Last modified: 9 October 2014
Name: H5Dget_space

Signature:
  hid_t `H5Dget_space`( hid_t `dataset_id` )

Purpose:
  Returns an identifier for a copy of the dataspace for a dataset.

Description:
  `H5Dget_space` makes a copy of the dataspace of the dataset specified by `dataset_id`. The function returns an identifier for the new copy of the dataspace.

  A dataspace identifier returned from this function should be released with `H5Sclose` when the identifier is no longer needed so that resource leaks will not occur.

Parameters:

  hid_t `dataset_id` | IN: Identifier of the dataset to query.

Returns:
  Returns a dataspace identifier if successful; otherwise returns a negative value.

Fortran90 Interface: h5dget_space_f

      SUBROUTINE h5dget_space_f(dataset_id, dataspace_id, hdferr)
        IMPLICIT NONE
        INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN) :: dataset_id      ! Dataset identifier
        INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(OUT) :: dataspace_id   ! Dataspace identifier
        INTEGER, INTENT(OUT) :: hdferr                ! Error code
                                                      ! 0 on success and -1 on failure
      END SUBROUTINE h5dget_space_f

See Also:
  “Using Identifiers”