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Vfindattr/vffdatt

intn Vfindattr(int32 vgroup_id, char *attr_name)

vgroup_id IN:

Vgroup identifier returned by Vattach

attr_name IN:

Name of the attribute

Purpose

Returns the index of a vgroup attribute given its name.

Return value

Returns the index of an attribute if successful and FAIL (or -1) otherwise.

Description

Vfindattr searches the vgroup identified by the parameter vgroup_id for the attribute with the name specified by the parameter attr_name, and returns the index of that attribute.

If more than one attribute has the same name, Vfindattr will return the index of the first one.

FORTRAN

integer function vffdatt(vgroup_id, attr_name)

integer vgroup_id

character*(*) attr_name



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HDF Reference Manual - 07/29/98, NCSA HDF Development Group.