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# H5A_CLOSE

The H5A_CLOSE procedure closes the specified attribute and releases resources used by it. After this routine is used, the attribute’s identifier is no longer available until the H5A_OPEN routines are used again to specify that attribute. Further use of the attribute identifier is illegal.

## Syntax

H5A_CLOSE, Attribute_id

## Arguments

### Attribute_id

An integer representing the attribute’s identifier to be closed.

## Keywords

None

## Version History

5.6 | Introduced

## See Also

H5A_OPEN_NAME, H5A_OPEN_IDX