The C Interfaces:
| * Use of these functions is deprecated in Release 1.8.0. | ||||
H5Dclose(hid_t dataset_id
    )
H5Dclose ends access to a dataset specified by 
        dataset_id and releases resources used by it.
        Further use of the dataset identifier is illegal in calls to 
        the dataset API.
| hid_t dataset_id     | IN: Identifier of the dataset to close access to. | 
SUBROUTINE h5dclose_f(dset_id, hdferr)
  IMPLICIT NONE
  INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN) :: dset_id ! Dataset identifier  
  INTEGER, INTENT(OUT) :: hdferr        ! Error code  
                                        ! 0 on success and -1 on failure
END SUBROUTINE h5dclose_f
			
		
		
H5Dcreate(
            hid_t loc_id,
            const char *name,
            hid_t type_id,
            hid_t space_id,
            hid_t dcpl_id
    )
    
H5Dcreate(
            hid_t loc_id, 
            const char *name, 
            hid_t dtype_id, 
            hid_t space_id,
            hid_t lcpl_id, 
            hid_t dcpl_id, 
            hid_t dapl_id
    )
  
H5Dcreate is a macro that is mapped to either
      H5Dcreate1 or
      H5Dcreate2,
      depending on the needs of the application.
      Such macros are provided to facilitate application compatibility. Their use and mappings are fully described in “API Compatibility Macros in HDF5”; we urge you to read that document closely.
      When both the HDF5 Library and the application are built and 
      installed with no specific compatibility flags, 
      H5Dcreate is mapped to the most recent version of
      the function, currently 
      H5Dcreate2.
      If the library and/or application is compiled for Release 1.6
      emulation, H5Dcreate will be mapped to 
      H5Dcreate1.
      Function-specific flags are available to override these settings 
      on a function-by-function basis when the application is compiled. 
      
Specific compile-time compatibility flags and the resulting mappings are as follows:
| Compatibility setting | H5Dcreatemapping | 
|---|---|
| Global settings | |
| No compatibility flag | H5Dcreate2 | 
| Enable deprecated symbols | H5Dcreate2 | 
| Disable deprecated symbols | H5Dcreate2 | 
| Emulate Release 1.6 interface      | H5Dcreate1 | 
| Function-level macros | |
| H5Dcreate_vers = 2 | H5Dcreate2 | 
| H5Dcreate_vers = 1 | H5Dcreate1 | 
A dataset created with this macro should be closed with 
    H5Dclose when the dataset is no longer needed so that 
    resource leaks will not develop.
SUBROUTINE h5dcreate_f(loc_id, name, type_id, space_id, dset_id, & 
     hdferr, dcpl_id, lcpl_id, dapl_id)
  IMPLICIT NONE
  INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN) :: loc_id   ! File or group identifier 
  CHARACTER(LEN=*), INTENT(IN) :: name   ! Name of the dataset 
  INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN) :: type_id  ! Datatype identifier 
  INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN) :: space_id ! Dataspace identifier 
  INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(OUT) :: dset_id ! Dataset identifier 
  INTEGER, INTENT(OUT) :: hdferr         ! Error code  
                                         ! 0 on success and -1 on failure
  INTEGER(HID_T), OPTIONAL, INTENT(IN) :: dcpl_id 
                                         ! Dataset creation property list
  INTEGER(HID_T), OPTIONAL, INTENT(IN) :: lcpl_id 
                                         ! Link creation property list
  INTEGER(HID_T), OPTIONAL, INTENT(IN) :: dapl_id 
                                         ! Dataset access property list
END SUBROUTINE h5dcreate_f
  
| Release | C | 
| 1.8.0 | The function H5Dcreaterenamed toH5Dcreate1and deprecated in this release.The macro H5Dcreateand the functionH5Dcreate2introduced in this release. | 
H5Dcreate1(
        hid_t loc_id,
        const char *name,
        hid_t type_id,
        hid_t space_id,
        hid_t dcpl_id
    )
H5Dcreate2
        or the macro
        H5Dcreate.
H5Dcreate1 creates a data set with a name, 
        name, in the file or in the group specified by 
        the identifier loc_id.
	
	name can be a relative path based at loc_id
        or an absolute path from the root of the file.
        Use of this function requires that any intermediate groups 
        specified in the path already exist.
        
        The dataset’s datatype and dataspace are specified by
        type_id and space_id, respectively.
        These are the datatype and dataspace of the dataset as it will 
        exist in the file, which may differ from the datatype and dataspace
        in application memory.
        
        Names within a group are unique:
        H5Dcreate1 will return an error if a link with
        the name specified in name already exists at the
        location specified in loc_id.
        
As is the case for any object in a group, the length of a dataset name is not limited.
        dcpl_id is an H5P_DATASET_CREATE
        property list created with H5Pcreate1 and
        initialized with various property list functions described in 
        “H5P: Property List Interface.”
	
	H5Dcreate and H5Dcreate_anon 
        return an error if the dataset’s datatype 
	includes a variable-length (VL) datatype and the fill value 
	is undefined, i.e., set to NULL in the 
	dataset creation property list. 
	Such a VL datatype may be directly included,  
	indirectly included as part of a compound or array datatype, or 
	indirectly included as part of a nested compound or array datatype.
	
        H5Dcreate and H5Dcreate_anon return 
        a dataset identifier for success or a negative value for failure. 
	The dataset identifier should eventually be closed by 
        calling H5Dclose to release resources it uses.
	
        See H5Dcreate_anon
        for discussion of the differences between H5Dcreate 
        and H5Dcreate_anon.
	
	Fill values and space allocation:
	The HDF5 library provides flexible means 
	of specifying a fill value, 
	of specifying when space will be allocated for a dataset, and
	of specifying when fill values will be written to a dataset.
	For further information on these topics, see the document 
	
	Fill Value and Dataset Storage Allocation Issues in HDF5 
	and the descriptions of the following HDF5 functions in this 
	HDF5 Reference Manual:
	
| H5DfillH5Pset_fill_valueH5Pget_fill_valueH5Pfill_value_defined | H5Pset_fill_timeH5Pget_fill_timeH5Pset_alloc_timeH5Pget_alloc_time | 
H5Dcreate and H5Dcreate_anon 
        can fail if there has been an error
        in setting up an element of the dataset creation property list.
        In such cases, each item in the property list must be examined
        to ensure that the setup satisfies all required conditions.
        This problem is most likely to occur with the use of filters.
        For example, either function will fail without a meaningful explanation if the following conditions exist simultaneously:
pixels_per_block 
              is set to an inappropriate value.
        
        In such a case, one would refer to the description of 
        H5Pset_szip,
        looking for any conditions or requirements that might affect the
        local computing environment.
         
| hid_t loc_id | IN: Identifier of the file or group within which to create the dataset. | 
| const char * name | IN: The name of the dataset to create. | 
| hid_t type_id | IN: Identifier of the datatype to use when creating the dataset. | 
| hid_t space_id | IN: Identifier of the dataspace to use when creating the dataset. | 
| hid_t dcpl_id     | IN: Dataset creation property list identifier. | 
H5Dcreate.
    
| Release | C | 
| 1.8.0 | Function H5Dcreaterenamed toH5Dcreate1and deprecated
            in this release. | 
H5Dcreate2(
            hid_t loc_id, 
            const char *name, 
            hid_t dtype_id, 
            hid_t space_id,
            hid_t lcpl_id, 
            hid_t dcpl_id, 
            hid_t dapl_id
    )
H5Dcreate2 creates a new dataset named 
        name at the location specified by 
	loc_id, and associates constant and initial 
        persistent properties with that dataset, including 
        dtype_id, the datatype of each data element 
        as stored in the file; 
        space_id, the dataspace of the dataset; 
        and other initial properties as defined in the dataset
        creation property and access property lists, 
        dcpl_id and  dapl_id, respectively.
        Once created, the dataset is opened for access.
        
        loc_id may be a file identifier, 
        or a group identifier within that file.
        name may be either an absolute path in the file
	or a relative path from loc_id naming the dataset.
        
