Tests transient state of a file

ss_file_istransient is a function defined in ssfile.c.

Synopsis:

htri_t ss_file_istransient(ss_file_t *file)

Formal Arguments:

• file: A link to some File object

Description: This function tests whether file is a transient file. Transient files don’t correspond to any underlying permanent storage (not even to an HDF5 file with a core driver).

Return Value: Returns true (positive) if file is a transient file; false if file is a permanent file; negative on error. It is an error to query a file which isn’t in memory yet and therefore doesn’t correspond to an open file.

Parallel Notes: Independent

See Also:

• Files: Introduction for current chapter