Last modified: 26 April 2011
Name: H5Sget_simple_extent_type
Signature:
H5S_class_t H5Sget_simple_extent_type( hid_t space_id )

Purpose:
Determines the current class of a dataspace.

Description:
H5Sget_simple_extent_type queries a dataspace to determine the current class of a dataspace.

The function returns a class name, one of the following:

        H5S_SCALAR
        H5S_SIMPLE
        H5S_NULL
        

Parameters:
hid_t space_id     IN: Dataspace identifier.

Returns:
Returns a dataspace class name if successful; otherwise H5S_NO_CLASS (-1).

Fortran90 Interface: h5sget_simple_extent_type_f
SUBROUTINE h5sget_simple_extent_type_f(space_id, classtype, hdferr) 
  IMPLICIT NONE
  INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN) :: space_id ! Dataspace identifier 
  INTEGER, INTENT(OUT) :: classtype      ! Class type 
                                         ! Possible values are: 
                                         !    H5S_NO_CLASS_F 
                                         !    H5S_SCALAR_F 
                                         !    H5S_SIMPLE_F 
                                         !    H5S_NULL_F 
  INTEGER, INTENT(OUT) :: hdferr         ! Error code
                                         ! 0 on success and -1 on failure
END SUBROUTINE h5sget_simple_extent_type_f