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HDF5 1.14.5
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Java Datatype (H5T) Interface

Detailed Description

See also
Datatypes (H5T), C-API
HDF5 Datatypes, User Guide

Functions

static long H5Tarray_create (long base_id, int ndims, long[] dim) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException
 
static int H5Tclose (long type_id) throws HDF5LibraryException
 
static synchronized native void H5Tcommit (long loc_id, String name, long type_id, long lcpl_id, long tcpl_id, long tapl_id) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException
 
static synchronized native void H5Tcommit_anon (long loc_id, long type_id, long tcpl_id, long tapl_id) throws HDF5LibraryException
 
static synchronized native boolean H5Tcommitted (long type_id) throws HDF5LibraryException
 
static synchronized native void H5Tcompiler_conv (long src_id, long dst_id) throws HDF5LibraryException
 
static synchronized native void H5Tconvert (long src_id, long dst_id, long nelmts, byte[] buf, byte[] background, long plist_id) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException
 
static long H5Tcopy (long type_id) throws HDF5LibraryException
 
static long H5Tcreate (int tclass, long size) throws HDF5LibraryException
 
static long H5Tdecode (byte[] buf) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException
 
static synchronized native boolean H5Tdetect_class (long type_id, int cls) throws HDF5LibraryException
 
static synchronized native int H5Tencode (long obj_id, byte[] buf, long nalloc) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException
 
static long H5Tenum_create (long base_id) throws HDF5LibraryException
 
static synchronized native void H5Tenum_insert (long type, String name, byte[] value) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException
 
static int H5Tenum_insert (long type, String name, int[] value) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException
 
static int H5Tenum_insert (long type, String name, int value) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException
 
static synchronized native String H5Tenum_nameof (long type, byte[] value, long size) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException
 
static int H5Tenum_nameof (long type, int[] value, String[] name, int size) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException
 
static synchronized native void H5Tenum_valueof (long type, String name, byte[] value) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException
 
static int H5Tenum_valueof (long type, String name, int[] value) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException
 
static synchronized native boolean H5Tequal (long type_id1, long type_id2) throws HDF5LibraryException
 
static int H5Tget_array_dims (long type_id, long[] dims) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException
 
static synchronized native int H5Tget_array_dims2 (long type_id, long[] dims) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException
 
static synchronized native int H5Tget_array_ndims (long type_id) throws HDF5LibraryException
 
static synchronized native int H5Tget_class (long type_id) throws HDF5LibraryException
 
static String H5Tget_class_name (long class_id)
 
static long H5Tget_create_plist (long type_id) throws HDF5LibraryException
 
static synchronized native int H5Tget_cset (long type_id) throws HDF5LibraryException
 
static synchronized native int H5Tset_cset (long type_id, int cset) throws HDF5LibraryException
 
static synchronized native int H5Tget_ebias (long type_id) throws HDF5LibraryException
 
static int H5Tset_ebias (long type_id, int ebias) throws HDF5LibraryException
 
static synchronized native long H5Tget_ebias_long (long type_id) throws HDF5LibraryException
 
static synchronized native void H5Tset_ebias (long type_id, long ebias) throws HDF5LibraryException
 
static synchronized native void H5Tget_fields (long type_id, long[] fields) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException, IllegalArgumentException
 
static int H5Tget_fields (long type_id, int[] fields) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException, IllegalArgumentException
 
static synchronized native void H5Tset_fields (long type_id, long spos, long epos, long esize, long mpos, long msize) throws HDF5LibraryException
 
static int H5Tset_fields (long type_id, int spos, int epos, int esize, int mpos, int msize) throws HDF5LibraryException
 
static synchronized native int H5Tget_inpad (long type_id) throws HDF5LibraryException
 
static synchronized native int H5Tset_inpad (long type_id, int inpad) throws HDF5LibraryException
 
static synchronized native int H5Tget_member_class (long type_id, int membno) throws HDF5LibraryException
 
static synchronized native int H5Tget_member_index (long type_id, String field_name) throws HDF5LibraryException
 
static synchronized native String H5Tget_member_name (long type_id, int field_idx) throws HDF5LibraryException
 
static synchronized native long H5Tget_member_offset (long type_id, int membno)
 
static long H5Tget_member_type (long type_id, int field_idx) throws HDF5LibraryException
 
static synchronized native void H5Tget_member_value (long type_id, int membno, byte[] value) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException
 
static int H5Tget_member_value (long type_id, int membno, int[] value) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException
 
static synchronized long H5Tget_native_type (long type_id) throws HDF5LibraryException
 
static long H5Tget_native_type (long type_id, int direction) throws HDF5LibraryException
 
static synchronized native int H5Tget_nmembers (long type_id) throws HDF5LibraryException
 
static synchronized native int H5Tget_norm (long type_id) throws HDF5LibraryException
 
static synchronized native int H5Tset_norm (long type_id, int norm) throws HDF5LibraryException
 
static synchronized native int H5Tget_offset (long type_id) throws HDF5LibraryException
 
static int H5Tset_offset (long type_id, int offset) throws HDF5LibraryException
 
static synchronized native void H5Tset_offset (long type_id, long offset) throws HDF5LibraryException
 
static synchronized native int H5Tget_order (long type_id) throws HDF5LibraryException
 
static synchronized native int H5Tset_order (long type_id, int order) throws HDF5LibraryException
 
static synchronized native int H5Tget_pad (long type_id, int[] pad) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException
 
