Name: H5Tdecode
Signature:
hid_t H5Tdecode (unsigned char *buf)
Purpose:
Decode a binary object description of data type and return a new object handle.
Description:
Given an object description of data type in binary in a buffer, H5Tdecode reconstructs the HDF5 data type object and returns a new object handle for it. The binary description of the object is encoded by H5Tencode. User is responsible for passing in the right buffer.
Parameters:
Returns:
Returns an object ID(non-negative) if successful; otherwise returns a negative value.
Fortran90 Interface: h5tdecode_f
SUBROUTINE h5tdecode_f(buf, obj_id, hdferr)
  IMPLICIT NONE
  CHARACTER(LEN=*), INTENT(IN) :: buf  ! Data space object buffer to be decoded
  INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(OUT) :: obj_id! Object ID
  INTEGER, INTENT(OUT) :: hdferr       ! Error code
                                       ! 0 on success and -1 on failure
END SUBROUTINE h5tdecode_f