        If dtype_id is either a fixed-length or
        variable-length string, it is important to set the string length
        when defining the datatype.
        String datatypes are derived from H5T_C_S1
        (or H5T_FORTRAN_S1 for Fortran codes), 
        which defaults to 1 character in size.
        See H5Tset_size 
        and “Creating 
        variable-length string datatypes.” 
        
        The link creation property list, lcpl_id,
        governs creation of the link(s) by which the new dataset
        is accessed and the creation of any intermediate groups that 
        may be missing. 
        
The datatype and dataspace properties and the dataset creation and access property lists are attached to the dataset, so the caller may derive new datatypes, dataspaces, and creation and access properties from the old ones and reuse them in calls to create additional datasets.
Once created, the dataset is ready to receive raw data. Immediately attempting to read raw data from the dataset will probably return the fill value.
To conserve and release resources, the dataset should be closed when access is no longer required.
| hid_t loc_id | IN: Location identifier | 
| const char * name | IN: Dataset name | 
| hid_t dtype_id | IN: Datatype identifier | 
| hid_t space_id | IN: Dataspace identifier | 
| hid_t lcpl_id | IN: Link creation property list | 
| hid_t dcpl_id | IN: Dataset creation property list | 
| hid_t dapl_id | IN: Dataset access property list | 
H5Dcreate.
    
H5Tset_size
| Release | Change | 
| 1.8.0 | C function introduced in this release. | 
H5Dcreate_anon(
        hid_t loc_id,
        hid_t type_id,
        hid_t space_id,
        hid_t dcpl_id,
        hid_t dapl_id
    )
H5Dcreate_anon creates a dataset in the file 
        specified by loc_id.
        
        loc_id may be a file identifier or a group identifier 
        within that file.
        
        The dataset’s datatype and dataspace are specified by
        type_id and space_id, respectively.
        These are the datatype and dataspace of the dataset as it will 
        exist in the file, which may differ from the datatype and dataspace
        in application memory.
        
        Dataset creation properties are specified in the
        dataset creation property list dcpl_id.
        Dataset access properties are specified in the 
        dataset access property list dapl_id.
	
        H5Dcreate_anon returns a new dataset identifier.
        Using this identifier, the new dataset must be linked 
        into the HDF5 file structure with
        H5Olink
        or it will be deleted from the file when the file is closed.
	
        See H5Dcreate
        for further details and considerations on the use of
        H5Dcreate and H5Dcreate_anon.
        
        The differences between this function and 
        H5Dcreate are as follows:
        
H5Dcreate_anon explicitly includes a dataset
            access property list.
            H5Dcreate always uses default dataset access 
            properties.
          H5Dcreate_anon neither provides the new 
            dataset’s name nor links it into the HDF5 file structure; 
            those actions must be performed separately through a call to
            H5Olink,
            which offers greater control over linking.
        A dataset created with this function should be closed with 
    H5Dclose when the dataset is no longer needed so that 
    resource leaks will not develop.
| hid_t loc_id | IN: Identifier of the file or group within which to create the dataset. | 
| hid_t type_id | IN: Identifier of the datatype to use when creating the dataset. | 
| hid_t space_id     | IN: Identifier of the dataspace to use when creating the dataset. | 
| hid_t dcpl_id | IN: Dataset creation property list identifier. | 
| hid_t dapl_id | IN: Dataset access property list identifier. | 
SUBROUTINE h5dcreate_anon_f(loc_id, type_id, space_id, dset_id, hdferr, &
                            dcpl_id, dapl_id)
  IMPLICIT NONE
  INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN)  :: loc_id   ! File or group identifier. 
  INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN)  :: type_id  ! Datatype identifier. 
  INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN)  :: space_id ! Dataspace identifier.
  INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(OUT) :: dset_id  ! Dataset identifier. 
  INTEGER, INTENT(OUT) :: hdferr          ! Error code.  
                                          ! 0 on success and -1 on failure
  INTEGER(HID_T), OPTIONAL, INTENT(IN) :: dcpl_id  
                                          ! Dataset creation property list 
                                          ! identifier.
  INTEGER(HID_T), OPTIONAL, INTENT(IN) :: dapl_id  
                                          ! Dataset access property list 
                                          ! identifier.
END SUBROUTINE h5dcreate_anon_f
	  
		
H5OlinkH5Dcreate
| Release | C | 
| 1.8.0 | Function introduced in this release. | 
H5Dextend(
        hid_t dataset_id,
        const hsize_t size[]
    )
H5Dset_extent.
H5Dextend verifies that the dataset is at least of size
        size, extending it if necessary.  
        The dimensionality of size is the same as that of
        the dataspace of the dataset being changed.
        This function can be applied to the following datasets:
maxdims (see 
          
          H5Screate_simple)
             
        Space on disk is immediately allocated for the new dataset extent
        if the dataset’s space allocation time is set to 
        H5D_ALLOC_TIME_EARLY.
        Fill values will be written to the dataset if the dataset’s
        fill time is set to H5D_FILL_TIME_IFSET  or  
        H5D_FILL_TIME_ALLOC.
        (See 
        H5Pset_fill_time
        and 
        H5Pset_alloc_time.)
        
	This function ensures that the dataset dimensions are of 
	at least the sizes specified in size.
	The function 
	H5Dset_extent
	must be used if the dataset dimension sizes are are to be 
	reduced.
        
| hid_t dataset_id | IN: Identifier of the dataset. | 
| const hsize_t size[]     | IN: Array containing the new magnitude of each dimension. | 
SUBROUTINE h5dextend_f(dataset_id, size, hdferr) 
  IMPLICIT NONE 
  INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN) :: dataset_id   ! Dataset identifier
  INTEGER(HSIZE_T), DIMENSION(*), INTENT(IN)  :: size
                                             ! Array containing 
                                             ! dimensions' sizes 
  INTEGER, INTENT(OUT) :: hdferr             ! Error code 
                                             ! 0 on success and -1 on failure
END SUBROUTINE h5dextend_f 
			
		
  | Release | C | 
| 1.8.0 | Function deprecated in this release. | 
| 1.8.0 | Parameter sizesyntax changed 
            to   'const hsize_tsize[]'
            in this release. | 
H5Dfill(
        const void *fill,
        hid_t fill_type_id,
        void *buf,
        hid_t buf_type_id,
        hid_t space_id
    )
H5Dfill explicitly fills 
        the dataspace selection in memory, space_id, 
        with the fill value specified in fill.
        If fill is NULL, 
        a fill value of 0 (zero) is used.
        
	fill_type_id specifies the datatype 
	of the fill value.
	buf specifies the buffer in which 
	the dataspace elements will be written.
	buf_type_id specifies the datatype of 
	those data elements.
	
