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Hendbitaccess
intn Hendbitaccess(int32
h_id
, intn
flushbit
)
h_id
IN:
Identifier of the bit-access element to be disposed of
flushbit
IN:
Specifies how the leftover bits are to be flushed
Purpose
Disposes of the specified bit-access file element.
Return value
Returns SUCCEED (or 0) if successful and FAIL (or -1) otherwise.
Description
If called after a bit-write operation,
Hendbitaccess
flushes all buffered bits to the dataset, then calls
Hendaccess
..
"Leftover bits" are bits that have been buffered, but are fewer than the number of bits defined by BITNUM, which is usually set to 8.
Valid codes for
flushbit
are:
0 - flush with zeros
1 - flush with ones
-1 - dispose of leftover bits
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HDF User's Reference Manual, Draft 06/09/97, NCSA HDF Development Group.