Detailed Description

See also: References (H5R), C-API; HDF5 References, User Guide

Functions
static synchronized byte[]	H5Rcreate (long loc_id, String name, int ref_type, long space_id) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException, IllegalArgumentException

static long	H5Rdereference (long dataset, long access_list, int ref_type, byte[] ref) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException, IllegalArgumentException

static synchronized native long	H5Rget_name (long loc_id, int ref_type, byte[] ref, String[] name, long size) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException, IllegalArgumentException

static synchronized native String	H5Rget_name_string (long loc_id, int ref_type, byte[] ref) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException, IllegalArgumentException

static synchronized native int	H5Rget_obj_type (long loc_id, int ref_type, byte ref[]) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException, IllegalArgumentException

static long	H5Rget_region (long loc_id, int ref_type, byte[] ref) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException, IllegalArgumentException

static synchronized native byte[]	H5Rcreate_object (long loc_id, String name, long access_id) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException, IllegalArgumentException

static synchronized native byte[]	H5Rcreate_region (long loc_id, String name, long space_id, long access_id) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException, IllegalArgumentException

static synchronized native byte[]	H5Rcreate_attr (long loc_id, String name, String attr_name, long access_id) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException, IllegalArgumentException

static synchronized native void	H5Rdestroy (byte[] ref_ptr) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException, IllegalArgumentException

static synchronized native int	H5Rget_type (byte[] ref_ptr) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException, IllegalArgumentException

static synchronized native boolean	H5Requal (byte[] ref1_ptr, byte[] ref2_ptr) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException, IllegalArgumentException

static synchronized native byte[]	H5Rcopy (byte[] src_ref_ptr) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException, IllegalArgumentException

static long	H5Ropen_object (byte[] ref_ptr, long rapl_id, long oapl_id) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException, IllegalArgumentException

static long	H5Ropen_region (byte[] ref_ptr, long rapl_id, long oapl_id) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException, IllegalArgumentException

static long	H5Ropen_attr (byte[] ref_ptr, long rapl_id, long aapl_id) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException, IllegalArgumentException

static synchronized native int	H5Rget_obj_type3 (byte[] ref_ptr, long rapl_id) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException, IllegalArgumentException

static synchronized native String	H5Rget_file_name (byte[] ref_ptr) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException, IllegalArgumentException

static synchronized native String	H5Rget_obj_name (byte[] ref_ptr, long rapl_id) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException, IllegalArgumentException

static synchronized native String	H5Rget_attr_name (byte[] ref_ptr) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException, IllegalArgumentException

Function Documentation

◆ H5Rcopy()

static synchronized native byte[] H5Rcopy ( byte[] src_ref_ptr ) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException, IllegalArgumentException

static

H5Rcopy creates a copy of an existing reference.

Parameters

src_ref_ptr IN: Reference to an object, region or attribute attached to an object.

Returns: a valid copy of the reference (byte[]) if successful.

Exceptions

HDF5LibraryException	Error from the HDF5 Library.
NullPointerException	an input array is null.
IllegalArgumentException	an input array is invalid.

◆ H5Rcreate()

static synchronized byte[] H5Rcreate	(	long	loc_id,
		String	name,
		int	ref_type,
		long	space_id
	)		throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException, IllegalArgumentException

static

H5Rcreate creates the reference, ref, of the type specified in ref_type, pointing to the object name located at loc_id.

Parameters

loc_id	IN: Location identifier used to locate the object being pointed to.
name	IN: Name of object at location loc_id.
ref_type	IN: Type of reference.
space_id	IN: Dataspace identifier with selection.

Returns: the reference (byte[]) if successful

Exceptions

HDF5LibraryException	Error from the HDF5 Library.
NullPointerException	an input array is null.
IllegalArgumentException	an input array is invalid.

◆ H5Rcreate_attr()

static synchronized native byte[] H5Rcreate_attr	(	long	loc_id,
		String	name,
		String	attr_name,
		long	access_id
	)		throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException, IllegalArgumentException

static

H5Rcreate_attr creates the reference, pointing to the attribute named attr name and attached to the object named name located at loc id.

