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H5T_GET_STRPAD

The H5T_GET_STRPAD function returns the padding method for a string datatype.

Syntax

Result = H5T_GET_STRPAD(Datatype_id)

Return Value

Returns a string containing the padding method. Possible values are:

• ‘NULLTERM’ — Null terminate (like C)
• ‘NULLPAD’ — Pad with zeroes
• ‘SPACEPAD’ — Pad with spaces (like FORTRAN)
• ‘ERROR’

Arguments

Datatype_id

An integer representing the datatype’s identifier to be queried.

Keywords

None

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See Also

H5T_GET_CSET , H5T_GET_SIZE