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H5G_GET_NMEMBERS

The H5G_GET_NMEMBERS function returns the number of objects within a group.

Note: This function is not part of the standard HDF5 interface, but is provided as a programming convenience. The H5Giterate() C function is used to retrieve the number of members.

Syntax

Result = H5G_GET_NMEMBERS(Loc_id, Name)

Return Value

Returns the number of objects.

Arguments

Loc_id

An integer representing the identifier of the file or group.

Name

A string representing the name of the group for which to retrieve the number of members.

Keywords

None

Version History

5.6	Introduced