H5T_IDLTYPE

The H5T_IDLTYPE function returns the IDL type code corresponding to a datatype.

Note: This function is not part of the standard HDF5 interface, but is provided as a programming convenience.

Syntax

Result = H5T_IDLTYPE(Datatype_id [, ARRAY_DIMENSIONS=variable][, STRUCTURE=variable] )

Return Value

The Result gives the IDL type code.

Arguments

Datatype_id

An integer giving the datatype identifier for which to return the IDL type code.

Keywords

ARRAY_DIMENSIONS

Set this keyword to a named variable in which to return a vector containing the array dimensions, if the datatype is an array. If the datatype is not an array, then a scalar value of 0 is returned.

STRUCTURE

Set this keyword to a named variable in which to return the IDL structure definition, if the datatype is a compound datatype. If the datatype is not compound, then a scalar value of 0 is returned.

Version History

5.6	Introduced