Note that if the fill value datatype differs from the memory buffer datatype, the fill value will be converted to the memory buffer datatype before filling the selection.
| const void * fill | IN: Pointer to the fill value to be used. | 
| hid_t fill_type_id     | IN: Fill value datatype identifier. | 
| void * buf | IN/OUT: Pointer to the memory buffer containing the selection to be filled. | 
| hid_t buf_type_id | IN: Datatype of dataspace elements to be filled. | 
| hid_t space_id | IN: Dataspace describing memory buffer and containing the selection to be filled. | 
SUBROUTINE h5dfill_f(fill_value, space_id, buf, hdferr)
  IMPLICIT NONE
  TYPE, INTENET(IN) :: fill_value        ! Fill value; may be have one of the
                                         ! following types:
                                         ! INTEGER, REAL, DOUBLE PRECISION, 
                                         ! CHARACTER
  INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN) :: space_id ! Memory dataspace selection identifier 
  TYPE, DIMENSION(*) :: buf              ! Memory buffer to fill in; must have
                                         ! the same datatype as fill value
  INTEGER, INTENT(OUT) :: hdferr         ! Error code  
                                         ! 0 on success and -1 on failure
END SUBROUTINE h5dfill_f
			
		
		
H5Dgather(
            hid_t src_space_id,
            const void * src_buf,
            hid_t type_id,
            size_t dst_buf_size,
            void *dst_buf
            H5D_gather_func_t op,
            void * op_data,
        )
  
H5Dgather retrieves data from a selection within the
      supplied buffer src_buf and passes it to the supplied
      callback function op in a contiguous form.
      
      src_space_id is a dataspace which defines the extent 
      of src_buf and the selection within it to gather the 
      data from.
      
      type_id is the datatype of the data to be gathered in 
      both the source and destination buffers.
      
      src_buf must be at least as large as the number of 
      elements in the extent of src_space_id times the size 
      in bytes of type_id.
      
      The data is gathered into dst_buf, which needs to be 
      large enough to hold all the data if the callback function 
      op is not provided.
      
      If no callback function is provided, H5Dgather 
      simply gathers the data into dst_buf and returns.
      If a callback function is provided, H5Dgather repeatedly
      gathers up to dst_buf_size bytes op to 
      process the serialized data.
      The prototype of the callback function op is as follows 
      (as defined in the source code file H5Dpublic.h):
      
(*H5D_gather_func_t)(
              const void * dst_buf, 
              size_t dst_buf_bytes_used, 
              void *op_data)
      The parameters of this callback function have the following values or meanings:
|      | dst_buf | Pointer to the destination buffer which has been filled with the
              next set of elements gathered.
              This will always be identical to the dst_bufpassed
              toH5Dgather. | 
|      | dst_buf_bytes_used    | Pointer to the number of valid bytes in dst_buf.
              This number must be a multiple of the datatype size. | 
|      | op_data | User-defined pointer to data required by the callback function;
              a pass-through of the op_datapointer provided
              with theH5Dgatherfunction call. | 
      The callback function should process, store, or otherwise make use of 
      the data returned in dst_buf before it returns, because the
      buffer will be overwritten unless it is the last call to the callback.
      This function will be repeatedly called until all gathered elements have
      been passed to the callback in dst_buf.
      The callback function should return zero (0) to indicate 
      success, and a negative value to indicate failure.
  
If a C routine that takes a function pointer as an argument is called from within C++ code, the C routine should be returned from normally.
Examples of this kind of routine include callbacks such as 
      H5Pset_elink_cb and H5Pset_type_conv_cb 
      and functions such as H5Tconvert and 
      H5Ewalk2.
Exiting the routine in its normal fashion allows the HDF5 C Library to clean up its work properly. In other words, if the C++ application jumps out of the routine back to the C++ “catch” statement, the The HDF5 C Library is not given the opportunity to close any temporary data structures that were set up when the routine was called. The C++ application should save some state as the routine is started so that any problem that occurs might be diagnosed.
| hid_t src_space_id | IN: Identifier for the dataspace describing both the dimensions of the source buffer and the selection within the source buffer to gather data from. | 
| const void * src_buf | IN: Source buffer which the data will be gathered from. | 
| hid_t type_id | IN: Identifier for the datatype describing the data in both the source and definition buffers. This is only used to calculate the element size. | 
| size_t dst_buf_size | IN: Size in bytes of dst_buf. | 
| void * dst_buf | OUT: Destination buffer where the gathered data will be placed. | 
| H5D_gather_func_t op    | IN: Callback function which handles the gathered 
            data. Optional if dst_bufis large enough to hold all of 
            the gathered data; required otherwise. | 
| void * op_data | IN: User-defined pointer to data required by op. | 
H5Dscatter
  
| Release | Change | 
| 1.8.11 | C function introduced. | 
H5Dget_access_plist(
            hid_t dataset_id
        )
  
H5Dget_access_plist
      returns a copy of the dataset access property list used to open the
      specified dataset.  Modifications to the returned property list will have
      no effect on the dataset it was retrieved from.
      The chunk cache parameters in the returned property lists will be those used by the dataset. If the properties in the file access property list were used to determine the dataset's chunk cache configuration, then those properties will be present in the returned dataset access property list. If the dataset does not use a chunked layout, then the chunk cache properties will be set to the default. The chunk cache properties in the returned list are considered to be “set”, and any use of this list will override the corresponding properties in the file’s file access property list.
All link access properties in the returned list will be set to the default values.
The access property list identifier should be released with 
      H5Pclose when the identifier is no longer needed 
      so that resource leaks will not develop.
| hid_t dataset_id | IN: Identifier of the dataset to get access property list of. | 
dataset_id into dapl_id:
dapl_id = H5Dget_access_plist(dataset_id);
| Release | Change | 
| 1.8.3 | C function introduced in this release. | 
H5Dget_create_plist(hid_t dataset_id
    )H5Dget_create_plist returns an identifier for a 
        copy of the dataset creation property list associated
        with the dataset specified by dataset_id.
        
        The creation property list identifier should be released with 
        H5Pclose.
| hid_t dataset_id     | IN: Identifier of the dataset to query. | 
SUBROUTINE h5dget_create_plist_f(dataset_id, creation_id, hdferr) 
  IMPLICIT NONE 
  INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN) :: dataset_id    ! Dataset identifier
  INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(OUT) :: creation_id  ! Dataset creation
                                              ! property list identifier
  INTEGER, INTENT(OUT) :: hdferr              ! Error code 
                                              ! 0 on success and -1 on failure
END SUBROUTINE h5dget_create_plist_f  
			
  H5Dget_offset(
        hid_t dset_id
        )
H5Dget_offset returns the address in the file 
        of the dataset dset_id.
        That address is expressed as the offset in bytes from 
        the beginning of the file.
| hid_t dset_id     | IN: Dataset identifier. | 
HADDR_UNDEF, a negative value.
| Release | C | 
| 1.6.0 | Function introduced in this release. | 
H5Dget_space(
        hid_t dataset_id
        )
H5Dget_space makes a copy of the dataspace of the
        dataset specified by dataset_id.
        The function returns an identifier for the new copy of the dataspace.
        
