The HDF5 source code provides many example programs:
C
Feature | Example |
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Examples from Learning the Basics | |
Creates / Reads / Writes Attributes | h5_attribute.c |
Reads / Writes from a Chunked Dataset (reads file created by h5_extend_write.c) | h5_chunk_read.c |
Creates a compound datatype, writes array of compound and reads back fields' subsets | h5_compound.c |
Shows how to use virtual file drivers | h5_drivers.c |
Demonstrates how the data transform features in HDF5 work | h5_dtransform.c |
Windows to Unix traversal function for external links | h5_elink_unix2win.c |
Create and appends to an extendible dataset | h5_extend_write.c |
Create and uses external links in HDF5 | h5_extlink.c |
Creates a group with two datasets, creates hard link to group and uses iterator functions | h5_group.c |
Checks if group exists and creates intermediate groups | h5_interm_group.c |
Shows concept of mounting files | h5_mount.c |
Reads hyperslabs from file created with h5_write.c | h5_read.c |
Creates, stores, and dereferences references to dataset regions | h5_ref2reg.c |
Creates and reads object references | h5_reference.c |
Selects hyperslabs and elements to write selected data from memory to file | h5_select.c |
Creates a file using property lists to control which messages are shared (to save space) | h5_shared_mesg.c |
Creates a dataset using default properties | h5_write.c |
h5_vds-eiger.c | |
h5_vds-exc.c | |
h5_vds-exclim.c | |
h5_vds-percival-unlim-maxmin.c | |
h5_vds-percival-unlim.c | |
h5_vds-percival.c | |
h5_vds-simpleIO.c | |
h5_vds.c | |
Example of using parallel HDF5 | ph5example.c |
FORTRAN
Feature | Example |
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Examples from Learning the Basics | |
More advanced example of using hyperslabs. | hyperslab.f90 |
Shows concept of mounting files. | mountexample.f90 |
Shows nested derived type. | nested_derived_type.f90 |
Creates and reads a dataset with a compound datatype. | compound.f90 |
Creates and reads a dataset with a complex compound datatype (F2003). | compound_complex_fortran2003.f90 |
Creates and reads a dataset with a compound datatype (F2003). | compound_fortran2003.f90 |
Shows how to use Parallel HDF5. | ph5example.f90 |
Creates, stores, and dereferences object references. | refobjexample.f90 |
Creates, stores, and dereferences references to dataset regions. | refregexample.f90 |
Reads, writes a dataset with F2003 features. | rwdset_fortran2003.f90 |
Shows how to select elements in a dataset. | selectele.f90 |
Java
HDF5 Introductory Examples
Examples by API
C++
Feature | Example |
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Reads / Writes from a Chunked Dataset (from file created by extend_ds.cpp) | chunks.cpp |
Creates a compound datatype, writes array of compound and reads back fields' subsets | compound.cpp |
Writes a dataset to a new HDF5 file | create.cpp |
Shows how to work with extendible dataset | extend_ds.cpp |
Creates a group with two datasets, creates hard link to group and uses iterator functions | h5group.cpp |
Reads hyperslabs from file created with create.cpp | readdata.cpp |
Creates a file and dataset and shows how to use hyperslab and element selection | writedata.cpp |
High Level
H5DS: HDF5 Dimension Scale
H5IM: HDF5 Image
ex_image1.c
ex_image2.c
image24pixel.txt
image8.txt
H5LT: HDF5 Lite
ex_lite1.c
ex_lite2.c
ex_lite3.c
exlite.f90
H5TB: HDF5 Table
ex_table_01.c
ex_table_02.c
ex_table_03.c
ex_table_04.c
ex_table_05.c
ex_table_06.c
ex_table_07.c
ex_table_08.c
ex_table_09.c
ex_table_10.c
ex_table_11.c
ex_table_12.c
H5PT: HDF5 Packet Table
--- Last Modified: February 26, 2018 | 01:59 PM