static synchronized native int H5Tset_pad (long type_id, int lsb, int msb) throws HDF5LibraryException
 
static synchronized native int H5Tget_precision (long type_id) throws HDF5LibraryException
 
static int H5Tset_precision (long type_id, int precision) throws HDF5LibraryException
 
static synchronized native long H5Tget_precision_long (long type_id) throws HDF5LibraryException
 
static synchronized native void H5Tset_precision (long type_id, long precision) throws HDF5LibraryException
 
static synchronized native int H5Tget_sign (long type_id) throws HDF5LibraryException
 
static synchronized native int H5Tset_sign (long type_id, int sign) throws HDF5LibraryException
 
static synchronized native long H5Tget_size (long type_id) throws HDF5LibraryException
 
static synchronized native int H5Tset_size (long type_id, long size) throws HDF5LibraryException
 
static synchronized native int H5Tget_strpad (long type_id) throws HDF5LibraryException
 
static synchronized native int H5Tset_strpad (long type_id, int strpad) throws HDF5LibraryException
 
static long H5Tget_super (long type) throws HDF5LibraryException
 
static synchronized native String H5Tget_tag (long type) throws HDF5LibraryException
 
static synchronized native int H5Tset_tag (long type, String tag) throws HDF5LibraryException
 
static synchronized native int H5Tinsert (long type_id, String name, long offset, long field_id) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException
 
static synchronized native boolean H5Tis_variable_str (long type_id) throws HDF5LibraryException
 
static synchronized native int H5Tlock (long type_id) throws HDF5LibraryException
 
static long H5Topen (long loc_id, String name, long tapl_id) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException
 
static synchronized native int H5Tpack (long type_id) throws HDF5LibraryException
 
static synchronized native void H5Treclaim (long type_id, long space_id, long xfer_plist_id, byte[] buf) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException
 
static long H5Tvlen_create (long base_id) throws HDF5LibraryException
 
static synchronized native void H5Tflush (long dtype_id) throws HDF5LibraryException
 
static synchronized native void H5Trefresh (long dtype_id) throws HDF5LibraryException
 

Function Documentation

◆ H5Tarray_create()

static long H5Tarray_create ( long  base_id,
int  ndims,
long[]  dim 
) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException
static

H5Tarray_create creates a new array datatype object.

Parameters
base_idIN: Datatype identifier for the array base datatype.
ndimsIN: Rank of the array.
dimIN: Size of each array dimension.
Returns
a valid datatype identifier
Exceptions
HDF5LibraryExceptionError from the HDF5 Library.
NullPointerExceptiondim is null.

◆ H5Tclose()

static int H5Tclose ( long  type_id) throws HDF5LibraryException
static

H5Tclose releases a datatype.

Parameters
type_idIN: Identifier of datatype to release.
Returns
a non-negative value if successful
Exceptions
HDF5LibraryExceptionError from the HDF5 Library.

◆ H5Tcommit()

static synchronized native void H5Tcommit ( long  loc_id,
String  name,
long  type_id,
long  lcpl_id,
long  tcpl_id,
long  tapl_id 
) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException
static

H5Tcommit saves a transient datatype as an immutable named datatype in a file.

Parameters
loc_idIN: Location identifier.
nameIN: Name given to committed datatype.
type_idIN: Identifier of datatype to be committed.
lcpl_idIN: Link creation property list.
tcpl_idIN: Datatype creation property list.
tapl_idIN: Datatype access property list.
Exceptions
HDF5LibraryExceptionError from the HDF5 Library.
NullPointerExceptionname is null.

◆ H5Tcommit_anon()

static synchronized native void H5Tcommit_anon ( long  loc_id,
long  type_id,
long  tcpl_id,
long  tapl_id 
) throws HDF5LibraryException
static

H5Tcommit_anon commits a transient datatype (not immutable) to a file, turning it into a named datatype with the specified creation and property lists.

Parameters
loc_idIN: Location identifier.
type_idIN: Identifier of datatype to be committed.
tcpl_idIN: Datatype creation property list.
tapl_idIN: Datatype access property list.
Exceptions
HDF5LibraryExceptionError from the HDF5 Library.

◆ H5Tcommitted()

static synchronized native boolean H5Tcommitted ( long  type_id) throws HDF5LibraryException
static

H5Tcommitted queries a type to determine whether the type specified by the type identifier is a named type or a transient type.

Parameters
type_idIN: Identifier of datatype.
Returns
true the datatype has been committed
Exceptions
HDF5LibraryExceptionError from the HDF5 Library.

◆ H5Tcompiler_conv()

static synchronized native void H5Tcompiler_conv ( long  src_id,
long  dst_id 
) throws HDF5LibraryException
static

H5Tcompiler_conv finds out whether the library's conversion function from type src_id to type dst_id is a compiler (hard) conversion.

Parameters
src_idIN: Identifier of source datatype.
dst_idIN: Identifier of destination datatype.
Exceptions
HDF5LibraryExceptionError from the HDF5 Library.

◆ H5Tconvert()

static synchronized native void H5Tconvert ( long  src_id,
long  dst_id,
long  nelmts,
byte[]  buf,
byte[]  background,
long  plist_id 
) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException
static

H5Tconvert converts nelmts elements from the type specified by the src_id identifier to type dst_id.

