The H5T_GET_OFFSET function returns the bit offset of the first significant bit in an atomic datatype. The offset is the number of bits of padding that follows the significant bits (for big endian) or precedes the significant bits (for little endian).
Syntax
Result = H5T_GET_OFFSET(Datatype_id)
Return Value
Returns the bit offset.
Arguments
Datatype_id
An integer representing the datatype’s identifier to be queried.
Keywords
None
Version History
See Also
H5T_GET_FIELDS