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HDF5/H5I API Specification
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<h1>H5I: Identifier Interface</h1>
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<h2>Identifier API Functions</h2>

This function provides a tool for working with object identifiers.


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<strong>The C Interface:</strong>

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<dt><strong>Name:</strong> <a name="Identify-GetType">H5Iget_type</a>
<dt><strong>Signature:</strong>
    <dd><em>H5I_type_t</em> <code>H5Iget_type</code>(<em>hid_t</em> <code>obj_id</code>)
<dt><strong>Purpose:</strong>
    <dd>Retrieves the type of an object.
<dt><strong>Description:</strong>
    <dd><code>H5Iget_type</code> retrieves the type of the object
        identified by <code>obj_id</code>.
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        Valid types returned by the function are 
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        <tr><td width=200><code>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;H5I_FILE</code>
           </td><td>File</td></tr>
        <tr><td><code>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;H5I_GROUP</code>
           </td><td>Group</td></tr>
        <tr><td><code>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;H5I_DATATYPE</code>
           </td><td>Datatype</td></tr>
        <tr><td><code>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;H5I_DATASPACE</code>
           </td><td>Dataspace</td></tr>
        <tr><td><code>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;H5I_DATASET</code>
           </td><td>Dataset</td></tr>
        <tr><td><code>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;H5I_ATTR</code>
           </td><td>Attribute</td></tr>
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        If no valid type can be determined or the identifier 
        submitted is invalid, the function returns
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        <tr><td width=200><code>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;H5I_BADID</code>
           </td><td>Invalid identifier</td></tr>
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        This function is of particular value in determining the 
        type of object closing function (<code>H5Dclose</code>, 
        <code>H5Gclose</code>, etc.) to call after a call to 
        <code>H5Rdereference</code>.
<dt><strong>Parameters:</strong>
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        <dt><em>hid_t</em> <code>obj_id</code>
            <dd>IN: Object identifier whose type is to be determined.
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<dt><strong>Returns:</strong>
    <dd>Returns the object type if successful;
        otherwise <code>H5I_BADID</code>.
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