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open an existing HDF5 file.
open an existing HDF5 file.

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Shared Function open ( _
	filename As String, _
	mode As OpenMode, _
	propertyListId As H5PropertyListId _
) As H5FileId
C#
public static H5FileId open (
	string filename,
	H5F.OpenMode mode,
	H5PropertyListId propertyListId
)
C++
public:
static H5FileId^ open (
	String^ filename, 
	OpenMode mode, 
	H5PropertyListId^ propertyListId
)

Parameters

filename (String)
IN: Name of the file to access.
mode (OpenMode)
IN: File access mode (e.g., OpenMode.ACC_RDONLY)
propertyListId (H5PropertyListId)
IN: Identifier for the file access properties list. If parallel file access is desired, this is a collective call according to the communicator stored in the access_id.