IHDF5LegacyReader

All Superinterfaces:

IHDF5CompoundBasicReader, IHDF5EnumBasicReader

All Known Subinterfaces:

IHDF5Reader, IHDF5Writer

Deprecated.
```
@Deprecated
public interface IHDF5LegacyReader
extends IHDF5EnumBasicReader, IHDF5CompoundBasicReader
```
The legacy interface for reading HDF5 files. Do not use in any new code as it will be removed in a future version of JHDF5.

Method Summary

Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`IHDF5CompoundReader`	`compounds()` Deprecated. Use `IHDF5Reader.compound()` instead.
`void`	`copy(java.lang.String sourceObject, IHDF5Writer destinationWriter)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.object()` instead.
`void`	`copy(java.lang.String sourceObject, IHDF5Writer destinationWriter, java.lang.String destinationObject)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.object()` instead.
`void`	`copyAll(IHDF5Writer destinationWriter)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.object()` instead.
`IHDF5EnumReader`	`enums()` Deprecated. Use `IHDF5Reader.enumeration()` instead.
`boolean`	`exists(java.lang.String objectPath, boolean followLink)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.object()` instead.
`java.util.List<java.lang.String>`	`getAllAttributeNames(java.lang.String objectPath)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.object()` instead.
`java.util.List<HDF5LinkInformation>`	`getAllGroupMemberInformation(java.lang.String groupPath, boolean readLinkTargets)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.object()` instead.
`java.util.List<java.lang.String>`	`getAllGroupMembers(java.lang.String groupPath)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.object()` instead.
`java.lang.Iterable<HDF5DataBlock<byte[]>>`	`getAsByteArrayNaturalBlocks(java.lang.String dataSetPath)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.opaque()` instead.
`byte[]`	`getAttributeAsByteArray(java.lang.String objectPath, java.lang.String attributeName)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.opaque()` instead.
`HDF5DataTypeInformation`	`getAttributeInformation(java.lang.String objectPath, java.lang.String attributeName)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.object()` instead.
`HDF5DataTypeInformation`	`getAttributeInformation(java.lang.String objectPath, java.lang.String attributeName, HDF5DataTypeInformation.DataTypeInfoOptions dataTypeInfoOptions)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.object()` instead.
`java.util.List<java.lang.String>`	`getAttributeNames(java.lang.String objectPath)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.object()` instead.
`boolean`	`getBooleanAttribute(java.lang.String objectPath, java.lang.String attributeName)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.bool()`.
`byte[]`	`getByteArrayAttribute(java.lang.String objectPath, java.lang.String attributeName)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.int8()`.
`java.lang.Iterable<HDF5DataBlock<byte[]>>`	`getByteArrayNaturalBlocks(java.lang.String dataSetPath)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.int8()`.
`byte`	`getByteAttribute(java.lang.String objectPath, java.lang.String attributeName)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.int8()`.
`byte[][]`	`getByteMatrixAttribute(java.lang.String objectPath, java.lang.String attributeName)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.int8()`.
`MDByteArray`	`getByteMDArrayAttribute(java.lang.String objectPath, java.lang.String attributeName)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.int8()`.
`java.lang.Iterable<HDF5MDDataBlock<MDByteArray>>`	`getByteMDArrayNaturalBlocks(java.lang.String dataSetPath)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.int8()`.
`HDF5DataSetInformation`	`getDataSetInformation(java.lang.String dataSetPath, HDF5DataTypeInformation.DataTypeInfoOptions dataTypeInfoOptions)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.object()` instead.
`java.util.Date[]`	`getDateArrayAttribute(java.lang.String objectPath, java.lang.String attributeName)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.time()` instead.
`java.util.Date`	`getDateAttribute(java.lang.String objectPath, java.lang.String attributeName)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.time()` instead.
`double[]`	`getDoubleArrayAttribute(java.lang.String objectPath, java.lang.String attributeName)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.float64()`.
`java.lang.Iterable<HDF5DataBlock<double[]>>`	`getDoubleArrayNaturalBlocks(java.lang.String dataSetPath)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.float64()`.
`double`	`getDoubleAttribute(java.lang.String objectPath, java.lang.String attributeName)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.float64()`.
`double[][]`	`getDoubleMatrixAttribute(java.lang.String objectPath, java.lang.String attributeName)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.float64()`.
`MDDoubleArray`	`getDoubleMDArrayAttribute(java.lang.String objectPath, java.lang.String attributeName)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.float64()`.
`java.lang.Iterable<HDF5MDDataBlock<MDDoubleArray>>`	`getDoubleMDArrayNaturalBlocks(java.lang.String dataSetPath)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.float64()`.
`java.io.File`	`getFile()` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.file()` instead.
`float[]`	`getFloatArrayAttribute(java.lang.String objectPath, java.lang.String attributeName)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.float32()`.
`java.lang.Iterable<HDF5DataBlock<float[]>>`	`getFloatArrayNaturalBlocks(java.lang.String dataSetPath)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.float32()`.
`float`	`getFloatAttribute(java.lang.String objectPath, java.lang.String attributeName)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.float32()`.
`float[][]`	`getFloatMatrixAttribute(java.lang.String objectPath, java.lang.String attributeName)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.float32()`.
`MDFloatArray`	`getFloatMDArrayAttribute(java.lang.String objectPath, java.lang.String attributeName)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.float32()`.
`java.lang.Iterable<HDF5MDDataBlock<MDFloatArray>>`	`getFloatMDArrayNaturalBlocks(java.lang.String dataSetPath)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.float32()`.
`java.util.List<HDF5LinkInformation>`	`getGroupMemberInformation(java.lang.String groupPath, boolean readLinkTargets)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.object()` instead.
`java.util.List<java.lang.String>`	`getGroupMemberPaths(java.lang.String groupPath)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.object()` instead.
`java.lang.String`	`getHouseKeepingNameSuffix()` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.file()` instead.
`int[]`	`getIntArrayAttribute(java.lang.String objectPath, java.lang.String attributeName)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.int32()`.
`java.lang.Iterable<HDF5DataBlock<int[]>>`	`getIntArrayNaturalBlocks(java.lang.String dataSetPath)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.int32()`.
`int`	`getIntAttribute(java.lang.String objectPath, java.lang.String attributeName)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.int32()`.
`int[][]`	`getIntMatrixAttribute(java.lang.String objectPath, java.lang.String attributeName)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.int32()`.
`MDIntArray`	`getIntMDArrayAttribute(java.lang.String objectPath, java.lang.String attributeName)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.int32()`.
`java.lang.Iterable<HDF5MDDataBlock<MDIntArray>>`	`getIntMDArrayNaturalBlocks(java.lang.String dataSetPath)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.int32()`.
`HDF5LinkInformation`	`getLinkInformation(java.lang.String objectPath)` Deprecated. Returns the link information for the given `objectPath`.
`long[]`	`getLongArrayAttribute(java.lang.String objectPath, java.lang.String attributeName)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.int64()`.
`java.lang.Iterable<HDF5DataBlock<long[]>>`	`getLongArrayNaturalBlocks(java.lang.String dataSetPath)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.int64()`.
`long`	`getLongAttribute(java.lang.String objectPath, java.lang.String attributeName)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.int64()`.
`long[][]`	`getLongMatrixAttribute(java.lang.String objectPath, java.lang.String attributeName)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.int64()`.
`MDLongArray`	`getLongMDArrayAttribute(java.lang.String objectPath, java.lang.String attributeName)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.int64()`.
`java.lang.Iterable<HDF5MDDataBlock<MDLongArray>>`	`getLongMDArrayNaturalBlocks(java.lang.String dataSetPath)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.int64()`.
`long`	`getNumberOfElements(java.lang.String objectPath)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.object()` instead.
`HDF5ObjectInformation`	`getObjectInformation(java.lang.String objectPath)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.object()` instead.
`java.lang.String[]`	`getObjectReferenceArrayAttribute(java.lang.String objectPath, java.lang.String attributeName)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.reference()`.
`java.lang.String[]`	`getObjectReferenceArrayAttribute(java.lang.String objectPath, java.lang.String attributeName, boolean resolveName)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.reference()`.
`java.lang.Iterable<HDF5DataBlock<java.lang.String[]>>`	`getObjectReferenceArrayNaturalBlocks(java.lang.String dataSetPath)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.reference()`.
`java.lang.Iterable<HDF5DataBlock<java.lang.String[]>>`	`getObjectReferenceArrayNaturalBlocks(java.lang.String dataSetPath, boolean resolveName)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.reference()`.
`java.lang.String`	`getObjectReferenceAttribute(java.lang.String objectPath, java.lang.String attributeName)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.reference()`.
`java.lang.String`	`getObjectReferenceAttribute(java.lang.String objectPath, java.lang.String attributeName, boolean resolveName)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.reference()`.
`MDArray<java.lang.String>`	`getObjectReferenceMDArrayAttribute(java.lang.String objectPath, java.lang.String attributeName)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.reference()`.
`MDArray<java.lang.String>`	`getObjectReferenceMDArrayAttribute(java.lang.String objectPath, java.lang.String attributeName, boolean resolveName)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.reference()`.
`java.lang.Iterable<HDF5MDDataBlock<MDArray<java.lang.String>>>`	`getObjectReferenceMDArrayNaturalBlocks(java.lang.String dataSetPath)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.reference()`.
`java.lang.Iterable<HDF5MDDataBlock<MDArray<java.lang.String>>>`	`getObjectReferenceMDArrayNaturalBlocks(java.lang.String dataSetPath, boolean resolveName)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.reference()`.
`HDF5ObjectType`	`getObjectType(java.lang.String objectPath)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.object()` instead.
`HDF5ObjectType`	`getObjectType(java.lang.String objectPath, boolean followLink)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.object()` instead.
`short[]`	`getShortArrayAttribute(java.lang.String objectPath, java.lang.String attributeName)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.int16()`.
`java.lang.Iterable<HDF5DataBlock<short[]>>`	`getShortArrayNaturalBlocks(java.lang.String dataSetPath)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.int16()`.
`short`	`getShortAttribute(java.lang.String objectPath, java.lang.String attributeName)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.int16()`.
`short[][]`	`getShortMatrixAttribute(java.lang.String objectPath, java.lang.String attributeName)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.int16()`.
`MDShortArray`	`getShortMDArrayAttribute(java.lang.String objectPath, java.lang.String attributeName)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.int16()`.
`java.lang.Iterable<HDF5MDDataBlock<MDShortArray>>`	`getShortMDArrayNaturalBlocks(java.lang.String dataSetPath)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.int16()`.
`long`	`getSize(java.lang.String objectPath)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.object()` instead.
`java.lang.String[]`	`getStringArrayAttribute(java.lang.String objectPath, java.lang.String attributeName)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.string()` instead.
`java.lang.Iterable<HDF5DataBlock<java.lang.String[]>>`	`getStringArrayNaturalBlocks(java.lang.String objectPath)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.string()` instead.
`java.lang.String`	`getStringAttribute(java.lang.String objectPath, java.lang.String attributeName)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.string()` instead.
`MDArray<java.lang.String>`	`getStringMDArrayAttribute(java.lang.String objectPath, java.lang.String attributeName)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.string()` instead.
`java.lang.Iterable<HDF5MDDataBlock<MDArray<java.lang.String>>>`	`getStringMDArrayNaturalBlocks(java.lang.String objectPath)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.string()` instead.
`java.lang.Iterable<HDF5DataBlock<HDF5TimeDuration[]>>`	`getTimeDurationAndUnitArrayNaturalBlocks(java.lang.String objectPath)` Deprecated. Use `IHDF5TimeDurationReader.getArrayNaturalBlocks(String)` instead.
`HDF5TimeDurationArray`	`getTimeDurationArrayAttribute(java.lang.String objectPath, java.lang.String attributeName)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.duration()` instead.
`java.lang.Iterable<HDF5DataBlock<HDF5TimeDurationArray>>`	`getTimeDurationArrayNaturalBlocks(java.lang.String objectPath)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.duration()` instead.
`java.lang.Iterable<HDF5DataBlock<long[]>>`	`getTimeDurationArrayNaturalBlocks(java.lang.String objectPath, HDF5TimeUnit timeUnit)` Deprecated. Use `IHDF5TimeDurationReader.getArrayNaturalBlocks(String)` and `HDF5TimeUnit.convert(long[], HDF5TimeUnit)` instead.
`HDF5TimeDuration`	`getTimeDurationAttribute(java.lang.String objectPath, java.lang.String attributeName)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.duration()` instead.
`long[]`	`getTimeStampArrayAttribute(java.lang.String objectPath, java.lang.String attributeName)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.time()` instead.
`java.lang.Iterable<HDF5DataBlock<long[]>>`	`getTimeStampArrayNaturalBlocks(java.lang.String dataSetPath)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.time()` instead.
`long`	`getTimeStampAttribute(java.lang.String objectPath, java.lang.String attributeName)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.time()` instead.
`boolean`	`hasAttribute(java.lang.String objectPath, java.lang.String attributeName)` Deprecated. Returns `true`, if the `objectPath` has an attribute with name `attributeName`.
`boolean`	`isBitSetInBitField(java.lang.String objectPath, int bitIndex)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.bool()`.
`boolean`	`isClosed()` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.file()` instead.
`boolean`	`isDataSet(java.lang.String objectPath)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.object()` instead.
`boolean`	`isDataSet(java.lang.String objectPath, boolean followLink)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.object()` instead.
`boolean`	`isDataType(java.lang.String objectPath)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.object()` instead.
`boolean`	`isDataType(java.lang.String objectPath, boolean followLink)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.object()` instead.
`boolean`	`isExternalLink(java.lang.String objectPath)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.object()` instead.
`boolean`	`isGroup(java.lang.String objectPath, boolean followLink)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.object()` instead.
`boolean`	`isHouseKeepingObject(java.lang.String objectPath)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.object()` instead.
`boolean`	`isPerformNumericConversions()` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.file()` instead.
`boolean`	`isSoftLink(java.lang.String objectPath)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.object()` instead.
`boolean`	`isSymbolicLink(java.lang.String objectPath)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.object()` instead.
`boolean`	`isTimeDuration(java.lang.String objectPath)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.duration()` instead.
`boolean`	`isTimeDuration(java.lang.String objectPath, java.lang.String attributeName)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.duration()` instead.
`boolean`	`isTimeStamp(java.lang.String objectPath)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.time()` instead.
`boolean`	`isTimeStamp(java.lang.String objectPath, java.lang.String attributeName)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.time()` instead.
`byte[]`	`readAsByteArray(java.lang.String objectPath)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.opaque()` instead.
`byte[]`	`readAsByteArrayBlock(java.lang.String objectPath, int blockSize, long blockNumber)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.opaque()` instead.
`byte[]`	`readAsByteArrayBlockWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath, int blockSize, long offset)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.opaque()` instead.
`int`	`readAsByteArrayToBlockWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath, byte[] buffer, int blockSize, long offset, int memoryOffset)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.opaque()` instead.
`java.util.BitSet`	`readBitField(java.lang.String objectPath)` Deprecated. Reads a bit field (which can be considered the equivalent to a boolean array of rank 1) from the data set `objectPath` and returns it as a Java `BitSet`.
`java.util.BitSet`	`readBitFieldBlock(java.lang.String objectPath, int blockSize, long blockNumber)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.bool()`.
`java.util.BitSet`	`readBitFieldBlockWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath, int blockSize, long offset)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.bool()`.
`boolean`	`readBoolean(java.lang.String objectPath)` Deprecated. Reads a `Boolean` value from the data set `objectPath`.
`byte`	`readByte(java.lang.String objectPath)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.int8()`.
`byte[]`	`readByteArray(java.lang.String objectPath)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.int8()`.
`byte[]`	`readByteArrayBlock(java.lang.String objectPath, int blockSize, long blockNumber)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.int8()`.
`byte[]`	`readByteArrayBlockWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath, int blockSize, long offset)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.int8()`.
`byte[][]`	`readByteMatrix(java.lang.String objectPath)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.int8()`.
`byte[][]`	`readByteMatrixBlock(java.lang.String objectPath, int blockSizeX, int blockSizeY, long blockNumberX, long blockNumberY)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.int8()`.
`byte[][]`	`readByteMatrixBlockWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath, int blockSizeX, int blockSizeY, long offsetX, long offsetY)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.int8()`.
`MDByteArray`	`readByteMDArray(java.lang.String objectPath)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.int8()`.
