h5attributes: Interface for HDF5 attributes

In hdf5r: Interface to the 'HDF5' Binary Data Format

Interface for HDF5 attributes

Description

Interface for HDF5 attributes

Usage

h5attributes(x)

h5attr_names(x)

h5attr(x, which)

h5attr(x, which) <- value

Arguments

x	The object to which to attach the attribute to or retrieve it from. Can be one of H5Group, H5D, H5T or H5File
which	The name of the attribute to assign it to
value	The value to assign to the attribute.

Details

Implements high-level functions that allows interactions with HDF5-attributes in a way very similar to regular R-object attributes in R are handled.

Value

For h5attributes, a named list with the content of the attributes read out. For h5attr_names, a vector of names of the attributes attached to the object x. For h5attr, the content of the attribute and for h5attr<-, the assignment, the original object to which the attributes are attached (so that chaining is possible).

Author(s)

Holger Hoefling

hdf5r documentation built on April 4, 2025, 2:38 a.m.