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H5T_GET_ORDER

The H5T_GET_ORDER function returns the byte order of an atomic datatype.

Syntax

Result = H5T_GET_ORDER(Datatype_id)

Return Value

Returns a string representing the byte order. Possible values are:

• ‘LE’ — Little endian
• ‘BE’ — Big endian
• ‘VAX’ — VAX mixed ordering
• ‘NONE’
• ‘ERROR’

Arguments

Datatype_id

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

Keywords

None

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See Also

H5T_GET_INPAD , H5T_GET_PAD , H5T_GET_PRECISION