        A dataspace identifier returned from this function 
        should be released with H5Sclose when the identifier
        is no longer needed so that resource leaks will not occur.
| hid_t dataset_id     | IN: Identifier of the dataset to query. | 
SUBROUTINE h5dget_space_f(dataset_id, dataspace_id, hdferr) 
  IMPLICIT NONE 
  INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN) :: dataset_id      ! Dataset identifier
  INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(OUT) :: dataspace_id   ! Dataspace identifier
  INTEGER, INTENT(OUT) :: hdferr                ! Error code 
                                                ! 0 on success and -1 on failure
END SUBROUTINE h5dget_space_f
    		
  H5Dget_space_status(hid_t dset_id,
                        H5D_space_status_t *status)
H5Dget_space_status determines whether space has been 
        allocated for the dataset dset_id.
	
        Space allocation status is returned in status,
        which will have one of the following values:
        
| H5D_SPACE_STATUS_NOT_ALLOCATED | Space has not been allocated for this dataset. | |
| H5D_SPACE_STATUS_ALLOCATED | Space has been allocated for this dataset. | |
| H5D_SPACE_STATUS_PART_ALLOCATED | Space has been partially allocated for this dataset. (Used only for datasets with chunked storage.) | 
| hid_t dset_id | IN: Identifier of the dataset to query. | 
| H5D_space_status_t * status     | OUT: Space allocation status. | 
SUBROUTINE h5dget_space_status_f(dset_id, flag, hdferr)
  IMPLICIT NONE
  INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN) :: dset_id  ! Dataset identifier 
  INTEGER, INTENET(OUT)      :: flag     ! Status flag ; possible values:
                                         ! H5D_SPACE_STS_ERROR_F
                                         ! H5D_SPACE_STS_NOT_ALLOCATED_F
                                         ! H5D_SPACE_STS_PART_ALLOCATED_F
                                         ! H5D_SPACE_STS_ALLOCATED_F
  INTEGER, INTENT(OUT) :: hdferr         ! Error code  
                                         ! 0 on success and -1 on failure
END SUBROUTINE h5dget_space_status_f
			
		
		
| Release | C | 
| 1.6.0 | Function introduced in this release. | 
H5Dget_storage_size(
        hid_t dataset_id
    )
H5Dget_storage_size returns the amount of storage,
        in bytes, that is allocated in the file for the raw data of the 
        dataset specified by dataset_id.  
        Note that the amount of storage in this case is the storage allocated in the written file, which will typically differ from the space required to hold a dataset in working memory.
H5Dget_storage_size returns the total space required 
        to store the compressed chunks.
        
        H5Dget_storage_size reports only the space required 
        to store the data; the report does not include any metadata.
        
The return value may be zero if no data has been stored.
H5Dget_storage_size is not generally 
        an appropriate function to use when
        determining the amount of memory required to work with a dataset.
        In such circumstances, you must determine the number of data points
        in a dataset and the size of an individual data element.  
        
        H5Sget_simple_extent_npoints and
        
        H5Tget_size
        can be used to get that information.
| hid_t dataset_id     | IN: Identifier of the dataset to query. | 
Note that H5Dget_storage_size does not differentiate between 
        0 (zero), the value returned for the storage size of a 
        dataset with no stored values, and
        0 (zero), the value returned to indicate an error.
SUBROUTINE h5dget_storage_size_f(dset_id, size, hdferr)
  IMPLICIT NONE
  INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN) :: dset_id  ! Dataset identifier  
  INTEGER(HSIZE_T), INTENT(OUT)  :: size ! Amount of storage required 
                                         ! for dataset
  INTEGER, INTENT(OUT) :: hdferr         ! Error code  
                                         ! 0 on success and -1 on failure
END SUBROUTINE h5dget_storage_size_f
    
| Release | Fortran90 | 
| 1.4.5 | Function introduced in this release. | 
H5Dget_type(hid_t dataset_id
    )
H5Dget_type returns an identifier for a copy of the 
        datatype for a dataset.  
        The datatype should be released with the H5Tclose function.
        If a dataset has a named datatype, then an identifier to the opened datatype is returned. Otherwise, the returned datatype is read-only. If atomization of the datatype fails, then the datatype is closed.
The datatype identifier returned from this function 
        should be released with H5Tclose when the identifier
        is no longer needed so that resource leaks will not occur.
| hid_t dataset_id     | IN: Identifier of the dataset to query. | 
SUBROUTINE h5dget_type_f(dataset_id, datatype_id, hdferr) 
  IMPLICIT NONE 
  INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN) :: dataset_id    ! Dataset identifier
  INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(OUT) :: datatype_id  ! Datatype identifier
  INTEGER, INTENT(OUT) :: hdferr              ! Error code 
                                              ! 0 on success and -1 on failure
END SUBROUTINE h5dget_type_f 
    		
  H5Diterate(
        void *buf,
        hid_t type_id,
        hid_t space_id,
        H5D_operator_t operator,
        void *operator_data
    )
H5Diterate iterates over all the data elements in the 
        memory buffer buf, executing the callback function
        operator once for each such data element.
        
        
        The protoype of the callback function operator 
        is as follows 
        (as defined in the source code file H5Lpublic.h):
        
          herr_t (*H5D_operator_t)(void elem, 
              hid_t type_id, 
              unsigned ndim, 
              
         
                           
                      
              const hsize_t *point, 
              void *operator_data)
              
        The parameters of this callback function have the following values or meanings:
|      | void *elem | IN/OUT: Pointer to the memory buffer containing the current data element | |
| hid_t type_id | IN: Datatype identifier for the elements stored in elem | ||
| unsigned ndim | IN: Number of dimensions for the pointarray | ||
| const hsize_t *point | IN: Array containing the location of the element within the original dataspace | ||
| void *operator_data | IN/OUT: Pointer to any user-defined data associated with the operation | 
The possible return values from the callback function, and the effect of each, are as follows:
        The H5Diterate operator_data parameter 
        is a user-defined pointer to the data required to process 
        dataset elements in the course of the iteration.
        If operator needs to pass data back to the application,
        such data can be returned in this same buffer.
        This pointer is passed back to each step of the iteration in the 
        operator callback function’s 
        operator_data parameter.
        
        Unlike other HDF5 iterators, this iteration operation cannot
        be restarted at the point of exit;  
        a second H5Diterate call will always restart 
        at the beginning.
  
| void * buf | IN/OUT: Pointer to the buffer in memory containing the elements to iterate over | 
| hid_t type_id | IN:  Datatype identifier for the elements stored
                in buf | 
| hid_t space_id | IN: Dataspace identifier for buf | 
| H5D_operator_t operator     | IN: Function pointer to the routine to be called 
                for each element in bufiterated over | 
| void * operator_data | IN/OUT: Pointer to any user-defined data associated with the operation | 
| Release | C | 
| 1.6.4 | The following changes occured in the H5D_operator_tfunction in this release:ndimparameter type was changed to 
            unsignedpointparameter type was changed to
            const hsize_t | 
H5Dopen(
            hid_t loc_id,
            const char *name
    )
    
H5Dopen(
            hid_t loc_id, 
            const char *name, 
            hid_t dapl_id
    )
  
H5Dopen is a macro that is mapped to either
      H5Dopen1 or
      H5Dopen2,
      depending on the needs of the application.
      Such macros are provided to facilitate application compatibility. Their use and mappings are fully described in “API Compatibility Macros in HDF5”; we urge you to read that document closely.
      When both the HDF5 Library and the application are built and 
      installed with no specific compatibility flags, 
      H5Dopen is mapped to the most recent version of
      the function, currently 
      H5Dopen2.
      If the library and/or application is compiled for Release 1.6
      emulation, H5Dopen will be mapped to 
      H5Dopen1.
      Function-specific flags are available to override these settings 
      on a function-by-function basis when the application is compiled. 
      
