H5F_GET_EOA

Retrieves the file’s EOA

H5F_GET_EOA (file_id, eoa)

herr_t H5Fget_eoa(             
        hid_t file_id,              
        haddr_t *eoa
)

hid_t `file_id`	IN: Identifier of a currently-open HDF5 file
haddr_t `*eoa`	OUT: The file’s EOA

H5F_GET_EOA retrieves the file’s EOA and returns it in the parameter eoa.

Returns a non-negative value if successful; otherwise returns a negative value.

/* Open an existing HDF5 file */

fid = H5Fopen(filename, H5F_ACC_RDWR, H5P_DEFAULT);

/* Get the EOA stored in the file’s superblock */

H5Fget_eoa(fid, &stored_eoa);

/* Set the EOA */

H5Fincrement_filesize(fid, 512);

/* Close the file */

H5Fclose(fid);

/* Find out the file’s actual size (EOF): S */

/* S should equal to (stored_eoa + 512) */

Release	Change
1.10.2	Function introduced in this release.

--- Last Modified: December 20, 2018 | 01:47 PM