setScalarValue

int setScalarValue (HL_Node* node,size_t sz,unsigned char* value,const char* fmt,hid_t typid)

Writes a scalar value to a node. Scalar values are individual atomic words.

Arguments:

node: The node in which to write the value.

sz: Size of the data type.

value: The value to write.

fmt: String representation of the data format, for example ``short'', ``signed int'' or ``double''.

typid: Reference to used data type. Must be set manually if using a compound data type, otherwise set it to -1.

Returns 1 if successful and 0 otherwise.