Last modified: 9 October 2014
Name: H5Freopen
Signature:
  hid_t `H5Freopen`(hid_t `file_id` )
Purpose:
  Returns a new identifier for a previously-opened HDF5 file.
Description:
  `H5Freopen` returns a new file identifier for an already-open HDF5 file, as specified by `file_id`. Both identifiers share caches and other information. The only difference between the identifiers is that the new identifier is not mounted anywhere and no files are mounted on it.

  Note that there is no circumstance under which `H5Freopen` can actually open a closed file; the file must already be open and have an active `file_id`. E.g., one cannot close a file with `H5Fclose (file_id)` then use `H5Freopen (file_id)` to reopen it.

  The new file identifier should be closed by calling `H5Fclose` when it is no longer needed.

Parameters:

hid_t `file_id` | IN: Identifier of a file for which an additional identifier is required.

Returns:
  Returns a new file identifier if successful; otherwise returns a negative value.
Fortran90 Interface: h5freopen_f

      SUBROUTINE h5freopen_f(file_id, new_file_id, hdferr)
        IMPLICIT NONE
        INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN)  :: file_id     ! File identifier
        INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(OUT) :: new_file_id ! New file identifier
        INTEGER, INTENT(OUT)        :: hdferr      ! Error code
                                                   ! 0 on success and -1 on failure
      END SUBROUTINE h5freopen_f

See Also:
  “Using Identifiers”