`MDByteArray`	`readByteMDArrayBlock(java.lang.String objectPath, int[] blockDimensions, long[] blockNumber)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.int8()`.
`MDByteArray`	`readByteMDArrayBlockWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath, int[] blockDimensions, long[] offset)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.int8()`.
`java.util.Date`	`readDate(java.lang.String objectPath)` Deprecated. Reads a time stamp value from the data set `objectPath` and returns it as a `Date`.
`java.util.Date[]`	`readDateArray(java.lang.String objectPath)` Deprecated. Reads a time stamp array (of rank 1) from the data set `objectPath` and returns it as an array of `Date`s.
`double`	`readDouble(java.lang.String objectPath)` Deprecated. Reads a `double` value from the data set `objectPath`.
`double[]`	`readDoubleArray(java.lang.String objectPath)` Deprecated. Reads a `double` array (of rank 1) from the data set `objectPath`.
`double[]`	`readDoubleArrayBlock(java.lang.String objectPath, int blockSize, long blockNumber)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.float64()`.
`double[]`	`readDoubleArrayBlockWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath, int blockSize, long offset)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.float64()`.
`double[][]`	`readDoubleMatrix(java.lang.String objectPath)` Deprecated. Reads a `double` matrix (array of arrays) from the data set `objectPath`.
`double[][]`	`readDoubleMatrixBlock(java.lang.String objectPath, int blockSizeX, int blockSizeY, long blockNumberX, long blockNumberY)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.float64()`.
`double[][]`	`readDoubleMatrixBlockWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath, int blockSizeX, int blockSizeY, long offsetX, long offsetY)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.float64()`.
`MDDoubleArray`	`readDoubleMDArray(java.lang.String objectPath)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.float64()`.
`MDDoubleArray`	`readDoubleMDArrayBlock(java.lang.String objectPath, int[] blockDimensions, long[] blockNumber)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.float64()`.
`MDDoubleArray`	`readDoubleMDArrayBlockWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath, int[] blockDimensions, long[] offset)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.float64()`.
`float`	`readFloat(java.lang.String objectPath)` Deprecated. Reads a `float` value from the data set `objectPath`.
`float[]`	`readFloatArray(java.lang.String objectPath)` Deprecated. Reads a `float` array (of rank 1) from the data set `objectPath`.
`float[]`	`readFloatArrayBlock(java.lang.String objectPath, int blockSize, long blockNumber)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.float32()`.
`float[]`	`readFloatArrayBlockWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath, int blockSize, long offset)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.float32()`.
`float[][]`	`readFloatMatrix(java.lang.String objectPath)` Deprecated. Reads a `float` matrix (array of arrays) from the data set `objectPath`.
`float[][]`	`readFloatMatrixBlock(java.lang.String objectPath, int blockSizeX, int blockSizeY, long blockNumberX, long blockNumberY)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.float32()`.
`float[][]`	`readFloatMatrixBlockWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath, int blockSizeX, int blockSizeY, long offsetX, long offsetY)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.float32()`.
`MDFloatArray`	`readFloatMDArray(java.lang.String objectPath)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.float32()`.
`MDFloatArray`	`readFloatMDArrayBlock(java.lang.String objectPath, int[] blockDimensions, long[] blockNumber)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.float32()`.
`MDFloatArray`	`readFloatMDArrayBlockWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath, int[] blockDimensions, long[] offset)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.float32()`.
`int`	`readInt(java.lang.String objectPath)` Deprecated. Reads a `int` value from the data set `objectPath`.
`int[]`	`readIntArray(java.lang.String objectPath)` Deprecated. Reads a `int` array (of rank 1) from the data set `objectPath`.
`int[]`	`readIntArrayBlock(java.lang.String objectPath, int blockSize, long blockNumber)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.int32()`.
`int[]`	`readIntArrayBlockWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath, int blockSize, long offset)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.int32()`.
`int[][]`	`readIntMatrix(java.lang.String objectPath)` Deprecated. Reads a `int` matrix (array of arrays) from the data set `objectPath`.
`int[][]`	`readIntMatrixBlock(java.lang.String objectPath, int blockSizeX, int blockSizeY, long blockNumberX, long blockNumberY)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.int32()`.
`int[][]`	`readIntMatrixBlockWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath, int blockSizeX, int blockSizeY, long offsetX, long offsetY)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.int32()`.
`MDIntArray`	`readIntMDArray(java.lang.String objectPath)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.int32()`.
`MDIntArray`	`readIntMDArrayBlock(java.lang.String objectPath, int[] blockDimensions, long[] blockNumber)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.int32()`.
`MDIntArray`	`readIntMDArrayBlockWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath, int[] blockDimensions, long[] offset)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.int32()`.
`long`	`readLong(java.lang.String objectPath)` Deprecated. Reads a `long` value from the data set `objectPath`.
`long[]`	`readLongArray(java.lang.String objectPath)` Deprecated. Reads a `long` array (of rank 1) from the data set `objectPath`.
`long[]`	`readLongArrayBlock(java.lang.String objectPath, int blockSize, long blockNumber)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.int64()`.
`long[]`	`readLongArrayBlockWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath, int blockSize, long offset)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.int64()`.
`long[][]`	`readLongMatrix(java.lang.String objectPath)` Deprecated. Reads a `long` matrix (array of arrays) from the data set `objectPath`.
`long[][]`	`readLongMatrixBlock(java.lang.String objectPath, int blockSizeX, int blockSizeY, long blockNumberX, long blockNumberY)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.int64()`.
`long[][]`	`readLongMatrixBlockWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath, int blockSizeX, int blockSizeY, long offsetX, long offsetY)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.int64()`.
`MDLongArray`	`readLongMDArray(java.lang.String objectPath)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.int64()`.
`MDLongArray`	`readLongMDArrayBlock(java.lang.String objectPath, int[] blockDimensions, long[] blockNumber)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.int64()`.
`MDLongArray`	`readLongMDArrayBlockWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath, int[] blockDimensions, long[] offset)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.int64()`.
`java.lang.String`	`readObjectReference(java.lang.String objectPath)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.reference()`.
`java.lang.String`	`readObjectReference(java.lang.String objectPath, boolean resolveName)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.reference()`.
`java.lang.String[]`	`readObjectReferenceArray(java.lang.String objectPath)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.reference()`.
`java.lang.String[]`	`readObjectReferenceArray(java.lang.String objectPath, boolean resolveName)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.reference()`.
`java.lang.String[]`	`readObjectReferenceArrayBlock(java.lang.String objectPath, int blockSize, long blockNumber)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.reference()`.
`java.lang.String[]`	`readObjectReferenceArrayBlock(java.lang.String objectPath, int blockSize, long blockNumber, boolean resolveName)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.reference()`.
`java.lang.String[]`	`readObjectReferenceArrayBlockWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath, int blockSize, long offset)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.reference()`.
`java.lang.String[]`	`readObjectReferenceArrayBlockWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath, int blockSize, long offset, boolean resolveName)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.reference()`.
`MDArray<java.lang.String>`	`readObjectReferenceMDArray(java.lang.String objectPath)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.reference()`.
`MDArray<java.lang.String>`	`readObjectReferenceMDArray(java.lang.String objectPath, boolean resolveName)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.reference()`.
`MDArray<java.lang.String>`	`readObjectReferenceMDArrayBlock(java.lang.String objectPath, int[] blockDimensions, long[] blockNumber)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.reference()`.
`MDArray<java.lang.String>`	`readObjectReferenceMDArrayBlock(java.lang.String objectPath, int[] blockDimensions, long[] blockNumber, boolean resolveName)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.reference()`.
`MDArray<java.lang.String>`	`readObjectReferenceMDArrayBlockWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath, int[] blockDimensions, long[] offset)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.reference()`.
`MDArray<java.lang.String>`	`readObjectReferenceMDArrayBlockWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath, int[] blockDimensions, long[] offset, boolean resolveName)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.reference()`.
`short`	`readShort(java.lang.String objectPath)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.int16()`.
`short[]`	`readShortArray(java.lang.String objectPath)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.int16()`.
`short[]`	`readShortArrayBlock(java.lang.String objectPath, int blockSize, long blockNumber)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.int16()`.
`short[]`	`readShortArrayBlockWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath, int blockSize, long offset)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.int16()`.
`short[][]`	`readShortMatrix(java.lang.String objectPath)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.int16()`.
`short[][]`	`readShortMatrixBlock(java.lang.String objectPath, int blockSizeX, int blockSizeY, long blockNumberX, long blockNumberY)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.int16()`.
`short[][]`	`readShortMatrixBlockWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath, int blockSizeX, int blockSizeY, long offsetX, long offsetY)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.int16()`.
`MDShortArray`	`readShortMDArray(java.lang.String objectPath)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.int16()`.
`MDShortArray`	`readShortMDArrayBlock(java.lang.String objectPath, int[] blockDimensions, long[] blockNumber)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.int16()`.
`MDShortArray`	`readShortMDArrayBlockWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath, int[] blockDimensions, long[] offset)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.int16()`.
`java.lang.String`	`readString(java.lang.String objectPath)` Deprecated. Reads a string from the data set `objectPath`.
`java.lang.String[]`	`readStringArray(java.lang.String objectPath)` Deprecated. Reads a string array (of rank 1) from the data set `objectPath`.
`java.lang.String[]`	`readStringArrayBlock(java.lang.String objectPath, int blockSize, long blockNumber)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.string()` instead.
`java.lang.String[]`	`readStringArrayBlockWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath, int blockSize, long offset)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.string()` instead.
`MDArray<java.lang.String>`	`readStringMDArray(java.lang.String objectPath)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.string()` instead.
`MDArray<java.lang.String>`	`readStringMDArrayBlock(java.lang.String objectPath, int[] blockDimensions, long[] blockNumber)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.string()` instead.
`MDArray<java.lang.String>`	`readStringMDArrayBlockWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath, int[] blockDimensions, long[] offset)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.string()` instead.
`HDF5TimeDuration`	`readTimeDuration(java.lang.String objectPath)` Deprecated. Reads a time duration value and its unit from the data set `objectPath`.
`long`	`readTimeDuration(java.lang.String objectPath, HDF5TimeUnit timeUnit)` Deprecated. Use `IHDF5TimeDurationReader.read(String)` and `HDF5TimeUnit.convert(HDF5TimeDuration)` instead.
`HDF5TimeDuration`	`readTimeDurationAndUnit(java.lang.String objectPath)` Deprecated. Use `IHDF5TimeDurationReader.read(String)` instead.
`HDF5TimeDuration[]`	`readTimeDurationAndUnitArray(java.lang.String objectPath)` Deprecated. Use `IHDF5TimeDurationReader.readArray(String)` instead.
`HDF5TimeDuration[]`	`readTimeDurationAndUnitArrayBlock(java.lang.String objectPath, int blockSize, long blockNumber)` Deprecated. Use `IHDF5TimeDurationReader.readArrayBlock(String, int, long)` and `HDF5TimeUnit.convert(HDF5TimeDuration[])` instead.
`HDF5TimeDuration[]`	`readTimeDurationAndUnitArrayBlockWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath, int blockSize, long offset)` Deprecated. Use `IHDF5TimeDurationReader.readArrayBlockWithOffset(String, int, long)` and `HDF5TimeUnit.convert(HDF5TimeDuration[])` instead.
`HDF5TimeDurationArray`	`readTimeDurationArray(java.lang.String objectPath)` Deprecated. Reads a time duration array from the data set `objectPath`.
`long[]`	`readTimeDurationArray(java.lang.String objectPath, HDF5TimeUnit timeUnit)` Deprecated. Use `IHDF5TimeDurationReader.readArray(String)` and `HDF5TimeUnit.convert(HDF5TimeDurationArray)` instead.
`HDF5TimeDurationArray`	`readTimeDurationArrayBlock(java.lang.String objectPath, int blockSize, long blockNumber)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.duration()` instead.
`long[]`	`readTimeDurationArrayBlock(java.lang.String objectPath, int blockSize, long blockNumber, HDF5TimeUnit timeUnit)` Deprecated. Use `IHDF5TimeDurationReader.readArrayBlock(String, int, long)` and `HDF5TimeUnit.convert(long[], HDF5TimeUnit)` instead.
`HDF5TimeDurationArray`	`readTimeDurationArrayBlockWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath, int blockSize, long offset)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.duration()` instead.
`long[]`	`readTimeDurationArrayBlockWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath, int blockSize, long offset, HDF5TimeUnit timeUnit)` Deprecated. Use `IHDF5TimeDurationReader.readArrayBlockWithOffset(String, int, long)` and `HDF5TimeUnit.convert(HDF5TimeDurationArray)` instead.
`long`	`readTimeStamp(java.lang.String objectPath)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.time()` instead.
`long[]`	`readTimeStampArray(java.lang.String objectPath)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.time()` instead.
`long[]`	`readTimeStampArrayBlock(java.lang.String objectPath, int blockSize, long blockNumber)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.time()` instead.
`long[]`	`readTimeStampArrayBlockWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath, int blockSize, long offset)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.time()` instead.
`int[]`	`readToByteMDArrayBlockWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath, MDByteArray array, int[] blockDimensions, long[] offset, int[] memoryOffset)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.int8()`.
`int[]`	`readToByteMDArrayWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath, MDByteArray array, int[] memoryOffset)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.int8()`.
`int[]`	`readToDoubleMDArrayBlockWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath, MDDoubleArray array, int[] blockDimensions, long[] offset, int[] memoryOffset)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.float64()`.
`int[]`	`readToDoubleMDArrayWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath, MDDoubleArray array, int[] memoryOffset)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.float64()`.
`int[]`	`readToFloatMDArrayBlockWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath, MDFloatArray array, int[] blockDimensions, long[] offset, int[] memoryOffset)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.float32()`.
`int[]`	`readToFloatMDArrayWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath, MDFloatArray array, int[] memoryOffset)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.float32()`.
`int[]`	`readToIntMDArrayBlockWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath, MDIntArray array, int[] blockDimensions, long[] offset, int[] memoryOffset)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.int32()`.
`int[]`	`readToIntMDArrayWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath, MDIntArray array, int[] memoryOffset)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.int32()`.
`int[]`	`readToLongMDArrayBlockWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath, MDLongArray array, int[] blockDimensions, long[] offset, int[] memoryOffset)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.int64()`.
`int[]`	`readToLongMDArrayWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath, MDLongArray array, int[] memoryOffset)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.int64()`.
`int[]`	`readToShortMDArrayBlockWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath, MDShortArray array, int[] blockDimensions, long[] offset, int[] memoryOffset)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.int16()`.
`int[]`	`readToShortMDArrayWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath, MDShortArray array, int[] memoryOffset)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.int16()`.
`java.lang.String`	`resolvePath(java.lang.String reference)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.reference()`.
`java.lang.String`	`toHouseKeepingPath(java.lang.String objectPath)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.object()` instead.
`java.lang.String`	`tryGetDataTypePath(HDF5DataType type)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.object()` instead.
`java.lang.String`	`tryGetDataTypePath(java.lang.String objectPath)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.object()` instead.
`java.lang.String`	`tryGetOpaqueTag(java.lang.String objectPath)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.opaque()` instead.
`HDF5OpaqueType`	`tryGetOpaqueType(java.lang.String objectPath)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.opaque()` instead.
`java.lang.String`	`tryGetSymbolicLinkTarget(java.lang.String objectPath)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.object()` instead.
`HDF5TimeUnit`	`tryGetTimeUnit(java.lang.String objectPath)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.duration()` instead.
`HDF5TimeUnit`	`tryGetTimeUnit(java.lang.String objectPath, java.lang.String attributeName)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.duration()` instead.
`HDF5DataTypeVariant`	`tryGetTypeVariant(java.lang.String objectPath)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.object()` instead.
`HDF5DataTypeVariant`	`tryGetTypeVariant(java.lang.String objectPath, java.lang.String attributeName)` Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in `IHDF5Reader.object()` instead.