Specific compile-time compatibility flags and the resulting mappings are as follows:
| Compatibility setting | H5Dopenmapping | 
|---|---|
| Global settings | |
| No compatibility flag | H5Dopen2 | 
| Enable deprecated symbols | H5Dopen2 | 
| Disable deprecated symbols | H5Dopen2 | 
| Emulate Release 1.6 interface      | H5Dopen1 | 
| Function-level macros | |
| H5Dopen_vers = 2 | H5Dopen2 | 
| H5Dopen_vers = 1 | H5Dopen1 | 
A dataset opened with this macro should be closed with 
  H5Dclose when the dataset is no longer needed
  so that resource leaks will not develop.
SUBROUTINE h5dopen_f(loc_id, name, dset_id, hdferr, dapl_id)
  IMPLICIT NONE
  INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN) :: loc_id   ! File or group identifier 
  CHARACTER(LEN=*), INTENT(IN) :: name   ! Name of the dataset 
  INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(OUT) :: dset_id ! Dataset identifier
  INTEGER, INTENT(OUT) :: hdferr         ! Error code: 
                                         ! 0 on success and -1 on failure
  INTEGER(HID_T), OPTIONAL, INTENT(IN) :: dapl_id 
                                         ! Dataset access property list
END SUBROUTINE h5dopen_f
    
  
| Release | C | 
| 1.8.0 | The function H5Dopenrenamed toH5Dopen1and deprecated in this release.The macro H5Dopenand the functionH5Dopen2introduced in this release. | 
H5Dopen1(
        hid_t loc_id,
        const char *name
    )
H5Dopen2
        or the macro
        H5Dopen.
H5Dopen1 opens an existing dataset for access in the file
        or group specified in loc_id.  name is
        a dataset name and is used to identify the dataset in the file.
    A dataset opened with this function should be closed with 
    H5Dclose when the dataset is no longer needed
    so that resource leaks will not develop.
| hid_t loc_id | IN: Identifier of the file or group within which the dataset to be accessed will be found. | 
| const char * name     | IN: The name of the dataset to access. | 
H5Dopen.
    
| Release | C | 
| 1.8.0 | Function H5Dopenrenamed toH5Dopen1and deprecated
            in this release. | 
H5Dopen2(
            hid_t loc_id, 
            const char *name, 
            hid_t dapl_id
    )
H5Dopen2 opens the existing dataset specified by 
        a location identifier and name, loc_id
        and name, respectively.
        
        The dataset access property list, dapl_id,
        provides information regarding access to the dataset.
        
To conserve and release resources, the dataset should be closed when access is no longer required.
| hid_t loc_id | IN: Location identifier | 
| const char * name | IN: Dataset name | 
| hid_t dapl_id | IN: Dataset access property list | 
H5Dopen.
| Release | C | 
| 1.8.0 | Function introduced in this release. | 
H5Dread(
        hid_t dataset_id,
        hid_t mem_type_id,
        hid_t mem_space_id,
        hid_t file_space_id,
        hid_t xfer_plist_id,
        void * buf
    )
    
H5Dread reads a (partial) dataset, specified by its
        identifier dataset_id, from the 
        file into an application memory buffer buf.
        Data transfer properties are defined by the argument 
        xfer_plist_id.
        The memory datatype of the (partial) dataset is identified by 
        the identifier mem_type_id.
        The part of the dataset to read is defined by 
        mem_space_id and file_space_id.
        
        file_space_id is used to specify only the selection within
        the file dataset's dataspace.  
        Any dataspace specified in file_space_id
        is ignored by the library and the dataset's dataspace is always used.
        file_space_id can be the constant H5S_ALL. 
        which indicates that the entire file dataspace, as defined by the
        current dimensions of the dataset, is to be selected.
        
        mem_space_id is used to specify both the memory dataspace
        and the selection within that dataspace.
        mem_space_id can be the constant H5S_ALL,
        in which case the file dataspace is used for the memory dataspace and
        the selection defined with file_space_id is used for the
        selection within that dataspace.
        
	If raw data storage space has not been allocated for the dataset 
	and a fill value has been defined, the returned buffer buf 
	is filled with the fill value. 
        
        The behavior of the library for the various combinations of valid
        dataspace identifiers and H5S_ALL for the mem_space_id 
        and the file_space_id parameters is described below:
        
        
| mem_space_id   | file_space_id   | Behavior | 
|---|---|---|
| valid dataspace identifier | valid dataspace identifier | mem_space_idspecifies the memory dataspace and the
        selection within it.file_space_idspecifies the selection within the file
        dataset's dataspace. | 
| H5S_ALL | valid dataspace identifier | The file dataset's dataspace is used for the memory dataspace and the
        selection specified with file_space_idspecifies the
        selection within it.
        The combination of the file dataset's dataspace and the selection fromfile_space_idis used for memory also. | 
| valid dataspace identifier | H5S_ALL | mem_space_idspecifies the memory dataspace and the
        selection within it.
        The selection within the file dataset's dataspace is set to the "all"
        selection. | 
| H5S_ALL | H5S_ALL | The file dataset's dataspace is used for the memory dataspace and the selection within the memory dataspace is set to the "all" selection. The selection within the file dataset's dataspace is set to the "all" selection. | 
        Setting an H5S_ALL selection indicates that the entire dataspace, as
        defined by the current dimensions of a dataspace, will be selected.
        The number of elements selected in the memory dataspace must match the
        number of elements selected in the file dataspace.
        
        xfer_plist_id can be the constant H5P_DEFAULT.
        in which case the default data transfer properties are used.           
        
Datatype conversion takes place at the time of a read or write and is automatic. See the “Data Transfer: Datatype Conversion and Selection” section in the “HDF5 Datatypes” chapter of the HDF5 User’s Guide for a discussion of data conversion.
| hid_t dataset_id | IN: Identifier of the dataset read from. | 
| hid_t mem_type_id | IN: Identifier of the memory datatype. | 
| hid_t mem_space_id | IN: Identifier of the memory dataspace. | 
| hid_t file_space_id | IN: Identifier of the dataset's dataspace in the file. | 
| hid_t xfer_plist_id     | IN: Identifier of a transfer property list for this I/O operation. | 
| void * buf | OUT: Buffer to receive data read from file. | 
H5Dread.  
        Instead, that functionality is provided by two Fortran90 subroutines:
        
    | h5dread_f | Purpose: Reads data other than variable-length data. | |
| h5dread_vl_f | Purpose: Reads variable-length data. | 
SUBROUTINE h5dread_f(dset_id, mem_type_id, buf, dims, hdferr, & 
                     mem_space_id, file_space_id, xfer_prp)
  IMPLICIT NONE
  INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN) :: dset_id     ! Dataset identifier
  INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN) :: mem_type_id ! Memory datatype identifier
  TYPE, INTENT(INOUT) :: buf                ! Data buffer; may be a scalar 
                                            ! or an array
  DIMENSION(*), INTEGER(HSIZE_T), INTENT(IN)  :: dims 
                                            ! Array to hold corresponding 
                                            ! dimension sizes of data 
                                            ! buffer buf 
                                            ! dim(k) has value of the k-th 
                                            ! dimension of buffer buf
                                            ! Values are ignored if buf is 
                                            ! a scalar
  INTEGER, INTENT(OUT) :: hdferr            ! Error code 
                                            ! 0 on success and -1 on failure
  INTEGER(HID_T), OPTIONAL, INTENT(IN) :: mem_space_id 
                                            ! Memory dataspace identfier 
                                            ! Default value is H5S_ALL_F 
  INTEGER(HID_T), OPTIONAL, INTENT(IN) :: file_space_id 
                                            ! File dataspace identfier 
                                            ! Default value is H5S_ALL_F
  INTEGER(HID_T), OPTIONAL, INTENT(IN) :: xfer_prp 
                                            ! Transfer property list identifier
                                            ! Default value is H5P_DEFAULT_F 
END SUBROUTINE h5dread_f
	
