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    • h5disp
    • h5info
    • h5read
    • h5write
    • h5writeatt
    • hdf5info
    • hdf5read
    • hdf5write

hdf5read — Legacy alias for reading dense HDF5 datasets.

hdf5read(filename, dataset) is the legacy compatibility name for h5read and supports the same dense dataset subset and selection forms.

Syntax

hdf5read(filename, dataset)

How hdf5read works

  • Delegates to the h5read implementation.
  • Unsupported HDF5 types raise deterministic unsupported-type errors.

Example

Read a legacy HDF5 dataset

A = hdf5read('measurements.h5', '/A');

Using hdf5read with coding agents

Open a RunMat example with live inputs, then ask the agent to explain how hdf5read changes the result.

Run a small hdf5read example, explain the result, then change one input and compare the output.

Related Io functions

Hdf5

h5disp · h5info · h5read · h5write · h5writeatt · hdf5info · hdf5write

Net

accept · read · readline · tcpclient · tcpserver · write

Repl Fs

addpath · cd · copyfile · delete · dir · exist · fileattrib · fileparts · fullfile · genpath · getenv · getpref · isenv · isfile · isfolder · ispref · ls · matlabroot · memmapfile · mkdir · movefile · open · opentoline · path · pathsep · pcode · pwd · readstruct · rehash · restoredefaultpath · rmdir · rmpath · run · savepath · setenv · setpref · system · tempdir · tempname · uigetdir · uigetfile · uiputfile · unsetenv · userpath · what · winqueryreg · xmlread · xmlwrite

Tabular

arrayDatastore · csvread · csvwrite · detectImportOptions · dlmread · dlmwrite · fileDatastore · parquetDatastore · parquetinfo · parquetread · readcell · readmatrix · readtable · readtimetable · spreadsheetImportOptions · writecell · writematrix · writetable · writetimetable · xlsread · xlswrite

Audio

audioinfo · audioread

Io

clc · diary · disp · display · format · input

Filetext

fclose · feof · fgetl · fgets · fileread · filewrite · fopen · fprintf · fread · frewind · fwrite · readlines · writelines

Archive

gunzip · gzip · unzip

Import

importdata · textscan

Json

jsondecode · jsonencode

Mat

load · matfile · save

Http

sendmail · urldecode · urlencode · weboptions · webread · websave · webwrite

Open-source implementation

Unlike proprietary runtimes, every RunMat function is open-source. Read exactly how hdf5read is executed, line by line, in Rust.

  • View the source for hdf5read in Rust on GitHub
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  • Found a bug? Open an issue with a minimal reproduction.

About RunMat

RunMat is an open-source runtime that executes MATLAB-syntax code blazing on any GPU. It is licensed under the Apache 2.0 license.

  • RunMat automatically optimizes your math for GPU execution on Apple, Nvidia, and AMD hardware. No code changes needed. Simulations that took hours now take minutes.
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  • Syntax
  • How hdf5read works
  • Example
  • Read a legacy HDF5 dataset
  • Using hdf5read with coding agents
  • Related Io functions
  • Hdf5
  • Net
  • Repl Fs
  • Tabular
  • Audio
  • Io
  • Filetext
  • Archive
  • Import
  • Json
  • Mat
  • Http
  • Open-source implementation
  • About RunMat