[svn-r20872] Issue 7564 - Allow H5Tcreat to create string type (fixed-length and variable-length). I also added a test case in dtypes.c.

Tested on jam and linew - relatively simple.
2011-05-20 11:14:33 -05:00
parent 0982e11bb4
commit 2de5fa986f
3 changed files with 89 additions and 8 deletions
--- a/release_docs/RELEASE.txt
+++ b/release_docs/RELEASE.txt
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ New Features

    Library:
    --------
+    - H5Tcreate now supports string type (fixed-length and variable-length).
+      (SLU - 2011/05/20)
    - Added ability to cache files opened through external links.  Added new
      public functions H5Pset_elink_file_cache_size(),
      H5Pget_elink_file_cache_size(), and H5Fclear_elink_file_cache().