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H5T.create creates a new data type of the specified class with the specified number of bytes.

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Shared Function create ( _
	createClass As CreateClass, _
	size As UInteger _
) As H5DataTypeId
C#
public static H5DataTypeId create (
	H5T.CreateClass createClass,
	uint size
)
C++
public:
static H5DataTypeId^ create (
	CreateClass createClass, 
	unsigned int size
)

Parameters

createClass (CreateClass)
Available create classes include COMPOUND, OPAQUE, and ENUM.
size (UInt32)
Number of bytes in the created data type.

Return Value

a vaild H5DataTypeId for the created data type

Remarks

Use H5Tcopy to create integer or floating point data types.

Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
HDF5DotNet.H5TopenException throws H5TopenException when open fails