Last modified: 18 August 2010
Name: H5Tclose
Signature:
herr_t H5Tclose( hid_t dtype_id )

Purpose:
Releases a datatype.

Description:
H5Tclose releases a datatype. Further access through the datatype identifier is illegal. Failure to release a datatype with this call will result in resource leaks.

Parameters:
hid_t dtype_id     IN: Identifier of datatype to release.

Returns:
Returns a non-negative value if successful; otherwise returns a negative value.

Fortran90 Interface: h5tclose_f
SUBROUTINE h5tclose_f(type_id, hdferr) 
  IMPLICIT NONE
  INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN) :: type_id ! Datatype identifier 
  INTEGER, INTENT(OUT) :: hdferr        ! Error code
                                        ! 0 on success and -1 on failure
END SUBROUTINE h5tclose_f