H5Tget_fields

fnherr_t H5Tget_fields(hid_t type_id, size_t * spos, size_t * epos, size_t * esize, size_t * mpos, size_t * msize)

Gets the floating-point datatype bit field information.

Parameters

type_idDatatype identifier
sposPointer to receive sign bit position
eposPointer to receive exponent bit position
esizePointer to receive exponent size in bits
mposPointer to receive mantissa bit position
msizePointer to receive mantissa size in bits

Returns

Non-negative on success, negative on failure.