Parameters
src_idIN: Identifier of source datatype.
dst_idIN: Identifier of destination datatype.
nelmtsIN: Size of array buf.
bufIN: Array containing pre- and post-conversion values.
backgroundIN: Optional background buffer.
plist_idIN: Dataset transfer property list identifier.
Exceptions
HDF5LibraryExceptionError from the HDF5 Library.
NullPointerExceptionbuf is null.

◆ H5Tcopy()

static long H5Tcopy ( long  type_id) throws HDF5LibraryException
static

H5Tcopy copies an existing datatype. The returned type is always transient and unlocked.

Parameters
type_idIN: Identifier of datatype to copy. Can be a datatype identifier, a predefined datatype (defined in H5Tpublic.h), or a dataset Identifier.
Returns
a datatype identifier if successful
Exceptions
HDF5LibraryExceptionError from the HDF5 Library.

◆ H5Tcreate()

static long H5Tcreate ( int  tclass,
long  size 
) throws HDF5LibraryException
static

H5Tcreate creates a new datatype of the specified class with the specified number of bytes.

Parameters
tclassIN: Class of datatype to create.
sizeIN: The number of bytes in the datatype to create.
Returns
datatype identifier
Exceptions
HDF5LibraryExceptionError from the HDF5 Library.

◆ H5Tdecode()

static long H5Tdecode ( byte[]  buf) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException
static

H5Tdecode reconstructs the HDF5 data type object and returns a new object handle for it.

Parameters
bufIN: Buffer for the data type object to be decoded.
Returns
a new object handle
Exceptions
HDF5LibraryExceptionError from the HDF5 Library.
NullPointerExceptionbuf is null.

◆ H5Tdetect_class()

static synchronized native boolean H5Tdetect_class ( long  type_id,
int  cls 
) throws HDF5LibraryException
static

H5Tdetect_class determines whether the datatype specified in dtype_id contains any datatypes of the datatype class specified in dtype_class.

Parameters
type_idIN: Identifier of datatype to query.
clsIN: Identifier of datatype cls.
Returns
true if the datatype specified in dtype_id contains any datatypes of the datatype class
Exceptions
HDF5LibraryExceptionError from the HDF5 Library.

◆ H5Tencode()

static synchronized native int H5Tencode ( long  obj_id,
byte[]  buf,
long  nalloc 
) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException
static

H5Tencode converts a data type description into binary form in a buffer.

Parameters
obj_idIN: Identifier of the object to be encoded.
bufOUT: Buffer for the object to be encoded into. If the provided buffer is NULL, only the size of buffer needed is returned.
nallocIN: The size of the allocated buffer.
Returns
the size needed for the allocated buffer.
Exceptions
HDF5LibraryExceptionError from the HDF5 Library.
NullPointerExceptionbuf is null.

◆ H5Tenum_create()

static long H5Tenum_create ( long  base_id) throws HDF5LibraryException
static

H5Tenum_create creates a new enumeration datatype based on the specified base datatype, parent_id, which must be an integer type.

Parameters
base_idIN: Identifier of the parent datatype to release.
Returns
the datatype identifier for the new enumeration datatype
Exceptions
HDF5LibraryExceptionError from the HDF5 Library.

◆ H5Tenum_insert() [1/3]

static synchronized native void H5Tenum_insert ( long  type,
String  name,
byte[]  value 
) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException
static

H5Tenum_insert inserts a new enumeration datatype member into an enumeration datatype.

Parameters
typeIN: Identifier of datatype.
nameIN: The name of the member
valueIN: The value of the member, data of the correct type
Exceptions
HDF5LibraryExceptionError from the HDF5 Library.
NullPointerExceptionname is null.

◆ H5Tenum_insert() [2/3]

static int H5Tenum_insert ( long  type,
String  name,
int  value 
) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException
static

H5Tenum_insert inserts a new enumeration datatype member into an enumeration datatype.

Parameters
typeIN: Identifier of datatype.
nameIN: The name of the member
valueIN: The value of the member, data of the correct type
Returns
a non-negative value if successful
Exceptions
HDF5LibraryExceptionError from the HDF5 Library.
NullPointerExceptionname is null.

◆ H5Tenum_insert() [3/3]

static int H5Tenum_insert ( long  type,
String  name,
int[]  value 
) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException
static

H5Tenum_insert inserts a new enumeration datatype member into an enumeration datatype.

Parameters
typeIN: Identifier of datatype.
nameIN: The name of the member
valueIN: The value of the member, data of the correct type
Returns
a non-negative value if successful
Exceptions
HDF5LibraryExceptionError from the HDF5 Library.
NullPointerExceptionname is null.

◆ H5Tenum_nameof() [1/2]

static synchronized native String H5Tenum_nameof ( long  type,
byte[]  value,
long  size 
) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException
static

H5Tenum_nameof finds the symbol name that corresponds to the specified value of the enumeration datatype type.

Parameters
typeIN: Identifier of datatype.
valueIN: The value of the member, data of the correct
sizeIN: The probable length of the name
Returns
the symbol name.
Exceptions
HDF5LibraryExceptionError from the HDF5 Library.
NullPointerExceptionvalue is null.

◆ H5Tenum_nameof() [2/2]

static int H5Tenum_nameof ( long  type,
int[]  value,
String[]  name,
int  size 
) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException
static

H5Tenum_nameof finds the symbol name that corresponds to the specified value of the enumeration datatype type.

Parameters
typeIN: Identifier of datatype.
valueIN: The value of the member, data of the correct
nameOUT: The name of the member
sizeIN: The max length of the name
Returns
a non-negative value if successful
Exceptions
HDF5LibraryExceptionError from the HDF5 Library.
NullPointerExceptionname is null.

