Last modified: 14 October 2014
Name: H5Topen2

Signature:
hid_t H5Topen2( hid_t loc_id, const char * name, hid_t tapl_id )

Purpose:
Opens a committed (named) datatype.

Description:
H5Topen2 opens a committed datatype at the location specified by loc_id and returns an identifier for the datatype. loc_id is either a file or group identifier. The identifier should eventually be closed by calling H5Tclose to release resources.

The committed datatype is opened with the datatype access property list tapl_id.

Parameters:

Returns:
Returns a committed datatype identifier if successful; otherwise returns a negative value.

Fortran90 Interface:
None

See Also:
“Using Identifiers”

History: