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H5::AtomType Class Reference

#include <H5AtomType.h>

Inheritance diagram for H5::AtomType:

List of all members.

Public Member Functions
H5T_order_t	getOrder () const
	Returns the byte order of an atomic datatype.
H5T_order_t	getOrder (H5std_string &order_string) const
	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience. It takes a reference to a H5std_string for the buffer that provide the text description of the returned byte order. The text description can be either of the following: "Little endian byte ordering (0)"; "Big endian byte ordering (1)"; "VAX mixed byte ordering (2)";.
void	setOrder (H5T_order_t order) const
	Sets the byte ordering of an atomic datatype.
int	getOffset () const
	Retrieves the bit offset of the first significant bit.
void	setOffset (size_t offset) const
	Sets the bit offset of the first significant bit.
void	getPad (H5T_pad_t &lsb, H5T_pad_t &msb) const
	Retrieves the padding type of the least and most-significant bit padding.
void	setPad (H5T_pad_t lsb, H5T_pad_t msb) const
	Sets the least and most-significant bits padding types.
size_t	getPrecision () const
	Returns the precision of an atomic datatype.
void	setPrecision (size_t precision) const
	Sets the precision of an atomic datatype.
void	setSize (size_t size) const
	Sets the total size for an atomic datatype.
virtual H5std_string	fromClass () const
	AtomType (const AtomType &original)
	Copy constructor: makes a copy of the original AtomType object.
virtual	~AtomType ()
	Noop destructor.

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Constructor & Destructor Documentation

H5::AtomType::AtomType

(

const AtomType &

original

)

Copy constructor: makes a copy of the original AtomType object.

H5::AtomType::~AtomType

(

)

[virtual]

Noop destructor.

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Member Function Documentation

H5T_order_t H5::AtomType::getOrder

(

)

const

Returns the byte order of an atomic datatype.

Returns:

Byte order, which can be:

• H5T_ORDER_LE
• H5T_ORDER_BE
• H5T_ORDER_VAX

Exceptions:

H5::DataTypeIException

Examples:

readdata.cpp.

H5T_order_t H5::AtomType::getOrder

(

H5std_string &

order_string

)

const

This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience. It takes a reference to a H5std_string for the buffer that provide the text description of the returned byte order. The text description can be either of the following: "Little endian byte ordering (0)"; "Big endian byte ordering (1)"; "VAX mixed byte ordering (2)";.

Parameters:

order_string

- OUT: Text description of the returned byte order

Returns:

Byte order, which can be:

• H5T_ORDER_LE
• H5T_ORDER_BE
• H5T_ORDER_VAX

Exceptions:

H5::DataTypeIException

void H5::AtomType::setOrder

(

H5T_order_t

order

)

const

Sets the byte ordering of an atomic datatype.

Parameters:

order

- IN: Byte ordering constant, which can be: H5T_ORDER_LE H5T_ORDER_BE H5T_ORDER_VAX

Exceptions:

H5::DataTypeIException

int H5::AtomType::getOffset

(

)

const

Retrieves the bit offset of the first significant bit.

Returns:

Offset value

Exceptions:

H5::DataTypeIException

Description

For information, please see C layer Reference Manuat at: ../RM_H5T.html::Datatype-GetOffset

void H5::AtomType::setOffset

(

size_t

offset

)

const

Sets the bit offset of the first significant bit.

Parameters:

offset

- IN: Offset of first significant bit

Exceptions:

H5::DataTypeIException

Description

For information, please see C layer Reference Manuat at: ../RM_H5T.html::Datatype-SetOffset

void H5::AtomType::getPad	(	H5T_pad_t &	lsb,
		H5T_pad_t &	msb
	)			const

Retrieves the padding type of the least and most-significant bit padding.

Parameters:

	lsb	- OUT: Least-significant bit padding type
	msb	- OUT: Most-significant bit padding type

Exceptions:

H5::DataTypeIException

Description

Possible values for lsb and msb include:

• H5T_PAD_ZERO (0) - Set background to zeros.
• H5T_PAD_ONE (1) - Set background to ones.
• H5T_PAD_BACKGROUND (2) - Leave background alone.

void H5::AtomType::setPad	(	H5T_pad_t	lsb,
		H5T_pad_t	msb
	)			const

Sets the least and most-significant bits padding types.

Parameters:

	lsb	- IN: Least-significant bit padding type
	msb	- IN: Most-significant bit padding type

Exceptions:

H5::DataTypeIException

Description

Valid values for lsb and msb include:

• H5T_PAD_ZERO (0) - Set background to zeros.
• H5T_PAD_ONE (1) - Set background to ones.
• H5T_PAD_BACKGROUND (2) - Leave background alone.

size_t H5::AtomType::getPrecision

(

)

const

Returns the precision of an atomic datatype.

Returns:

Number of significant bits

Exceptions:

H5::DataTypeIException

Description

The precision is the number of significant bits which, unless padding is present, is 8 times larger than the value returned by DataType::getSize().

void H5::AtomType::setPrecision

(

size_t

precision

)

const

Sets the precision of an atomic datatype.

Parameters:

precision

- IN: Number of bits of precision

Exceptions:

H5::DataTypeIException

Description

For information, please see C layer Reference Manuat at: ../RM_H5T.html::Datatype-SetPrecision

void H5::AtomType::setSize

(

size_t

size

)

const

Sets the total size for an atomic datatype.

Parameters:

size

- IN: Size to set

Exceptions:

H5::DataTypeIException

virtual H5std_string H5::AtomType::fromClass

(

)

const [inline, virtual]

Reimplemented from H5::DataType.

Reimplemented in H5::FloatType, H5::IntType, H5::PredType, and H5::StrType.

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