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HEstring/hestringf

const char *HEstring(hdf_err_code_t error_code)

error_code IN:

HDF error code

Purpose

Returns the error message associated with specified error code.

Return value

Returns a pointer to a string associated with the error code if successful.

Description

Returns a text description of the given error code. These strings are statically declared and should not be deallocated from memory (using the free routine) by the user. If a defined text description cannot be found a generic default message is returned.

FORTRAN

integer function hestringf(error_code, error_message)

integer error_code

character*(*) error_message



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HDF Reference Manual - 05/19/99, NCSA HDF Development Group.