h5writeatt — Write an HDF5 attribute on a file, group, or dataset.

h5writeatt(filename, location, attribute, data) creates or replaces an attribute at the file root, a group, or a dataset.

Syntax

h5writeatt(filename, location, attribute, data)

How h5writeatt works

  • Numeric, logical, string, and char attributes are supported.
  • Unsupported MATLAB value classes raise deterministic unsupported-type errors.

Example

Write units metadata

h5writeatt('out.h5', '/A', 'units', 'm/s');

Using h5writeatt with coding agents

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Run a small h5writeatt example, explain the result, then change one input and compare the output.

Open-source implementation

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