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Purpose:
    Aphabetic sort of RM function entries
    Integrated Fortran90 APIs -- h5acreate_f and h5aclose_f

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<h1>H5A: Attribute Interface</h1>
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<tr>
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<ul>
<li><a href="#Annot-Close">H5Aclose</a>
<li><a href="#Annot-Create">H5Acreate</a>
<li><a href="#Annot-Delete">H5Adelete</a>
<li><a href="#Annot-GetName">H5Aget_name</a>
<li><a href="#Annot-GetName">H5Aget_name</a>
</ul>
</td>
<td>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top">
<ul>
<li><a href="#Annot-NumAttrs">H5Aget_num_attrs</a>
<li><a href="#Annot-GetSpace">H5Aget_space</a>
<li><a href="#Annot-GetType">H5Aget_type</a>
<li><a href="#Annot-Iterate">H5Aiterate</a>
</td>
</ul>
</td>
<td>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top">
<ul>
<li><a href="#Annot-OpenIdx">H5Aopen_idx</a>
<li><a href="#Annot-OpenName">H5Aopen_name</a>
<li><a href="#Annot-Read">H5Aread</a>
<li><a href="#Annot-Write">H5Awrite</a>
</ul>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p>
<br>
<strong>The FORTRAN90 Interfaces:</strong>
<br>
<font size=-1>
<i>In general, each FORTRAN90 subroutine performs exactly the same task
as the corresponding C function. The links below go to the C function
as the corresponding C function. The links below (electronic versions only) go to the C function
descriptions, which serve as general descriptions for both. A button,
under <strong>Non-C API(s)</strong> at the end of the C function description,
opens an external browser window displaying the FORTRAN90-specific
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See <a href="Attributes.html"><cite>Attributes</cite></a> in the
<a href="H5.user.html"><cite>HDF5 User's Guide</cite></a> for further information.
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<dl>
<dt><strong>Name:</strong> <a name="Annot-Close">H5Aclose</a>
<dt><strong>Signature:</strong>
<dd><em>herr_t</em> <code>H5Aclose</code>(<em>hid_t</em> <code>attr_id</code>)
<dt><strong>Purpose:</strong>
<dd>Closes the specified attribute.
<dt><strong>Description:</strong>
<dd><code>H5Aclose</code> terminates access to the attribute
specified by <code>attr_id</code> by releasing the identifier.
<p>
Further use of a released attribute identifier is illegal;
a function using such an identifier will fail.
<dt><strong>Parameters:</strong>
<dl>
<dt><em>hid_t</em> <code>attr_id</code>
<dd>IN: Attribute to release access to.
</dl>
<dt><strong>Returns:</strong>
<dd>Returns a non-negative value if successful;
otherwise returns a negative value.
<dt><strong>Fortran90 Interface:</strong> h5aclose_f
<dd>
<pre>
SUBROUTINE h5aclose_f(attr_id, hdferr)
IMPLICIT NONE
INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(OUT) :: attr_id ! Attribute identifier
INTEGER, INTENT(OUT) :: hdferr ! Error code
! 0 on success and -1 on failure
END SUBROUTINE h5aclose_f
</pre>
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<dl>
<dt><strong>Name:</strong> <a name="Annot-Create">H5Acreate</a>
<dt><strong>Signature:</strong>
<dd><em>hid_t</em> <code>H5Acreate</code>(<em>hid_t</em> <code>loc_id</code>,
<dd><font size="-1"><em>hid_t</em> <code>H5Acreate</code>(<em>hid_t</em> <code>loc_id</code>,
<em>const char *</em><code>name</code>,
<em>hid_t</em> <code>type_id</code>,
<em>hid_t</em> <code>space_id</code>,
<em>hid_t</em> <code>create_plist</code>
<em>hid_t</em> <code>create_plist</code></font>
)
<dt><strong>Purpose:</strong>
<dd>Creates a dataset as an attribute of another group, dataset,
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is currently unused;
it may be used in the future for optional attribute properties.
