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Happendable

intn Happendable(int32 h_id)

h_id IN:

Access identifier returned by Hstartwrite

Purpose

Specifies that the specified element can be appended to

Return value

Returns SUCCEED (or 0) if data element can be appended and FAIL (or -1) otherwise.

Description

If a data element is at the end of a file Happendable allows Hwrite to append data to it, converting it to linked-block element only when necessary.



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HDF Reference Manual - 07/29/98, NCSA HDF Development Group.