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Datasets (H5D)

## Detailed Description

Use the functions in this module to manage HDF5 datasets, including the transfer of data between memory and disk and the description of dataset properties. Datasets are used by other HDF5 APIs and referenced either by name or by a handle. Such handles can be obtained by either creating or opening the dataset.

Typical stages in the HDF5 dataset life cycle are shown below in introductory examples.

Create | Read
--- | ---
94 { 95 __label__ fail_lcpl, fail_dset, fail_file; 96 hid_t file, lcpl, fspace, dset; 97 98 unsigned mode = H5F_ACC_TRUNC; 99 char file_name[] = "d1.h5"; 100 // link names can be arbitrary Unicode strings 101 char dset_name[] = "σύνολο/δεδομένων"; 102 103 if ((file = H5Fcreate(file_name, mode, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT)) == H5I_INVALID_HID) { 104 ret_val = EXIT_FAILURE; 105 goto fail_file; 106 } 107 if ((lcpl = H5Pcreate(H5P_LINK_CREATE)) == H5I_INVALID_HID) { 108 ret_val = EXIT_FAILURE; 109 goto fail_lcpl; 110 } 111 // use UTF-8 encoding for link names 112 if (H5Pset_char_encoding(lcpl, H5T_CSET_UTF8) < 0) { 113 ret_val = EXIT_FAILURE; 114 goto fail_fspace; 115 } 116 // create intermediate groups as needed 117 if (H5Pset_create_intermediate_group(lcpl, 1) < 0) { 118 ret_val = EXIT_FAILURE; 119 goto fail_fspace; 120 } 121 // create a 1D dataspace 122 if ((fspace = H5Screate_simple(1, (hsize_t[]){10}, NULL)) == H5I_INVALID_HID) { 123 ret_val = EXIT_FAILURE; 124 goto fail_fspace; 125 } 126 // create a 32-bit integer dataset 127 if ((dset = H5Dcreate2(file, dset_name, H5T_STD_I32LE, fspace, lcpl, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT)) == 128 H5I_INVALID_HID) { 129 ret_val = EXIT_FAILURE; 130 goto fail_dset; 131 } 132 133 H5Dclose(dset); 134fail_dset: 135 H5Sclose(fspace); 136fail_fspace: 137 H5Pclose(lcpl); 138fail_lcpl: 139 H5Fclose(file); 140fail_file:; 141 } | 145 { 146 __label__ fail_dset, fail_file; 147 hid_t file, dset; 148 149 unsigned mode = H5F_ACC_RDONLY; 150 char file_name[] = "d1.h5"; 151 // assume a priori knowledge of dataset name and size 152 char dset_name[] = "σύνολο/δεδομένων"; 153 int elts[10]; 154 155 if ((file = H5Fopen(file_name, mode, H5P_DEFAULT)) == H5I_INVALID_HID) { 156 ret_val = EXIT_FAILURE; 157 goto fail_file; 158 } 159 if ((dset = H5Dopen2(file, dset_name, H5P_DEFAULT)) == H5I_INVALID_HID) { 160 ret_val = EXIT_FAILURE; 161 goto fail_dset; 162 } 163 // read all dataset elements 164 if (H5Dread(dset, H5T_NATIVE_INT, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, elts) < 0) 165 ret_val = EXIT_FAILURE; 166 167 // do something w/ the dataset elements 168 169 H5Dclose(dset); 170fail_dset: 171 H5Fclose(file); 172fail_file:; 173 }
Update | Delete
177 { 178 __label__ fail_update, fail_fspace, fail_dset, fail_file; 179 hid_t file, dset, fspace; 180 181 unsigned mode = H5F_ACC_RDWR; 182 char file_name[] = "d1.h5"; 183 char dset_name[] = "σύνολο/δεδομένων"; 184 int new_elts[6][2] = {{-1, 1}, {-2, 2}, {-3, 3}, {-4, 4}, {-5, 5}, {-6, 6}}; 185 186 if ((file = H5Fopen(file_name, mode, H5P_DEFAULT)) == H5I_INVALID_HID) { 187 ret_val = EXIT_FAILURE; 188 goto fail_file; 189 } 190 if ((dset = H5Dopen2(file, dset_name, H5P_DEFAULT)) == H5I_INVALID_HID) { 191 ret_val = EXIT_FAILURE; 192 goto fail_dset; 193 } 194 // get the dataset's dataspace 195 if ((fspace = H5Dget_space(dset)) == H5I_INVALID_HID) { 196 ret_val = EXIT_FAILURE; 197 goto fail_fspace; 198 } 199 // select the first 5 elements in odd positions 200 if (H5Sselect_hyperslab(fspace, H5S_SELECT_SET, (hsize_t[]){1}, (hsize_t[]){2}, (hsize_t[]){5}, 201 NULL) < 0) { 202 ret_val = EXIT_FAILURE; 203 goto fail_update; 204 } 205 206 // (implicitly) select and write the first 5 elements of the second column of NEW_ELTS 207 if (H5Dwrite(dset, H5T_NATIVE_INT, H5S_ALL, fspace, H5P_DEFAULT, new_elts) < 0) 208 ret_val = EXIT_FAILURE; 209 210fail_update: 211 H5Sclose(fspace); 212fail_fspace: 213 H5Dclose(dset); 214fail_dset: 215 H5Fclose(file); 216fail_file:; 217 } | 221 { 222 __label__ fail_delete, fail_file; 223 hid_t file; 224 225 unsigned mode = H5F_ACC_RDWR; 226 char file_name[] = "d1.h5"; 227 char group_name[] = "σύνολο"; 228 char dset_name[] = "σύνολο/δεδομένων"; 229 230 if ((file = H5Fopen(file_name, mode, H5P_DEFAULT)) == H5I_INVALID_HID) { 231 ret_val = EXIT_FAILURE; 232 goto fail_file; 233 } 234 // delete (unlink) the dataset 235 if (H5Ldelete(file, dset_name, H5P_DEFAULT) < 0) { 236 ret_val = EXIT_FAILURE; 237 goto fail_delete; 238 } 239 // the previous call deletes (unlinks) only the dataset 240 if (H5Ldelete(file, group_name, H5P_DEFAULT) < 0) { 241 ret_val = EXIT_FAILURE; 242 goto fail_delete; 243 } 244 245fail_delete: 246 H5Fclose(file); 247fail_file:; 248 }

## Macros
#define | H5Dcreate H5Dcreate2

## Functions
herr_t | H5Dchunk_iter (hid_t dset_id, hid_t dxpl_id, H5D_chunk_iter_op_t cb, void *op_data)
| Iterate over all chunks of a chunked dataset.
herr_t | H5Dclose (hid_t dset_id)
| Closes the specified dataset.
hid_t | H5Dcreate1 (hid_t loc_id, const char *name, hid_t type_id, hid_t space_id, hid_t dcpl_id)
| Creates a dataset at the specified location.
hid_t | H5Dcreate2 (hid_t loc_id, const char *name, hid_t type_id, hid_t space_id, hid_t lcpl_id, hid_t dcpl_id, hid_t dapl_id)
| Creates a new dataset and links it into the file.
hid_t | H5Dcreate_anon (hid_t loc_id, hid_t type_id, hid_t space_id, hid_t dcpl_id, hid_t dapl_id)
| Creates a dataset in a file without linking it into the file structure.
herr_t | H5Dextend (hid_t dset_id, const hsize_t size[])
| Extends a dataset.
herr_t | H5Dfill (const void *fill, hid_t fill_type_id, void *buf, hid_t buf_type_id, hid_t space_id)
| Fills dataspace elements with a fill value in a memory buffer.
herr_t | H5Dflush (hid_t dset_id)
| Flushes all buffers associated with a dataset to disk.
herr_t | H5Dgather (hid_t src_space_id, const void *src_buf, hid_t type_id, size_t dst_buf_size, void *dst_buf, H5D_gather_func_t op, void *op_data)
| Gathers data from a selection within a memory buffer raw data chunk in a dataset.
hid_t | H5Dget_access_plist (hid_t dset_id)
| Returns the dataset access property list associated with a dataset.
herr_t | H5Dget_chunk_info (hid_t dset_id, hid_t fspace_id, hsize_t chk_idx, hsize_t *offset, unsigned *filter_mask, haddr_t *addr, hsize_t *size)
| Retrieves information about a chunk specified by its index.
herr_t | H5Dget_chunk_info_by_coord (hid_t dset_id, const hsize_t *offset, unsigned *filter_mask, haddr_t *addr, hsize_t *size)
| Retrieves information about a chunk specified by its coordinates.
herr_t | H5Dget_chunk_storage_size (hid_t dset_id, const hsize_t *offset, hsize_t *chunk_bytes)
| Returns the amount of storage allocated within the file for a raw data chunk in a dataset.
hid_t | H5Dget_create_plist (hid_t dset_id)
| Returns an identifier for a copy of the dataset creation property list for a dataset.
herr_t | H5Dget_num_chunks (hid_t dset_id, hid_t fspace_id, hsize_t *nchunks)
| Retrieves number of chunks that have nonempty intersection with a specified selection.
haddr_t | H5Dget_offset (hid_t dset_id)
| Returns dataset address in file.
hid_t | H5Dget_space (hid_t dset_id)
| Returns an identifier for a copy of the dataspace for a dataset.
herr_t | H5Dget_space_status (hid_t dset_id, H5D_space_status_t *allocation)
| Determines whether space has been allocated for a dataset.
hsize_t | H5Dget_storage_size (hid_t dset_id)
| Returns the amount of storage allocated for a dataset.
hid_t | H5Dget_type (hid_t dset_id)
| Returns an identifier for a copy of the datatype for a dataset.
herr_t | H5Diterate (void *buf, hid_t type_id, hid_t space_id, H5D_operator_t op, void *operator_data)
| Iterates over all selected elements in a dataspace.
hid_t | H5Dopen1 (hid_t loc_id, const char *name)
| Opens an existing dataset.
hid_t | H5Dopen2 (hid_t loc_id, const char *name, hid_t dapl_id)
| Opens an existing dataset.
herr_t | H5Dread (hid_t dset_id, hid_t mem_type_id, hid_t mem_space_id, hid_t file_space_id, hid_t dxpl_id, void *buf)
| Reads raw data from a dataset into a provided buffer.
herr_t | H5Dread_chunk1 (hid_t dset_id, hid_t dxpl_id, const hsize_t *offset, uint32_t *filters, void *buf)
| Reads a raw data chunk directly from a dataset in a file into a buffer.
herr_t | H5Dread_chunk2 (hid_t dset_id, hid_t dxpl_id, const hsize_t *offset, uint32_t *filters, void *buf, size_t *buf_size)
| Reads a raw data chunk directly from a dataset in a file into a buffer.
herr_t | H5Dread_multi (size_t count, hid_t dset_id[], hid_t mem_type_id[], hid_t mem_space_id[], hid_t file_space_id[], hid_t dxpl_id, void *buf[])
| Reads raw data from a set of datasets into the provided buffers.
herr_t | H5Drefresh (hid_t dset_id)
| Refreshes all buffers associated with a dataset.
herr_t | H5Dscatter (H5D_scatter_func_t op, void *op_data, hid_t type_id, hid_t dst_space_id, void *dst_buf)
| Scatters data into a selection within a memory buffer.
herr_t | H5Dset_extent (hid_t dset_id, const hsize_t size[])
| Changes the sizes of a dataset's dimensions.
herr_t | H5Dvlen_get_buf_size (hid_t dset_id, hid_t type_id, hid_t space_id, hsize_t *size)
| Determines the number of bytes required to store variable-length (VL) data.
herr_t | H5Dvlen_reclaim (hid_t type_id, hid_t space_id, hid_t dxpl_id, void *buf)
| Reclaims variable-length (VL) datatype memory buffers.
herr_t | H5Dwrite (hid_t dset_id, hid_t mem_type_id, hid_t mem_space_id, hid_t file_space_id, hid_t dxpl_id, const void *buf)
| Writes raw data from a buffer to a dataset.
herr_t | H5Dwrite_chunk (hid_t dset_id, hid_t dxpl_id, uint32_t filters, const hsize_t *offset, size_t data_size, const void *buf)
| Writes a raw data chunk from a buffer directly to a dataset in a file.
herr_t | H5Dwrite_multi (size_t count, hid_t dset_id[], hid_t mem_type_id[], hid_t mem_space_id[], hid_t file_space_id[], hid_t dxpl_id, const void *buf[])
| Writes raw data from a set buffers to a set of datasets.

