H5Dcreate2

fnhid_t H5Dcreate2(hid_t loc_id, const char * name, hid_t type_id, hid_t space_id, hid_t lcpl_id, hid_t dcpl_id, hid_t dapl_id)

Creates a new dataset.

Parameters

loc_idLocation identifier (file or group)
nameName of the dataset to create
type_idDatatype identifier
space_idDataspace identifier
lcpl_idLink creation property list identifier, or H5P_DEFAULT
dcpl_idDataset creation property list identifier, or H5P_DEFAULT
dapl_idDataset access property list identifier, or H5P_DEFAULT

Returns

A dataset identifier on success, or H5I_INVALID_HID on failure.