Last modified: 17 August 2010
Name: H5Sclose
Signature:
herr_t H5Sclose( hid_t space_id )

Purpose:
Releases and terminates access to a dataspace.

Description:
H5Sclose releases a dataspace. Further access through the dataspace identifier is illegal. Failure to release a dataspace with this call will result in resource leaks.

Parameters:
hid_t space_id     IN: Identifier of dataspace to release.

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

Fortran90 Interface: h5sclose_f
SUBROUTINE h5sclose_f(space_id, hdferr)     
  IMPLICIT NONE
  INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN) :: space_id  ! Dataspace identifier
  INTEGER, INTENT(OUT) :: hdferr          ! Error code
                                          ! 0 on success and -1 on failure
END SUBROUTINE h5sclose_f