## Macro Definition Documentation

## ◆ H5Dcreate

#define H5Dcreate H5Dcreate2

H5Dcreate() is a macro that is mapped to either H5Dcreate1() or H5Dcreate2().

See also
  API Compatibility Macros

## Function Documentation

## ◆ H5Dchunk_iter()

herr_t H5Dchunk_iter | ( | hid_t | dset_id,
|  | hid_t | dxpl_id,
|  | H5D_chunk_iter_op_t | cb,
|  | void * | op_data )

Iterate over all chunks of a chunked dataset.

Parameters

  [in] | dset_id | Dataset identifier
  [in] | dxpl_id | Identifier of a transfer property list
  [in] | cb | User callback function, called for every chunk.
  [in] | op_data | User-defined pointer to data required by op

Returns
  Returns a non-negative value if successful; otherwise, returns a negative value.

H5Dchunk_iter iterates over all chunks in the dataset, calling the user supplied callback with the details of the chunk and the supplied context `op_data`.

Note
  Prior to HDF5 1.14.4, the address passed to the callback did not take the user block into account.

Example
  For each chunk, print the allocated chunk size (0 for unallocated chunks).
  int
  chunk_cb(const hsize_t *offset, unsigned filter_mask, haddr_t addr, hsize_t size, void *op_data)
  {
  // only print the allocated chunk size only
  printf("%" PRIuHSIZE "\n", size);
  return EXIT_SUCCESS;
  }
  Iterate over all chunked datasets and chunks in a file.
  herr_t
  H5Ovisit_cb(hid_t obj, const char *name, const H5O_info2_t *info, void *op_data)
  {
  herr_t retval = 0;
  char *base_path = (char *)op_data;
  if (info->type == H5O_TYPE_DATASET) // current object is a dataset
  {
  hid_t dset, dcpl;
  if ((dset = H5Dopen(obj, name, H5P_DEFAULT)) == H5I_INVALID_HID) {
  retval = -1;
  goto func_leave;
  }
  if ((dcpl = H5Dget_create_plist(dset)) == H5I_INVALID_HID) {
  retval = -1;
  goto fail_dcpl;
  }
  if (H5Pget_layout(dcpl) == H5D_CHUNKED) // dataset is chunked
  {
  __label__ fail_dtype, fail_dspace, fail_shape;
  hid_t dspace, dtype;
  size_t size, i;
  int rank;
  hsize_t cdims[H5S_MAX_RANK];
  // get resources
  if ((dtype = H5Dget_type(dset)) < 0) {
  retval = -1;
  goto fail_dtype;
  }
  if ((dspace = H5Dget_space(dset)) < 0) {
  retval = -1;
  goto fail_dspace;
  }
  // get the shape
  if ((size = H5Tget_size(dtype)) == 0 || (rank = H5Sget_simple_extent_ndims(dspace)) < 0 ||
  H5Pget_chunk(dcpl, H5S_MAX_RANK, cdims) < 0) {
  retval = -1;
  goto fail_shape;
  }
  // calculate the nominal chunk size
  size = 1;
  for (i = 0; i < (size_t)rank; ++i)
  size *= cdims[i];
  // print dataset info
  printf("%s%s : nominal chunk size %lu [B] \n", base_path, name, size);
  // get the allocated chunk sizes
  if (H5Dchunk_iter(dset, H5P_DEFAULT, &chunk_cb, NULL) < 0) {
  retval = -1;
  goto fail_fig;
  }
  fail_fig:
  fail_shape:
  H5Sclose(dspace);
  fail_dspace:
  H5Tclose(dtype);
  fail_dtype:;
  }
  H5Pclose(dcpl);
  fail_dcpl:
  H5Dclose(dset);
  }
  func_leave:
  return retval;
  }

Attention
  Leaving callback functions:
  The callback function must return normally, even in the case of error. Returning with H5_ITER_ERROR, instead of leaving by means of exceptions, exit() function, etc... will allow the HDF5 library to manage its resources and maintain a consistent state. See C++ Developers using HDF5 C-API functions warning for detail.

Since
  1.14.0

## ◆ H5Dclose()

herr_t H5Dclose | ( | hid_t | dset_id | ) |

Closes the specified dataset.

Parameters

  [in] | dset_id | Dataset identifier

Returns
  Returns a non-negative value if successful; otherwise, returns a negative value.

H5Dclose() terminates access to a dataset via the identifier `dset_id` and releases the underlying resources.

Example
  {
  __label__ fail_dset, fail_file;
  hid_t file, dset;
  unsigned mode = H5F_ACC_RDONLY;
  char file_name[] = "d1.h5";
  // assume a priori knowledge of dataset name and size
  char dset_name[] = "σύνολο/δεδομένων";
  int elts[10];
  if ((file = H5Fopen(file_name, mode, H5P_DEFAULT)) == H5I_INVALID_HID) {
  ret_val = EXIT_FAILURE;
  goto fail_file;
  }
  if ((dset = H5Dopen2(file, dset_name, H5P_DEFAULT)) == H5I_INVALID_HID) {
  ret_val = EXIT_FAILURE;
  goto fail_dset;
  }
  // read all dataset elements
  if (H5Dread(dset, H5T_NATIVE_INT, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, elts) < 0)
  ret_val = EXIT_FAILURE;
  // do something w/ the dataset elements
  H5Dclose(dset);
  fail_dset:
  H5Fclose(file);
  fail_file:;
  }

Since
  1.0.0

See also
  H5Dcreate2(), H5Dopen2()

## ◆ H5Dcreate1()

hid_t H5Dcreate1 | ( | hid_t | loc_id,
|  | const char * | name,
|  | hid_t | type_id,
|  | hid_t | space_id,
|  | hid_t | dcpl_id )

Creates a dataset at the specified location.

Parameters

  [in] | loc_id | Location identifier. The identifier may be that of a file, group, dataset, named datatype, or attribute.
  [in] | name | Name of the dataset to create
  [in] | type_id | Datatype identifier
  [in] | space_id | Dataspace identifier
  [in] | dcpl_id | Dataset creation property list identifier

Returns
  Returns a dataset identifier if successful; otherwise returns H5I_INVALID_HID.

Deprecated
  Superseded by H5Dcreate2() or the macro H5Dcreate().

H5Dcreate1() creates a data set with a name, `name`, in the location specified by the identifier `loc_id`. `loc_id` may be a file, group, dataset, named datatype or attribute. If an attribute, dataset, or named datatype is specified for `loc_id` then the dataset will be created at the location where the attribute, dataset, or named datatype is attached.

