Last modified: 11 May 2011
Name: H5Pget_elink_file_cache_size
Signature:
  herr_t `H5Pget_elink_file_cache_size`( hid_t `fapl_id`, unsigned *`efc_size` )

Purpose:
  Retrieves the size of the external link open file cache.

Description:
  `H5Pget_elink_file_cache_size` retrieves the number of files that can be held open in an external link open file cache.

Parameters:

  hid_t `fapl_id` |  | IN: File access property list identifier
  unsigned *`efc_size` |  | OUT: External link open file cache size in number of files.

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

Example Usage:
  The following code retrieves the size of the external link open file cache in the local variable `efc_size`:

          status = H5Pget_elink_file_cache_size(fapl_id, &efc_size);

See Also:
  `H5Pset_elink_file_cache_size`
  `H5Fclear_elink_file_cache`

History:

  Release | Change
  1.8.7 | C function introduced in this release.