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H5T.open opens a named datatype at the location specified by groupOrFileId and returns an identifier for the datatype. groupOrFileId is either a file or group identifier. The identifier should eventually be closed by calling H5Tclose to release resources.

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Shared Function open ( _
	groupOrFileId As H5LocId, _
	datatypeName As String _
) As H5DataTypeId
C#
public static H5DataTypeId open (
	H5LocId groupOrFileId,
	string datatypeName
)
C++
public:
static H5DataTypeId^ open (
	H5LocId^ groupOrFileId, 
	String^ datatypeName
)

Parameters

groupOrFileId (H5LocId)
datatypeName (String)
IN: A datatype name, defined within the file or group identified by groupOrFileId.

Return Value

a vaild H5DataTypeId for the opened data type

Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
HDF5DotNet.H5TopenException throws H5TopenException when open fails