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Chapter 2 HDF Fundamentals

2.1 Chapter Overview

2.2 HDF File Format

2.2.1 File Header

2.2.2 Data Object

2.2.2.1 Data Descriptor

2.2.2.2 Data Elements

2.2.3 Data Descriptor Block

2.2.4 Grouping Data Objects in an HDF File

2.3 Basic Operations on HDF Files Using the Multifile Interfaces

2.3.1 File Identifiers

2.3.2 Opening HDF Files: Hopen

2.3.3 Closing HDF Files: Hclose

2.3.4 Getting the HDF Library and File Versions: Hgetlibversion and Hgetfileversion

2.4 Determining whether a File Is an HDF File: Hishdf/hishdff

2.5 Programming Issues

2.5.1 Header File Information

2.5.2 HDF Definitions

2.5.2.1 Standard HDF Data Types

2.5.2.2 Native Format Data Types

2.5.2.3 Little-Endian Data Types

2.5.2.4 Tag Definitions

2.5.2.5 Limit Definitions

2.5.3 FORTRAN-77 and C Language Issues

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HDF User's Guide - 05/19/99, NCSA HDF Development Group.