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commitType

herr_t commitType (hid_t loc_id, const char* name, hid_t type_id)

Commits a datatype. See the HDF5 documentation for more detailed descriptions on what ``committed'' means.

Arguments:

loc_id: Where should the datatype be placed.

name: What should the datatype be called.

type_id: The hid_t reference to the datatype.

Returns a negative value upon failure, otherwise the operation was successful.




2000-08-08