`name` can be a relative path based at `loc_id` or an absolute path from the root of the file. Use of this function requires that any intermediate groups specified in the path already exist.

The dataset's datatype and dataspace are specified by `type_id` and `space_id`, respectively. These are the datatype and dataspace of the dataset as it will exist in the file, which may differ from the datatype and dataspace in application memory.

Names within a group are unique: H5Dcreate1() will return an error if a link with the name specified in name already exists at the location specified in `loc_id`.

As is the case for any object in a group, the length of a dataset name is not limited.

`dcpl_id` is an H5P_DATASET_CREATE property list created with `H5reate1()` and initialized with various property list functions described in Property List Interface.

H5Dcreate() and H5Dcreate_anon() return an error if the dataset's datatype includes a variable-length (VL) datatype and the fill value is undefined, i.e., set to `NULL` in the dataset creation property list. Such a VL datatype may be directly included, indirectly included as part of a compound or array datatype, or indirectly included as part of a nested compound or array datatype.

H5Dcreate() and H5Dcreate_anon() return a dataset identifier for success or a negative value for failure. The dataset identifier should eventually be closed by calling H5Dclose() to release the resources it uses.

See H5Dcreate_anon() for a discussion of the differences between H5Dcreate() and H5Dcreate_anon().

The HDF5 library provides flexible means of specifying a fill value, of specifying when space will be allocated for a dataset, and of specifying when fill values will be written to a dataset.

Version
  1.8.0 Function H5Dcreate() renamed to H5Dcreate1() and deprecated in this release.

Since
  1.0.0

See also
  H5Dopen2(), H5Dclose(), H5Tset_size()

## ◆ H5Dcreate2()

hid_t H5Dcreate2 | ( | hid_t | loc_id,
|  | const char * | name,
|  | hid_t | type_id,
|  | hid_t | space_id,
|  | hid_t | lcpl_id,
|  | hid_t | dcpl_id,
|  | hid_t | dapl_id )

Creates a new dataset and links it into the file.

Parameters

  [in] | loc_id | Location identifier. The identifier may be that of a file, group, dataset, named datatype, or attribute.
  [in] | name | Name of the dataset to create
  [in] | type_id | Datatype identifier
  [in] | space_id | Dataspace identifier
  [in] | lcpl_id | Link creation property list identifier
  [in] | dcpl_id | Dataset creation property list identifier
  [in] | dapl_id | Dataset access property list identifier

Returns
  Returns a dataset identifier if successful; otherwise returns H5I_INVALID_HID.

H5Dcreate2() creates a new dataset named `name` at the location specified by `loc_id`, and associates constant and initial persistent properties with that dataset, including the datatype `dtype_id`, the dataspace `space_id`, and other properties as specified by the dataset creation property list `dcpl_id` and the access property list `dapl_id`, respectively. Once created, the dataset is opened for access.

`loc_id` may specify a file, group, dataset, named datatype, or attribute. If an attribute, dataset, or named datatype is specified, then the dataset will be created at the location where the attribute, dataset, or named datatype is attached.

`name` may be either an absolute path in the file or a relative path from `loc_id` naming the dataset.

If `dtype_id` is a committed datatype, and if the file location associated with the committed datatype is different from the file location where the dataset will be created, the datatype is copied and converted to a transient type.

The link creation property list, `lcpl_id`, governs the creation of the link(s) by which the new dataset is accessed and the creation of any intermediate groups that may be missing.

The datatype and dataspace properties and the dataset creation and access property lists are attached to the dataset, so the caller may derive new datatypes, dataspaces, and creation and access properties from the old ones and reuse them in calls to create additional datasets. Once created, the dataset can be read from or written to. Reading data from a dataset that was not previously written, the HDF5 library will return default or user-defined fill values.

Example
  {
  __label__ fail_lcpl, fail_dset, fail_file;
  hid_t file, lcpl, fspace, dset;
  unsigned mode = H5F_ACC_TRUNC;
  char file_name[] = "d1.h5";
  // link names can be arbitrary Unicode strings
  char dset_name[] = "σύνολο/δεδομένων";
  if ((file = H5Fcreate(file_name, mode, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT)) == H5I_INVALID_HID) {
  ret_val = EXIT_FAILURE;
  goto fail_file;
  }
  if ((lcpl = H5Pcreate(H5P_LINK_CREATE)) == H5I_INVALID_HID) {
  ret_val = EXIT_FAILURE;
  goto fail_lcpl;
  }
  // use UTF-8 encoding for link names
  if (H5Pset_char_encoding(lcpl, H5T_CSET_UTF8) < 0) {
  ret_val = EXIT_FAILURE;
  goto fail_fspace;
  }
  // create intermediate groups as needed
  if (H5Pset_create_intermediate_group(lcpl, 1) < 0) {
  ret_val = EXIT_FAILURE;
  goto fail_fspace;
  }
  // create a 1D dataspace
  if ((fspace = H5Screate_simple(1, (hsize_t[]){10}, NULL)) == H5I_INVALID_HID) {
  ret_val = EXIT_FAILURE;
  goto fail_fspace;
  }
  // create a 32-bit integer dataset
  if ((dset = H5Dcreate2(file, dset_name, H5T_STD_I32LE, fspace, lcpl, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT)) ==
  H5I_INVALID_HID) {
  ret_val = EXIT_FAILURE;
  goto fail_dset;
  }
  H5Dclose(dset);
  fail_dset:
  H5Sclose(fspace);
  fail_fspace:
  H5Pclose(lcpl);
  fail_lcpl:
  H5Fclose(file);
  fail_file:;
  }

Since
  1.8.0

See also
  H5Dopen2(), H5Dclose(), H5Tset_size()

## ◆ H5Dcreate_anon()

hid_t H5Dcreate_anon | ( | hid_t | loc_id,
|  | hid_t | type_id,
|  | hid_t | space_id,
|  | hid_t | dcpl_id,
|  | hid_t | dapl_id )

Creates a dataset in a file without linking it into the file structure.

Parameters

  [in] | loc_id | Location identifier. The identifier may be that of a file, group, dataset, named datatype, or attribute.
  [in] | type_id | Datatype identifier
  [in] | space_id | Dataspace identifier
  [in] | dcpl_id | Dataset creation property list identifier
  [in] | dapl_id | Dataset access property list identifier

Returns
  Returns a dataset identifier if successful; otherwise returns H5I_INVALID_HID.

H5Dcreate_anon() creates a dataset in the file specified by `loc_id`.

`loc_id` may specify a file, group, dataset, named datatype, or attribute. If an attribute, dataset, or named datatype is specified, then the dataset will be created at the location where the attribute, dataset, or named datatype is attached.

The dataset's datatype and dataspace are specified by `type_id` and `space_id`, respectively. These are the datatype and dataspace of the dataset as they will exist in the file, which may differ from the datatype and dataspace in application memory.

H5Dcreate_anon() returns a new dataset identifier. Using this identifier, the new dataset must be linked into the HDF5 file structure with H5Olink() or it will be deleted when the file is closed.

Since
  1.8.0

See also
  H5Olink(), H5Dcreate()

## ◆ H5Dextend()

herr_t H5Dextend | ( | hid_t | dset_id,
|  | const hsize_t | size[] )

Extends a dataset.

Parameters

  [in] | dset_id | Dataset identifier
  [in] | size | Array containing the new size of each dimension

Returns
  Returns a non-negative value if successful; otherwise, returns a negative value.

Deprecated
  Superseded by H5Dset_extent().

H5Dextend() verifies that the dataset is at least of size `size`, extending it if necessary. The length of `size` is the same as that of the dataspace of the dataset being changed.

This function can be applied to the following datasets:

- Any dataset with unlimited dimensions
- A dataset with fixed dimensions if the current dimension sizes are less than the maximum sizes set with `maxdims` (see H5Screate_simple())

Space on disk is immediately allocated for the new dataset extent if the dataset's space allocation time is set to H5D_ALLOC_TIME_EARLY. Fill values will be written to the dataset if the dataset's fill time is set to H5D_FILL_TIME_IFSET or H5D_FILL_TIME_ALLOC. (See H5Pset_fill_time() and H5Pset_alloc_time().)

This function ensures that the dataset dimensions are of at least the sizes specified in size. The function H5Dset_extent() must be used if the dataset dimension sizes are to be reduced.

Version
  1.8.0 Function deprecated in this release. Parameter size syntax changed to const hsize_t size[] in this release.

Since
  1.0.0

## ◆ H5Dfill()

herr_t H5Dfill | ( | const void * | fill,
|  | hid_t | fill_type_id,
|  | void * | buf,
|  | hid_t | buf_type_id,
|  | hid_t | space_id )

Fills dataspace elements with a fill value in a memory buffer.

Parameters

  [in] | fill | Pointer to the fill value to be used
  [in] | fill_type_id | Fill value datatype identifier
  [in,out] | buf | Pointer to the memory buffer containing the selection to be filled
  [in] | buf_type_id | Datatype of dataspace elements to be filled
  [in] | space_id | Dataspace identifier

Returns
  Returns a non-negative value if successful; otherwise, returns a negative value.

H5Dfill() fills the dataspace selection, `space_id`, in memory with the fill value specified in `fill`. If `fill` is NULL, a fill value of 0 (zero) is used.

`fill_type_id` specifies the datatype of the fill value. `buf` specifies the buffer in which the fill elements will be written. `buf_type_id` specifies the datatype of those data elements.

