******************************* * Output of h5ex_t_vlstring * ******************************* DS1[1]: Parting DS1[2]: is such DS1[3]: sweet DS1[4]: sorrow. ******************************* * Output of h5dump * ******************************* HDF5 "h5ex_t_vlstring.h5" { GROUP "/" { DATASET "DS1" { DATATYPE H5T_STRING { STRSIZE H5T_VARIABLE; STRPAD H5T_STR_SPACEPAD; CSET H5T_CSET_ASCII; CTYPE H5T_C_S1; } DATASPACE SIMPLE { ( 4 ) / ( 4 ) } DATA { (0): "Parting", "is such", "sweet ", "sorrow." } } } }