	
SUBROUTINE h5dread_vl_f(dset_id, mem_type_id, buf, dims, len, hdferr, & 
                     mem_space_id, file_space_id, xfer_prp)
  IMPLICIT NONE
  INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN) :: dset_id     ! Dataset identifier
  INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN) :: mem_type_id ! Memory datatype identifier
  TYPE, INTENT(INOUT), & DIMENSION(dims(1),dims(2)) :: buf
                                            ! Data buffer; may be a scalar 
                                            ! or an array
                                            ! TYPE must be one of the following
                                            !     INTEGER
                                            !     REAL
                                            !     CHARACTER
  INTEGER(HSIZE_T), INTENT(IN), DIMENSION(2)  :: dims 
                                            ! Array to hold corresponding 
                                            ! dimension sizes of data 
                                            ! buffer buf 
                                            ! dim(k) has value of the k-th 
                                            ! dimension of buffer buf
                                            ! Values are ignored if buf is 
                                            ! a scalar
  INTEGER(SIZE_T), INTENT(INOUT), DIMENSION(*)  :: len 
                                            ! Array to store length of
                                            ! each element
  INTEGER, INTENT(OUT) :: hdferr            ! Error code 
                                            ! 0 on success and -1 on failure
  INTEGER(HID_T), OPTIONAL, INTENT(IN) :: mem_space_id 
                                            ! Memory dataspace identfier 
                                            ! Default value is H5S_ALL_F 
  INTEGER(HID_T), OPTIONAL, INTENT(IN) :: file_space_id 
                                            ! File dataspace identfier 
                                            ! Default value is H5S_ALL_F
  INTEGER(HID_T), OPTIONAL, INTENT(IN) :: xfer_prp 
                                            ! Transfer property list identifier
                                            ! Default value is H5P_DEFAULT_F
END SUBROUTINE h5dread_vl_f
        
  SUBROUTINE h5dread_f(dset_id, mem_type_id, buf, hdferr, &
                       mem_space_id, file_space_id, xfer_prp)
    INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN)              :: dset_id
    INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN)              :: mem_type_id
    TYPE(C_PTR)   , INTENT(INOUT)           :: buf
    INTEGER       , INTENT(OUT)             :: hdferr
    INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN)   , OPTIONAL :: mem_space_id
    INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN)   , OPTIONAL :: file_space_id
    INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN)   , OPTIONAL :: xfer_prp
Inputs:
dset_id - Identifier of the dataset read from. mem_type_id - Identifier of the memory datatype.
Outputs:
buf - Buffer to receive data read from file. hdferr - Returns 0 if successful and -1 if fails
Optional parameters:
mem_space_id - Identifier of the memory dataspace. file_space_id - Identifier of the dataset's dataspace in the file. xfer_prp - Identifier of a transfer property list for this I/O operation.
| Release | Change | 
| 1.8.8 | Fortran updated to Fortran2003. | 
| 1.4.2 | dimsparameter added in Fortran interface. | 
H5Dscatter(
            H5D_scatter_func_t op,
            void * op_data,
            hid_t type_id,
            hid_t dst_space_id,
            void *dst_buf
        )
  
H5Dscatter retrieves data from the supplied callback
      op and scatters it to the supplied buffer
      dst_buf in a manner similar to data being written to a
      dataset.
      
      dst_space_id is a dataspace which defines the extent of
      dst_buf and the selection within it to scatter the data 
      to.
      
      type_id is the datatype of the data to be scattered in 
      both the source and destination buffers.
      
      dst_buf must be at least as large as the number of 
      elements in the extent of dst_space_id times the size 
      in bytes of type_id.
      
      To retrieve the data to be scattered, H5Dscatter 
      repeatedly calls op, which should return a valid source 
      buffer, until enough data to fill the selection has been retrieved.
      The prototype of the callback function op is as follows
      (as defined in the source code file H5Dpublic.h):
      
(*H5D_scatter_func_t)(
              const void ** src_buf/*out*/, 
              size_t *src_buf_bytes_used/*out*/, 
              void *op_data)
      The parameters of this callback function have the following values or meanings:
|      | src_buf | Pointer to the buffer holding the next set of elements 
              to scatter. On entry, the value of *src_bufis undefined.
              The callback function should set*src_bufto point to the next set of elements. | 
|      | src_buf_bytes_used    | Pointer to the number of valid bytes in src_buf.On entry, the value of *src_buf_bytes_usedis
              undefined.
              The callback function should set*src_buf_bytes_usedto the number of valid bytes insrc_buf.
              This number must be a multiple of the datatype size. | 
|      | op_data | User-defined pointer to data required by the callback function;
              a pass-through of the op_datapointer provided
              with theH5Dscatterfunction call. | 
      The callback function should always return at least one element in
      src_buf, and must not return more elements than are 
      remaining to be scattered.
      This function will be repeatedly called until all elements to be 
      scattered have been returned.
      The callback function should return zero (0) to indicate 
      success, and a negative value to indicate failure.
  
If a C routine that takes a function pointer as an argument is called from within C++ code, the C routine should be returned from normally.
Examples of this kind of routine include callbacks such as 
      H5Pset_elink_cb and H5Pset_type_conv_cb 
      and functions such as H5Tconvert and 
      H5Ewalk2.
Exiting the routine in its normal fashion allows the HDF5 C Library to clean up its work properly. In other words, if the C++ application jumps out of the routine back to the C++ “catch” statement, the HDF5 C Library is not given the opportunity to close any temporary data structures that were set up when the routine was called. The C++ application should save some state as the routine is started so that any problem that occurs might be diagnosed.
| H5D_scatter_func_t op    | IN: Callback function which provides data to be scattered. | 
| void * op_data | IN: User-defined pointer to data required by op. | 
| hid_t type_id | IN: Identifier for the datatype describing the data in both the source and definition buffers. This is only used to calculate the element size. | 
| hid_t dst_space_id | IN: Identifier for the dataspace describing both the dimensions of the destination buffer and the selection within the destination buffer that data will be scattered to. | 
| void * dst_buf | OUT: Destination buffer which the data will be scattered to. | 
H5Dgather
  
| Release | Change | 
| 1.8.11 | C function introduced. | 
H5Dset_extent(
        hid_t dset_id, 
	const hsize_t size[]
    )
  
  
  H5Dset_extent sets the current dimensions of the 
        chunked dataset dset_id to the sizes specified in
        size.
        
        size is a 1-dimensional array with n elements, 
        where n is the rank of the dataset’s current dataspace.
        