Note
  Note that if the fill value datatype differs from the memory buffer datatype, the fill value will be converted to the memory buffer datatype before filling the selection.
  Applications sometimes write data only to portions of an allocated dataset. It is often useful in such cases to fill the unused space with a known fill value.

See also
  H5Pset_fill_value(), H5Pget_fill_value(), H5Pfill_value_defined(), H5Pset_fill_time(), H5Pget_fill_time(), H5Pcreate(), H5Dcreate_anon()

Since
  1.6.0

## ◆ H5Dflush()

herr_t H5Dflush | ( | hid_t | dset_id | ) |

Flushes all buffers associated with a dataset to disk.

Parameters

  [in] | dset_id | Dataset identifier

Returns
  Returns a non-negative value if successful; otherwise, returns a negative value.

H5Dflush() causes all buffers associated with a dataset to be immediately flushed to disk without removing the data from the cache.

Note
  HDF5 does not possess full control over buffering. H5Dflush() flushes the internal HDF5 buffers and then asks the operating system (the OS) to flush the system buffers for the open files. After that, the OS is responsible for ensuring that the data is actually flushed to disk.

Since
  1.10.0

## ◆ H5Dgather()

herr_t H5Dgather | ( | hid_t | src_space_id,
|  | const void * | src_buf,
|  | hid_t | type_id,
|  | size_t | dst_buf_size,
|  | void * | dst_buf,
|  | H5D_gather_func_t | op,
|  | void * | op_data )

Gathers data from a selection within a memory buffer raw data chunk in a dataset.

Parameters

  [in] | src_space_id | Dataspace identifier for the source buffer
  [in] | src_buf | Source buffer which the data will be gathered from
  [in] | type_id | Datatype identifier for the source
  [in] | dst_buf_size | Size in bytes of `dst_buf`
  [out] | dst_buf | Destination buffer for the gathered data
  [in] | op | Callback function which handles the gathered data
  [in] | op_data | User-defined pointer to data required by `op`

Returns
  Returns a non-negative value if successful; otherwise, returns a negative value.

H5Dgather() retrieves data from a selection within the supplied buffer src_buf and passes it to the supplied callback function `op` in a contiguous form.

The dataspace `src_space_id` describes both the dimensions of the source buffer and the selection within the source buffer to gather data from.

`src_buf` must be at least the size of the gathered data, that is, the number of elements in the extent of `src_space_id` times the size in bytes of `type_id`.

The datatype `type_id` describes the data in both the source and destination buffers. This information is used to calculate the element size.

The data is gathered into `dst_buf`, which needs to be large enough to hold all the data if the callback function `op` is not provided.

`op` is a callback function that handles the gathered data. It is optional if `dst_buf` is large enough to hold all of the gathered data; required otherwise.

If no callback function is provided, H5Dgather() simply gathers the data into `dst_buf` and returns. If a callback function is provided, H5Dgather() repeatedly gathers up to `dst_buf_size` bytes to process the serialized data.

The callback function `op` should process, store, or otherwise, make use of the data returned in `dst_buf` before it returns, because the buffer will be overwritten unless it is the last call to the callback. This function will be repeatedly called until all gathered elements have been passed to the callback in `dst_buf`. The callback function should return zero (0) to indicate success, and a negative value to indicate failure.

Attention
  Leaving callback functions:
  The callback function must return normally, even in the case of error. Returning with H5_ITER_ERROR, instead of leaving by means of exceptions, exit() function, etc... will allow the HDF5 library to manage its resources and maintain a consistent state. See C++ Developers using HDF5 C-API functions warning for detail.

Since
  1.10.2

## ◆ H5Dget_access_plist()

hid_t H5Dget_access_plist | ( | hid_t | dset_id | ) |

Returns the dataset access property list associated with a dataset.

Parameters

  [in] | dset_id | Dataset identifier

Returns
  Returns a dataset access property list identifier if successful; otherwise returns H5I_INVALID_HID.

H5Dget_access_plist() returns a copy of the dataset access property list used to open the specified dataset, `dset_id`. Modifications to the returned property list will have no effect on the dataset it was retrieved from.

The chunk cache parameters in the returned property lists will be those used by the dataset. If the properties in the file access property list were used to determine the dataset's chunk cache configuration, then those properties will be present in the returned dataset access property list. If the dataset does not use a chunked layout, then the chunk cache properties will be set to the default. The chunk cache properties in the returned list are considered to be “set”, and any use of this list will override the corresponding properties in the file's file access property list.

All link access properties in the returned list will be set to the default values.

Since
  1.8.3

## ◆ H5Dget_chunk_info()

herr_t H5Dget_chunk_info | ( | hid_t | dset_id,
|  | hid_t | fspace_id,
|  | hsize_t | chk_idx,
|  | hsize_t * | offset,
|  | unsigned * | filter_mask,
|  | haddr_t * | addr,
|  | hsize_t * | size )

Retrieves information about a chunk specified by its index.

Parameters

  [in] | dset_id | Dataset identifier
  [in] | fspace_id | File dataspace selection identifier (See Note below)
  [in] | chk_idx | Index of the chunk
  [out] | offset | Logical position of the chunk's first element in units of dataset elements
  [out] | filter_mask | Bitmask indicating the filters used when the chunk was written
  [out] | addr | Chunk address in the file, taking the user block (if any) into account
  [out] | size | Chunk size in bytes, 0 if the chunk does not exist

Returns
  Returns a non-negative value if successful; otherwise, returns a negative value.

H5Dget_chunk_info() retrieves the offset coordinates, `offset`, filter mask, `filter_mask`, size, `size`, and address `addr` for the dataset specified by the identifier `dset_id` and the chunk specified by the index `index`. The chunk belongs to a set of chunks in the selection specified by `fspace_id`. If the queried chunk does not exist in the file, the size will be set to 0 and address to HADDR_UNDEF. The value pointed to by filter_mask will not be modified. `NULL` can be passed in for any `out` parameters.

Note
  Prior to HDF5 1.14.4, the reported address did not take the user block into account.

`chk_idx` is the chunk index in the selection. The index value may have a value of 0 up to the number of chunks stored in the file that has a nonempty intersection with the file dataspace selection.

Note
  As of 1.10.5, the dataspace intersection is not yet supported. Hence, the index is of all the written chunks.

`fspace_id` specifies the file dataspace selection. It is intended to take H5S_ALL to specify the current selection.

Note
  Please be aware that this function currently does not support non-trivial selections; thus `fspace_id` has no effect. Also, the implementation does not handle the H5S_ALL macro correctly. As a workaround, an application can get the dataspace for the dataset using H5Dget_space() and pass that in for `fspace_id`. This will be fixed in a future release.

Since
  1.10.5

## ◆ H5Dget_chunk_info_by_coord()

herr_t H5Dget_chunk_info_by_coord | ( | hid_t | dset_id,
|  | const hsize_t * | offset,
|  | unsigned * | filter_mask,
|  | haddr_t * | addr,
|  | hsize_t * | size )

Retrieves information about a chunk specified by its coordinates.

Parameters

  [in] | dset_id | Dataset identifier
  [in] | offset | Logical position of the chunk's first element in units of dataset elements
  [out] | filter_mask | Bitmask indicating the filters used when the chunk was written
  [out] | addr | Chunk address in the file, taking the user block (if any) into account
  [out] | size | Chunk size in bytes, 0 if the chunk does not exist

Returns
  Returns a non-negative value if successful; otherwise, returns a negative value.

H5Dget_chunk_info_by_coord() retrieves the `filter_mask`, `size`, and `addr` for a chunk in the dataset specified by `dset_id`, using the coordinates specified by `offset`.

If the queried chunk does not exist in the file, `size` will be set to 0, `addr` to `HADDR_UNDEF`, and the buffer `filter_mask` will not be modified.

`offset` is a pointer to a one-dimensional array with a size equal to the dataset's rank. Each element is the logical position of the chunk's first element in a dimension.

Note
  Prior to HDF5 1.14.4, the reported address did not take the user block into account.

Since
  1.10.5

## ◆ H5Dget_chunk_storage_size()

herr_t H5Dget_chunk_storage_size | ( | hid_t | dset_id,
|  | const hsize_t * | offset,
|  | hsize_t * | chunk_bytes )

Returns the amount of storage allocated within the file for a raw data chunk in a dataset.

Parameters

  [in] | dset_id | Dataset identifier
  [in] | offset | Logical offset in the dataset for the chunk to query
  [out] | chunk_bytes | The size in bytes for the chunk

Returns
  Returns a non-negative value if successful; otherwise, returns a negative value.

H5Dget_chunk_storage_size() returns the size in bytes allocated in the file for a raw data chunk as specified by its logical `offset` in the dataset `dset_id`. The size is returned in `chunk_nbytes`. It is the size of the compressed data if the chunk is filtered and the size may be zero if no storage is allocated yet for the dataset.

Since
  1.10.2

## ◆ H5Dget_create_plist()

hid_t H5Dget_create_plist | ( | hid_t | dset_id | ) |

Returns an identifier for a copy of the dataset creation property list for a dataset.

Parameters

  [in] | dset_id | Dataset identifier

Returns
  Returns a dataset creation property list identifier if successful; otherwise returns H5I_INVALID_HID.

H5Dget_create_plist() returns an identifier for a copy of the dataset creation property list associated with the dataset specified by `dset_id`.

The creation property list identifier should be released with H5Pclose() to prevent resource leaks.