Methods inherited from interface ch.systemsx.cisd.hdf5.IHDF5CompoundBasicReader
getAttributeCompoundType, getCompoundArrayNaturalBlocks, getCompoundArrayNaturalBlocks, getCompoundArrayNaturalBlocks, getCompoundDataSetInformation, getCompoundDataSetInformation, getCompoundMDArrayNaturalBlocks, getCompoundMDArrayNaturalBlocks, getCompoundMDArrayNaturalBlocks, getCompoundMemberInformation, getCompoundMemberInformation, getCompoundType, getCompoundType, getDataSetCompoundType, getInferredCompoundType, getInferredCompoundType, getInferredCompoundType, getInferredCompoundType, getInferredCompoundType, getInferredCompoundType, getInferredCompoundType, getInferredCompoundType, getInferredCompoundType, getNamedCompoundType, getNamedCompoundType, readCompound, readCompound, readCompound, readCompoundArray, readCompoundArray, readCompoundArray, readCompoundArrayBlock, readCompoundArrayBlock, readCompoundArrayBlockWithOffset, readCompoundArrayBlockWithOffset, readCompoundMDArray, readCompoundMDArray, readCompoundMDArray, readCompoundMDArrayBlock, readCompoundMDArrayBlock, readCompoundMDArrayBlockWithOffset, readCompoundMDArrayBlockWithOffset

