# Uses of Interface
hdf.object.MetaDataContainer

Packages that use MetaDataContainer
Package
Description
hdf.object
hdf.object.fits
hdf.object.h4
hdf.object.h5
hdf.object.nc2

- ## Uses of MetaDataContainer in hdf.object

  Classes in hdf.object that implement MetaDataContainer
  Modifier and Type
  Class
  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.fits

  Classes in hdf.object.fits that implement MetaDataContainer
  Modifier and Type
  Class
  Description
  `class`
  `FitsDataset`
  FitsDataset describes an 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
  `class`
  `FitsDatatype`
  Datatype encapsulates information of a datatype.
  `class`
  `FitsGroup`
  An H5Group represents HDF5 group, inheriting from Group.

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

  Classes in hdf.object.h4 that implement MetaDataContainer
  Modifier and Type
  Class
  Description
  `class`
  `H4Attribute`
  An attribute is a (name, value) pair of metadata attached to a primary data object such as a dataset, group or named datatype.
  `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
  Description
  `class`
  `H5Attribute`
  An attribute is a (name, value) pair of metadata attached to a primary data object such as a dataset, group or named datatype.
  `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.

- ## Uses of MetaDataContainer in hdf.object.nc2

  Classes in hdf.object.nc2 that implement MetaDataContainer
  Modifier and Type
  Class
  Description
  `class`
  `NC2Attribute`
  An attribute is a (name, value) pair of metadata attached to a primary data object such as a dataset, group or named datatype.
  `class`
  `NC2Dataset`
  NC2Dataset describes an 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
  `class`
  `NC2Datatype`
  Datatype encapsulates information of a datatype.
  `class`
  `NC2Group`
  An NC2Group represents NetCDF3 group, inheriting from Group.