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# H5_GET_LIBVERSION

The H5_GET_LIBVERSION function returns the current version of the HDF5 library used by IDL.

## Syntax

Result = H5_GET_LIBVERSION( )

## Return Value

Returns a string in the form of ‘maj.min.rel’, where maj is the major number, min is the minor number, and rel is the release number. An example would be ‘1.4.3’, representing HDF5 version 1.4.3.

## Arguments

None

## Keywords

None

## Version History

5.6 | Introduced

## See Also

H5_OPEN