Last modified: 18 August 2010
Name: H5Tget_ebias
Signature:
size_t H5Tget_ebias( hid_t dtype_id )

Purpose:
Retrieves the exponent bias of a floating-point type.

Description:
H5Tget_ebias retrieves the exponent bias of a floating-point type.

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

Returns:
Returns the bias if successful; otherwise 0.

Fortran90 Interface: h5tget_ebias_f
SUBROUTINE h5tget_ebias_f(type_id, ebias, hdferr) 
  IMPLICIT NONE
  INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN) :: type_id ! Datatype identifier 
  INTEGER(SIZE_T), INTENT(OUT) :: ebias ! Datatype exponent bias 
                                        ! of a floating-point type
  INTEGER, INTENT(OUT) :: hdferr        ! Error code
END SUBROUTINE h5tget_ebias_f