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Last modified: 17 August 2010

Name: H5Dget_offset

Signature:

haddr_t H5Dget_offset( hid_t dset_id )

Purpose:

Returns dataset address in file.

Description:

H5Dget_offset returns the address in the file of the dataset dset_id. That address is expressed as the offset in bytes from the beginning of the file.

Parameters:

hid_t dset_id

IN: Dataset identifier.

Returns:

Returns the offset in bytes; otherwise returns HADDR_UNDEF, a negative value.

Fortran90 Interface:

None.

History:

Release	C
1.6.0	Function introduced in this release.