◆ H5Tenum_valueof() [1/2]

static synchronized native void H5Tenum_valueof ( long  type,
String  name,
byte[]  value 
) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException
static

H5Tenum_valueof finds the value that corresponds to the specified name of the enumeration datatype type.

Parameters
typeIN: Identifier of datatype.
nameIN: The name of the member
valueOUT: The value of the member
Exceptions
HDF5LibraryExceptionError from the HDF5 Library.

◆ H5Tenum_valueof() [2/2]

static int H5Tenum_valueof ( long  type,
String  name,
int[]  value 
) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException
static

H5Tenum_valueof finds the value that corresponds to the specified name of the enumeration datatype type.

Parameters
typeIN: Identifier of datatype.
nameIN: The name of the member
valueOUT: The value of the member
Returns
a non-negative value if successful
Exceptions
HDF5LibraryExceptionError from the HDF5 Library.
NullPointerExceptionname is null.

◆ H5Tequal()

static synchronized native boolean H5Tequal ( long  type_id1,
long  type_id2 
) throws HDF5LibraryException
static

H5Tequal determines whether two datatype identifiers refer to the same datatype.

Parameters
type_id1IN: Identifier of datatype to compare.
type_id2IN: Identifier of datatype to compare.
Returns
true if the datatype identifiers refer to the same datatype, else false.
Exceptions
HDF5LibraryExceptionError from the HDF5 Library.

◆ H5Tflush()

static synchronized native void H5Tflush ( long  dtype_id) throws HDF5LibraryException
static

H5Tflush causes all buffers associated with a committed datatype to be immediately flushed to disk without removing the data from the cache.

Parameters
dtype_idIN: Identifier of the committed datatype to be flushed.
Exceptions
HDF5LibraryExceptionError from the HDF5 Library.

◆ H5Tget_array_dims()

static int H5Tget_array_dims ( long  type_id,
long[]  dims 
) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException
static

H5Tget_array_dims returns the sizes of the dimensions of the specified array datatype object.

Parameters
type_idIN: Datatype identifier of array object.
dimsOUT: Sizes of array dimensions.
Returns
the non-negative number of dimensions of the array type
Exceptions
HDF5LibraryExceptionError from the HDF5 Library.
NullPointerExceptiondims is null.

◆ H5Tget_array_dims2()

static synchronized native int H5Tget_array_dims2 ( long  type_id,
long[]  dims 
) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException
static

H5Tget_array_dims2 returns the sizes of the dimensions of the specified array datatype object.

Parameters
type_idIN: Datatype identifier of array object.
dimsOUT: Sizes of array dimensions.
Returns
the non-negative number of dimensions of the array type
Exceptions
HDF5LibraryExceptionError from the HDF5 Library.
NullPointerExceptiondims is null.

◆ H5Tget_array_ndims()

static synchronized native int H5Tget_array_ndims ( long  type_id) throws HDF5LibraryException
static

H5Tget_array_ndims returns the rank, the number of dimensions, of an array datatype object.

Parameters
type_idIN: Datatype identifier of array object.
Returns
the rank of the array
Exceptions
HDF5LibraryExceptionError from the HDF5 Library.

◆ H5Tget_class()

static synchronized native int H5Tget_class ( long  type_id) throws HDF5LibraryException
static

H5Tget_class returns the datatype class identifier.

Parameters
type_idIN: Identifier of datatype to query.
Returns
datatype class identifier if successful; otherwise H5T_NO_CLASS(-1).
Exceptions
HDF5LibraryExceptionError from the HDF5 Library.

◆ H5Tget_class_name()

static String H5Tget_class_name ( long  class_id)
static

H5Tget_class_name returns the datatype class identifier.

Parameters
class_idIN: Identifier of class from H5Tget_class.
Returns
class name if successful; otherwise H5T_NO_CLASS.

◆ H5Tget_create_plist()

static long H5Tget_create_plist ( long  type_id) throws HDF5LibraryException
static

H5Tget_create_plist returns a property list identifier for the datatype creation property list associated with the datatype specified by type_id.

Parameters
type_idIN: Identifier of datatype.
Returns
a datatype property list identifier.
Exceptions
HDF5LibraryExceptionError from the HDF5 Library.

◆ H5Tget_cset()

static synchronized native int H5Tget_cset ( long  type_id) throws HDF5LibraryException
static

H5Tget_cset retrieves the character set type of a string datatype.

Parameters
type_idIN: Identifier of datatype to query.
Returns
a valid character set type if successful
Exceptions
HDF5LibraryExceptionError from the HDF5 Library.

◆ H5Tget_ebias()

static synchronized native int H5Tget_ebias ( long  type_id) throws HDF5LibraryException
static

H5Tget_ebias retrieves the exponent bias of a floating-point type.

Parameters
type_idIdentifier of datatype to query.
Returns
the bias if successful; otherwise 0.
Exceptions
HDF5LibraryExceptionError from the HDF5 Library.

◆ H5Tget_ebias_long()

static synchronized native long H5Tget_ebias_long ( long  type_id) throws HDF5LibraryException
static

H5Tget_ebias retrieves the exponent bias of a floating-point type.

Parameters
type_idIN: Identifier of datatype to query.
Returns
the bias
Exceptions
HDF5LibraryExceptionError from the HDF5 Library.

◆ H5Tget_fields() [1/2]

static int H5Tget_fields ( long  type_id,
int[]  fields 
) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException, IllegalArgumentException
static

H5Tget_fields retrieves information about the locations of the various bit fields of a floating point datatype.

