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Hexist
intn Hexist(int32
h_id
, uint16
search_tag
, uint16
search_ref
)
h_id
IN:
Access identifier returned by
Hstartread
,
Hstartwrite
, or
Hnextread
search_tag
IN:
Tag of the object to be searched for
search_ref
IN:
Reference number of the object to be searched for
Purpose
Locates an object in an HDF file.
Return value
Returns SUCCEED (or 0) if successful and FAIL (or -1) otherwise.
Description
Simple interface to
Hfind
that determines if a given tag/reference number pair exists in a file. Wildcards apply.
Hfind
performs all validity checking; this is just a
very
simple wrapper around it.
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HDF Reference Manual - 05/19/99, NCSA HDF Development Group.