Name: H5Dopen
Signature:
hid_t H5Dopen(hid_t loc_id, const char *name )
Purpose:
Opens an existing dataset.
Description:
H5Dopen opens an existing dataset for access in the file or group specified in loc_id. name is a dataset name and is used to identify the dataset in the file.
Parameters:
Returns:
Returns a dataset identifier if successful; otherwise returns a negative value.
Fortran90 Interface: h5dopen_f 
SUBROUTINE h5dopen_f(loc_id, name, dset_id, hdferr) 
  IMPLICIT NONE 
  INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN) :: loc_id   ! File or group identifier
  CHARACTER(LEN=*), INTENT(IN) :: name   ! Name of the dataset 
  INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(OUT) :: dset_id ! Dataset identifier
  INTEGER, INTENT(OUT) :: hdferr         ! Error code 
                                         ! 0 on success and -1 on failure
END SUBROUTINE h5dopen_f