The H5A_READ function reads the data within an attribute, converting from the HDF5 file datatype into the HDF5 memory datatype, and finally into the corresponding IDL datatype.
Result = H5A_READ(Attribute_id [, Datatype_id])
Returns an IDL variable containing all of the attribute’s data. For details on different return types and storage mechanisms, see the H5D_READ function.
A long integer containing the identifier of the attribute to read.
A long integer containing the identifier of the memory datatype to read. This argument is used only when reading part of a compound attribute. If Datatype_id is not supplied, the entire attribute is read.
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5.6 |
Introduced |
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6.3 |
Added the Datatype_id argument. |