At this time, <code>H5P_DEFAULT</code> is the only accepted value.
<p>
</p>
The attribute identifier returned from this function must be released
with <code>H5Aclose</code> or resource leaks will develop.
<dt><strong>Parameters:</strong>
<dl>
<dt><em>hid_t</em> <code>loc_id</code>
<dd>IN: Object (dataset, group, or named datatype) to be attached to.
<dt><em>const char *</em><code>name</code>
<dd>IN: Name of attribute to create.
<dt><em>hid_t</em> <code>type_id</code>
<dd>IN: Identifier of datatype for attribute.
<dt><em>hid_t</em> <code>space_id</code>
<dd>IN: Identifier of dataspace for attribute.
<dt><em>hid_t</em> <code>create_plist</code>
<dt><em>hid_t</em> <code>loc_id</code></dt>
<dd>IN: Object (dataset, group, or named datatype) to be attached to.</dd>
<dt><em>const char *</em><code>name</code></dt>
<dd>IN: Name of attribute to create.</dd>
<dt><em>hid_t</em> <code>type_id</code></dt>
<dd>IN: Identifier of datatype for attribute.</dd>
<dt><em>hid_t</em> <code>space_id</code></dt>
<dd>IN: Identifier of dataspace for attribute.</dd>
<dt><em>hid_t</em> <code>create_plist</code></dt>
<dd>IN: Identifier of creation property list. (Currently unused;
the only accepted value is <code>H5P_DEFAULT</code>.)
the only accepted value is <code>H5P_DEFAULT</code>.)</dd>
</dl>
<dt><strong>Returns:</strong>
<dd>Returns an attribute identifier if successful;
otherwise returns a negative value.
<dt><strong>Non-C API(s):</strong>
<dd><a href="fortran/h5a_FORTRAN.html#h5acreate_f"
target="FortranWin"><img src="Graphics/FORTRAN.gif" border=0></a>
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<dt><strong>Fortran90 Interface:</strong> h5acreate_f
<dd>
<pre>
SUBROUTINE h5acreate_f(obj_id, name, type_id, space_id, attr_id, &amp; hdferr, creation_prp)
IMPLICIT NONE
INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN) :: obj_id ! Object identifier
CHARACTER(LEN=*), INTENT(IN) :: name ! Attribute name
INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN) :: type_id ! Attribute datatype identifier
INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN) :: space_id ! Attribute dataspace identifier
INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(OUT) :: attr_id ! Attribute identifier
INTEGER, INTENT(OUT) :: hdferr ! Error code:
! 0 on success and -1 on failure
INTEGER(HID_T), OPTIONAL, INTENT(IN) :: creation_prp
! Attribute creation property
! list identifier
END SUBROUTINE h5acreate_f
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<dl>
<dt><strong>Name:</strong> <a name="Annot-OpenName">H5Aopen_name</a>
<dt><strong>Name:</strong> <a name="Annot-Delete">H5Adelete</a>
<dt><strong>Signature:</strong>
<dd><em>hid_t</em> <code>H5Aopen_name</code>(<em>hid_t</em> <code>loc_id</code>,
<dd><em>herr_t</em> <code>H5Adelete</code>(<em>hid_t</em> <code>loc_id</code>,
<em>const char *</em><code>name</code>
)
<dt><strong>Purpose:</strong>
<dd> Opens an attribute specified by name.
<dd>Deletes an attribute from a location.
<dt><strong>Description:</strong>
<dd><code>H5Aopen_name</code> opens an attribute specified by
its name, <code>name</code>, which is attached to the
object specified with <code>loc_id</code>.
The location object may be either a group, dataset, or
named datatype, which may have any sort of attribute.
The attribute identifier returned from this function must
be released with <code>H5Aclose</code> or resource leaks
will develop.
<dd><code>H5Adelete</code> removes the attribute specified by its
name, <code>name</code>, from a dataset, group, or named datatype.
