The HDF_EXISTS function returns True if the HDF scientific data format library is supported on the current IDL platform.

This routine is written in the IDL language. Its source code can be found in the file hdf_exists.pro in the lib subdirectory of the IDL distribution.

Examples


The following IDL command prints an error message if the HDF library is not available:

IF HDF_EXISTS() EQ 0 THEN PRINT, 'HDF not supported.'

Syntax


Result = HDF_EXISTS( )

Return Value


Returns a 1 (True) if the library is supported or a 0 (False) if the library is not supported.

Arguments


None

Keywords


None

Version History


4.0

Introduced