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H5T_GET_SUPER

Syntax | Return Value | Arguments | Keywords | Version History | See Also

The H5T_GET_SUPER function returns the base datatype from which a datatype is derived.

Syntax

Result = H5T_GET_SUPER(Datatype_id)

Return Value

Returns the base datatype's identifier number. This identifier can be released with the H5T_CLOSE.

Arguments

Datatype_id

An integer representing the datatype's identifier to be queried.

Keywords

None

Version History

5.6
Introduced

See Also

H5T_GET_CLASS, H5T_GET_SIZE

  IDL Online Help (March 06, 2007)