This function should not be used when attribute identifiers are
open on <code>loc_id</code> as it may cause the internal indexes
of the attributes to change and future writes to the open
attributes to produce incorrect results.
<dt><strong>Parameters:</strong>
<dl>
<dt><em>hid_t</em> <code>loc_id</code>
<dd>IN: Identifier of a group, dataset, or named datatype
atttribute to be attached to.
<dd>IN: Identifier of the dataset, group, or named datatype
to have the attribute deleted from.
<dt><em>const char *</em><code>name</code>
<dd>IN: Attribute name.
</dl>
<dt><strong>Returns:</strong>
<dd>Returns attribute identifier if successful;
otherwise returns a negative value.
<dt><strong>Non-C API(s):</strong>
<dd><a href="fortran/h5a_FORTRAN.html#h5aopen_name_f"
target="FortranWin"><img src="Graphics/FORTRAN.gif" border=0></a>
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<dl>
<dt><strong>Name:</strong> <a name="Annot-OpenIdx">H5Aopen_idx</a>
<dt><strong>Signature:</strong>
<dd><em>hid_t</em> <code>H5Aopen_idx</code>(<em>hid_t</em> <code>loc_id</code>,
<em>unsigned int</em> <code>idx</code>
)
<dt><strong>Purpose:</strong>
<dd>Opens the attribute specified by its index.
<dt><strong>Description:</strong>
<dd><code>H5Aopen_idx</code> opens an attribute which is attached
to the object specified with <code>loc_id</code>.
The location object may be either a group, dataset, or
named datatype, all of which may have any sort of attribute.
The attribute specified by the index, <code>idx</code>,
indicates the attribute to access.
The value of <code>idx</code> is a 0-based, non-negative integer.
The attribute identifier returned from this function must be
released with <code>H5Aclose</code> or resource leaks will develop.
<dt><strong>Parameters:</strong>
<dl>
<dt><em>hid_t</em> <code>loc_id</code>
<dd>IN: Identifier of the group, dataset, or named datatype
attribute to be attached to.
<dt><em>unsigned int</em> <code>idx</code>
<dd>IN: Index of the attribute to open.
</dl>
<dt><strong>Returns:</strong>
<dd>Returns attribute identifier if successful;
otherwise returns a negative value.
<dt><strong>Non-C API(s):</strong>
<dd><a href="fortran/h5a_FORTRAN.html#h5aopen_idx_f"
target="FortranWin"><img src="Graphics/FORTRAN.gif" border=0></a>
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</dl>
<hr>
<dl>
<dt><strong>Name:</strong> <a name="Annot-Write">H5Awrite</a>
<dt><strong>Signature:</strong>
<dd><em>herr_t</em> <code>H5Awrite</code>(<em>hid_t</em> <code>attr_id</code>,
<em>hid_t</em> <code>mem_type_id</code>,
<em>const void *</em><code>buf</code>
)
<dt><strong>Purpose:</strong>
<dd>Writes data to an attribute.
<dt><strong>Description:</strong>
<dd><code>H5Awrite</code> writes an attribute, specified with
<code>attr_id</code>. The attribute's memory datatype
is specified with <code>mem_type_id</code>. The entire
attribute is written from <code>buf</code> to the file.
<p>
Datatype conversion takes place at the time of a read or write
and is automatic. See the
<a href="Datatypes.html#Datatypes-DataConversion">Data Conversion</a>
section of <cite>The Data Type Interface (H5T)</cite> in the
<cite>HDF5 User's Guide</cite> for a discussion of
data conversion, including the range of conversions currently
supported by the HDF5 libraries.
<dt><strong>Parameters:</strong>
<dl>
<dt><em>hid_t</em> <code>attr_id</code>
<dd>IN: Identifier of an attribute to write.
<dt><em>hid_t</em> <code>mem_type_id</code>
<dd>IN: Identifier of the attribute datatype (in memory).
<dt><em>const void *</em><code>buf</code>
<dd>IN: Data to be written.
<dd>IN: Name of the attribute to delete.
</dl>
<dt><strong>Returns:</strong>
<dd>Returns a non-negative value if successful;
otherwise returns a negative value.
<dt><strong>Non-C API(s):</strong>
<dd><a href="fortran/h5a_FORTRAN.html#h5awrite_f"
<dd><a href="fortran/h5a_FORTRAN.html#h5adelete_f"
target="FortranWin"><img src="Graphics/FORTRAN.gif" border=0></a>
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<dl>
<dt><strong>Name:</strong> <a name="Annot-Read">H5Aread</a>
<dt><strong>Signature:</strong>
<dd><em>herr_t</em> <code>H5Aread</code>(<em>hid_t</em> <code>attr_id</code>,
<em>hid_t</em> <code>mem_type_id</code>,
<em>void *</em><code>buf</code>
)
<dt><strong>Purpose:</strong>
<dd>Reads an attribute.
<dt><strong>Description:</strong>
<dd><code>H5Aread</code> reads an attribute, specified with
<code>attr_id</code>. The attribute's memory datatype
is specified with <code>mem_type_id</code>. The entire
attribute is read into <code>buf</code> from the file.
<p>
Datatype conversion takes place at the time of a read or write
and is automatic. See the
<a href="Datatypes.html#Datatypes-DataConversion">Data Conversion</a>
section of <cite>The Data Type Interface (H5T)</cite> in the
<cite>HDF5 User's Guide</cite> for a discussion of
data conversion, including the range of conversions currently
supported by the HDF5 libraries.
<dt><strong>Parameters:</strong>
<dl>
<dt><em>hid_t</em> <code>attr_id</code>
<dd>IN: Identifier of an attribute to read.
<dt><em>hid_t</em> <code>mem_type_id</code>
<dd>IN: Identifier of the attribute datatype (in memory).
<dt><em>void *</em><code>buf</code>
<dd>OUT: Buffer for data to be read.
</dl>
<dt><strong>Returns:</strong>
<dd>Returns a non-negative value if successful;
otherwise returns a negative value.
<dt><strong>Non-C API(s):</strong>
<dd><a href="fortran/h5a_FORTRAN.html#h5aread_f"
target="FortranWin"><img src="Graphics/FORTRAN.gif" border=0></a>
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</dl>
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<dl>
<dt><strong>Name:</strong> <a name="Annot-GetSpace">H5Aget_space</a>
<dt><strong>Signature:</strong>
<dd><em>hid_t</em> <code>H5Aget_space</code>(<em>hid_t</em> <code>attr_id</code>)
<dt><strong>Purpose:</strong>
<dd>Gets a copy of the dataspace for an attribute.
<dt><strong>Description:</strong>
<dd><code>H5Aget_space</code> retrieves a copy of the dataspace
for an attribute. The dataspace identifier returned from
this function must be released with <code>H5Sclose</code>
or resource leaks will develop.
<dt><strong>Parameters:</strong>
<dl>
<dt><em>hid_t</em> <code>attr_id</code>
<dd>IN: Identifier of an attribute.
</dl>
<dt><strong>Returns:</strong>
<dd>Returns attribute dataspace identifier if successful;
otherwise returns a negative value.
<dt><strong>Non-C API(s):</strong>
<dd><a href="fortran/h5a_FORTRAN.html#h5aget_space_f"
target="FortranWin"><img src="Graphics/FORTRAN.gif" border=0></a>
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<img src="Graphics/Java.gif">
<img src="Graphics/C++.gif">
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</dl>
<hr>
<dl>
<dt><strong>Name:</strong> <a name="Annot-GetType">H5Aget_type</a>
<dt><strong>Signature:</strong>
<dd><em>hid_t</em> <code>H5Aget_type</code>(<em>hid_t</em> <code>attr_id</code>)
<dt><strong>Purpose:</strong>
<dd>Gets an attribute datatype.
