The H5T_GET_SIZE function returns the size of a datatype in bytes.

Syntax

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Result = H5T_GET_SIZE(Datatype_id)

Return Value

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Represents the size (in bytes) of the first element found within the datatype.

Note: When H5T_GET_SIZE is given a datatype containing a string, it will return the number of characters + 1.

Arguments

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Datatype_id

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

Keywords

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None

Version History

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5.6	Introduced

See Also

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H5T_GET_CLASS, H5T_GET_SUPER