Parameters
type_idIN: Identifier of datatype to query.
fieldsOUT: location of size and bit-position.
     fields[0] = spos  OUT: location to return size of in bits.
     fields[1] = epos  OUT: location to return exponent bit-position.
     fields[2] = esize OUT: location to return size of exponent in bits.
     fields[3] = mpos  OUT: location to return mantissa bit-position.
     fields[4] = msize OUT: location to return size of mantissa in bits.
Returns
a non-negative value if successful
Exceptions
HDF5LibraryExceptionError from the HDF5 Library.
NullPointerExceptionfields is null.
IllegalArgumentExceptionfields array is invalid.

◆ H5Tget_fields() [2/2]

static synchronized native void H5Tget_fields ( long  type_id,
long[]  fields 
) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException, IllegalArgumentException
static

H5Tget_fields retrieves information about the locations of the various bit fields of a floating point datatype.

Parameters
type_idIN: Identifier of datatype to query.
fieldsOUT: location of size and bit-position.
  • fields[0] = spos OUT: location to return size of in bits.
  • fields[1] = epos OUT: location to return exponent bit-position.
  • fields[2] = esize OUT: location to return size of exponent in bits.
  • fields[3] = mpos OUT: location to return mantissa bit-position.
  • fields[4] = msize OUT: location to return size of mantissa in bits.
Exceptions
HDF5LibraryExceptionError from the HDF5 Library.
NullPointerExceptionfields is null.
IllegalArgumentExceptionfields array is invalid.

◆ H5Tget_inpad()

static synchronized native int H5Tget_inpad ( long  type_id) throws HDF5LibraryException
static

H5Tget_inpad retrieves the internal padding type for unused bits in floating-point datatypes.

Parameters
type_idIN: Identifier of datatype to query.
Returns
a valid padding type if successful
Exceptions
HDF5LibraryExceptionError from the HDF5 Library.

◆ H5Tget_member_class()

static synchronized native int H5Tget_member_class ( long  type_id,
int  membno 
) throws HDF5LibraryException
static

H5Tget_member_class returns the class of datatype of the specified member.

Parameters
type_idIN: Datatype identifier of compound object.
membnoIN: Compound object member number.
Returns
the class of the datatype of the field if successful;
Exceptions
HDF5LibraryExceptionError from the HDF5 Library.

◆ H5Tget_member_index()

static synchronized native int H5Tget_member_index ( long  type_id,
String  field_name 
) throws HDF5LibraryException
static

H5Tget_member_index retrieves the index of a field of a compound datatype.

Parameters
type_idIN: Identifier of datatype to query.
field_nameIN: Field name of the field index to retrieve.
Returns
if field is defined, the index; else negative.
Exceptions
HDF5LibraryExceptionError from the HDF5 Library.

◆ H5Tget_member_name()

static synchronized native String H5Tget_member_name ( long  type_id,
int  field_idx 
) throws HDF5LibraryException
static

H5Tget_member_name retrieves the name of a field of a compound datatype or an element of an enumeration datatype.

Parameters
type_idIN: Identifier of datatype to query.
field_idxIN: Field index (0-based) of the field name to retrieve.
Returns
a valid pointer to the name if successful; otherwise null.
Exceptions
HDF5LibraryExceptionError from the HDF5 Library.

◆ H5Tget_member_offset()

static synchronized native long H5Tget_member_offset ( long  type_id,
int  membno 
)
static

H5Tget_member_offset returns the byte offset of the specified member of the compound datatype. This is the byte offset in the HDF5 file/library, NOT the offset of any Java object which might be mapped to this data item.

Parameters
type_idIN: Identifier of datatype to query.
membnoIN: Field index (0-based) of the field type to retrieve.
Returns
the offset of the member.

◆ H5Tget_member_type()

static long H5Tget_member_type ( long  type_id,
int  field_idx 
) throws HDF5LibraryException
static

H5Tget_member_type returns the datatype of the specified member.

Parameters
type_idIN: Identifier of datatype to query.
field_idxIN: Field index (0-based) of the field type to retrieve.
Returns
the identifier of a copy of the datatype of the field if successful;
Exceptions
HDF5LibraryExceptionError from the HDF5 Library.

◆ H5Tget_member_value() [1/2]

static synchronized native void H5Tget_member_value ( long  type_id,
int  membno,
byte[]  value 
) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException
static

H5Tget_member_value returns the value of the enumeration datatype member memb_no.

Parameters
type_idIN: Datatype identifier for the enumeration datatype.
membnoIN: Number of the enumeration datatype member.
valueOUT: The value of the member
Exceptions
HDF5LibraryExceptionError from the HDF5 Library.
NullPointerExceptionvalue is null.

◆ H5Tget_member_value() [2/2]

static int H5Tget_member_value ( long  type_id,
int  membno,
int[]  value 
) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException
static

H5Tget_member_value returns the value of the enumeration datatype member memb_no.

Parameters
type_idIN: Identifier of datatype.
membnoIN: The name of the member
valueOUT: The value of the member
Returns
a non-negative value if successful
Exceptions
HDF5LibraryExceptionError from the HDF5 Library.
NullPointerExceptionvalue is null.

◆ H5Tget_native_type() [1/2]

static synchronized long H5Tget_native_type ( long  type_id) throws HDF5LibraryException
static

H5Tget_native_type returns the equivalent native datatype for the datatype specified in type_id.

