HDF5 High Level APIs

HDF5 High Level: API specification 
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The HDF5 High Level library provides several sets of APIs. The Lite API provides general high level functions. The Image, Table, Packet Table, and Dimension Scale APIs both provide easy to use, high level functions and define standard objects to facilitate data interchange.

Please be aware that ONLY the C High Level APIs are included in the HDF5-1.6 release. However, the High Level Fortran library is available with the HDF5-1.7 snapshots.

Lite The H5LT API general higher-level functions
Image The H5IM API for images
Table The H5TB API for manipulating table datasets 
Packet Table *  The H5PT API for managing packet tables (and C++ H5PT wrappers)
Dimension Scales *  The H5DS API for managing dimension scales 

* The packet table and dimension scale APIs are available only in HDF5 Release 1.7.

 

Last modified: February 1, 2006
Describes HDF5 High Level APIs.