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HDF5 Examples

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Example programs of how to use HDF5 are provided below. For HDF-EOS specific examples, see the examples of how to access and visualize NASA HDF-EOS files using Python, IDL, MATLAB, and NCL on the HDF-EOS Tools and Information Center page.

# Examples

- Examples from Learning the Basics
- Examples by API
- Examples in the Source Code

# How To Compile

For information on compiling in C, C++ and Fortran, see: Compiling HDF5 Applications

# Other Examples

IDL, MATLAB, and NCL Examples for HDF-EOS Examples of how to access and visualize NASA HDF-EOS files using IDL, MATLAB, and NCL.

Miscellaneous Examples These (very old) examples resulted from working with users, and are not fully tested. Most of them are in C, with a few in Fortran and Java.

Using Special Values These examples show how to create special values in an HDF5 application.

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