Parameters
type_idIN: Identifier of datatype to query. Direction of search is assumed to be in ascending order.
Returns
the native datatype identifier for the specified dataset datatype.
Exceptions
HDF5LibraryExceptionError from the HDF5 Library.

◆ H5Tget_native_type() [2/2]

static long H5Tget_native_type ( long  type_id,
int  direction 
) throws HDF5LibraryException
static

H5Tget_native_type returns the equivalent native datatype for the datatype specified in type_id.

Parameters
type_idIN: Identifier of datatype to query.
directionIN: Direction of search.
Returns
the native datatype identifier for the specified dataset datatype.
Exceptions
HDF5LibraryExceptionError from the HDF5 Library.

◆ H5Tget_nmembers()

static synchronized native int H5Tget_nmembers ( long  type_id) throws HDF5LibraryException
static

H5Tget_nmembers retrieves the number of fields a compound datatype has.

Parameters
type_idIN: Identifier of datatype to query.
Returns
number of members datatype has if successful
Exceptions
HDF5LibraryExceptionError from the HDF5 Library.

◆ H5Tget_norm()

static synchronized native int H5Tget_norm ( long  type_id) throws HDF5LibraryException
static

H5Tget_norm retrieves the mantissa normalization of a floating-point datatype.

Parameters
type_idIN: Identifier of datatype to query.
Returns
a valid normalization type if successful
Exceptions
HDF5LibraryExceptionError from the HDF5 Library.

◆ H5Tget_offset()

static synchronized native int H5Tget_offset ( long  type_id) throws HDF5LibraryException
static

H5Tget_offset retrieves the bit offset of the first significant bit.

Parameters
type_idIN: Identifier of datatype to query.
Returns
a positive offset value if successful; otherwise 0.
Exceptions
HDF5LibraryExceptionError from the HDF5 Library.

◆ H5Tget_order()

static synchronized native int H5Tget_order ( long  type_id) throws HDF5LibraryException
static

H5Tget_order returns the byte order of an atomic datatype.

Parameters
type_idIN: Identifier of datatype to query.
Returns
a byte order constant if successful
Exceptions
HDF5LibraryExceptionError from the HDF5 Library.

◆ H5Tget_pad()

static synchronized native int H5Tget_pad ( long  type_id,
int[]  pad 
) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException
static

H5Tget_pad retrieves the padding type of the least and most-significant bit padding.

Parameters
type_idIN: Identifier of datatype to query.
padOUT: locations to return least-significant and most-significant bit padding type.
     pad[0] = lsb // least-significant bit padding type
     pad[1] = msb // most-significant bit padding type
Returns
a non-negative value if successful
Exceptions
HDF5LibraryExceptionError from the HDF5 Library.
NullPointerExceptionpad is null.

◆ H5Tget_precision()

static synchronized native int H5Tget_precision ( long  type_id) throws HDF5LibraryException
static

H5Tget_precision returns the precision of an atomic datatype.

Parameters
type_idIdentifier of datatype to query.
Returns
the number of significant bits if successful
Exceptions
HDF5LibraryExceptionError from the HDF5 Library.

◆ H5Tget_precision_long()

static synchronized native long H5Tget_precision_long ( long  type_id) throws HDF5LibraryException
static

H5Tget_precision returns the precision of an atomic datatype.

Parameters
type_idIN: Identifier of datatype to query.
Returns
the number of significant bits if successful
Exceptions
HDF5LibraryExceptionError from the HDF5 Library.

◆ H5Tget_sign()

static synchronized native int H5Tget_sign ( long  type_id) throws HDF5LibraryException
static

H5Tget_sign retrieves the sign type for an integer type.

Parameters
type_idIN: Identifier of datatype to query.
Returns
a valid sign type if successful
Exceptions
HDF5LibraryExceptionError from the HDF5 Library.

◆ H5Tget_size()

static synchronized native long H5Tget_size ( long  type_id) throws HDF5LibraryException
static

H5Tget_size returns the size of a datatype in bytes.

Parameters
type_idIN: Identifier of datatype to query.
Returns
the size of the datatype in bytes
Exceptions
HDF5LibraryExceptionError from the HDF5 Library.

◆ H5Tget_strpad()

static synchronized native int H5Tget_strpad ( long  type_id) throws HDF5LibraryException
static

H5Tget_strpad retrieves the string padding method for a string datatype.

Parameters
type_idIN: Identifier of datatype to query.
Returns
a valid string padding type if successful
Exceptions
HDF5LibraryExceptionError from the HDF5 Library.

◆ H5Tget_super()

static long H5Tget_super ( long  type) throws HDF5LibraryException
static

H5Tget_super returns the type from which TYPE is derived.

Parameters
typeIN: Identifier of datatype.
Returns
the parent type
Exceptions
HDF5LibraryExceptionError from the HDF5 Library.

◆ H5Tget_tag()

static synchronized native String H5Tget_tag ( long  type) throws HDF5LibraryException
static

H5Tget_tag returns the tag associated with datatype type_id.

Parameters
typeIN: Identifier of datatype.
Returns
the tag
Exceptions
HDF5LibraryExceptionError from the HDF5 Library.

◆ H5Tinsert()

static synchronized native int H5Tinsert ( long  type_id,
String  name,
long  offset,
long  field_id 
) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException
static

H5Tinsert adds another member to the compound datatype type_id.

Parameters
type_idIN: Identifier of compound datatype to modify.
nameIN: Name of the field to insert.
offsetIN: Offset in memory structure of the field to insert.
field_idIN: Datatype identifier of the field to insert.
Returns
a non-negative value if successful
Exceptions
HDF5LibraryExceptionError from the HDF5 Library.
NullPointerExceptionname is null.

