Last modified: 28 September 2011
Name: H5Rget_obj_type
Signature:
  H5G_obj_t `H5Rget_obj_type`( hid_t `loc_id`, H5R_type_t `ref_type`, void *`ref` )

  herr_t `H5Rget_obj_type`( hid_t `loc_id`, H5R_type_t `ref_type`, void *`ref`, H5O_type_t *`obj_type` )

Purpose:
  Retrieves the type of object that an object reference points to.

Description:
  `H5Rget_obj_type` is a macro that is mapped to either `H5Rget_obj_type1` or `H5Rget_obj_type2`, depending on the needs of the application.

  Such macros are provided to facilitate application compatibility. Their use and mappings are fully described in “API Compatibility Macros in HDF5”; we urge you to read that document closely.

  When both the HDF5 Library and the application are built and installed with no specific compatibility flags, `H5Rget_obj_type` is mapped to the most recent version of the function, currently `H5Rget_obj_type2`. If the library and/or application is compiled for Release 1.6 emulation, `H5Rget_obj_type` will be mapped to `H5Rget_obj_type1`. Function-specific flags are available to override these settings on a function-by-function basis when the application is compiled.

  Specific compile-time compatibility flags and the resulting mappings are as follows:

  Compatibility setting | `H5Rget_obj_type` mapping
  --- | ---
  Global settings
  No compatibility flag | `H5Rget_obj_type2`
  Enable deprecated symbols | `H5Rget_obj_type2`
  Disable deprecated symbols | `H5Rget_obj_type2`
  Emulate Release 1.6 interface`` | `H5Rget_obj_type1`
  Function-level macros
  `H5Rget_obj_type_vers = 2` | `H5Rget_obj_type2`
  `H5Rget_obj_type_vers = 1` | `H5Rget_obj_type1`

Fortran90 Interface: h5rget_object_type_f

Fortran2003 Interface: h5rget_object_type_f

History:

  Release | Change
  1.8.8 | Fortran updated to Fortran2003.
  1.8.0 | The C function `H5Rget_obj_type` renamed to `H5Rget_obj_type1` and deprecated in this release. The C macro `H5Rget_obj_type` and the C function `H5Rget_obj_type2` introduced in this release.