H5Dvlen_reclaim

fnherr_t H5Dvlen_reclaim(hid_t type_id, hid_t space_id, hid_t dxpl_id, void * buf)

Reclaims memory used by variable-length datatype data.

This function is deprecated in HDF5 1.12+ in favor of H5Treclaim, but is still useful for compatibility with older code.

Parameters

type_idDatatype identifier
space_idDataspace identifier
dxpl_idData transfer property list identifier, or H5P_DEFAULT
bufBuffer containing variable-length data to reclaim

Returns

Non-negative on success, negative on failure.