◆ H5Tis_variable_str()

static synchronized native boolean H5Tis_variable_str ( long  type_id) throws HDF5LibraryException
static

H5Tis_variable_str determines whether the datatype identified in type_id is a variable-length string.

Parameters
type_idIN: Identifier of datatype to query.
Returns
true if type_id is a variable-length string.
Exceptions
HDF5LibraryExceptionError from the HDF5 Library.

◆ H5Tlock()

static synchronized native int H5Tlock ( long  type_id) throws HDF5LibraryException
static

H5Tlock locks the datatype specified by the type_id identifier, making it read-only and non-destrucible.

Parameters
type_idIN: Identifier of datatype to lock.
Returns
a non-negative value if successful
Exceptions
HDF5LibraryExceptionError from the HDF5 Library.

◆ H5Topen()

static long H5Topen ( long  loc_id,
String  name,
long  tapl_id 
) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException
static

H5Topen opens a named datatype at the location specified by loc_id and return an identifier for the datatype.

Parameters
loc_idIN: A file, group, or datatype identifier.
nameIN: A datatype name, defined within the file or group identified by loc_id.
tapl_idIN: Datatype access property list.
Returns
a named datatype identifier if successful
Exceptions
HDF5LibraryExceptionError from the HDF5 Library.
NullPointerExceptionname is null.

◆ H5Tpack()

static synchronized native int H5Tpack ( long  type_id) throws HDF5LibraryException
static

H5Tpack recursively removes padding from within a compound datatype to make it more efficient (space-wise) to store that data.

WARNING: This call only affects the C-data, even if it succeeds, there may be no visible effect on Java objects.

Parameters
type_idIN: Identifier of datatype to modify.
Returns
a non-negative value if successful
Exceptions
HDF5LibraryExceptionError from the HDF5 Library.

◆ H5Treclaim()

static synchronized native void H5Treclaim ( long  type_id,
long  space_id,
long  xfer_plist_id,
byte[]  buf 
) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException
static

H5Treclaim reclaims buffer used for VL data.

Parameters
type_idIdentifier of the datatype.
space_idIdentifier of the dataspace.
xfer_plist_idIdentifier of a transfer property list for this I/O operation.
bufBuffer with data to be reclaimed.
Exceptions
HDF5LibraryExceptionError from the HDF5 Library.
NullPointerExceptionbuf is null.

◆ H5Trefresh()

static synchronized native void H5Trefresh ( long  dtype_id) throws HDF5LibraryException
static

H5Trefresh causes all buffers associated with a committed datatype to be cleared and immediately re-loaded with updated contents from disk. This function essentially closes the datatype, evicts all metadata associated with it from the cache, and then re-opens the datatype. The reopened datatype is automatically re-registered with the same ID.

Parameters
dtype_idIN: Identifier of the committed datatype to be refreshed.
Exceptions
HDF5LibraryExceptionError from the HDF5 Library.

◆ H5Tset_cset()

static synchronized native int H5Tset_cset ( long  type_id,
int  cset 
) throws HDF5LibraryException
static

H5Tset_cset the character set to be used.

Parameters
type_idIN: Identifier of datatype to modify.
csetIN: Character set type.
Returns
a non-negative value if successful
Exceptions
HDF5LibraryExceptionError from the HDF5 Library.

◆ H5Tset_ebias() [1/2]

static int H5Tset_ebias ( long  type_id,
int  ebias 
) throws HDF5LibraryException
static

H5Tset_ebias sets the exponent bias of a floating-point type.

Parameters
type_idIdentifier of datatype to set.
ebiasExponent bias value.
Returns
a non-negative value if successful
Exceptions
HDF5LibraryExceptionError from the HDF5 Library.

◆ H5Tset_ebias() [2/2]

static synchronized native void H5Tset_ebias ( long  type_id,
long  ebias 
) throws HDF5LibraryException
static

H5Tset_ebias sets the exponent bias of a floating-point type.

Parameters
type_idIN: Identifier of datatype to set.
ebiasIN: Exponent bias value.
Exceptions
HDF5LibraryExceptionError from the HDF5 Library.

◆ H5Tset_fields() [1/2]

static int H5Tset_fields ( long  type_id,
int  spos,
int  epos,
int  esize,
int  mpos,
int  msize 
) throws HDF5LibraryException
static

H5Tset_fields sets the locations and sizes of the various floating point bit fields.

Parameters
type_idIdentifier of datatype to set.
sposSize position.
eposExponent bit position.
esizeSize of exponent in bits.
mposMantissa bit position.
msizeSize of mantissa in bits.
Returns
a non-negative value if successful
Exceptions
HDF5LibraryExceptionError from the HDF5 Library.

◆ H5Tset_fields() [2/2]

static synchronized native void H5Tset_fields ( long  type_id,
long  spos,
long  epos,
long  esize,
long  mpos,
long  msize 
) throws HDF5LibraryException
static

H5Tset_fields sets the locations and sizes of the various floating point bit fields.

Parameters
type_idIN: Identifier of datatype to set.
sposIN: Size position.
eposIN: Exponent bit position.
esizeIN: Size of exponent in bits.
mposIN: Mantissa bit position.
msizeIN: Size of mantissa in bits.
Exceptions
HDF5LibraryExceptionError from the HDF5 Library.

