Scientific Data Formats: Hierarchical Data Format - HDF5

H5G_OPEN

The H5G_OPEN function opens an existing group within an HDF5 file.

Syntax

Result = H5G_OPEN(Loc_id, Name)

Return Value

Returns the group's identifier number. This identifier can be released with the H5G_CLOSE.

Arguments

Loc_id

An integer representing the identifier of the file or group containing the group to be accessed.

Name

A string representing the name of the group to be accessed.

Keywords

None

Version History

See Also

H5G_CLOSE

  IDL Online Help (March 06, 2007)