Parameters

loc_id	IN: Location identifier used to locate the object being pointed to.
name	IN: Name of object at location loc_id.
attr_name	IN: Name of the attribute within the object.
access_id	IN: Object access identifier to the object being pointed to.

Returns: the reference (byte[]) if successful

Exceptions

HDF5LibraryException	Error from the HDF5 Library.
NullPointerException	an input array is null.
IllegalArgumentException	an input array is invalid.

◆ H5Rcreate_object()

static synchronized native byte[] H5Rcreate_object	(	long	loc_id,
		String	name,
		long	access_id
	)		throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException, IllegalArgumentException

static

H5Rcreate_object creates a reference pointing to the object named name located at loc id.

Parameters

loc_id	IN: Location identifier used to locate the object being pointed to.
name	IN: Name of object at location loc_id.
access_id	IN: Object access identifier to the object being pointed to.

Returns: the reference (byte[]) if successful

Exceptions

HDF5LibraryException	Error from the HDF5 Library.
NullPointerException	an input array is null.
IllegalArgumentException	an input array is invalid.

◆ H5Rcreate_region()

static synchronized native byte[] H5Rcreate_region	(	long	loc_id,
		String	name,
		long	space_id,
		long	access_id
	)		throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException, IllegalArgumentException

static

H5Rcreate_region creates the reference, pointing to the region represented by space id within the object named name located at loc id.

Parameters

loc_id	IN: Location identifier used to locate the object being pointed to.
name	IN: Name of object at location loc_id.
space_id	IN: Identifies the dataset region that a dataset region reference points to.
access_id	IN: Object access identifier to the object being pointed to.

Returns: the reference (byte[]) if successful

Exceptions

HDF5LibraryException	Error from the HDF5 Library.
NullPointerException	an input array is null.
IllegalArgumentException	an input array is invalid.

◆ H5Rdereference()

static long H5Rdereference	(	long	dataset,
		long	access_list,
		int	ref_type,
		byte[]	ref
	)		throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException, IllegalArgumentException

static

Given a reference to some object, H5Rdereference opens that object and return an identifier.

Parameters

dataset	IN: Dataset containing reference object.
access_list	IN: Property list of the object being referenced.
ref_type	IN: The reference type of ref.
ref	IN: reference to an object

Returns: valid identifier if successful

Exceptions

HDF5LibraryException	Error from the HDF5 Library.
NullPointerException	output array is null.
IllegalArgumentException	output array is invalid.

◆ H5Rdestroy()

static synchronized native void H5Rdestroy ( byte[] ref_ptr ) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException, IllegalArgumentException

static

H5Rdestroy destroys a reference and releases resources.

Parameters

ref_ptr IN: Reference to an object, region or attribute attached to an object.

Exceptions

HDF5LibraryException	Error from the HDF5 Library.
NullPointerException	an input array is null.
IllegalArgumentException	an input array is invalid.

◆ H5Requal()

static synchronized native boolean H5Requal	(	byte[]	ref1_ptr,
		byte[]	ref2_ptr
	)		throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException, IllegalArgumentException

static

H5Requal determines whether two references point to the same object, region or attribute.

Parameters

ref1_ptr	IN: Reference to an object, region or attribute attached to an object.
ref2_ptr	IN: Reference to an object, region or attribute attached to an object.

Returns: true if equal, else false

Exceptions

HDF5LibraryException	Error from the HDF5 Library.
NullPointerException	an input array is null.
IllegalArgumentException	an input array is invalid.

◆ H5Rget_attr_name()

static synchronized native String H5Rget_attr_name ( byte[] ref_ptr ) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException, IllegalArgumentException

static

H5Rget_attr_name retrieves the attribute name for the object, region or attribute reference pointed to.

Parameters

ref_ptr IN: Reference to an object, region or attribute attached to an object.

Returns: Returns the attribute name of the reference

Exceptions

HDF5LibraryException	Error from the HDF5 Library.
NullPointerException	array is null.
IllegalArgumentException	array is invalid.

◆ H5Rget_file_name()

static synchronized native String H5Rget_file_name ( byte[] ref_ptr ) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException, IllegalArgumentException

static

H5Rget_file_name retrieves the file name for the object, region or attribute reference pointed to.