<dt><strong>Description:</strong>
<dd><code>H5Aget_type</code> retrieves a copy of the datatype
for an attribute.
<p>
The datatype is reopened if it is a named type before returning
it to the application. The datatypes returned by this function
are always read-only. If an error occurs when atomizing the
return datatype, then the datatype is closed.
<p>
The datatype identifier returned from this function must be
released with <code>H5Tclose</code> or resource leaks will develop.
<dt><strong>Parameters:</strong>
<dl>
<dt><em>hid_t</em> <code>attr_id</code>
<dd>IN: Identifier of an attribute.
</dl>
<dt><strong>Returns:</strong>
<dd>Returns a datatype identifier if successful;
otherwise returns a negative value.
<dt><strong>Non-C API(s):</strong>
<dd><a href="fortran/h5a_FORTRAN.html#h5aget_type_f"
target="FortranWin"><img src="Graphics/FORTRAN.gif" border=0></a>
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<img src="Graphics/Java.gif">
<img src="Graphics/C++.gif">
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</dl>
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<hr>
<dl>
<dt><strong>Name:</strong> <a name="Annot-GetName">H5Aget_name</a>
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</dl>
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<hr>
<dl>
<dt><strong>Name:</strong> <a name="Annot-NumAttrs">H5Aget_num_attrs</a>
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</dl>
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<hr>
<dl>
<dt><strong>Name:</strong> <a name="Annot-GetSpace">H5Aget_space</a>
<dt><strong>Signature:</strong>
<dd><em>hid_t</em> <code>H5Aget_space</code>(<em>hid_t</em> <code>attr_id</code>)
<dt><strong>Purpose:</strong>
<dd>Gets a copy of the dataspace for an attribute.
<dt><strong>Description:</strong>
<dd><code>H5Aget_space</code> retrieves a copy of the dataspace
for an attribute. The dataspace identifier returned from
this function must be released with <code>H5Sclose</code>
or resource leaks will develop.
<dt><strong>Parameters:</strong>
<dl>
<dt><em>hid_t</em> <code>attr_id</code>
<dd>IN: Identifier of an attribute.
</dl>
<dt><strong>Returns:</strong>
<dd>Returns attribute dataspace identifier if successful;
otherwise returns a negative value.
<dt><strong>Non-C API(s):</strong>
<dd><a href="fortran/h5a_FORTRAN.html#h5aget_space_f"
target="FortranWin"><img src="Graphics/FORTRAN.gif" border=0></a>
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<img src="Graphics/Java.gif">
<img src="Graphics/C++.gif">
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</dl>
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<hr>
<dl>
<dt><strong>Name:</strong> <a name="Annot-GetType">H5Aget_type</a>
<dt><strong>Signature:</strong>
<dd><em>hid_t</em> <code>H5Aget_type</code>(<em>hid_t</em> <code>attr_id</code>)
<dt><strong>Purpose:</strong>
<dd>Gets an attribute datatype.
<dt><strong>Description:</strong>
<dd><code>H5Aget_type</code> retrieves a copy of the datatype
for an attribute.
<p>
The datatype is reopened if it is a named type before returning
it to the application. The datatypes returned by this function
are always read-only. If an error occurs when atomizing the
return datatype, then the datatype is closed.
<p>
The datatype identifier returned from this function must be
released with <code>H5Tclose</code> or resource leaks will develop.
<dt><strong>Parameters:</strong>
<dl>
<dt><em>hid_t</em> <code>attr_id</code>
<dd>IN: Identifier of an attribute.
</dl>
<dt><strong>Returns:</strong>
<dd>Returns a datatype identifier if successful;
otherwise returns a negative value.
