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	This version of HDF5 Ref Manual includes FORTRAN API references.
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<h1>HDF5: API Specification<br>Reference Manual</h1>
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The HDF5 library provides several interfaces, each of which provides the
tools required to meet specific aspects of the HDF5 data-handling requirements.
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<i><strong>A note regarding the prototype FORTRAN90 APIs:</strong><br>
This version of the </i>HDF5 Reference Manual<i> includes a description
of a partial FORTRAN90 <strong>prototype</strong> API to HDF5.
Prototype Fortran subroutines exist in the H5A, H5D, H5F, H5G, H5P, H5S, and H5T
interfaces and are described on those pages.
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In general, each Fortran subroutine performs exactly the same task
as the corresponding C function. The links at the top of each reference manual
section go to the C function descriptions, which serve as general descriptions
for both the C and Fortran APIs. A button,
under <strong>Non-C API(s)</strong> at the end of the C function description,
opens an external browser window displaying the Fortran-specific
information. You will probably want to adjust the size and location of
this external window so that both browser windows are visible and to
facilitate moving easily between them.
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See <a href="README_Fortran90.html" target="FortranWin">README_Fortran90.html</a>,
a copy of the README file in the Fortran prototype source code directory,
for more detailed notes regarding the prototype API. </i>
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</td><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td valign=top>The general-purpose <strong>H5</strong> functions.
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<tr><td valign=top><a href="RM_H5A.html">Attribute Interface</a>
</td><td></td><td valign=top>The <strong>H5A</strong> API for attributes.
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<tr><td valign=top><a href="RM_H5D.html">Dataset Interface</a>
</td><td></td><td valign=top>The <strong>H5D</strong> API for manipulating scientific datasets.
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<tr><td valign=top><a href="RM_H5E.html">Error Interface</a>
</td><td></td><td valign=top>The <strong>H5E</strong> API for error handling.
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<tr><td valign=top><a href="RM_H5F.html">File Interface</a>
</td><td></td><td valign=top>The <strong>H5F</strong> API for accessing HDF files.
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<tr><td valign=top><a href="RM_H5G.html">Group Interface</a>
</td><td></td><td valign=top>The <strong>H5G</strong> API for creating physical groups of objects on disk.
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</td><td></td><td valign=top>The <strong>H5I</strong> API for working with object identifiers.
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<tr><td valign=top><a href="RM_H5P.html">Property List Interface</a>
</td><td></td><td valign=top>The <strong>H5P</strong> API for manipulating object property lists.
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<tr><td valign=top><a href="RM_H5R.html">Reference Interface</a>
</td><td></td><td valign=top>The <strong>H5R</strong> API for references.
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<tr><td valign=top><a href="RM_H5S.html">Dataspace Interface</a>
</td><td></td><td valign=top>The <strong>H5S</strong> API for defining dataset dataspace.
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</td><td></td><td valign=top>The <strong>H5T</strong> API for defining dataset element information.
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</td><td></td><td valign=top>The <strong>H5Z</strong> API for compression.
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