The H5T_GET_INPAD function returns the padding method for unused internal bits within a floating-point datatype.

Syntax

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Result = H5T_GET_INPAD(Datatype_id)

Return Value

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Returns the padding method. Possible values are:

• 0: Background set to zeroes
• 1: Background set to ones
• 2: Background left unchanged

Arguments

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Datatype_id

An integer representing the datatype 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_FIELDS