<dt><strong>Non-C API(s):</strong>
<dd><a href="fortran/h5a_FORTRAN.html#h5aget_type_f"
target="FortranWin"><img src="Graphics/FORTRAN.gif" border=0></a>
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<img src="Graphics/Java.gif">
<img src="Graphics/C++.gif">
-->
</dl>
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<hr>
<dl>
<dt><strong>Name:</strong> <a name="Annot-Iterate">H5Aiterate</a>
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<hr>
<dl>
<dt><strong>Name:</strong> <a name="Annot-Delete">H5Adelete</a>
<dt><strong>Name:</strong> <a name="Annot-OpenIdx">H5Aopen_idx</a>
<dt><strong>Signature:</strong>
<dd><em>herr_t</em> <code>H5Adelete</code>(<em>hid_t</em> <code>loc_id</code>,
<em>const char *</em><code>name</code>
<dd><em>hid_t</em> <code>H5Aopen_idx</code>(<em>hid_t</em> <code>loc_id</code>,
<em>unsigned int</em> <code>idx</code>
)
<dt><strong>Purpose:</strong>
<dd>Deletes an attribute from a location.
<dd>Opens the attribute specified by its index.
<dt><strong>Description:</strong>
<dd><code>H5Adelete</code> removes the attribute specified by its
name, <code>name</code>, from a dataset, group, or named datatype.
This function should not be used when attribute identifiers are
open on <code>loc_id</code> as it may cause the internal indexes
of the attributes to change and future writes to the open
attributes to produce incorrect results.
<dd><code>H5Aopen_idx</code> opens an attribute which is attached
to the object specified with <code>loc_id</code>.
The location object may be either a group, dataset, or
named datatype, all of which may have any sort of attribute.
The attribute specified by the index, <code>idx</code>,
indicates the attribute to access.
The value of <code>idx</code> is a 0-based, non-negative integer.
The attribute identifier returned from this function must be
released with <code>H5Aclose</code> or resource leaks will develop.
<dt><strong>Parameters:</strong>
<dl>
<dt><em>hid_t</em> <code>loc_id</code>
<dd>IN: Identifier of the dataset, group, or named datatype
to have the attribute deleted from.
<dt><em>const char *</em><code>name</code>
<dd>IN: Name of the attribute to delete.
<dd>IN: Identifier of the group, dataset, or named datatype
attribute to be attached to.
<dt><em>unsigned int</em> <code>idx</code>
<dd>IN: Index of the attribute to open.
</dl>
<dt><strong>Returns:</strong>
<dd>Returns a non-negative value if successful;
<dd>Returns attribute identifier if successful;
otherwise returns a negative value.
<dt><strong>Non-C API(s):</strong>
<dd><a href="fortran/h5a_FORTRAN.html#h5adelete_f"
<dd><a href="fortran/h5a_FORTRAN.html#h5aopen_idx_f"
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<dt><strong>Name:</strong> <a name="Annot-Close">H5Aclose</a>
<dt><strong>Name:</strong> <a name="Annot-OpenName">H5Aopen_name</a>
<dt><strong>Signature:</strong>
<dd><em>herr_t</em> <code>H5Aclose</code>(<em>hid_t</em> <code>attr_id</code>)
<dd><em>hid_t</em> <code>H5Aopen_name</code>(<em>hid_t</em> <code>loc_id</code>,
<em>const char *</em><code>name</code>
)
<dt><strong>Purpose:</strong>
<dd>Closes the specified attribute.
<dd> Opens an attribute specified by name.
<dt><strong>Description:</strong>
<dd><code>H5Aclose</code> terminates access to the attribute
specified by <code>attr_id</code> by releasing the identifier.
<dd><code>H5Aopen_name</code> opens an attribute specified by
its name, <code>name</code>, which is attached to the
object specified with <code>loc_id</code>.
The location object may be either a group, dataset, or
named datatype, which may have any sort of attribute.
The attribute identifier returned from this function must
be released with <code>H5Aclose</code> or resource leaks
will develop.
<dt><strong>Parameters:</strong>
<dl>
<dt><em>hid_t</em> <code>loc_id</code>
<dd>IN: Identifier of a group, dataset, or named datatype
atttribute to be attached to.
<dt><em>const char *</em><code>name</code>
<dd>IN: Attribute name.
