Get an attribute with a cat

saf_get_cat_att is a function defined in cat.c.

Synopsis:

int saf_get_cat_att(SAF_ParMode pmode, SAF_Cat *cat, const char *name, hid_t *datatype, int *count, void **value)

Formal Arguments:

  • cat: Collection category owning the attribute for which we’re searching.
  • name: Name of the attribute.
  • datatype: [OUT] Datatype of the attribute as it is stored.
  • count: [OUT] Number of elements contained in the attribute.
  • value: [OUT] On successful return this will point to an allocated array containing count elements each of type datatype.

Description: This function is identical to the generic saf_get_attribute function except that it is specific to SAF__Cat objects to provide the client with compile time type checking. For a description, see saf_get_attribute.

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