Last modified: 18 August 2010
Name: H5Tclose
Signature:
  herr_t `H5Tclose`( hid_t `dtype_id` )

Purpose:
  Releases a datatype.

Description:
  `H5Tclose` releases a datatype. Further access through the datatype identifier is illegal. Failure to release a datatype with this call will result in resource leaks.

Parameters:

  hid_t `dtype_id` | IN: Identifier of datatype to release.

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

Fortran90 Interface: h5tclose_f

      SUBROUTINE h5tclose_f(type_id, hdferr)
        IMPLICIT NONE
        INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN) :: type_id ! Datatype identifier
        INTEGER, INTENT(OUT) :: hdferr        ! Error code
                                              ! 0 on success and -1 on failure
      END SUBROUTINE h5tclose_f