The H5T_GET_FIELDS function retrieves information about the positions and sizes of bit fields within a floating-point datatype.
Syntax
Result = H5T_GET_FIELDS(Datatype_id)
Return Value
Returns a structure named H5T_GET_FIELDS containing the following tags:
TYPE_ID
The datatype’s identifier Datatype_id.
SIGN_POS
The position of the floating-point sign bit.
EXP_POS
The bit position of the exponent.
EXP_SIZE
The size of the exponent in bits.
MAN_POS
The bit position of the mantissa.
MAN_SIZE
The size of the mantissa in bits.
Arguments
Datatype_id
An integer representing the datatype’s identifier to be queried.
Keywords
None
Version History
See Also
H5T_GET_EBIAS, H5T_GET_INPAD, H5T_GET_NORM, H5T_GET_OFFSET, H5T_GET_ORDER, H5T_GET_PAD, H5T_GET_PRECISION