Last modified: 3 January 2013
Name: H5Sget_simple_extent_npoints
Signature:
hssize_t H5Sget_simple_extent_npoints( hid_t space_id )

Purpose:
Determines the number of elements in a dataspace.

Description:
H5Sget_simple_extent_npoints determines the number of elements in a dataspace. For example, a simple 3-dimensional dataspace with dimensions 2, 3, and 4 would have 24 elements.

Parameters:
hid_t space_id     IN: Identifier of the dataspace object to query

Returns:
Returns the number of elements in the dataspace if successful; otherwise returns a negative value.

Fortran90 Interface: h5sget_simple_extent_npoints_f
SUBROUTINE h5sget_simple_extent_npoints_f(space_id, npoints, hdferr) 
  IMPLICIT NONE
  INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN) :: space_id    ! Dataspace identifier 
  INTEGER(HSIZE_T), INTENT(OUT) :: npoints  ! Number of elements in dataspace
  INTEGER, INTENT(OUT) :: hdferr            ! Error code
                                            ! 0 on success and -1 on failure
END SUBROUTINE h5sget_simple_extent_npoints_f