Parameters

ref_ptr IN: Reference to an object, region or attribute attached to an object.

Returns: Returns the file name of the reference

Exceptions

HDF5LibraryException	Error from the HDF5 Library.
NullPointerException	array is null.
IllegalArgumentException	array is invalid.

◆ H5Rget_name()

static synchronized native long H5Rget_name	(	long	loc_id,
		int	ref_type,
		byte[]	ref,
		String[]	name,
		long	size
	)		throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException, IllegalArgumentException

static

H5Rget_name retrieves a name for the object identified by ref.

Parameters

loc_id	IN: Identifier for the dataset containing the reference or for the group that dataset is in.
ref_type	IN: Type of reference.
ref	IN: An object or dataset region reference.
name	OUT: A name associated with the referenced object or dataset region.
size	IN: The size of the name buffer.

Returns: Returns the length of the name if successful, returning 0 (zero) if no name is associated with the identifier. Otherwise returns a negative value.

Exceptions

HDF5LibraryException	Error from the HDF5 Library.
NullPointerException	size is null.
IllegalArgumentException	Argument is illegal.

◆ H5Rget_name_string()

static synchronized native String H5Rget_name_string	(	long	loc_id,
		int	ref_type,
		byte[]	ref
	)		throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException, IllegalArgumentException

static

H5Rget_name_string retrieves a name for the object identified by ref.

Parameters

loc_id	IN: Identifier for the dataset containing the reference or for the group that dataset is in.
ref_type	IN: Type of reference.
ref	IN: An object or dataset region reference.

Returns: Returns the name if successful, returning null if no name is associated with the identifier.

Exceptions

HDF5LibraryException	Error from the HDF5 Library.
NullPointerException	size is null.
IllegalArgumentException	Argument is illegal.

◆ H5Rget_obj_name()

static synchronized native String H5Rget_obj_name	(	byte[]	ref_ptr,
		long	rapl_id
	)		throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException, IllegalArgumentException

static

H5Rget_obj_name retrieves the object name for the object, region or attribute reference pointed to.

Parameters

ref_ptr	IN: Reference to an object, region or attribute attached to an object.
rapl_id	IN: A reference access property list identifier for the reference. The access property list can be used to access external files that the reference points to (through a file access property list).

Returns: Returns the object name of the reference

Exceptions

HDF5LibraryException	Error from the HDF5 Library.
NullPointerException	array is null.
IllegalArgumentException	array is invalid.

◆ H5Rget_obj_type()

static synchronized native int H5Rget_obj_type	(	long	loc_id,
		int	ref_type,
		byte	ref[]
	)		throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException, IllegalArgumentException

static

H5Rget_obj_type Given a reference to an object ref, H5Rget_obj_type returns the type of the object pointed to.

Parameters

loc_id	IN: loc_id of the reference object.
ref_type	IN: Type of reference to query.
ref	IN: the reference

Returns: Returns the object type

Exceptions

HDF5LibraryException	Error from the HDF5 Library.
NullPointerException	an input array is null.
IllegalArgumentException	an input array is invalid.

◆ H5Rget_obj_type3()

static synchronized native int H5Rget_obj_type3	(	byte[]	ref_ptr,
		long	rapl_id
	)		throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException, IllegalArgumentException

static

H5Rget obj type3 retrieves the type of the referenced object pointed to.

Parameters

ref_ptr	IN: Reference to an object, region or attribute attached to an object.
rapl_id	IN: A reference access property list identifier for the reference. The access property list can be used to access external files that the reference points to (through a file access property list).

Returns: Returns the object type

Exceptions

HDF5LibraryException	Error from the HDF5 Library.
NullPointerException	array is null.
IllegalArgumentException	array is invalid.

◆ H5Rget_region()

static long H5Rget_region	(	long	loc_id,
		int	ref_type,
		byte[]	ref
	)		throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException, IllegalArgumentException

static

Given a reference to an object ref, H5Rget_region creates a copy of the dataspace of the dataset pointed to and defines a selection in the copy which is the region pointed to.

Parameters

loc_id	IN: loc_id of the reference object.
ref_type	IN: The reference type of ref.
ref	OUT: the reference to the object and region

Returns: a valid identifier if successful

Exceptions

HDF5LibraryException	Error from the HDF5 Library.
NullPointerException	an input array is null.
IllegalArgumentException	an input array is invalid.