- Method Detail
  - isPerformNumericConversions
```
@Deprecated
boolean isPerformNumericConversions()
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.file() instead.
    
    Returns true, if numeric conversions should be performed automatically, e.g. between float and int.
  - getHouseKeepingNameSuffix
```
@Deprecated
java.lang.String getHouseKeepingNameSuffix()
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.file() instead.
    
    Returns the suffix used to mark and recognize internal (house keeping) files and groups. An empty string ("") encodes for the default, which is two leading and two trailing underscores ("__NAME__")
  - getFile
```
@Deprecated
java.io.File getFile()
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.file() instead.
    
    Returns the HDF5 file that this class is reading.
  - isClosed
```
@Deprecated
boolean isClosed()
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.file() instead.
    
    Returns true if this reader has been already closed.
  - getLinkInformation
```
HDF5LinkInformation getLinkInformation(java.lang.String objectPath)
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Returns the link information for the given objectPath. If objectPath does not exist, the link information will have a type HDF5ObjectType.NONEXISTENT.
  - getObjectInformation
```
@Deprecated
HDF5ObjectInformation getObjectInformation(java.lang.String objectPath)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.object() instead.
    
    Returns the object information for the given objectPath. If objectPath is a symbolic link, this method will return the type of the object that this link points to rather than the type of the link. If objectPath does not exist, the object information will have a type HDF5ObjectType.NONEXISTENT and the other fields will not be set.
  - getObjectType
```
@Deprecated
HDF5ObjectType getObjectType(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                      boolean followLink)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.object() instead.
    
    Returns the type of the given objectPath. If followLink is false and objectPath is a symbolic link, this method will return the type of the link rather than the type of the object that the link points to.
  - getObjectType
```
@Deprecated
HDF5ObjectType getObjectType(java.lang.String objectPath)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.object() instead.
    
    Returns the type of the given objectPath. If objectPath is a symbolic link, this method will return the type of the object that this link points to rather than the type of the link, that is, it will follow symbolic links.
  - exists
```
@Deprecated
boolean exists(java.lang.String objectPath,
                        boolean followLink)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.object() instead.
    
    Returns true, if objectPath exists and false otherwise. if followLink is false and objectPath is a symbolic link, this method will return true regardless of whether the link target exists or not.
  - toHouseKeepingPath
```
@Deprecated
java.lang.String toHouseKeepingPath(java.lang.String objectPath)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.object() instead.
    
    Creates and returns an internal (house-keeping) version of objectPath.
  - isHouseKeepingObject
```
@Deprecated
boolean isHouseKeepingObject(java.lang.String objectPath)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.object() instead.
    
    Returns true if objectPath denotes an internal (house-keeping) object.
  - isGroup
```
@Deprecated
boolean isGroup(java.lang.String objectPath,
                         boolean followLink)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.object() instead.
    
    Returns true if the objectPath exists and represents a group and false otherwise. Note that if followLink is false this method will return false if objectPath is a symbolic link that points to a group.
  - isDataSet
```
@Deprecated
boolean isDataSet(java.lang.String objectPath,
                           boolean followLink)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.object() instead.
    
    Returns true if the objectPath exists and represents a data set and false otherwise. Note that if followLink is false this method will return false if objectPath is a symbolic link that points to a data set.
  - isDataSet
```
@Deprecated
boolean isDataSet(java.lang.String objectPath)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.object() instead.
    
    Returns true if the objectPath exists and represents a data set and false otherwise. Note that if objectPath is a symbolic link, this method will return true if the link target of the symbolic link is a data set, that is, this method will follow symbolic links.
  - isDataType
```
@Deprecated
boolean isDataType(java.lang.String objectPath,
                            boolean followLink)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.object() instead.
    
    Returns true if the objectPath exists and represents a data type and false otherwise. Note that if followLink is false this method will return false if objectPath is a symbolic link that points to a data type.
  - isDataType
```
@Deprecated
boolean isDataType(java.lang.String objectPath)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.object() instead.
    
    Returns true if the objectPath exists and represents a data type and false otherwise. Note that if objectPath is a symbolic link, this method will return true if the link target of the symbolic link is a data type, that is, this method will follow symbolic links.
  - isSoftLink
```
@Deprecated
boolean isSoftLink(java.lang.String objectPath)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.object() instead.
    
    Returns true if the objectPath exists and represents a soft link and false otherwise.
  - isExternalLink
```
@Deprecated
boolean isExternalLink(java.lang.String objectPath)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.object() instead.
    
    Returns true if the objectPath exists and represents an external link and false otherwise.
  - isSymbolicLink
```
@Deprecated
boolean isSymbolicLink(java.lang.String objectPath)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.object() instead.
    
    Returns true if the objectPath exists and represents either a soft link or an external link and false otherwise.
  - tryGetSymbolicLinkTarget
```
@Deprecated
java.lang.String tryGetSymbolicLinkTarget(java.lang.String objectPath)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.object() instead.
    
