h5read - Read data from HDF5 data set

Syntax

Description

data = h5read(filename,datasetname) retrieves all of the data from the HDF5 data set datasetname in the file filename.

data = h5read(filename,datasetname,start,count) reads a subset of data from the data set datasetname. start is the one-based index of the first element to be read. count defines how many elements to read along each dimension. If a particular element of count is Inf, h5read reads data until the end of the corresponding dimension.

data = h5read(filename,datasetname,start,count,stride) reads a subset of data, where stride specifies the interelement spacing along each data set extent.

Input Arguments

filename	Text string specifying the name of an HDF5 file.
datasetname	Text string specifying the name of a data set in an HDF5 file.
start	Numeric index value specifying the place to start reading data in the dataset in an HDF5 file. Indices are 1-based.
count	Numeric value specifying the amount of data to read.
stride	Numeric value specifying the intervalue spacing during the read operation. For example, a spacing of 2 indicates reading every other value.

Output Arguments

data	Data read from the data set.

Examples

Read an entire data set.

h5disp('example.h5','/g4/lat');
data = h5read('example.h5','/g4/lat');

Read the first 5-by-3 subset of a data set.

h5disp('example.h5','/g4/world');
data = h5read('example.h5','/g4/world',[1 1],[5 3]);

Read a data set of references to other data sets.

h5disp('example.h5','/g3/reference');
data = h5read('example.h5','/g3/reference');

See Also

h5disp | h5readatt | h5write | h5writeatt

Tutorials

• Using the High-Level HDF5 Functions to Import Data

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