create: Create HDF Object

In hdfqlr: Interface to 'HDFql' API

Description

Generic helper for creating HDF objects.

Usage

create(
  what = c("FILE", "GROUP", "DATASET", "ATTRIBUTE"),
  path,
  data.type,
  size,
  overwrite = FALSE,
  parallel = FALSE
)

create_group(group, overwrite = FALSE)

create_dataset(
  dataset,
  data.type,
  size = NULL,
  overwrite = FALSE,
  parallel = FALSE
)

create_attribute(
  attribute,
  data.type,
  size = NULL,
  overwrite = FALSE,
  parallel = FALSE
)

Arguments

what	The type of object to create.
path	The target location of the object.
data.type	The HDF data type of the dataset or attribute.
size	The size (dimensions) of the dataset or attribute. For CHAR datasets or attributes, the last element of size is the string length.
overwrite	If TRUE, overwrite existing file, group, attribute, or dataset.
parallel	If TRUE, use parallel capabilities.
group	The group to create.
dataset	The dataset to create.
attribute	The attribute to create.

Functions

• create_group: Create HDF group.

• create_dataset: Create HDF dataset.

• create_attribute: Create HDF attribute.

hdfqlr documentation built on June 11, 2021, 9:08 a.m.