◆ H5Rget_type()

static synchronized native int H5Rget_type ( byte[] ref_ptr ) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException, IllegalArgumentException

static

H5Rget_type retrieves the type of a reference.

Parameters

ref_ptr IN: Reference to an object, region or attribute attached to an object.

Returns: a valid reference type if successful; otherwise returns H5R UNKNOWN.

Exceptions

HDF5LibraryException	Error from the HDF5 Library.
NullPointerException	an input array is null.
IllegalArgumentException	an input array is invalid.

◆ H5Ropen_attr()

static long H5Ropen_attr	(	byte[]	ref_ptr,
		long	rapl_id,
		long	aapl_id
	)		throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException, IllegalArgumentException

static

H5Ropen_attr opens the attribute attached to the object and returns an identifier. The attribute opened with this function should be closed with H5Aclose when it is no longer needed so that resource leaks will not develop.

Parameters

ref_ptr	IN: Reference to an object, region or attribute attached to an object.
rapl_id	IN: A reference access property list identifier for the reference. The access property list can be used to access external files that the reference points to (through a file access property list).
aapl_id	IN: An attribute access property list identifier for the reference. The access property property list must be of the same type as the object being referenced, that is a group or dataset property list.

Returns: a valid attribute identifier if successful

Exceptions

HDF5LibraryException	Error from the HDF5 Library.
NullPointerException	an input array is null.
IllegalArgumentException	an input array is invalid.

◆ H5Ropen_object()

static long H5Ropen_object	(	byte[]	ref_ptr,
		long	rapl_id,
		long	oapl_id
	)		throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException, IllegalArgumentException

static

H5Ropen_object opens that object and returns an identifier. The object opened with this function should be closed when it is no longer needed so that resource leaks will not develop. Use the appropriate close function such as H5Oclose or H5Dclose for datasets.

Parameters

ref_ptr	IN: Reference to an object, region or attribute attached to an object.
rapl_id	IN: A reference access property list identifier for the reference. The access property list can be used to access external files that the reference points to (through a file access property list).
oapl_id	IN: An object access property list identifier for the reference. The access property property list must be of the same type as the object being referenced, that is a group or dataset property list.

Returns: a valid identifier if successful

Exceptions

HDF5LibraryException	Error from the HDF5 Library.
NullPointerException	an input array is null.
IllegalArgumentException	an input array is invalid.

◆ H5Ropen_region()

static long H5Ropen_region	(	byte[]	ref_ptr,
		long	rapl_id,
		long	oapl_id
	)		throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException, IllegalArgumentException

static

H5Ropen region creates a copy of the dataspace of the dataset pointed to by a region reference, ref ptr, and defines a selection matching the selection pointed to by ref ptr within the dataspace copy. Use H5Sclose to release the dataspace identifier returned by this function when the identifier is no longer needed.

Parameters

ref_ptr	IN: Reference to an object, region or attribute attached to an object.
rapl_id	IN: A reference access property list identifier for the reference. The access property list can be used to access external files that the reference points to (through a file access property list).
oapl_id	IN: An object access property list identifier for the reference. The access property property list must be of the same type as the object being referenced, that is a group or dataset property list.

Returns: a valid dataspace identifier if successful

Exceptions

HDF5LibraryException	Error from the HDF5 Library.
NullPointerException	an input array is null.
IllegalArgumentException	an input array is invalid.

Detailed Description

Functions

Function Documentation

◆ H5Rcopy()

◆ H5Rcreate()

◆ H5Rcreate_attr()

◆ H5Rcreate_object()

◆ H5Rcreate_region()

◆ H5Rdereference()

◆ H5Rdestroy()

◆ H5Requal()

◆ H5Rget_attr_name()

◆ H5Rget_file_name()

◆ H5Rget_name()

◆ H5Rget_name_string()

◆ H5Rget_obj_name()

◆ H5Rget_obj_type()

◆ H5Rget_obj_type3()

◆ H5Rget_region()

◆ H5Rget_type()

◆ H5Ropen_attr()

◆ H5Ropen_object()

◆ H5Ropen_region()