HDF5: High Level APIs

The HDF5 High Level APIs (application programming interfaces) consist of a set of functions built on top of the main HDF5 Library. The purpose of the high level APIs is either to define functions that perform more operations per call than the basic HDF5 interfaces or to build sets of functions that provide standard object definitions (like images or tables).

HDF5 High Level Reference Manual A complete reference manual for the HDF5 High Level APIs HDF5 Lite API HDF5 Image API HDF5 Table API HDF5 Packet Table API (and C++) * HDF5 Dimension Scales API *

HDF5 High Level Tutorial A tutorial introduction to the Lite, Image and Table high-level APIs

HDF5 Packet Table API Introduction * Introduction to the HDF5 Packet Table APIs

HDF5 Packet Table Use Cases * Packet table use cases

HDF5 Image and Palette Specification The specification for the HDF5 Image API.

HDF5 Table Specification The specification for the HDF5 Table API.

* The packet table and dimension scale APIs are available only in HDF5 Release 1.8.

Obtain the libraries

The HDF5 High Level APIs are distributed with the main HDF5 Library.

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Last modified: 28 June 2005
Describes HDF5 High Level APIs.