite_f
	
	<dd>
	<pre>
SUBROUTINE h5dwrite_f(dset_id, mem_type_id, buf, dims, hdferr, &amp; 
                      mem_space_id, file_space_id, xfer_prp)

  IMPLICIT NONE
  INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN) :: dset_id      ! Dataset identifier
  INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN) :: mem_type_id  ! Memory datatype identifier
  TYPE, INTENT(IN) :: buf                    ! Data buffer; may be a scalar 
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  DIMENSION(*), INTEGER(HSIZE_T), INTENT(IN)  :: dims 
                                             ! Array to hold corresponding 
                                             ! dimension sizes of data 
                                             ! buffer buf; dim(k) has value 
                                             ! of the k-th dimension of 
                                             ! buffer buf; values are 
                                             ! ignored if buf is a scalar
  INTEGER, INTENT(OUT) :: hdferr             ! Error code 
                                             ! 0 on success and -1 on failure
  INTEGER(HID_T), OPTIONAL, INTENT(IN) :: mem_space_id 
                                             ! Memory dataspace identfier 
                                             ! Default value is H5S_ALL_F
  INTEGER(HID_T), OPTIONAL, INTENT(IN) :: file_space_id 
                                             ! File dataspace identfier 
                                             ! Default value is H5S_ALL_F
  INTEGER(HID_T), OPTIONAL, INTENT(IN) :: xfer_prp 
                                             ! Transfer property list 
                                             ! identifier; default value 
                                             ! is H5P_DEFAULT_F 
            
END SUBROUTINE h5dwrite_f
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