Since
  1.0.0

## ◆ H5Dget_num_chunks()

herr_t H5Dget_num_chunks | ( | hid_t | dset_id,
|  | hid_t | fspace_id,
|  | hsize_t * | nchunks )

Retrieves number of chunks that have nonempty intersection with a specified selection.

Parameters

  [in] | dset_id | Dataset identifier
  [in] | fspace_id | File dataspace selection identifier
  [out] | nchunks | Number of chunks in the selection

Returns
  Returns a non-negative value if successful; otherwise, returns a negative value.

H5Dget_num_chunks() retrieves the number of chunks nchunks in a set of selected elements specified by `fspace_id` for a dataset specified by the identifier `dset_id`. If `fspace_id` is H5S_ALL, the function will retrieve the total number of chunks stored for the dataset.

`fspace_id` specifies the file dataspace selection. It is intended to take H5S_ALL for specifying the current selection.

Note
  Please be aware that this function currently does not support non-trivial selections, thus `fspace_id` has no effect. Also, the implementation does not handle the H5S_ALL macro correctly. As a workaround, application can get the dataspace for the dataset using H5Dget_space() and pass that in for `fspace_id`. This will be fixed in a future release.

Since
  1.10.5

## ◆ H5Dget_offset()

haddr_t H5Dget_offset | ( | hid_t | dset_id | ) |

Returns dataset address in file.

Parameters

  [in] | dset_id | Dataset identifier

Returns
  Returns the offset in bytes; otherwise, returns HADDR_UNDEF, a negative value.

H5Dget_offset() returns the address in the file of the dataset, `dset_id`. That address is expressed as the offset in bytes from the beginning of the file.

Since
  1.6.0

## ◆ H5Dget_space()

hid_t H5Dget_space | ( | hid_t | dset_id | ) |

Returns an identifier for a copy of the dataspace for a dataset.

Parameters

  [in] | dset_id | Dataset identifier

Returns
  Returns a dataspace identifier if successful; otherwise returns H5I_INVALID_HID.

H5Dget_space() makes a copy of the dataspace of the dataset specified by `dset_id`. The function returns an identifier for the new copy of the dataspace.

A dataspace identifier returned from this function should be released with H5Sclose() when the identifier is no longer needed so that resource leaks will not occur.

Since
  1.0.0

Example
  {
  __label__ fail_update, fail_fspace, fail_dset, fail_file;
  hid_t file, dset, fspace;
  unsigned mode = H5F_ACC_RDWR;
  char file_name[] = "d1.h5";
  char dset_name[] = "σύνολο/δεδομένων";
  int new_elts[6][2] = {{-1, 1}, {-2, 2}, {-3, 3}, {-4, 4}, {-5, 5}, {-6, 6}};
  if ((file = H5Fopen(file_name, mode, H5P_DEFAULT)) == H5I_INVALID_HID) {
  ret_val = EXIT_FAILURE;
  goto fail_file;
  }
  if ((dset = H5Dopen2(file, dset_name, H5P_DEFAULT)) == H5I_INVALID_HID) {
  ret_val = EXIT_FAILURE;
  goto fail_dset;
  }
  // get the dataset's dataspace
  if ((fspace = H5Dget_space(dset)) == H5I_INVALID_HID) {
  ret_val = EXIT_FAILURE;
  goto fail_fspace;
  }
  // select the first 5 elements in odd positions
  if (H5Sselect_hyperslab(fspace, H5S_SELECT_SET, (hsize_t[]){1}, (hsize_t[]){2}, (hsize_t[]){5},
  NULL) < 0) {
  ret_val = EXIT_FAILURE;
  goto fail_update;
  }
  // (implicitly) select and write the first 5 elements of the second column of NEW_ELTS
  if (H5Dwrite(dset, H5T_NATIVE_INT, H5S_ALL, fspace, H5P_DEFAULT, new_elts) < 0)
  ret_val = EXIT_FAILURE;
  fail_update:
  H5Sclose(fspace);
  fail_fspace:
  H5Dclose(dset);
  fail_dset:
  H5Fclose(file);
  fail_file:;
  }

See also
  H5Sclose()

## ◆ H5Dget_space_status()

herr_t H5Dget_space_status | ( | hid_t | dset_id,
|  | H5D_space_status_t * | allocation )

Determines whether space has been allocated for a dataset.

Parameters

  [in] | dset_id | Dataset identifier
  [out] | allocation | Space allocation status

Returns
  Returns a non-negative value if successful; otherwise, returns a negative value.

H5Dget_space_status() determines whether space has been allocated for the dataset `dset_id`.

Note
  BUG: Prior to the HDF5 1.14.0, 1.12.2 and 1.10.9 releases, H5Dget_space_status() may return incorrect space allocation status values for datasets with filters applied to them. H5Dget_space_status() calculated the space allocation status by comparing the sum of the sizes of all the allocated chunks in the dataset against the total data size of the dataset, as calculated by the number of elements in the dataset's dataspace multiplied by the dataset's datatype size. If the dataset had any compression filters applied to it and the dataset chunks were successfully compressed, the sum of the sizes of the allocated dataset chunks would generally always be less than the total data size of the dataset, and H5Dget_space_status() wouldn't ever return H5D_SPACE_STATUS_ALLOCATED.

Since
  1.6.0

## ◆ H5Dget_storage_size()

hsize_t H5Dget_storage_size | ( | hid_t | dset_id | ) |

Returns the amount of storage allocated for a dataset.

Parameters

  [in] | dset_id | Dataset identifier

Returns
  Returns the amount of storage space, in bytes, or 0 (zero).

H5Dget_storage_size() returns the amount of storage, in bytes, that is allocated in the file for the raw data of the dataset specified by `dset_id`. H5Dget_storage_size() reports only the space required to store the dataset elements, excluding any metadata.

- For contiguous datasets, the returned size equals the current allocated size of the raw data.
- For unfiltered chunked datasets, the returned size is the number of allocated chunks times the chunk size.
- For filtered chunked datasets, the returned size is the space required to store the filtered data. For example, if a compression filter is in use, H5Dget_storage_size() will return the total space required to store the compressed chunks.

Note
  Note that H5Dget_storage_size() is not generally an appropriate function to use when determining the amount of memory required to work with a dataset. In such circumstances, you must determine the number of data points in a dataset and the size of an individual dataset element. H5Sget_simple_extent_npoints() and H5Tget_size() can be used to calculate that amount.

Warning
  H5Dget_storage_size() does not differentiate between 0 (zero), the value returned for the storage size of a dataset with no stored values, and 0 (zero), the value returned to indicate an error.

Since
  1.2.0

## ◆ H5Dget_type()

hid_t H5Dget_type | ( | hid_t | dset_id | ) |

Returns an identifier for a copy of the datatype for a dataset.

Parameters

  [in] | dset_id | Dataset identifier

Returns
  Returns a datatype identifier if successful; otherwise returns H5I_INVALID_HID.

H5Dget_type() returns an identifier of a copy of the datatype for a dataset.

If a dataset has a named datatype, then an identifier to the opened datatype is returned. Otherwise, the returned datatype is read-only.

Since
  1.0.0

## ◆ H5Diterate()

herr_t H5Diterate | ( | void * | buf,
|  | hid_t | type_id,
|  | hid_t | space_id,
|  | H5D_operator_t | op,
|  | void * | operator_data )

Iterates over all selected elements in a dataspace.

Parameters

  [in,out] | buf | Buffer containing the elements to iterate over
  [in] | type_id | Datatype identifier
  [in] | space_id | Dataspace identifier
  [in] | op | Function pointer
  [in,out] | operator_data | User-defined data

Returns
  Success: The return value of the first operator that returns non-zero, or zero if all members were processed with no operator returning non-zero.
  Failure: Negative if an error occurs in the library, or the negative value returned by one of the operators.

H5Diterate() iterates over all the data elements in the memory buffer `buf`, executing the callback function `op` once for each such data element.

Attention
  Unlike other HDF5 iterators, this iteration operation cannot be restarted at the point of exit; a second H5Diterate() call will always restart at the beginning.

Warning
  Modifying the selection of `space_id` during iteration will lead to undefined behavior.

Attention
  Leaving callback functions:
  The callback function must return normally, even in the case of error. Returning with H5_ITER_ERROR, instead of leaving by means of exceptions, exit() function, etc... will allow the HDF5 library to manage its resources and maintain a consistent state. See C++ Developers using HDF5 C-API functions warning for detail.

Since
  1.10.2

## ◆ H5Dopen1()

hid_t H5Dopen1 | ( | hid_t | loc_id,
|  | const char * | name )

Opens an existing dataset.

Parameters

  [in] | loc_id | Location identifier. The identifier may be that of a file, group, dataset, named datatype, or attribute.
  [in] | name | Name of the dataset to access

Returns
  Returns a dataset identifier if successful; otherwise returns H5I_INVALID_HID.

Deprecated
  Superseded by H5Dopen2() or the macro H5Dopen().

H5Dopen1() opens an existing dataset for access at the location specified by `loc_id`. `loc_id` may be a file, group, dataset, named datatype or attribute. If an attribute, dataset, or named datatype is specified for loc_id then the dataset will be opened at the location where the attribute, dataset, or named datatype is attached. name is a dataset name and is used to identify the dataset in the file.

A dataset opened with this function should be closed with H5Dclose() when the dataset is no longer needed so that resource leaks will not develop.

Version
  1.8.0 Function H5Dopen() renamed to H5Dopen1() and deprecated in this release.

