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Create a HDF5 file

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Shared Function create ( _
	filename As String, _
	mode As CreateMode, _
	creationPropertyList As H5PropertyListId, _
	accessPropertyList As H5PropertyListId _
) As H5FileId
C#
public static H5FileId create (
	string filename,
	H5F.CreateMode mode,
	H5PropertyListId creationPropertyList,
	H5PropertyListId accessPropertyList
)
C++
public:
static H5FileId^ create (
	String^ filename, 
	CreateMode mode, 
	H5PropertyListId^ creationPropertyList, 
	H5PropertyListId^ accessPropertyList
)

Parameters

filename (String)
filename for new HDF5 file
mode (CreateMode)
H5F.CreateMode enumeration type that specifies such modes as read-only (H5F.CreateMode.ACC_RDONLY)
creationPropertyList (H5PropertyListId)
IN: File creation property list identifier, used when modifying default file meta-data.
accessPropertyList (H5PropertyListId)
IN: File access property list identifier. If parallel file access is desired, this is a collective call according to the communicator stored in the access_id.

Return Value

a vaild H5FileId for the created file

Remarks

us the opportunity for future source-compatible library upgrades.

Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
throws H5CreateException when create fails