◆ H5Tset_inpad()

static synchronized native int H5Tset_inpad ( long  type_id,
int  inpad 
) throws HDF5LibraryException
static

If any internal bits of a floating point type are unused (that is, those significant bits which are not part of the sign, exponent, or mantissa), then H5Tset_inpad will be filled according to the value of the padding value property inpad.

Parameters
type_idIN: Identifier of datatype to modify.
inpadIN: Padding type.
Returns
a non-negative value if successful
Exceptions
HDF5LibraryExceptionError from the HDF5 Library.

◆ H5Tset_norm()

static synchronized native int H5Tset_norm ( long  type_id,
int  norm 
) throws HDF5LibraryException
static

H5Tset_norm sets the mantissa normalization of a floating-point datatype.

Parameters
type_idIN: Identifier of datatype to set.
normIN: Mantissa normalization type.
Returns
a non-negative value if successful
Exceptions
HDF5LibraryExceptionError from the HDF5 Library.

◆ H5Tset_offset() [1/2]

static int H5Tset_offset ( long  type_id,
int  offset 
) throws HDF5LibraryException
static

H5Tset_offset sets the bit offset of the first significant bit.

Parameters
type_idIdentifier of datatype to set.
offsetOffset of first significant bit.
Returns
a non-negative value if successful
Exceptions
HDF5LibraryExceptionError from the HDF5 Library.

◆ H5Tset_offset() [2/2]

static synchronized native void H5Tset_offset ( long  type_id,
long  offset 
) throws HDF5LibraryException
static

H5Tset_offset sets the bit offset of the first significant bit.

Parameters
type_idIN: Identifier of datatype to set.
offsetIN: Offset of first significant bit.
Exceptions
HDF5LibraryExceptionError from the HDF5 Library.

◆ H5Tset_order()

static synchronized native int H5Tset_order ( long  type_id,
int  order 
) throws HDF5LibraryException
static

H5Tset_order sets the byte ordering of an atomic datatype.

Parameters
type_idIN: Identifier of datatype to set.
orderIN: Byte ordering constant.
Returns
a non-negative value if successful
Exceptions
HDF5LibraryExceptionError from the HDF5 Library.

◆ H5Tset_pad()

static synchronized native int H5Tset_pad ( long  type_id,
int  lsb,
int  msb 
) throws HDF5LibraryException
static

H5Tset_pad sets the least and most-significant bits padding types.

Parameters
type_idIN: Identifier of datatype to set.
lsbIN: Padding type for least-significant bits.
msbIN: Padding type for most-significant bits.
Returns
a non-negative value if successful
Exceptions
HDF5LibraryExceptionError from the HDF5 Library.

◆ H5Tset_precision() [1/2]

static int H5Tset_precision ( long  type_id,
int  precision 
) throws HDF5LibraryException
static

H5Tset_precision sets the precision of an atomic datatype.

Parameters
type_idIdentifier of datatype to set.
precisionNumber of bits of precision for datatype.
Returns
a non-negative value if successful
Exceptions
HDF5LibraryExceptionError from the HDF5 Library.

◆ H5Tset_precision() [2/2]

static synchronized native void H5Tset_precision ( long  type_id,
long  precision 
) throws HDF5LibraryException
static

H5Tset_precision sets the precision of an atomic datatype.

Parameters
type_idIN: Identifier of datatype to set.
precisionIN: Number of bits of precision for datatype.
Exceptions
HDF5LibraryExceptionError from the HDF5 Library.

◆ H5Tset_sign()

static synchronized native int H5Tset_sign ( long  type_id,
int  sign 
) throws HDF5LibraryException
static

H5Tset_sign sets the sign property for an integer type.

Parameters
type_idIN: Identifier of datatype to set.
signIN: Sign type.
Returns
a non-negative value if successful
Exceptions
HDF5LibraryExceptionError from the HDF5 Library.

◆ H5Tset_size()

static synchronized native int H5Tset_size ( long  type_id,
long  size 
) throws HDF5LibraryException
static

H5Tset_size sets the total size in bytes, size, for an atomic datatype (this operation is not permitted on compound datatypes).

Parameters
type_idIN: Identifier of datatype to change size.
sizeIN: Size in bytes to modify datatype.
Returns
a non-negative value if successful
Exceptions
HDF5LibraryExceptionError from the HDF5 Library.

◆ H5Tset_strpad()

static synchronized native int H5Tset_strpad ( long  type_id,
int  strpad 
) throws HDF5LibraryException
static

H5Tset_strpad defines the storage mechanism for the string.

Parameters
type_idIN: Identifier of datatype to modify.
strpadIN: String padding type.
Returns
a non-negative value if successful
Exceptions
HDF5LibraryExceptionError from the HDF5 Library.

◆ H5Tset_tag()

static synchronized native int H5Tset_tag ( long  type,
String  tag 
) throws HDF5LibraryException
static

H5Tset_tag tags an opaque datatype type_id with a unique ASCII identifier tag.

Parameters
typeIN: Datatype identifier for the opaque datatype to be tagged.
tagIN: Descriptive ASCII string with which the opaque datatype is to be tagged.
Returns
a non-negative value if successful
Exceptions
HDF5LibraryExceptionError from the HDF5 Library.

◆ H5Tvlen_create()

static long H5Tvlen_create ( long  base_id) throws HDF5LibraryException
static

H5Tvlen_create creates a new variable-length (VL) datatype.

Parameters
base_idIN: Identifier of parent datatype.
Returns
a non-negative value if successful
Exceptions
HDF5LibraryExceptionError from the HDF5 Library.