</dl>
<dt><strong>Returns:</strong>
<dd>Returns attribute identifier if successful;
otherwise returns a negative value.
<dt><strong>Non-C API(s):</strong>
<dd><a href="fortran/h5a_FORTRAN.html#h5aopen_name_f"
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<dt><strong>Name:</strong> <a name="Annot-Read">H5Aread</a>
<dt><strong>Signature:</strong>
<dd><em>herr_t</em> <code>H5Aread</code>(<em>hid_t</em> <code>attr_id</code>,
<em>hid_t</em> <code>mem_type_id</code>,
<em>void *</em><code>buf</code>
)
<dt><strong>Purpose:</strong>
<dd>Reads an attribute.
<dt><strong>Description:</strong>
<dd><code>H5Aread</code> reads an attribute, specified with
<code>attr_id</code>. The attribute's memory datatype
is specified with <code>mem_type_id</code>. The entire
attribute is read into <code>buf</code> from the file.
<p>
Further use of a released attribute identifier is illegal;
a function using such an identifier will fail.
Datatype conversion takes place at the time of a read or write
and is automatic. See the
<a href="Datatypes.html#Datatypes-DataConversion">Data Conversion</a>
section of <cite>The Data Type Interface (H5T)</cite> in the
<cite>HDF5 User's Guide</cite> for a discussion of
data conversion, including the range of conversions currently
supported by the HDF5 libraries.
<dt><strong>Parameters:</strong>
<dl>
<dt><em>hid_t</em> <code>attr_id</code>
<dd>IN: Attribute to release access to.
<dd>IN: Identifier of an attribute to read.
<dt><em>hid_t</em> <code>mem_type_id</code>
<dd>IN: Identifier of the attribute datatype (in memory).
<dt><em>void *</em><code>buf</code>
<dd>OUT: Buffer for data to be read.
</dl>
<dt><strong>Returns:</strong>
<dd>Returns a non-negative value if successful;
otherwise returns a negative value.
<dt><strong>Non-C API(s):</strong>
<dd><a href="fortran/h5a_FORTRAN.html#h5aclose_f"
<dd><a href="fortran/h5a_FORTRAN.html#h5aread_f"
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<dt><strong>Name:</strong> <a name="Annot-Write">H5Awrite</a>
<dt><strong>Signature:</strong>
<dd><em>herr_t</em> <code>H5Awrite</code>(<em>hid_t</em> <code>attr_id</code>,
<em>hid_t</em> <code>mem_type_id</code>,
<em>const void *</em><code>buf</code>
)
<dt><strong>Purpose:</strong>
<dd>Writes data to an attribute.
<dt><strong>Description:</strong>
<dd><code>H5Awrite</code> writes an attribute, specified with
<code>attr_id</code>. The attribute's memory datatype
is specified with <code>mem_type_id</code>. The entire
attribute is written from <code>buf</code> to the file.
<p>
Datatype conversion takes place at the time of a read or write
and is automatic. See the
<a href="Datatypes.html#Datatypes-DataConversion">Data Conversion</a>
section of <cite>The Data Type Interface (H5T)</cite> in the
<cite>HDF5 User's Guide</cite> for a discussion of
data conversion, including the range of conversions currently
supported by the HDF5 libraries.
<dt><strong>Parameters:</strong>
<dl>
<dt><em>hid_t</em> <code>attr_id</code>
<dd>IN: Identifier of an attribute to write.
<dt><em>hid_t</em> <code>mem_type_id</code>
<dd>IN: Identifier of the attribute datatype (in memory).
<dt><em>const void *</em><code>buf</code>
<dd>IN: Data to be written.
</dl>
<dt><strong>Returns:</strong>
<dd>Returns a non-negative value if successful;
otherwise returns a negative value.
<dt><strong>Non-C API(s):</strong>
<dd><a href="fortran/h5a_FORTRAN.html#h5awrite_f"
target="FortranWin"><img src="Graphics/FORTRAN.gif" border=0></a>
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