The H5T_GET_CLASS function returns the datatype’s class.

Syntax


Result = H5T_GET_CLASS(Datatype_id)

Return Value


Returns a string containing the datatype’s class. Possible return values include:

  • ‘H5T_INTEGER’
  • ‘H5T_FLOAT’
  • ‘H5T_TIME’
  • ‘H5T_STRING’
  • ‘H5T_BITFIELD’
  • ‘H5T_OPAQUE’
  • ‘H5T_COMPOUND’
  • ‘H5T_REFERENCE’
  • ‘H5T_ENUM’
  • ‘H5T_VLEN’
  • ‘H5T_ARRAY’
  • ‘H5T_NO_CLASS’

Arguments


Datatype_id

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

Keywords


None

Version History


5.6

Introduced

See Also


H5T_GET_SIZE, H5T_GET_SUPER