H5A.open_by_name

Open attribute specified by name

Syntax

attr_id = H5A.open_by_name(loc_id,obj_name,attr_name)
attr_id = H5A.open_by_name(loc_id,obj_name,attr_name,aapl_id,lapl_id)

Description

attr_id = H5A.open_by_name(loc_id,obj_name,attr_name) opens an existing attribute attr_name attached to an object specified by its location loc_id and name obj_name.

attr_id = H5A.open_by_name(loc_id,obj_name,attr_name,aapl_id,lapl_id) opens an existing attribute with the attribute access property list aapl_id and link access property list lacpl_id. aapl_id must be specified as 'H5P_DEFAULT'. lapl_id may also be specified by 'H5P_DEFAULT'.

Examples

fid = H5F.open('example.h5');
gid = H5G.open(fid,'/g1/g1.1');
attr_id = H5A.open_by_name(gid,'dset1.1.1','attr1');
H5A.close(attr_id);
H5G.close(gid);
H5F.close(fid);