H5T_STR_TO_VLEN

The H5T_STR_TO_VLEN function converts an IDL string array to an IDL_H5_VLEN array of strings.

This routine is written in the IDL language. Its source code can be found in the file h5t_str_to_vlen.pro in the lib subdirectory of the IDL distribution.

Syntax

Result = H5T_STR_TO_VLEN(Array [, /NO_COPY])

Return Value

Returns an array of named structures of type IDL_H5_VLEN, each with a single field PDATA containing a pointer to a scalar string.

Arguments

Array

A string array to be converted to an HDF5 variable length array.

Keywords

NO_COPY

Set this keyword to delete the contents of Array after creating the corresponding array of IDL_H5_VLEN structures. The default is to leave a copy of the data in Array.

Version History

6.3	Introduced

See Also

H5T_VLEN_TO_STR, H5T_VLEN_CREATE