    Returns the target of the symbolic link that objectPath points to, or null, if objectPath is not a symbolic link.
  - hasAttribute
```
boolean hasAttribute(java.lang.String objectPath,
                   java.lang.String attributeName)
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Returns true, if the objectPath has an attribute with name attributeName.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    attributeName - The name of the attribute to read.
    
    Returns:
    true, if the attribute exists for the object.
  - getAttributeNames
```
@Deprecated
java.util.List<java.lang.String> getAttributeNames(java.lang.String objectPath)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.object() instead.
    
    Returns the names of the attributes of the given objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the object (data set or group) to return the attributes for.
  - getAllAttributeNames
```
@Deprecated
java.util.List<java.lang.String> getAllAttributeNames(java.lang.String objectPath)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.object() instead.
    
    Returns the names of all attributes of the given objectPath.
    This may include attributes that are used internally by the library and are not supposed to be changed by application programmers.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the object (data set or group) to return the attributes for.
  - getAttributeInformation
```
@Deprecated
HDF5DataTypeInformation getAttributeInformation(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                                         java.lang.String attributeName)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.object() instead.
    
    Returns the information about a data set as a HDF5DataTypeInformation object.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the object that has the attribute to return information about.
    attributeName - The name of the attribute to get information about.
  - getAttributeInformation
```
@Deprecated
HDF5DataTypeInformation getAttributeInformation(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                                         java.lang.String attributeName,
                                                         HDF5DataTypeInformation.DataTypeInfoOptions dataTypeInfoOptions)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.object() instead.
    
    Returns the information about a data set as a HDF5DataTypeInformation object.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the object that has the attribute to return information about.
    attributeName - The name of the attribute to get information about.
    dataTypeInfoOptions - The options on which information to get about the member data types.
  - getDataSetInformation
```
@Deprecated
HDF5DataSetInformation getDataSetInformation(java.lang.String dataSetPath,
                                                      HDF5DataTypeInformation.DataTypeInfoOptions dataTypeInfoOptions)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.object() instead.
    
    Returns the information about a data set as a HDF5DataSetInformation object. It is a failure condition if the dataSetPath does not exist or does not identify a data set.
    
    Parameters:
    dataSetPath - The name (including path information) of the data set to return information about.
    dataTypeInfoOptions - The options on which information to get about the member data types.
  - getSize
```
@Deprecated
long getSize(java.lang.String objectPath)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.object() instead.
    
    Returns the total size (in bytes) of objectPath. It is a failure condition if the dataSetPath does not exist or does not identify a data set. This method follows symbolic links.
  - getNumberOfElements
```
@Deprecated
long getNumberOfElements(java.lang.String objectPath)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.object() instead.
    
    Returns the total number of elements of objectPath It is a failure condition if the dataSetPath does not exist or does not identify a data set. This method follows symbolic links.
  - copy
```
@Deprecated
void copy(java.lang.String sourceObject,
                   IHDF5Writer destinationWriter,
                   java.lang.String destinationObject)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.object() instead.
    
    Copies the sourceObject to the destinationObject of the HDF5 file represented by the destinationWriter. If destiantionObject ends with "/", it will be considered a group and the name of sourceObject will be appended.
  - copy
```
@Deprecated
void copy(java.lang.String sourceObject,
                   IHDF5Writer destinationWriter)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.object() instead.
    
    Copies the sourceObject to the root group of the HDF5 file represented by the destinationWriter.
  - copyAll
```
@Deprecated
void copyAll(IHDF5Writer destinationWriter)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.object() instead.
    
    Copies all objects of the file represented by this reader to the root group of the HDF5 file represented by the destinationWriter.
  - getAllGroupMembers
```
@Deprecated
java.util.List<java.lang.String> getAllGroupMembers(java.lang.String groupPath)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.object() instead.
    
    Returns all members of groupPath, including internal groups that may be used by the library to do house-keeping. The order is not well defined.
    
    Parameters:
    groupPath - The path of the group to get the members for.
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - If groupPath is not a group.
  - getGroupMemberPaths
```
@Deprecated
java.util.List<java.lang.String> getGroupMemberPaths(java.lang.String groupPath)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.object() instead.
    
    Returns the paths of the members of groupPath (including the parent). The order is not well defined.
    
    Parameters:
    groupPath - The path of the group to get the member paths for.
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - If groupPath is not a group.
  - getGroupMemberInformation
```
@Deprecated
java.util.List<HDF5LinkInformation> getGroupMemberInformation(java.lang.String groupPath,
                                                                       boolean readLinkTargets)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.object() instead.
    
    Returns the link information about the members of groupPath. The order is not well defined.
    
    Parameters:
    groupPath - The path of the group to get the members for.
    readLinkTargets - If true, for symbolic links the link targets will be available via HDF5LinkInformation.tryGetSymbolicLinkTarget().
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - If groupPath is not a group.
  - getAllGroupMemberInformation
```
@Deprecated
java.util.List<HDF5LinkInformation> getAllGroupMemberInformation(java.lang.String groupPath,
                                                                          boolean readLinkTargets)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.object() instead.
    
    Returns the link information about all members of groupPath. The order is not well defined.
    This may include attributes that are used internally by the library and are not supposed to be changed by application programmers.
    
    Parameters:
    groupPath - The path of the group to get the members for.
    readLinkTargets - If true, the link targets will be read for symbolic links.
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - If groupPath is not a group.
  - tryGetTypeVariant
```
@Deprecated
HDF5DataTypeVariant tryGetTypeVariant(java.lang.String objectPath)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.object() instead.
    
    Returns the data type variant of objectPath, or null, if no type variant is defined for this objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    
    Returns:
    The data type variant or null.
  - tryGetTypeVariant
```
@Deprecated
HDF5DataTypeVariant tryGetTypeVariant(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                               java.lang.String attributeName)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.object() instead.
    
    Returns the data type variant of attributeName of object objectPath, or null, if no type variant is defined for this objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    
    Returns:
    The data type variant or null.
  - tryGetDataTypePath
```
@Deprecated
java.lang.String tryGetDataTypePath(java.lang.String objectPath)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.object() instead.
    
    Returns the path of the data type of the data set objectPath, or null , if this data set is not of a named data type.
  - tryGetDataTypePath
```
@Deprecated
java.lang.String tryGetDataTypePath(HDF5DataType type)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.object() instead.
    
    Returns the path of the data type, or null, if type is not a named data type.
  - tryGetOpaqueTag
```
@Deprecated
java.lang.String tryGetOpaqueTag(java.lang.String objectPath)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.opaque() instead.
    
    Returns the tag of the opaque data type associated with objectPath, or null, if objectPath is not of an opaque data type (i.e. if reader.getDataSetInformation(objectPath).getTypeInformation().getDataClass() != HDF5DataClass.OPAQUE ).
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    
    Returns:
    The tag of the opaque data type, or null.
  - tryGetOpaqueType
```
@Deprecated
HDF5OpaqueType tryGetOpaqueType(java.lang.String objectPath)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.opaque() instead.
    
    Returns the opaque data type or null, if objectPath is not of such a data type.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    
    Returns:
    The opaque data type, or null.
  - getAttributeAsByteArray
```
@Deprecated
byte[] getAttributeAsByteArray(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                        java.lang.String attributeName)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.opaque() instead.
    
    Gets the (unchanged) byte array values of an attribute attributeName of object objectPath.
  - readAsByteArray
```
@Deprecated
byte[] readAsByteArray(java.lang.String objectPath)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.opaque() instead.
    
    Reads the data set objectPath as byte array (of rank 1).
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    
    Returns:
    The data read from the data set.
  - readAsByteArrayBlock
```
@Deprecated
byte[] readAsByteArrayBlock(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                     int blockSize,
                                     long blockNumber)
                            throws HDF5JavaException
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.opaque() instead.
    
    Reads a block from data set objectPath as byte array (of rank 1). Must not be called for data sets of rank other than 1 and must not be called on Strings!
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    blockSize - The block size in numbers of elements (this will be the length of the byte[] returned, divided by the size of one element).
    blockNumber - The number of the block to read (starting with 0, offset: multiply with blockSize).
    
    Returns:
    The data block read from the data set.
    
    Throws:
    
    HDF5JavaException - If the data set is not of rank 1 or is a String.
  - readAsByteArrayBlockWithOffset
```
@Deprecated
byte[] readAsByteArrayBlockWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                               int blockSize,
                                               long offset)
                                      throws HDF5JavaException
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.opaque() instead.
    
    Reads a block from data set objectPath as byte array (of rank 1). Must not be called for data sets of rank other than 1 and must not be called on Strings!
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    blockSize - The block size in numbers of elements (this will be the length of the byte[] returned, divided by the size of one element).
    offset - The offset of the block to read as number of elements (starting with 0).
    
    Returns:
    The data block read from the data set.
    
    Throws:
    
    HDF5JavaException - If the data set is not of rank 1.
  - readAsByteArrayToBlockWithOffset
```
@Deprecated
int readAsByteArrayToBlockWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                              byte[] buffer,
                                              int blockSize,
                                              long offset,
                                              int memoryOffset)
                                     throws HDF5JavaException
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.opaque() instead.
    
    Reads a block from data set objectPath as byte array (of rank 1) into buffer. Must not be called for data sets of rank other than 1 and must not be called on Strings!
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    buffer - The buffer to read the values in.
    blockSize - The block size in numbers of elements (this will be the length of the byte[] returned, divided by the size of one element).
    offset - The offset of the block in the data set as number of elements (zero-based).
    memoryOffset - The offset of the block in buffer as number of elements (zero-based).
    
    Returns:
    The effective block size.
    
