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# H5T_GET_STRPAD

The H5T_GET_STRPAD function returns the padding method for a string datatype.

## Syntax

Result = H5T_GET_STRPAD(Datatype_id)

## Return Value

Returns a string containing the padding method. Possible values are:

- ‘NULLTERM’ — Null terminate (like C)
- ‘NULLPAD’ — Pad with zeroes
- ‘SPACEPAD’ — Pad with spaces (like FORTRAN)
- ‘ERROR’

## Arguments

### Datatype_id

An integer representing the datatype’s identifier to be queried.

## Keywords

None

## Version History

5.6 | Introduced

## See Also

H5T_GET_CSET, H5T_GET_SIZE