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getSize returns the size of a datatype in bytes.

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Shared Function getSize ( _
	typeId As H5DataTypeId _
) As UInteger
C#
public static uint getSize (
	H5DataTypeId typeId
)
C++
public:
static unsigned int getSize (
	H5DataTypeId^ typeId
)

Parameters

typeId (H5DataTypeId)
IN: Identifier of datatype to query.

Return Value

Returns the size of the datatype in bytes if successful.

Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
HDF5DotNet.H5TgetSizeException throws H5TgetSizeException on failure.