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# H5T_COMMIT

The H5T_COMMIT procedure commits a transient datatype to a file, creating a new named datatype.

Note: A named datatype can be shared by objects within the same HDF5 file, but not by objects in other files.

## Example

See the example under H5F_CREATE.

## Syntax

H5T_COMMIT, Loc_id, Name, Datatype_id

## Arguments

### Loc_id

An integer giving the identifier of a file or group.

### Name

The name of the new datatype.

### Datatype_id

An integer giving the identifier of the datatype to commit.

## Keywords

None

## Version History

6.2 | Introduced

## See Also

H5T_COMMITTED, H5T_IDL_CREATE