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Closes the specified group.

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Shared Sub close ( _
	groupId As H5GroupId _
)
C#
public static void close (
	H5GroupId groupId
)
C++
public:
static void close (
	H5GroupId^ groupId
)

Parameters

groupId (H5GroupId)
IN: Group identifier to release.

Remarks

H5Gclose releases resources used by a group which was opened by H5Gcreate or H5Gopen. After closing a group, the group_id cannot be used again.

Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
throws H5GcloseException if the close fails.