    Throws:
    
    HDF5JavaException - If the data set is not of rank 1.
  - getAsByteArrayNaturalBlocks
```
@Deprecated
java.lang.Iterable<HDF5DataBlock<byte[]>> getAsByteArrayNaturalBlocks(java.lang.String dataSetPath)
                                                                      throws HDF5JavaException
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.opaque() instead.
    
    Provides all natural blocks of this one-dimensional data set to iterate over. Must not be called for data sets of rank other than 1 and must not be called on Strings!
    
    Throws:
    
    HDF5JavaException - If the data set is not of rank 1.
    See Also:
    HDF5DataBlock
  - getBooleanAttribute
```
@Deprecated
boolean getBooleanAttribute(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                     java.lang.String attributeName)
                            throws HDF5JavaException
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.bool().
    
    Reads a boolean attribute named attributeName from the data set objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    attributeName - The name of the attribute to read.
    
    Returns:
    The attribute value read from the data set.
    
    Throws:
    
    HDF5JavaException - If the attribute is not a boolean type.
  - readBoolean
```
boolean readBoolean(java.lang.String objectPath)
                    throws HDF5JavaException
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Reads a Boolean value from the data set objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    
    Returns:
    The data read from the data set.
    
    Throws:
    
    HDF5JavaException - If the objectPath is not a boolean type.
  - readBitField
```
java.util.BitSet readBitField(java.lang.String objectPath)
                              throws HDF5DatatypeInterfaceException
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Reads a bit field (which can be considered the equivalent to a boolean array of rank 1) from the data set objectPath and returns it as a Java BitSet.
    Note that the storage form of the bit array is a long[]. However, it is marked in HDF5 to be interpreted bit-wise. Thus a data set written by IHDF5LongWriter.writeArray(String, long[]) cannot be read back by this method but will throw a HDF5DatatypeInterfaceException.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    
    Returns:
    The BitSet read from the data set.
    
    Throws:
    
    HDF5DatatypeInterfaceException - If the objectPath is not of bit field type.
  - readBitFieldBlock
```
@Deprecated
java.util.BitSet readBitFieldBlock(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                            int blockSize,
                                            long blockNumber)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.bool().
    
    Reads a block of a bit field (which can be considered the equivalent to a boolean array of rank 1) from the data set objectPath and returns it as a Java BitSet.
    Note that the storage form of the bit array is a long[]. However, it is marked in HDF5 to be interpreted bit-wise. Thus a data set written by IHDF5LongWriter.writeArray(String, long[]) cannot be read back by this method but will throw a HDF5DatatypeInterfaceException.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    blockSize - The size of the block (in 64 bit words) to read.
    blockNumber - The number of the block to read.
    
    Returns:
    The BitSet read from the data set.
    
    Throws:
    
    HDF5DatatypeInterfaceException - If the objectPath is not of bit field type.
  - readBitFieldBlockWithOffset
```
@Deprecated
java.util.BitSet readBitFieldBlockWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                                      int blockSize,
                                                      long offset)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.bool().
    
    Reads a block of a bit field (which can be considered the equivalent to a boolean array of rank 1) from the data set objectPath and returns it as a Java BitSet.
    Note that the storage form of the bit array is a long[]. However, it is marked in HDF5 to be interpreted bit-wise. Thus a data set written by IHDF5LongWriter.writeArray(String, long[]) cannot be read back by this method but will throw a HDF5DatatypeInterfaceException.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    blockSize - The size of the block (in 64 bit words) to read.
    offset - The offset of the block (in 64 bit words) to start reading from.
    
    Returns:
    The BitSet read from the data set.
    
    Throws:
    
    HDF5DatatypeInterfaceException - If the objectPath is not of bit field type.
  - isBitSetInBitField
```
@Deprecated
boolean isBitSetInBitField(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                    int bitIndex)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.bool().
    
    Returns true if the bitIndex of the bit field dataset objectPath is set, false otherwise.
    Will also return false, if bitIndex is outside of the bitfield dataset.
  - getByteAttribute
```
@Deprecated
byte getByteAttribute(java.lang.String objectPath,
                               java.lang.String attributeName)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.int8().
    
    Reads a byte attribute named attributeName from the data set objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    attributeName - The name of the attribute to read.
    
    Returns:
    The attribute value read from the data set.
  - getByteArrayAttribute
```
@Deprecated
byte[] getByteArrayAttribute(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                      java.lang.String attributeName)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.int8().
    
    Reads a byte[] attribute named attributeName from the data set objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    attributeName - The name of the attribute to read.
    
    Returns:
    The attribute value read from the data set.
  - getByteMDArrayAttribute
```
@Deprecated
MDByteArray getByteMDArrayAttribute(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                             java.lang.String attributeName)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.int8().
    
    Reads a multi-dimensional array byte attribute named attributeName from the data set objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    attributeName - The name of the attribute to read.
    
    Returns:
    The attribute array value read from the data set.
  - getByteMatrixAttribute
```
@Deprecated
byte[][] getByteMatrixAttribute(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                         java.lang.String attributeName)
                                throws HDF5JavaException
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.int8().
    
    Reads a byte matrix attribute named attributeName from the data set objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    attributeName - The name of the attribute to read.
    
    Returns:
    The attribute matrix value read from the data set.
    
    Throws:
    
    HDF5JavaException
  - readByte
```
@Deprecated
byte readByte(java.lang.String objectPath)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.int8().
    
    Reads a byte value from the data set objectPath. This method doesn't check the data space but simply reads the first value.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    
    Returns:
    The value read from the data set.
  - readByteArray
```
@Deprecated
byte[] readByteArray(java.lang.String objectPath)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.int8().
    
    Reads a byte array (of rank 1) from the data set objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    
    Returns:
    The data read from the data set.
  - readToByteMDArrayWithOffset
```
@Deprecated
int[] readToByteMDArrayWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                           MDByteArray array,
                                           int[] memoryOffset)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.int8().
    
    Reads a multi-dimensional byte array data set objectPath into a given array in memory.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    array - The array to read the data into.
    memoryOffset - The offset in the array to write the data to.
    
    Returns:
    The effective dimensions of the block in array that was filled.
  - readToByteMDArrayBlockWithOffset
```
@Deprecated
int[] readToByteMDArrayBlockWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                                MDByteArray array,
                                                int[] blockDimensions,
                                                long[] offset,
                                                int[] memoryOffset)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.int8().
    
    Reads a block of the multi-dimensional byte array data set objectPath into a given array in memory.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    array - The array to read the data into.
    blockDimensions - The size of the block to read along each axis.
    offset - The offset of the block in the data set.
    memoryOffset - The offset of the block in the array to write the data to.
    
    Returns:
    The effective dimensions of the block in array that was filled.
  - readByteArrayBlock
```
@Deprecated
byte[] readByteArrayBlock(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                   int blockSize,
                                   long blockNumber)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.int8().
    
    Reads a block from a byte array (of rank 1) from the data set objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    blockSize - The block size (this will be the length of the byte[] returned if the data set is long enough).
    blockNumber - The number of the block to read (starting with 0, offset: multiply with blockSize).
    
    Returns:
    The data read from the data set. The length will be min(size - blockSize*blockNumber, blockSize).
  - readByteArrayBlockWithOffset
```
@Deprecated
byte[] readByteArrayBlockWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                             int blockSize,
                                             long offset)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.int8().
    
    Reads a block from byte array (of rank 1) from the data set objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    blockSize - The block size (this will be the length of the byte[] returned).
    offset - The offset of the block in the data set to start reading from (starting with 0).
    
    Returns:
    The data block read from the data set.
  - readByteMatrix
```
@Deprecated
byte[][] readByteMatrix(java.lang.String objectPath)
                        throws HDF5JavaException
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.int8().
    
    Reads a byte matrix (array of arrays) from the data set objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    
    Returns:
    The data read from the data set.
    
    Throws:
    
    HDF5JavaException - If the data set objectPath is not of rank 2.
  - readByteMatrixBlock
```
@Deprecated
byte[][] readByteMatrixBlock(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                      int blockSizeX,
                                      int blockSizeY,
                                      long blockNumberX,
                                      long blockNumberY)
                             throws HDF5JavaException
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.int8().
    
    Reads a byte matrix (array of arrays) from the data set objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    blockSizeX - The size of the block in the x dimension.
    blockSizeY - The size of the block in the y dimension.
    blockNumberX - The block number in the x dimension (offset: multiply with blockSizeX).
    blockNumberY - The block number in the y dimension (offset: multiply with blockSizeY).
    
    Returns:
    The data block read from the data set.
    
    Throws:
    
    HDF5JavaException - If the data set objectPath is not of rank 2.
  - readByteMatrixBlockWithOffset
```
@Deprecated
byte[][] readByteMatrixBlockWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                                int blockSizeX,
                                                int blockSizeY,
                                                long offsetX,
                                                long offsetY)
                                       throws HDF5JavaException
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.int8().
    
    Reads a byte matrix (array of arrays) from the data set objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    blockSizeX - The size of the block in the x dimension.
    blockSizeY - The size of the block in the y dimension.
    offsetX - The offset in x dimension in the data set to start reading from.
    offsetY - The offset in y dimension in the data set to start reading from.
    
    Returns:
    The data block read from the data set.
    
    Throws:
    
    HDF5JavaException - If the data set objectPath is not of rank 2.
  - readByteMDArray
```
@Deprecated
MDByteArray readByteMDArray(java.lang.String objectPath)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.int8().
    
    Reads a multi-dimensional byte array from the data set objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    
    Returns:
    The data read from the data set.
  - readByteMDArrayBlock
```
@Deprecated
MDByteArray readByteMDArrayBlock(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                          int[] blockDimensions,
                                          long[] blockNumber)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.int8().
    
    Reads a multi-dimensional byte array from the data set objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    blockDimensions - The extent of the block in each dimension.
    blockNumber - The block number in each dimension (offset: multiply with the blockDimensions in the according dimension).
    