This function can be applied to the following datasets:
maxdims 
              (see 
              H5Screate_simple)
          maxdims
          Note that external datasets are always contiguous and can be extended only along the first dimension.
     
        Space on disk is immediately allocated for the new dataset extent
        if the dataset’s space allocation time is set to 
        H5D_ALLOC_TIME_EARLY.
        
Fill values will be written to the dataset in either of the following situations, but not otherwise:
H5D_FILL_TIME_IFSET and a fill value is defined
                (see 
                H5Pset_fill_time and
                
                H5Pset_fill_value)
            H5D_FILL_TIME_ALLOC
                (see 
                H5Pset_alloc_time)
        size are smaller than 
        the dataset’s current dimension sizes, 
        H5Dset_extent will reduce the dataset’s 
        dimension sizes to the specified values.
        It is the user application’s responsibility to ensure 
        that valuable data is not lost as
        H5Dset_extent does not check.
      
H5Dset_extent is for use 
        with chunked datasets only, not contiguous datasets.
      
H5Dset_extent is called, the dataset’s dataspace 
        must be refreshed before more data is written to the dataset and 
        should be refreshed before any further data is read.
        This can be accomplished with a call to 
        H5Dget_space.| hid_t dset_id | IN: Dataset identifier | 
| const hsize_t size[] | IN: Array containing the new magnitude of each dimension of the dataset. | 
SUBROUTINE h5dset_extent_f(dataset_id, size, hdferr)
  IMPLICIT NONE 
  INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN) :: dataset_id   ! Dataset identifier
  INTEGER(HSIZE_T), DIMENSION(*), INTENT(IN) :: size 
                                             ! Array containing 
                                             ! dimensions’ sizes   
  INTEGER, INTENT(OUT) :: hdferr             ! Error code:
                                             ! 0 on success and -1 on failure
END SUBROUTINE h5dset_extent_f
    
  
  
  | H5Pset_alloc_timeH5Pset_fill_timeH5Pset_fill_value |            | H5Screate_simpleH5Dget_space | 
| Release | Change | 
| 1.6.0 | Function implemented but not supported in this release. | 
| 1.8.0 | Function supported in this release. | 
H5Dvlen_get_buf_size(hid_t dataset_id,
    hid_t type_id,
    hid_t space_id,
    hsize_t *size
    )
H5Dvlen_get_buf_size determines the number of bytes 
        required to store the VL data from the dataset, using the 
        space_id for the selection in the dataset on 
        disk and the type_id for the memory representation 
        of the VL data in memory.  
        
        *size is returned with the number of bytes 
        required to store the VL data in memory.          
| hid_t dataset_id     | IN: Identifier of the dataset to query. | 
| hid_t type_id | IN: Datatype identifier. | 
| hid_t space_id | IN: Dataspace identifier. | 
| hsize_t * size | OUT: The size in bytes of the memory buffer required to store the VL data. | 
H5Dvlen_get_buf_size;  
        corresponding functionality is provided by the FORTRAN function
        h5dvlen_get_max_len_f.
        
SUBROUTINE h5dvlen_get_max_len_f(dset_id, size, hdferr)
  IMPLICIT NONE
  INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN) :: dset_id     ! Dataset identifier  
  INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN) :: type_id     ! Datatype identifier  
  INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN) :: space_id    ! Dataspace identifier  
            
  INTEGER(SIZE_T), INTENT(OUT)  :: elem_len ! Maximum length of the element
  INTEGER, INTENT(OUT) :: hdferr            ! Error code  
                                            ! 0 on success and -1 on failure
END SUBROUTINE h5dvlen_get_max_len_f
	
	
| Release | C | Fortran90 | |
| 1.4.5 | Function introduced in this release. | ||
| 1.4.0 | Function introduced in this release. | 
H5Dvlen_reclaim(
        hid_t type_id,
        hid_t space_id,
        hid_t plist_id,
        void *buf
    )
H5Dvlen_reclaim reclaims memory buffers created to 
        store VL datatypes.
        
        The type_id must be the datatype stored in the buffer.
        The space_id describes the selection for the memory buffer 
        to free the VL datatypes within.  
        The plist_id is the dataset transfer property list which 
        was used for the I/O transfer to create the buffer.
        And buf is the pointer to the buffer to be reclaimed.
        
        The VL structures (hvl_t) in the user's buffer are 
        modified to zero out the VL information after the memory has been 
        reclaimed.
        
If nested VL datatypes were used to create the buffer, this routine frees them from the bottom up, releasing all the memory without creating memory leaks.
| hid_t type_id | IN: Identifier of the datatype. | 
| hid_t space_id     | IN: Identifier of the dataspace. | 
| hid_t plist_id | IN: Identifier of the property list used to create the buffer. | 
| void * buf | IN: Pointer to the buffer to be reclaimed. | 
  SUBROUTINE h5dvlen_reclaim_f(type_id, space_id, plist_id, buf, hdferr)
    INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN)    :: type_id
    INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN)    :: space_id
    INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN)    :: plist_id
    TYPE(C_PTR)   , INTENT(INOUT) :: buf
    INTEGER       , INTENT(OUT)   :: hdferr
Inputs:
type_id - Identifier of the datatype. space_id - Identifier of the dataspace. plist_id - Identifier of the property list used to create the buffer. buf - Pointer to the buffer to be reclaimed.
Outputs:
hdferr - Returns 0 if successful and -1 if fails
| Release | Change | 
| 1.8.8 | Fortran interface added. | 
H5Dwrite(
        hid_t dataset_id,
        hid_t mem_type_id,
        hid_t mem_space_id,
        hid_t file_space_id,
        hid_t xfer_plist_id,
        const void * buf
    )
    
H5Dwrite writes a (partial) dataset, specified by its
        identifier dataset_id, from the 
        application memory buffer buf into the file.
        Data transfer properties are defined by the argument 
        xfer_plist_id.
        The memory datatype of the (partial) dataset is identified by 
        the identifier mem_type_id.
        The part of the dataset to write is defined by 
        mem_space_id and file_space_id.
        
        If mem_type_id is either a fixed-length or
        variable-length string, it is important to set the string length
        when defining the datatype.
        String datatypes are derived from H5T_C_S1
        (or H5T_FORTRAN_S1 for Fortran codes), 
        which defaults to 1 character in size.
        See H5Tset_size 
        and “Creating 
        variable-length string datatypes.” 
        
        file_space_id is used to specify only the selection within
        the file dataset's dataspace.  
        Any dataspace specified in file_space_id
        is ignored by the library and the dataset's dataspace is always used.
        file_space_id can be the constant H5S_ALL. 
        which indicates that the entire file dataspace, as defined by the
        current dimensions of the dataset, is to be selected.
        
        mem_space_id is used to specify both the memory dataspace
        and the selection within that dataspace.
        mem_space_id can be the constant H5S_ALL,
        in which case the file dataspace is used for the memory dataspace and
        the selection defined with file_space_id is used for the
        selection within that dataspace.
        
