std::string read_string_attr(H5::H5File &f, H5::Group &group, const char *name)
{
std::string strreadbuf ("");
H5::Attribute attr = group.openAttribute(name);
H5::StrType strdatatype(H5::PredType::C_S1, attr.getStorageSize());
attr.read(strdatatype, strreadbuf);
return strreadbuf;
}
/// Return the attribute name of obj, and "" if the attribute does not exist.
inline std::string read_string_attribute (H5::H5Object const * obj, std::string name ) {
std::string value ="";
H5::Attribute attr;
if (H5LTfind_attribute(obj -> getId(), name.c_str() )==0) return value;// not present
// can not find how to get the size with hl. Using full interface
//herr_t err2 = H5LTget_attribute_string(gr.getId(), x.c_str(), name.c_str() , &(buf.front()) ) ;
//value.append( &(buf.front()) );
try { attr= obj->openAttribute(name.c_str());}
catch (H5::AttributeIException) { return value;}
try {
H5::DataSpace dataspace = attr.getSpace();
int rank = dataspace.getSimpleExtentNdims();
if (rank != 0) TRIQS_RUNTIME_ERROR << "Reading a string attribute and got rank !=0";
size_t size = attr.getStorageSize();
H5::StrType strdatatype(H5::PredType::C_S1, size+1);
std::vector<char> buf(size+1, 0x00);
attr.read(strdatatype, (void *)(&buf[0]));
value.append( &(buf.front()) );
}
TRIQS_ARRAYS_H5_CATCH_EXCEPTION;
return value;
}