Check if an HDF5 Object is a Dataset

Checks if the object at a given path is a dataset.

Usage

h5_is_dataset(file, name)

Arguments

file

Path to the HDF5 file.

name

The full path of the object to check.

Value

A logical value: TRUE if the object exists and is a dataset, FALSE otherwise (if it is a group, or does not exist).

See also

h5_is_group(), h5_exists()

Examples

file <- tempfile(fileext = ".h5")
h5_create_group(file, "my_group")
h5_write(file, "my_dataset", 1)

h5_is_dataset(file, "my_dataset") # TRUE
#> [1] TRUE
h5_is_dataset(file, "my_group") # FALSE
#> [1] FALSE
h5_is_dataset(file, "nonexistent") # FALSE
#> [1] FALSE

unlink(file)