Since
  1.0.0

## ◆ H5Dopen2()

hid_t H5Dopen2 | ( | hid_t | loc_id,
|  | const char * | name,
|  | hid_t | dapl_id )

Opens an existing dataset.

Parameters

  [in] | loc_id | Location identifier. The identifier may be that of a file, group, dataset, named datatype, or attribute.
  [in] | name | Name of the dataset to open
  [in] | dapl_id | Dataset access property list identifier

Returns
  Returns a dataset identifier if successful; otherwise returns H5I_INVALID_HID.

H5Dopen2() opens the existing dataset specified by a location identifier and name, `loc_id` and `name`, respectively.

`loc_id` may specify a file, group, dataset, named datatype, or attribute. If an attribute, dataset, or named datatype is specified then the dataset will be opened at the location where the attribute, dataset, or named datatype is attached.

Since
  1.8.0

See also
  H5Dcreate2(), H5Dclose()

## ◆ H5Dread()

herr_t H5Dread | ( | hid_t | dset_id,
|  | hid_t | mem_type_id,
|  | hid_t | mem_space_id,
|  | hid_t | file_space_id,
|  | hid_t | dxpl_id,
|  | void * | buf )

Reads raw data from a dataset into a provided buffer.

Parameters

  [in] | dset_id | Dataset identifier Identifier of the dataset to read from
  [in] | mem_type_id | Identifier of the memory datatype
  [in] | mem_space_id | Identifier of the memory dataspace
  [in] | file_space_id | Identifier of the dataset's dataspace in the file
  [in] | dxpl_id | Identifier of a transfer property list
  [out] | buf | Buffer to receive data read from file

Returns
  Returns a non-negative value if successful; otherwise, returns a negative value.

H5Dread() reads a dataset, specified by its identifier `dset_id`, from the file into an application memory buffer `buf`. Data transfer properties are defined by the argument `dxpl_id`. The memory datatype of the (partial) dataset is identified by the identifier `mem_type_id`. The part of the dataset to read is defined by `mem_space_id` and `file_space_id`.

`file_space_id` is used to specify only the selection within the file dataset's dataspace. Any dataspace specified in `file_space_id` is ignored by the library and the dataset's dataspace is always used. `file_space_id` can be the constant H5S_ALL, which indicates that the entire file dataspace, as defined by the current dimensions of the dataset, is to be selected.

`mem_space_id` is used to specify both the memory dataspace and the selection within that dataspace. `mem_space_id` can be the constant H5S_ALL, in which case the file dataspace is used for the memory dataspace and the selection defined with `file_space_id` is used for the selection within that dataspace.

The number of elements selected in the memory dataspace must be equal to the number of elements selected in the file dataspace.

The behavior of the library for the various combinations of valid dataspace identifiers and H5S_ALL for the `mem_space_id` and the `file_space_id` parameters is described below:

mem_space_id | file_space_id | Behavior
--- | --- | ---
valid dataspace ID | valid dataspace ID | `mem_space_id` specifies the memory dataspace and the selection within it. `file_space_id` specifies the selection within the file dataset's dataspace.
H5S_ALL | valid dataspace ID | The file dataset's dataspace is used for the memory dataspace and the selection specified with `file_space_id` specifies the selection within it. The combination of the file dataset's dataspace and the selection from `file_space_id` is used for memory also.
valid dataspace ID | H5S_ALL | `mem_space_id` specifies the memory dataspace and the selection within it. The selection within the file dataset's dataspace is set to the "all" selection.
H5S_ALL | H5S_ALL | The file dataset's dataspace is used for the memory dataspace and the selection within the memory dataspace is set to the "all" selection. The selection within the file dataset's dataspace is set to the "all" selection.

Note
  If no storage space was allocated for the dataset and a fill value is defined, the returned buffer `buf` is filled with the fill value.

Example
  {
  __label__ fail_dset, fail_file;
  hid_t file, dset;
  unsigned mode = H5F_ACC_RDONLY;
  char file_name[] = "d1.h5";
  // assume a priori knowledge of dataset name and size
  char dset_name[] = "σύνολο/δεδομένων";
  int elts[10];
  if ((file = H5Fopen(file_name, mode, H5P_DEFAULT)) == H5I_INVALID_HID) {
  ret_val = EXIT_FAILURE;
  goto fail_file;
  }
  if ((dset = H5Dopen2(file, dset_name, H5P_DEFAULT)) == H5I_INVALID_HID) {
  ret_val = EXIT_FAILURE;
  goto fail_dset;
  }
  // read all dataset elements
  if (H5Dread(dset, H5T_NATIVE_INT, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, elts) < 0)
  ret_val = EXIT_FAILURE;
  // do something w/ the dataset elements
  H5Dclose(dset);
  fail_dset:
  H5Fclose(file);
  fail_file:;
  }

Since
  1.0.0

## ◆ H5Dread_chunk1()

herr_t H5Dread_chunk1 | ( | hid_t | dset_id,
|  | hid_t | dxpl_id,
|  | const hsize_t * | offset,
|  | uint32_t * | filters,
|  | void * | buf )

Reads a raw data chunk directly from a dataset in a file into a buffer.

Parameters

  [in] | dset_id | Dataset identifier
  [in] | dxpl_id | Dataset transfer property list identifier
  [in] | offset | Logical position of the chunk's first element in the dataspace
  [in,out] | filters | Mask for identifying the filters in use
  [out] | buf | Buffer to receive data read from the chunk

Returns
  Returns a non-negative value if successful; otherwise, returns a negative value.

Deprecated
  Superseded by H5Dread_chunk2() or the macro H5Dread_chunk().

H5Dread_chunk1() reads a raw data chunk as specified by its logical offset `offset` in a chunked dataset `dset_id` from the dataset in the file into the application memory buffer `buf`. The data in `buf` is read directly from the file bypassing the library's internal data transfer pipeline, including filters.

`offset` is an array specifying the logical position of the first element of the chunk in the dataset's dataspace. The length of the `offset` array must equal the number of dimensions, or rank, of the dataspace. The values in `offset` must not exceed the dimension limits and must specify a point that falls on a dataset chunk boundary.

The mask `filters` indicates which filters were used when the chunk was written. A zero value (all bits 0) indicates that all enabled filters are applied on the chunk. A filter is skipped if the bit corresponding to the filter's position in the pipeline (0 ≤ position < 32) is turned on.

`buf` is the memory buffer containing the chunk read from the dataset in the file.

Attention
  It is strongly recommended to use H5Dread_chunk2() instead of this function due to the potential for memory corruption. During the typical usage pattern of this function, the application has no way of knowing the size of the chunk on disk, or even a maximum size (filters can increase the size of a chunk). The library also has no way of knowing the size of `buf`, so there is a potential for the library to write past the end of the buffer. The only general way to avoid this problem, besides upgrading to H5Dread_chunk2(), is to query the chunk size beforehand, which can be expensive.
  Exercise caution when using H5Dread_chunk1() and H5Dwrite_chunk(), as they read and write data chunks directly in a file. H5Dwrite_chunk() bypasses hyperslab selection, the conversion of data from one datatype to another, and the filter pipeline to write the chunk. Developers should have experience with these processes before using this function. Please see Using the Direct Chunk Write Function for more information.

Note
  H5Dread_chunk1() and H5Dwrite_chunk() are currently not supported with parallel HDF5 and do not support variable-length datatypes.

Version
  2.0.0 Function was deprecated

Since
  1.10.2

## ◆ H5Dread_chunk2()

herr_t H5Dread_chunk2 | ( | hid_t | dset_id,
|  | hid_t | dxpl_id,
|  | const hsize_t * | offset,
|  | uint32_t * | filters,
|  | void * | buf,
|  | size_t * | buf_size )

Reads a raw data chunk directly from a dataset in a file into a buffer.

Parameters

  [in] | dset_id | Dataset identifier
  [in] | dxpl_id | Dataset transfer property list identifier
  [in] | offset | Logical position of the chunk's first element in the dataspace
  [in,out] | filters | Mask for identifying the filters in use
  [out] | buf | Buffer to receive data read from the chunk
  [in,out] | buf_size | Size of buf in bytes

Returns
  Returns a non-negative value if successful; otherwise, returns a negative value.

H5Dread_chunk2() reads a raw data chunk as specified by its logical offset `offset` in a chunked dataset `dset_id` from the dataset in the file into the application memory buffer `buf`. The data in `buf` is read directly from the file bypassing the library's internal data transfer pipeline, including filters.

`offset` is an array specifying the logical position of the first element of the chunk in the dataset's dataspace. The length of the `offset` array must equal the number of dimensions, or rank, of the dataspace. The values in `offset` must not exceed the dimension limits and must specify a point that falls on a dataset chunk boundary.

The mask `filters` indicates which filters were used when the chunk was written. A zero value (all bits 0) indicates that all enabled filters are applied on the chunk. A filter is skipped if the bit corresponding to the filter's position in the pipeline (0 ≤ position < 32) is turned on.

`buf` is the memory buffer containing the chunk read from the dataset in the file.

`buf_size` must be passed as a pointer to a variable holding the allocated size, in bytes, of the memory buffer `buf`. On exit, `*buf_size` is set to the buffer size needed to read the chunk, which is the same as the size of the chunk on disk. If the value of `*buf_size` passed in was insufficient to read the entire, chunk, no data is read. `buf` may be passed as NULL as long as `*buf_size` is 0. `filters` is always set by this function even if the chunk was not read.

