Last modified: 28 March 2014
Name: H5Pget_nprops
Signature:
herr_t H5Pget_nprops( hid_t plist_id, size_t *nprops )

Purpose:
Queries the number of properties in a property list or class.

Description:
H5Pget_nprops retrieves the number of properties in a property list or property list class.

If plist_id is a property list identifier, the current number of properties in the list is returned in nprops.

If plist_id is a property list class identifier, the number of registered properties in the class is returned in nprops.

Parameters:
hid_t plist_id IN: Identifier for property object to query
size_t *nprops     OUT: Number of properties in object

Returns:
Returns a non-negative value if successful; otherwise returns a negative value.

Fortran90 Interface: h5pget_nprops_f
SUBROUTINE h5pget_nprops_f(prp_id, nprops, hdferr)
  IMPLICIT NONE
  INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN) :: prp_id    ! Property list identifier 
  INTEGER(SIZE_T), INTENT(OUT) :: nprops  ! Number of properties
  INTEGER, INTENT(OUT) :: hdferr          ! Error code
                                          ! 0 on success and -1 on failure
END SUBROUTINE h5pget_nprops_f