    Returns:
    The data block read from the data set.
  - readByteMDArrayBlockWithOffset
```
@Deprecated
MDByteArray readByteMDArrayBlockWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                                    int[] blockDimensions,
                                                    long[] offset)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.int8().
    
    Reads a multi-dimensional byte array from the data set objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    blockDimensions - The extent of the block in each dimension.
    offset - The offset in the data set to start reading from in each dimension.
    
    Returns:
    The data block read from the data set.
  - getByteArrayNaturalBlocks
```
@Deprecated
java.lang.Iterable<HDF5DataBlock<byte[]>> getByteArrayNaturalBlocks(java.lang.String dataSetPath)
                                                                    throws HDF5JavaException
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.int8().
    
    Provides all natural blocks of this one-dimensional data set to iterate over.
    
    Throws:
    
    HDF5JavaException - If the data set is not of rank 1.
    See Also:
    HDF5DataBlock
  - getByteMDArrayNaturalBlocks
```
@Deprecated
java.lang.Iterable<HDF5MDDataBlock<MDByteArray>> getByteMDArrayNaturalBlocks(java.lang.String dataSetPath)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.int8().
    
    Provides all natural blocks of this multi-dimensional data set to iterate over.
    
    See Also:
    HDF5MDDataBlock
  - getShortAttribute
```
@Deprecated
short getShortAttribute(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                 java.lang.String attributeName)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.int16().
    
    Reads a short attribute named attributeName from the data set objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    attributeName - The name of the attribute to read.
    
    Returns:
    The attribute value read from the data set.
  - getShortArrayAttribute
```
@Deprecated
short[] getShortArrayAttribute(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                        java.lang.String attributeName)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.int16().
    
    Reads a short[] attribute named attributeName from the data set objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    attributeName - The name of the attribute to read.
    
    Returns:
    The attribute value read from the data set.
  - getShortMDArrayAttribute
```
@Deprecated
MDShortArray getShortMDArrayAttribute(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                               java.lang.String attributeName)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.int16().
    
    Reads a multi-dimensional array short attribute named attributeName from the data set objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    attributeName - The name of the attribute to read.
    
    Returns:
    The attribute array value read from the data set.
  - getShortMatrixAttribute
```
@Deprecated
short[][] getShortMatrixAttribute(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                           java.lang.String attributeName)
                                  throws HDF5JavaException
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.int16().
    
    Reads a short matrix attribute named attributeName from the data set objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    attributeName - The name of the attribute to read.
    
    Returns:
    The attribute matrix value read from the data set.
    
    Throws:
    
    HDF5JavaException
  - readShort
```
@Deprecated
short readShort(java.lang.String objectPath)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.int16().
    
    Reads a short value from the data set objectPath. This method doesn't check the data space but simply reads the first value.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    
    Returns:
    The value read from the data set.
  - readShortArray
```
@Deprecated
short[] readShortArray(java.lang.String objectPath)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.int16().
    
    Reads a short array (of rank 1) from the data set objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    
    Returns:
    The data read from the data set.
  - readToShortMDArrayWithOffset
```
@Deprecated
int[] readToShortMDArrayWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                            MDShortArray array,
                                            int[] memoryOffset)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.int16().
    
    Reads a multi-dimensional short array data set objectPath into a given array in memory.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    array - The array to read the data into.
    memoryOffset - The offset in the array to write the data to.
    
    Returns:
    The effective dimensions of the block in array that was filled.
  - readToShortMDArrayBlockWithOffset
```
@Deprecated
int[] readToShortMDArrayBlockWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                                 MDShortArray array,
                                                 int[] blockDimensions,
                                                 long[] offset,
                                                 int[] memoryOffset)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.int16().
    
    Reads a block of the multi-dimensional short array data set objectPath into a given array in memory.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    array - The array to read the data into.
    blockDimensions - The size of the block to read along each axis.
    offset - The offset of the block in the data set.
    memoryOffset - The offset of the block in the array to write the data to.
    
    Returns:
    The effective dimensions of the block in array that was filled.
  - readShortArrayBlock
```
@Deprecated
short[] readShortArrayBlock(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                     int blockSize,
                                     long blockNumber)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.int16().
    
    Reads a block from a short array (of rank 1) from the data set objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    blockSize - The block size (this will be the length of the short[] returned if the data set is long enough).
    blockNumber - The number of the block to read (starting with 0, offset: multiply with blockSize).
    
    Returns:
    The data read from the data set. The length will be min(size - blockSize*blockNumber, blockSize).
  - readShortArrayBlockWithOffset
```
@Deprecated
short[] readShortArrayBlockWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                               int blockSize,
                                               long offset)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.int16().
    
    Reads a block from short array (of rank 1) from the data set objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    blockSize - The block size (this will be the length of the short[] returned).
    offset - The offset of the block in the data set to start reading from (starting with 0).
    
    Returns:
    The data block read from the data set.
  - readShortMatrix
```
@Deprecated
short[][] readShortMatrix(java.lang.String objectPath)
                          throws HDF5JavaException
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.int16().
    
    Reads a short matrix (array of arrays) from the data set objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    
    Returns:
    The data read from the data set.
    
    Throws:
    
    HDF5JavaException - If the data set objectPath is not of rank 2.
  - readShortMatrixBlock
```
@Deprecated
short[][] readShortMatrixBlock(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                        int blockSizeX,
                                        int blockSizeY,
                                        long blockNumberX,
                                        long blockNumberY)
                               throws HDF5JavaException
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.int16().
    
    Reads a short matrix (array of arrays) from the data set objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    blockSizeX - The size of the block in the x dimension.
    blockSizeY - The size of the block in the y dimension.
    blockNumberX - The block number in the x dimension (offset: multiply with blockSizeX).
    blockNumberY - The block number in the y dimension (offset: multiply with blockSizeY).
    
    Returns:
    The data block read from the data set.
    
    Throws:
    
    HDF5JavaException - If the data set objectPath is not of rank 2.
  - readShortMatrixBlockWithOffset
```
@Deprecated
short[][] readShortMatrixBlockWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                                  int blockSizeX,
                                                  int blockSizeY,
                                                  long offsetX,
                                                  long offsetY)
                                         throws HDF5JavaException
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.int16().
    
    Reads a short matrix (array of arrays) from the data set objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    blockSizeX - The size of the block in the x dimension.
    blockSizeY - The size of the block in the y dimension.
    offsetX - The offset in x dimension in the data set to start reading from.
    offsetY - The offset in y dimension in the data set to start reading from.
    
    Returns:
    The data block read from the data set.
    
    Throws:
    
    HDF5JavaException - If the data set objectPath is not of rank 2.
  - readShortMDArray
```
@Deprecated
MDShortArray readShortMDArray(java.lang.String objectPath)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.int16().
    
    Reads a multi-dimensional short array from the data set objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    
    Returns:
    The data read from the data set.
  - readShortMDArrayBlock
```
@Deprecated
MDShortArray readShortMDArrayBlock(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                            int[] blockDimensions,
                                            long[] blockNumber)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.int16().
    
    Reads a multi-dimensional short array from the data set objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    blockDimensions - The extent of the block in each dimension.
    blockNumber - The block number in each dimension (offset: multiply with the blockDimensions in the according dimension).
    
    Returns:
    The data block read from the data set.
  - readShortMDArrayBlockWithOffset
```
@Deprecated
MDShortArray readShortMDArrayBlockWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                                      int[] blockDimensions,
                                                      long[] offset)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.int16().
    
    Reads a multi-dimensional short array from the data set objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    blockDimensions - The extent of the block in each dimension.
    offset - The offset in the data set to start reading from in each dimension.
    
    Returns:
    The data block read from the data set.
  - getShortArrayNaturalBlocks
```
@Deprecated
java.lang.Iterable<HDF5DataBlock<short[]>> getShortArrayNaturalBlocks(java.lang.String dataSetPath)
                                                                      throws HDF5JavaException
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.int16().
    
    Provides all natural blocks of this one-dimensional data set to iterate over.
    
    Throws:
    
    HDF5JavaException - If the data set is not of rank 1.
    See Also:
    HDF5DataBlock
  - getShortMDArrayNaturalBlocks
```
@Deprecated
java.lang.Iterable<HDF5MDDataBlock<MDShortArray>> getShortMDArrayNaturalBlocks(java.lang.String dataSetPath)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.int16().
    
    Provides all natural blocks of this multi-dimensional data set to iterate over.
    
    See Also:
    HDF5MDDataBlock
  - getIntAttribute
```
@Deprecated
int getIntAttribute(java.lang.String objectPath,
                             java.lang.String attributeName)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.int32().
    
    Reads a int attribute named attributeName from the data set objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    attributeName - The name of the attribute to read.
    
    Returns:
    The attribute value read from the data set.
  - getIntArrayAttribute
```
@Deprecated
int[] getIntArrayAttribute(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                    java.lang.String attributeName)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.int32().
    
    Reads a int[] attribute named attributeName from the data set objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    attributeName - The name of the attribute to read.
    
    Returns:
    The attribute value read from the data set.
  - getIntMDArrayAttribute
```
@Deprecated
MDIntArray getIntMDArrayAttribute(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                           java.lang.String attributeName)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.int32().
    
    Reads a multi-dimensional array int attribute named attributeName from the data set objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    attributeName - The name of the attribute to read.
    
