hdf5/fortran/examples/attrexample.f90

! This example shows how to create and write a dataset attribute. 
! It opens the existing file 'dset.h5', obtains the identifier of
! the dataset "/dset", defines attribute's dataspace, 
! creates dataset attribute, writes the attribute, and then closes
! the attribute's dataspace, attribute, dataset, and file. 

     PROGRAM ATTREXAMPLE

        
     USE HDF5 ! This module contains all necessary modules 
        
     IMPLICIT NONE

     CHARACTER(LEN=8), PARAMETER :: filename = "dsetf.h5" ! File name
     CHARACTER(LEN=4), PARAMETER :: dsetname = "dset"     ! Dataset name
     CHARACTER(LEN=9), PARAMETER :: aname = "attr_long"   ! Attribute name

     INTEGER(HID_T) :: file_id       ! File identifier 
     INTEGER(HID_T) :: dset_id       ! Dataset identifier 
     INTEGER(HID_T) :: attr_id       ! Attribute identifier 
     INTEGER(HID_T) :: aspace_id     ! Attribute Dataspace identifier 
     INTEGER(HID_T) :: atype_id      ! Attribute Dataspace identifier 
     INTEGER(HSIZE_T), DIMENSION(1) :: adims = (/2/) ! Attribute dimension
     INTEGER     ::   arank = 1                      ! Attribure rank
     INTEGER(SIZE_T) :: attrlen    ! Length of the attribute string

     CHARACTER(LEN=80), DIMENSION(2) ::  attr_data  ! Attribute data

     INTEGER     ::   error ! Error flag
     INTEGER, DIMENSION(7) :: data_dims
     

     !
     ! Initialize attribute's data
     !
     attr_data(1) = "Dataset character attribute"
     attr_data(2) = "Some other string here     "
     attrlen = 80 
     !
     ! Initialize FORTRAN interface.
     !
     CALL h5open_f(error) 
    
     !
     ! Open an existing file.
     !
     CALL h5fopen_f (filename, H5F_ACC_RDWR_F, file_id, error)

     !
     ! Open an existing dataset. 
     !
     CALL h5dopen_f(file_id, dsetname, dset_id, error)

     !
     ! Create scalar data space for the attribute. 
     !
     CALL h5screate_simple_f(arank, adims, aspace_id, error)
     !
     ! Create datatype for the attribute.
     !
     CALL h5tcopy_f(H5T_NATIVE_CHARACTER, atype_id, error)
     CALL h5tset_size_f(atype_id, attrlen, error)
     
     !
     ! Create dataset attribute.
     !
     CALL h5acreate_f(dset_id, aname, atype_id, aspace_id, &
                      attr_id, error)
     
     !
     ! Write the attribute data.
     !
     data_dims(1) = 2
     CALL h5awrite_f(attr_id, atype_id, attr_data, data_dims, error)
     
     !
     ! Close the attribute. 
     !
     CALL h5aclose_f(attr_id, error)
     
     !
     ! Terminate access to the data space.
     !
     CALL h5sclose_f(aspace_id, error)

     !   
     ! End access to the dataset and release resources used by it.
     ! 
     CALL h5dclose_f(dset_id, error)

     ! 
     ! Close the file.
     !
     CALL h5fclose_f(file_id, error)

     !
     ! Close FORTRAN interface.
     !
     CALL h5close_f(error)

     END PROGRAM ATTREXAMPLE