Attention
  Exercise caution when using H5Dread_chunk2() and H5Dwrite_chunk(), as they read and write data chunks directly in a file. H5Dwrite_chunk() bypasses hyperslab selection, the conversion of data from one datatype to another, and the filter pipeline to write the chunk. Developers should have experience with these processes before using this function. Please see Using the Direct Chunk Write Function for more information.

Note
  H5Dread_chunk2() and H5Dwrite_chunk() are currently not supported with parallel HDF5 and do not support variable-length datatypes.

Since
  2.0.0

## ◆ H5Dread_multi()

herr_t H5Dread_multi | ( | size_t | count,
|  | hid_t | dset_id[],
|  | hid_t | mem_type_id[],
|  | hid_t | mem_space_id[],
|  | hid_t | file_space_id[],
|  | hid_t | dxpl_id,
|  | void * | buf[] )

Reads raw data from a set of datasets into the provided buffers.

Parameters

  [in] | count | Number of datasets to read from
  [in] | dset_id | Identifiers of the datasets to read from
  [in] | mem_type_id | Identifiers of the memory datatypes
  [in] | mem_space_id | Identifiers of the memory dataspaces
  [in] | file_space_id | Identifiers of the datasets' dataspaces in the file
  [in] | dxpl_id | Identifier of a transfer property list
  [out] | buf | Buffers to receive data read from file

Returns
  Returns a non-negative value if successful; otherwise, returns a negative value.

H5Dread_multi() reads data from `count` datasets, whose identifiers are listed in the `dset_id` array, from the file into multiple application memory buffers listed in the `buf` array. Data transfer properties are defined by the argument `dxpl_id`. The memory datatypes of each dataset are listed by identifier in the `mem_type_id` array. The parts of each dataset to read are listed by identifier in the `file_space_id` array, and the parts of each application memory buffer to read to are listed by identifier in the `mem_space_id` array. All array parameters have length `count`.

This function will produce the same results as `count` calls to H5Dread(). Information listed in that function about the specifics of its behavior also applies to H5Dread_multi(). By calling H5Dread_multi() instead of multiple calls to H5Dread(), however, the library can in some cases pass information about the entire I/O operation to the file driver, which can improve performance.

All datasets must be in the same HDF5 file, and each unique dataset may only be listed once. If this function is called collectively in parallel, each rank must pass exactly the same list of datasets in `dset_id` , though the other parameters may differ.

Since
  1.14.0

See also
  H5Dread()

## ◆ H5Drefresh()

herr_t H5Drefresh | ( | hid_t | dset_id | ) |

Refreshes all buffers associated with a dataset.

Parameters

  [in] | dset_id | Dataset identifier

Returns
  Returns a non-negative value if successful; otherwise, returns a negative value.

H5Drefresh() causes all buffers associated with a dataset to be cleared and immediately re-loaded with updated contents from disk.

This function essentially closes the dataset, evicts all metadata associated with it from the cache, and then re-opens the dataset. The reopened dataset is automatically re-registered with the same identifier.

Since
  1.10.2

## ◆ H5Dscatter()

herr_t H5Dscatter | ( | H5D_scatter_func_t | op,
|  | void * | op_data,
|  | hid_t | type_id,
|  | hid_t | dst_space_id,
|  | void * | dst_buf )

Scatters data into a selection within a memory buffer.

Parameters

  [in] | op | Callback function which provides data to be scattered
  [in] | op_data | User-defined pointer to data required by op
  [in] | type_id | Identifier for the datatype describing the data in both the source and destination buffers
  [in] | dst_space_id | Identifier for the dataspace for destination
  [out] | dst_buf | Destination buffer which the data will be scattered to

Returns
  Returns a non-negative value if successful; otherwise, returns a negative value.

H5Dscatter() retrieves data from the supplied callback `op` and scatters it to the supplied buffer `dst_buf` in a manner similar to data being written to a dataset.

`dst_space_id` is a dataspace that defines the extent of `dst_buf` and the selection within it to scatter the data to.

`type_id` is the datatype of the data to be scattered in both the source and destination buffers.

`dst_buf` must be at least as large as the number of elements in the extent of `dst_space_id` times the size in bytes of `type_id`.

To retrieve the data to be scattered, H5Dscatter() repeatedly calls `op`, which should return a valid source buffer, until enough data to fill the selection has been retrieved.

Since
  1.10.2

## ◆ H5Dset_extent()

herr_t H5Dset_extent | ( | hid_t | dset_id,
|  | const hsize_t | size[] )

Changes the sizes of a dataset's dimensions.

Parameters

  [in] | dset_id | Dataset identifier
  [in] | size[] | Array containing the new magnitude of each dimension of the dataset

Returns
  Returns a non-negative value if successful; otherwise, returns a negative value.

H5Dset_extent() sets the current dimensions of the chunked dataset `dset_id` to the sizes specified in size.

`size` is a 1-dimensional array with n elements, where `n` is the rank of the dataset's current dataspace.

This function can be applied to the following datasets:

- A chunked dataset with unlimited dimensions
- A chunked dataset with fixed dimensions if the new dimension sizes are less than the maximum sizes set with maxdims (see H5Screate_simple())
- An external dataset with unlimited dimensions
- An external dataset with fixed dimensions if the new dimension sizes are less than the maximum sizes set with `maxdims`

Note that external datasets are always contiguous and can be extended only along the first dimension.

Space on disk is immediately allocated for the new dataset extent if the dataset's space allocation time is set to H5D_ALLOC_TIME_EARLY.

Fill values will be written to the dataset in either of the following situations, but not otherwise:

- If the dataset's fill time is set to H5D_FILL_TIME_IFSET and a fill value is defined (see H5Pset_fill_time() and H5Pset_fill_value())
- If the dataset's fill time is set to H5D_FILL_TIME_ALLOC (see H5Pset_alloc_time())

Note
  If the sizes specified in `size` array are smaller than the dataset's current dimension sizes, H5Dset_extent() will reduce the dataset's dimension sizes to the specified values. It is the user application's responsibility to ensure that valuable data is not lost as H5Dset_extent() does not check.
  Except for external datasets, H5Dset_extent() is for use with chunked datasets only, not contiguous datasets.
  A call to H5Dset_extent() affects the dataspace of a dataset. If a dataspace handle was opened for a dataset prior to a call to H5Dset_extent() then that dataspace handle will no longer reflect the correct dataspace extent of the dataset. H5Dget_space() must be called (after closing the previous handle) to obtain the current dataspace extent.

Since
  1.8.0

## ◆ H5Dvlen_get_buf_size()

herr_t H5Dvlen_get_buf_size | ( | hid_t | dset_id,
|  | hid_t | type_id,
|  | hid_t | space_id,
|  | hsize_t * | size )

Determines the number of bytes required to store variable-length (VL) data.

Parameters

  [in] | dset_id | Dataset identifier
  [in] | type_id | Datatype identifier
  [in] | space_id | Dataspace identifier
  [out] | size | Size in bytes of the memory buffer required to store the VL data

Returns
  Returns a non-negative value if successful; otherwise, returns a negative value.

H5Dvlen_get_buf_size() determines the number of bytes required to store the VL data from the dataset, using `space_id` for the selection in the dataset on disk and the `type_id` for the memory representation of the VL data in memory. `size` is returned with the number of bytes required to store the VL data in memory.

Since
  1.10.2

## ◆ H5Dvlen_reclaim()

herr_t H5Dvlen_reclaim | ( | hid_t | type_id,
|  | hid_t | space_id,
|  | hid_t | dxpl_id,
|  | void * | buf )

Reclaims variable-length (VL) datatype memory buffers.

Parameters

  [in] | type_id | Datatype identifier
  [in] | space_id | Dataspace identifier
  [in] | dxpl_id | Dataset transfer property list identifier
  [in] | buf | Pointer to the buffer to be reclaimed

Returns
  Returns a non-negative value if successful; otherwise, returns a negative value.

Deprecated
  Superseded by H5Treclaim().

H5Dvlen_reclaim() reclaims memory buffers created to store VL datatypes.

The `type_id` must be the datatype stored in the buffer. The `space_id` describes the selection for the memory buffer to free the VL datatypes within. The `dxpl_id` is the dataset transfer property list that was used for the I/O transfer to create the buffer. And `buf` is the pointer to the buffer to be reclaimed.

The VL structures (hvl_t) in the user's buffer are modified to zero out the VL information after the memory has been reclaimed.

If nested VL datatypes were used to create the buffer, this routine frees them from the bottom up, releasing all the memory without creating memory leaks.

Version
  1.12.0 Function was deprecated

Since
  1.2.0

## ◆ H5Dwrite()

herr_t H5Dwrite | ( | hid_t | dset_id,
|  | hid_t | mem_type_id,
|  | hid_t | mem_space_id,
|  | hid_t | file_space_id,
|  | hid_t | dxpl_id,
|  | const void * | buf )

Writes raw data from a buffer to a dataset.

Parameters

  [in] | dset_id | Identifier of the dataset to read from
  [in] | mem_type_id | Identifier of the memory datatype
  [in] | mem_space_id | Identifier of the memory dataspace
  [in] | file_space_id | Identifier of the dataset's dataspace in the file
  [in] | dxpl_id | Dataset transfer property list identifier
  [in] | buf | Buffer with data to be written to the file

Returns
  Returns a non-negative value if successful; otherwise, returns a negative value.

H5Dwrite() writes a (partial) dataset, specified by its identifier `dset_id`, from the application memory buffer `buf` into the file. Data transfer properties are defined by the argument `dxpl_id`. The memory datatype of the (partial) dataset is identified by the identifier `mem_type_id`. The part of the dataset to write is defined by `mem_space_id` and `file_space_id`.