        The behavior of the library for the various combinations of valid
        dataspace IDs and H5S_ALL for the mem_space_id and the
        file_space_id parameters is described below:
        
        
| mem_space_id   | file_space_id   | Behavior | 
|---|---|---|
| valid dataspace identifier | valid dataspace identifier | mem_space_idspecifies the memory dataspace and the
        selection within it.file_space_idspecifies the selection within the file
        dataset's dataspace. | 
| H5S_ALL | valid dataspace identifier | The file dataset's dataspace is used for the memory dataspace and the
        selection specified with file_space_idspecifies the
        selection within it.
        The combination of the file dataset's dataspace and the selection fromfile_space_idis used for memory also. | 
| valid dataspace identifier | H5S_ALL | mem_space_idspecifies the memory dataspace and the
        selection within it.
        The selection within the file dataset's dataspace is set to the "all"
        selection. | 
| H5S_ALL | H5S_ALL | The file dataset's dataspace is used for the memory dataspace and the selection within the memory dataspace is set to the "all" selection. The selection within the file dataset's dataspace is set to the "all" selection. | 
Setting an "all" selection indicates that the entire dataspace, as defined by the current dimensions of a dataspace, will be selected. The number of elements selected in the memory dataspace must match the number of elements selected in the file dataspace.
        xfer_plist_id can be the constant H5P_DEFAULT.
        in which case the default data transfer properties are used.           
        
Writing to an dataset will fail if the HDF5 file was not opened with write access permissions.
Datatype conversion takes place at the time of a read or write and is automatic. See the “Data Transfer: Datatype Conversion and Selection” section in the “HDF5 Datatypes” chapter of the HDF5 User’s Guide for a discussion of data conversion.
	If the dataset's space allocation time is set to 
	H5D_ALLOC_TIME_LATE or H5D_ALLOC_TIME_INCR
	and the space for the dataset has not yet been allocated, 
	that space is allocated when the first raw data is written to the 
	dataset.
	Unused space in the dataset will be written with fill values at the 
	same time if the dataset's fill time is set to 
	H5D_FILL_TIME_IFSET or H5D_FILL_TIME_ALLOC.
	(Also see 
	H5Pset_fill_time
	and 
	H5Pset_alloc_time.)
        
If a dataset's storage layout is 'compact', care must be taken when writing data to the dataset in parallel. A compact dataset's raw data is cached in memory and may be flushed to the file from any of the parallel processes, so parallel applications should always attempt to write identical data to the dataset from all processes.
| hid_t dataset_id | IN: Identifier of the dataset to write to. | 
| hid_t mem_type_id | IN: Identifier of the memory datatype. | 
| hid_t mem_space_id | IN: Identifier of the memory dataspace. | 
| hid_t file_space_id     | IN: Identifier of the dataset's dataspace in the file. | 
| hid_t xfer_plist_id | IN: Identifier of a transfer property list for this I/O operation. | 
| const void * buf | IN: Buffer with data to be written to the file. | 
H5Dwrite.  
        Instead, that functionality is provided by two Fortran90 subroutines:
        
    | h5dwrite_f | Purpose: Writes data other than variable-length data. | |
| h5dwrite_vl_f | Purpose: Writes variable-length data. | 
SUBROUTINE h5dwrite_f(dset_id, mem_type_id, buf, dims, hdferr, & 
                      mem_space_id, file_space_id, xfer_prp)
  IMPLICIT NONE
  INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN) :: dset_id      ! Dataset identifier
  INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN) :: mem_type_id  ! Memory datatype identifier
  TYPE, INTENT(IN) :: buf                    ! Data buffer; may be a scalar 
                                             ! or an array
  DIMENSION(*), INTEGER(HSIZE_T), INTENT(IN)  :: dims 
                                             ! Array to hold corresponding 
                                             ! dimension sizes of data 
                                             ! buffer buf; dim(k) has value 
                                             ! of the k-th dimension of 
                                             ! buffer buf; values are 
                                             ! ignored if buf is a scalar
  INTEGER, INTENT(OUT) :: hdferr             ! Error code 
                                             ! 0 on success and -1 on failure
  INTEGER(HID_T), OPTIONAL, INTENT(IN) :: mem_space_id 
                                             ! Memory dataspace identfier 
                                             ! Default value is H5S_ALL_F
  INTEGER(HID_T), OPTIONAL, INTENT(IN) :: file_space_id 
                                             ! File dataspace identfier 
                                             ! Default value is H5S_ALL_F
  INTEGER(HID_T), OPTIONAL, INTENT(IN) :: xfer_prp 
                                             ! Transfer property list 
                                             ! identifier; default value 
                                             ! is H5P_DEFAULT_F 
END SUBROUTINE h5dwrite_f
	
	
SUBROUTINE h5dwrite_vl_f(dset_id, mem_type_id, buf, dims, len, hdferr, & 
                     mem_space_id, file_space_id, xfer_prp)
  IMPLICIT NONE
  INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN) :: dset_id     ! Dataset identifier
  INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN) :: mem_type_id ! Memory datatype identifier
  TYPE, INTENT(IN), & DIMENSION(dims(1),dims(2)) :: buf
                                            ! Data buffer; may be a scalar 
                                            ! or an array
                                            ! TYPE must be one of the following
                                            !     INTEGER
                                            !     REAL
                                            !     CHARACTER
  INTEGER(HSIZE_T), INTENT(IN), DIMENSION(2)  :: dims 
                                            ! Array to hold corresponding 
                                            ! dimension sizes of data 
                                            ! buffer buf 
                                            ! dim(k) has value of the k-th 
                                            ! dimension of buffer buf
                                            ! Values are ignored if buf is 
                                            ! a scalar
  INTEGER(SIZE_T), INTENT(IN), DIMENSION(*)  :: len 
                                            ! Array to store length of
                                            ! each element
  INTEGER, INTENT(OUT) :: hdferr            ! Error code 
                                            ! 0 on success and -1 on failure
  INTEGER(HID_T), OPTIONAL, INTENT(IN) :: mem_space_id 
                                            ! Memory dataspace identfier 
                                            ! Default value is H5S_ALL_F 
  INTEGER(HID_T), OPTIONAL, INTENT(IN) :: file_space_id 
                                            ! File dataspace identfier 
                                            ! Default value is H5S_ALL_F
  INTEGER(HID_T), OPTIONAL, INTENT(IN) :: xfer_prp 
                                            ! Transfer property list identifier
                                            ! Default value is H5P_DEFAULT_F
END SUBROUTINE h5dwrite_vl_f
        
  SUBROUTINE h5dwrite_f(dset_id, mem_type_id, buf, hdferr, &
                        mem_space_id, file_space_id, xfer_prp)
    INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN)              :: dset_id
    INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN)              :: mem_type_id
    TYPE(C_PTR)   , INTENT(IN)              :: buf
    INTEGER       , INTENT(OUT)             :: hdferr
    INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN)   , OPTIONAL :: mem_space_id
    INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN)   , OPTIONAL :: file_space_id
    INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN)   , OPTIONAL :: xfer_prp
Inputs:
dset_id - Identifier of the dataset to write to. mem_type_id - Identifier of the memory datatype. buf - Buffer with data to be written to the file.
Outputs:
hdferr - Returns 0 if successful and -1 if fails
Optional parameters:
mem_space_id - Identifier of the memory dataspace. file_space_id - Identifier of the dataset's dataspace in the file. xfer_prp - Identifier of a transfer property list for this I/O operation.
H5Tset_size 
| Release | Change | 
| 1.8.8 | Fortran updated to Fortran2003. | 
| 1.4.2 | dimsparameter added in Fortran interface. | 
| The HDF Group Help Desk:   Describes HDF5 Release 1.8.18, November 2016. | Copyright by
          The HDF Group and the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois |