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<h1>H5D: Datasets Interface</h1>
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<h2>Dataset Object API Functions</h2>

These functions create and manipulate dataset objects, 
and set and retrieve their constant or persistent properties.

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<strong>The C Interfaces:</strong>

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<ul>
    <li><a href="#Dataset-Create">H5Dcreate</a>
    <li><a href="#Dataset-Create1">H5Dcreate1</a>&nbsp;*
    <li><a href="#Dataset-Create2">H5Dcreate2</a>
    <li><a href="#Dataset-CreateAnon">H5Dcreate_anon</a>
    <li><a href="#Dataset-Open">H5Dopen</a>
    <li><a href="#Dataset-Open1">H5Dopen1</a>&nbsp;*
    <li><a href="#Dataset-Open2">H5Dopen2</a>
    <li><a href="#Dataset-Close">H5Dclose</a>
    
</ul>
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<ul>
    <li><a href="#Dataset-GetSpace">H5Dget_space</a>
    <li><a href="#Dataset-GetSpaceStatus">H5Dget_space_status</a>
    <li><a href="#Dataset-GetType">H5Dget_type</a>
    <li><a href="#Dataset-GetCreatePlist">H5Dget_create_plist</a>
    <li><a href="#Dataset-GetAccessPlist">H5Dget_access_plist</a>
    <li><a href="#Dataset-GetOffset">H5Dget_offset</a>
    <li><a href="#Dataset-GetStorageSize">H5Dget_storage_size</a>
    <li><a href="#Dataset-VLGetBuf">H5Dvlen_get_buf_size</a>
    <li><a href="#Dataset-VLReclaim">H5Dvlen_reclaim</a>
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    <li><a href="#Dataset-Read">H5Dread</a>
    <li><a href="#Dataset-Write">H5Dwrite</a>
    <li><a href="#Dataset-Gather">H5Dgather</a>
    <li><a href="#Dataset-Scatter">H5Dscatter</a>
    <li><a href="#Dataset-Iterate">H5Diterate</a>
    <li><a href="#Dataset-Extend">H5Dextend</a>&nbsp;*
    <li><a href="#Dataset-SetExtent">H5Dset_extent</a>
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    *&nbsp;<i>Use of these functions is deprecated in Release 1.8.0.</i>
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<i>Alphabetical Listing</i>

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      <li><a href="#Dataset-Close">H5Dclose</a>
      <li><a href="#Dataset-Create">H5Dcreate</a>
      <li><a href="#Dataset-Create1">H5Dcreate1</a>&nbsp;*
      <li><a href="#Dataset-Create2">H5Dcreate2</a>
      <li><a href="#Dataset-CreateAnon">H5Dcreate_anon</a>
      <li><a href="#Dataset-Extend">H5Dextend</a>&nbsp;*
      <li><a href="#Dataset-Fill">H5Dfill</a>
      <li><a href="#Dataset-Gather">H5Dgather</a>
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	<ul>
      <li><a href="#Dataset-GetAccessPlist">H5Dget_access_plist</a>
      <li><a href="#Dataset-GetCreatePlist">H5Dget_create_plist</a>
      <li><a href="#Dataset-GetOffset">H5Dget_offset</a>
      <li><a href="#Dataset-GetSpace">H5Dget_space</a>
      <li><a href="#Dataset-GetSpaceStatus">H5Dget_space_status</a>
      <li><a href="#Dataset-GetStorageSize">H5Dget_storage_size</a>
      <li><a href="#Dataset-GetType">H5Dget_type</a>
      <li><a href="#Dataset-Iterate">H5Diterate</a>
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      <li><a href="#Dataset-Open">H5Dopen</a>
      <li><a href="#Dataset-Open1">H5Dopen1</a>&nbsp;*
      <li><a href="#Dataset-Open2">H5Dopen2</a>
      <li><a href="#Dataset-Read">H5Dread</a>
      <li><a href="#Dataset-Scatter">H5Dscatter</a>
      <li><a href="#Dataset-SetExtent">H5Dset_extent</a>
      <li><a href="#Dataset-VLGetBuf">H5Dvlen_get_buf_size</a>
      <li><a href="#Dataset-VLReclaim">H5Dvlen_reclaim</a>
      <li><a href="#Dataset-Write">H5Dwrite</a>
	</ul>
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<br>
<strong>The Fortran Interface:</strong>
<br>
In general, each Fortran subroutine performs exactly the same task 
as the corresponding C function.  
<br>

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    <li><a href="#Dataset-Close">h5dclose_f</a>
    <li><a href="#Dataset-Create">h5dcreate_f</a>
    <li><a href="#Dataset-CreateAnon">h5dcreate_anon_f</a>
    <li><a href="#Dataset-Open">h5dopen_f</a>
    <li><a href="#Dataset-GetSpace">h5dget_space_f</a>
    <li><a href="#Dataset-GetSpaceStatus">h5dget_space_status_f</a>
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    <li><a href="#Dataset-GetType">h5dget_type_f</a>
    <li><a href="#Dataset-GetCreatePlist">h5dget_create_plist_f</a>
    <li><a href="#Dataset-GetOffset">h5dget_offset_f</a>
    <li><a href="#Dataset-GetStorageSize">h5dget_storage_size_f</a>
    <li><a href="#Dataset-VLGetBuf">h5dvlen_get_max_len_f</a>
    <li><a href="#Dataset-VLReclaim">h5dvlen_reclaim_f</a>
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    <li><a href="#Dataset-Read">h5dread_f</a>
    <li><a href="#Dataset-Read">h5dread_vl_f</a>
    <li><a href="#Dataset-Write">h5dwrite_f</a>
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