If `mem_type_id` is either a fixed-length or variable-length string, it is important to set the string length when defining the datatype. String datatypes are derived from H5T_C_S1 (or H5T_FORTRAN_S1 for Fortran codes), which defaults to 1 character in size. See H5Tset_size() and Creating variable-length string datatypes.

`file_space_id` is used to specify only the selection within the file dataset's dataspace. Any dataspace specified in `file_space_id` is ignored by the library and the dataset's dataspace is always used. `file_space_id` can be the constant H5S_ALL, which indicates that the entire file dataspace, as defined by the current dimensions of the dataset, is to be selected.

`mem_space_id` is used to specify both the memory dataspace and the selection within that dataspace. mem_space_id can be the constant H5S_ALL, in which case the file dataspace is used for the memory dataspace and the selection defined with `file_space_id` is used for the selection within that dataspace.

The behavior of the library for the various combinations of valid dataspace IDs and H5S_ALL for the mem_space_id and thefile_space_id parameters is described below:

`mem_space_id` | `file_space_id` | Behavior
--- | --- | ---
valid dataspace ID | valid dataspace ID | `mem_space_id` specifies the memory dataspace and the selection within it. `file_space_id` specifies the selection within the file dataset's dataspace.
H5S_ALL | valid dataspace ID | The file dataset's dataspace is used for the memory dataspace and the selection specified with `file_space_id` specifies the selection within it. The combination of the file dataset's dataspace and the selection from `file_space_id` is used for memory also. valid dataspace ID
valid dataspace ID | H5S_ALL | `mem_space_id` specifies the memory dataspace and the selection within it. The selection within the file dataset's dataspace is set to "all" selection.
H5S_ALL | H5S_ALL | The file dataset's dataspace is used for the memory dataspace and the selection within the memory dataspace is set to the "all" selection. The selection within the file dataset's dataspace is set to the "all" selection.

Setting an "all" selection indicates that the entire dataspace, as defined by the current dimensions of a dataspace, will be selected. The number of elements selected in the memory dataspace must match the number of elements selected in the file dataspace.

`dxpl_id` can be the constant H5P_DEFAULT, in which case the default data transfer properties are used.

Writing to a dataset will fail if the HDF5 file was not opened with write access permissions.

If the dataset's space allocation time is set to H5D_ALLOC_TIME_LATE or H5D_ALLOC_TIME_INCR and the space for the dataset has not yet been allocated, that space is allocated when the first raw data is written to the dataset. Unused space in the dataset will be written with fill values at the same time if the dataset's fill time is set to H5D_FILL_TIME_IFSET or H5D_FILL_TIME_ALLOC.

Attention
  If you are planning to use compression with parallel HDF5, ensure that calls to H5Dwrite() occur in collective mode. In other words, all MPI ranks (in the relevant communicator) call H5Dwrite() and pass a dataset transfer property list with the MPI-IO collective option property set to H5FD_MPIO_COLLECTIVE_IO.
  Note that data transformations are currently not supported when writing to datasets in parallel and with compression enabled.
  If a dataset's storage layout is 'compact', care must be taken when writing data to the dataset in parallel. A compact dataset's raw data is cached in memory and may be flushed to the file from any of the parallel processes, so parallel applications should always attempt to write identical data to the dataset from all processes.

Example
  {
  __label__ fail_update, fail_fspace, fail_dset, fail_file;
  hid_t file, dset, fspace;
  unsigned mode = H5F_ACC_RDWR;
  char file_name[] = "d1.h5";
  char dset_name[] = "σύνολο/δεδομένων";
  int new_elts[6][2] = {{-1, 1}, {-2, 2}, {-3, 3}, {-4, 4}, {-5, 5}, {-6, 6}};
  if ((file = H5Fopen(file_name, mode, H5P_DEFAULT)) == H5I_INVALID_HID) {
  ret_val = EXIT_FAILURE;
  goto fail_file;
  }
  if ((dset = H5Dopen2(file, dset_name, H5P_DEFAULT)) == H5I_INVALID_HID) {
  ret_val = EXIT_FAILURE;
  goto fail_dset;
  }
  // get the dataset's dataspace
  if ((fspace = H5Dget_space(dset)) == H5I_INVALID_HID) {
  ret_val = EXIT_FAILURE;
  goto fail_fspace;
  }
  // select the first 5 elements in odd positions
  if (H5Sselect_hyperslab(fspace, H5S_SELECT_SET, (hsize_t[]){1}, (hsize_t[]){2}, (hsize_t[]){5},
  NULL) < 0) {
  ret_val = EXIT_FAILURE;
  goto fail_update;
  }
  // (implicitly) select and write the first 5 elements of the second column of NEW_ELTS
  if (H5Dwrite(dset, H5T_NATIVE_INT, H5S_ALL, fspace, H5P_DEFAULT, new_elts) < 0)
  ret_val = EXIT_FAILURE;
  fail_update:
  H5Sclose(fspace);
  fail_fspace:
  H5Dclose(dset);
  fail_dset:
  H5Fclose(file);
  fail_file:;
  }

Since
  1.0.0

See also
  H5Pset_fill_time(), H5Pset_alloc_time()

## ◆ H5Dwrite_chunk()

herr_t H5Dwrite_chunk | ( | hid_t | dset_id,
|  | hid_t | dxpl_id,
|  | uint32_t | filters,
|  | const hsize_t * | offset,
|  | size_t | data_size,
|  | const void * | buf )

Writes a raw data chunk from a buffer directly to a dataset in a file.

Parameters

  [in] | dset_id | Dataset identifier
  [in] | dxpl_id | Dataset transfer property list identifier
  [in] | filters | Mask for identifying the filters in use
  [in] | offset | Logical position of the chunk's first element in the dataspace
  [in] | data_size | Size of the actual data to be written in bytes
  [in] | buf | Buffer containing data to be written to the chunk

Returns
  Returns a non-negative value if successful; otherwise, returns a negative value.

H5Dwrite_chunk() writes a raw data chunk as specified by its logical offset `offset` in a chunked dataset `dset_id` from the application memory buffer `buf` to the dataset in the file. Typically, the data in `buf` is preprocessed in memory by a custom transformation, such as compression. The chunk will bypass the library's internal data transfer pipeline, including filters, and will be written directly to the file. Only one chunk can be written with this function.

`filters` is a mask providing a record of which filters are used with the chunk. The default value of the mask is zero (0), indicating that all enabled filters are applied. A filter is skipped if the bit corresponding to the filter's position in the pipeline (0 ≤ position < 32) is turned on. This mask is saved with the chunk in the file.

`offset` is an array specifying the logical position of the first element of the chunk in the dataset's dataspace. The length of the offset array must equal the number of dimensions, or rank, of the dataspace. The values in offset must not exceed the dimension limits and must specify a point that falls on a dataset chunk boundary.

`data_size` is the size in bytes of the chunk, representing the number of bytes to be read from the buffer `buf`. If the data chunk has been precompressed, `data_size` should be the size of the compressed data.

`buf` is the memory buffer containing data to be written to the chunk in the file.

Attention
  Exercise caution when using H5Dread_chunk2() and H5Dwrite_chunk(), as they read and write data chunks directly in a file. H5Dwrite_chunk() bypasses hyperslab selection, the conversion of data from one datatype to another, and the filter pipeline to write the chunk. Developers should have experience with these processes before using this function.

Note
  H5Dread_chunk2() and H5Dwrite_chunk() are currently not supported with parallel HDF5 and do not support variable-length types.

Since
  1.10.2

## ◆ H5Dwrite_multi()

herr_t H5Dwrite_multi | ( | size_t | count,
|  | hid_t | dset_id[],
|  | hid_t | mem_type_id[],
|  | hid_t | mem_space_id[],
|  | hid_t | file_space_id[],
|  | hid_t | dxpl_id,
|  | const void * | buf[] )

Writes raw data from a set buffers to a set of datasets.

Parameters

  [in] | count | Number of datasets to write to
  [in] | dset_id | Identifiers of the datasets to write to
  [in] | mem_type_id | Identifiers of the memory datatypes
  [in] | mem_space_id | Identifiers of the memory dataspaces
  [in] | file_space_id | Identifiers of the datasets' dataspaces in the file
  [in] | dxpl_id | Identifier of a transfer property list
  [in] | buf | Buffers with data to be written to the file

Returns
  Returns a non-negative value if successful; otherwise, returns a negative value.

H5Dwrite_multi() writes data to `count` datasets, whose identifiers are listed in the `dset_id` array, from multiple application memory buffers listed in the `buf` array. Data transfer properties are defined by the argument `dxpl_id`. The memory datatypes of each dataset are listed by identifier in the `mem_type_id` array. The parts of each dataset to write are listed by identifier in the `file_space_id` array, and the parts of each application memory buffer to write from are listed by identifier in the `mem_space_id` array. All array parameters have length `count`.

This function will produce the same results as `count` calls to H5Dwrite(). Information listed in that function's documentation about the specifics of its behaviour also apply to H5Dwrite_multi(). By calling H5Dwrite_multi() instead of multiple calls to H5Dwrite(), however, the library can in some cases pass information about the entire I/O operation to the file driver, which can improve performance.

All datasets must be in the same HDF5 file, and each unique dataset may only be listed once. If this function is called collectively in parallel, each rank must pass exactly the same list of datasets in `dset_id` , though the other parameters may differ.

Since
  1.14.0

See also
  H5Dwrite()