HDF5 Datatypes

Introduction and Definitions

Datatype Model

Datatype Classes and Properties

Predefined Datatypes

How Datatypes are Used

The Datatype Object and the HDF5 Datatype API

Dataset Creation

Data Transfer (Read and Write)

Discovery of Data Format

Creating and Using User‐defined Datatypes

Datatype Function Summaries

Programming Model for Datatypes

Discovery of Datatype Properties

Definition of Datatypes

Other Non-numeric Datatypes

Strings

Reference

ENUM

Opaque

Bitfield

Fill Values

Complex Combinations of Datatypes

Creating a Complicated Compound Datatype

Analyzing and Navigating a Compound Datatype

Life Cycle of the Datatype Object

Data Transfer: Datatype Conversion and Selection

Text Descriptions of Datatypes: Conversion to and from