## Uses of Interface
hdf.object.MetaDataContainer

- Packages that use MetaDataContainer
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  hdf.object |
  hdf.object.h4 |
  hdf.object.h5 |

- - ### Uses of MetaDataContainer in hdf.object

    Classes in hdf.object that implement MetaDataContainer
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `class` | `Attribute` An attribute is a (name, value) pair of metadata attached to a primary data object such as a dataset, group or named datatype.
    `class` | `CompoundDS` A CompoundDS is a dataset with compound datatype.
    `class` | `Dataset` The abstract class provides general APIs to create and manipulate dataset objects, and retrieve dataset properties, datatype and dimension sizes.
    `class` | `Datatype` Datatype is an abstract class that defines datatype characteristics and APIs for a data type.
    `class` | `Group` Group is an abstract class.
    `class` | `ScalarDS` A scalar dataset is a multiple dimension array of scalar points.

  - ### Uses of MetaDataContainer in hdf.object.h4

    Classes in hdf.object.h4 that implement MetaDataContainer
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `class` | `H4Datatype` This class defines HDF4 data type characteristics and APIs for a data type.
    `class` | `H4GRImage` H4GRImage describes an HDF4 general raster(GR) image and operations performed on the GR image.
    `class` | `H4Group` An H4Group is a vgroup in HDF4, inheriting from Group.
    `class` | `H4SDS` H4SDS describes HDF4 Scientific Data Sets (SDS) and operations performed on the SDS.
    `class` | `H4Vdata` H4Vdata describes a multi-dimension array of HDF4 vdata, inheriting CompoundDS.

  - ### Uses of MetaDataContainer in hdf.object.h5

    Classes in hdf.object.h5 that implement MetaDataContainer
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `class` | `H5CompoundDS` The H5CompoundDS class defines an HDF5 dataset of compound datatypes.
    `class` | `H5Datatype` This class defines HDF5 datatype characteristics and APIs for a data type.
    `class` | `H5Group` An H5Group object represents an existing HDF5 group in file.
    `class` | `H5Link` An H5Link object represents an existing HDF5 object in file.
    `class` | `H5ScalarDS` H5ScalarDS describes a multi-dimension array of HDF5 scalar or atomic data types, such as byte, int, short, long, float, double and string, and operations performed on the scalar dataset.

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