addArrayToCompoundType_fmt

herr_t addArrayToCompoundType_fmt (hid_t loc_id, const char* name, size_t offset, int ndims, size_t* dims, const char* fmt)

Adds an array attribute to a compound type.

Arguments:

loc_id: The type the attribute should be appended to.

name: The name of the attribute.

offset: At what offset in the data does this attribute begin.

ndims: The rank of the data to be written, between 0-4.

dims: The dimensions of the data, a pointer to ndims number of hsize_t values.

fmt: A string describing the format of the datatype, e.g. char, short, ...

Returns a negative value upon failiure, otherwise the operation was successful.