    Returns:
    The attribute array value read from the data set.
  - getIntMatrixAttribute
```
@Deprecated
int[][] getIntMatrixAttribute(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                       java.lang.String attributeName)
                              throws HDF5JavaException
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.int32().
    
    Reads a int matrix attribute named attributeName from the data set objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    attributeName - The name of the attribute to read.
    
    Returns:
    The attribute matrix value read from the data set.
    
    Throws:
    
    HDF5JavaException
  - readInt
```
int readInt(java.lang.String objectPath)
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Reads a int value from the data set objectPath. This method doesn't check the data space but simply reads the first value.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    
    Returns:
    The value read from the data set.
  - readIntArray
```
int[] readIntArray(java.lang.String objectPath)
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Reads a int array (of rank 1) from the data set objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    
    Returns:
    The data read from the data set.
  - readToIntMDArrayWithOffset
```
@Deprecated
int[] readToIntMDArrayWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                          MDIntArray array,
                                          int[] memoryOffset)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.int32().
    
    Reads a multi-dimensional int array data set objectPath into a given array in memory.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    array - The array to read the data into.
    memoryOffset - The offset in the array to write the data to.
    
    Returns:
    The effective dimensions of the block in array that was filled.
  - readToIntMDArrayBlockWithOffset
```
@Deprecated
int[] readToIntMDArrayBlockWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                               MDIntArray array,
                                               int[] blockDimensions,
                                               long[] offset,
                                               int[] memoryOffset)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.int32().
    
    Reads a block of the multi-dimensional int array data set objectPath into a given array in memory.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    array - The array to read the data into.
    blockDimensions - The size of the block to read along each axis.
    offset - The offset of the block in the data set.
    memoryOffset - The offset of the block in the array to write the data to.
    
    Returns:
    The effective dimensions of the block in array that was filled.
  - readIntArrayBlock
```
@Deprecated
int[] readIntArrayBlock(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                 int blockSize,
                                 long blockNumber)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.int32().
    
    Reads a block from a int array (of rank 1) from the data set objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    blockSize - The block size (this will be the length of the int[] returned if the data set is long enough).
    blockNumber - The number of the block to read (starting with 0, offset: multiply with blockSize).
    
    Returns:
    The data read from the data set. The length will be min(size - blockSize*blockNumber, blockSize).
  - readIntArrayBlockWithOffset
```
@Deprecated
int[] readIntArrayBlockWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                           int blockSize,
                                           long offset)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.int32().
    
    Reads a block from int array (of rank 1) from the data set objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    blockSize - The block size (this will be the length of the int[] returned).
    offset - The offset of the block in the data set to start reading from (starting with 0).
    
    Returns:
    The data block read from the data set.
  - readIntMatrix
```
int[][] readIntMatrix(java.lang.String objectPath)
                      throws HDF5JavaException
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Reads a int matrix (array of arrays) from the data set objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    
    Returns:
    The data read from the data set.
    
    Throws:
    
    HDF5JavaException - If the data set objectPath is not of rank 2.
  - readIntMatrixBlock
```
@Deprecated
int[][] readIntMatrixBlock(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                    int blockSizeX,
                                    int blockSizeY,
                                    long blockNumberX,
                                    long blockNumberY)
                           throws HDF5JavaException
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.int32().
    
    Reads a int matrix (array of arrays) from the data set objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    blockSizeX - The size of the block in the x dimension.
    blockSizeY - The size of the block in the y dimension.
    blockNumberX - The block number in the x dimension (offset: multiply with blockSizeX).
    blockNumberY - The block number in the y dimension (offset: multiply with blockSizeY).
    
    Returns:
    The data block read from the data set.
    
    Throws:
    
    HDF5JavaException - If the data set objectPath is not of rank 2.
  - readIntMatrixBlockWithOffset
```
@Deprecated
int[][] readIntMatrixBlockWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                              int blockSizeX,
                                              int blockSizeY,
                                              long offsetX,
                                              long offsetY)
                                     throws HDF5JavaException
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.int32().
    
    Reads a int matrix (array of arrays) from the data set objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    blockSizeX - The size of the block in the x dimension.
    blockSizeY - The size of the block in the y dimension.
    offsetX - The offset in x dimension in the data set to start reading from.
    offsetY - The offset in y dimension in the data set to start reading from.
    
    Returns:
    The data block read from the data set.
    
    Throws:
    
    HDF5JavaException - If the data set objectPath is not of rank 2.
  - readIntMDArray
```
@Deprecated
MDIntArray readIntMDArray(java.lang.String objectPath)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.int32().
    
    Reads a multi-dimensional int array from the data set objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    
    Returns:
    The data read from the data set.
  - readIntMDArrayBlock
```
@Deprecated
MDIntArray readIntMDArrayBlock(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                        int[] blockDimensions,
                                        long[] blockNumber)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.int32().
    
    Reads a multi-dimensional int array from the data set objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    blockDimensions - The extent of the block in each dimension.
    blockNumber - The block number in each dimension (offset: multiply with the blockDimensions in the according dimension).
    
    Returns:
    The data block read from the data set.
  - readIntMDArrayBlockWithOffset
```
@Deprecated
MDIntArray readIntMDArrayBlockWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                                  int[] blockDimensions,
                                                  long[] offset)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.int32().
    
    Reads a multi-dimensional int array from the data set objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    blockDimensions - The extent of the block in each dimension.
    offset - The offset in the data set to start reading from in each dimension.
    
    Returns:
    The data block read from the data set.
  - getIntArrayNaturalBlocks
```
@Deprecated
java.lang.Iterable<HDF5DataBlock<int[]>> getIntArrayNaturalBlocks(java.lang.String dataSetPath)
                                                                  throws HDF5JavaException
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.int32().
    
    Provides all natural blocks of this one-dimensional data set to iterate over.
    
    Throws:
    
    HDF5JavaException - If the data set is not of rank 1.
    See Also:
    HDF5DataBlock
  - getIntMDArrayNaturalBlocks
```
@Deprecated
java.lang.Iterable<HDF5MDDataBlock<MDIntArray>> getIntMDArrayNaturalBlocks(java.lang.String dataSetPath)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.int32().
    
    Provides all natural blocks of this multi-dimensional data set to iterate over.
    
    See Also:
    HDF5MDDataBlock
  - getLongAttribute
```
@Deprecated
long getLongAttribute(java.lang.String objectPath,
                               java.lang.String attributeName)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.int64().
    
    Reads a long attribute named attributeName from the data set objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    attributeName - The name of the attribute to read.
    
    Returns:
    The attribute value read from the data set.
  - getLongArrayAttribute
```
@Deprecated
long[] getLongArrayAttribute(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                      java.lang.String attributeName)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.int64().
    
    Reads a long[] attribute named attributeName from the data set objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    attributeName - The name of the attribute to read.
    
    Returns:
    The attribute value read from the data set.
  - getLongMDArrayAttribute
```
@Deprecated
MDLongArray getLongMDArrayAttribute(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                             java.lang.String attributeName)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.int64().
    
    Reads a multi-dimensional array long attribute named attributeName from the data set objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    attributeName - The name of the attribute to read.
    
    Returns:
    The attribute array value read from the data set.
  - getLongMatrixAttribute
```
@Deprecated
long[][] getLongMatrixAttribute(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                         java.lang.String attributeName)
                                throws HDF5JavaException
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.int64().
    
    Reads a long matrix attribute named attributeName from the data set objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    attributeName - The name of the attribute to read.
    
    Returns:
    The attribute matrix value read from the data set.
    
    Throws:
    
    HDF5JavaException
  - readLong
```
long readLong(java.lang.String objectPath)
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Reads a long value from the data set objectPath. This method doesn't check the data space but simply reads the first value.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    
    Returns:
    The value read from the data set.
  - readLongArray
```
long[] readLongArray(java.lang.String objectPath)
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Reads a long array (of rank 1) from the data set objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    
    Returns:
    The data read from the data set.
  - readToLongMDArrayWithOffset
```
@Deprecated
int[] readToLongMDArrayWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                           MDLongArray array,
                                           int[] memoryOffset)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.int64().
    
    Reads a multi-dimensional long array data set objectPath into a given array in memory.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    array - The array to read the data into.
    memoryOffset - The offset in the array to write the data to.
    
    Returns:
    The effective dimensions of the block in array that was filled.
  - readToLongMDArrayBlockWithOffset
```
@Deprecated
int[] readToLongMDArrayBlockWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                                MDLongArray array,
                                                int[] blockDimensions,
                                                long[] offset,
                                                int[] memoryOffset)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.int64().
    
    Reads a block of the multi-dimensional long array data set objectPath into a given array in memory.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    array - The array to read the data into.
    blockDimensions - The size of the block to read along each axis.
    offset - The offset of the block in the data set.
    memoryOffset - The offset of the block in the array to write the data to.
    
    Returns:
    The effective dimensions of the block in array that was filled.
  - readLongArrayBlock
```
@Deprecated
long[] readLongArrayBlock(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                   int blockSize,
                                   long blockNumber)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.int64().
    
    Reads a block from a long array (of rank 1) from the data set objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    blockSize - The block size (this will be the length of the long[] returned if the data set is long enough).
    blockNumber - The number of the block to read (starting with 0, offset: multiply with blockSize).
    
    Returns:
    The data read from the data set. The length will be min(size - blockSize*blockNumber, blockSize).
  - readLongArrayBlockWithOffset
```
@Deprecated
long[] readLongArrayBlockWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                             int blockSize,
                                             long offset)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.int64().
    
    Reads a block from long array (of rank 1) from the data set objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    blockSize - The block size (this will be the length of the long[] returned).
    offset - The offset of the block in the data set to start reading from (starting with 0).
    
    Returns:
    The data block read from the data set.
  - readLongMatrix
```
long[][] readLongMatrix(java.lang.String objectPath)
                        throws HDF5JavaException
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Reads a long matrix (array of arrays) from the data set objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    
    Returns:
    The data read from the data set.
    
    Throws:
    
    HDF5JavaException - If the data set objectPath is not of rank 2.
  - readLongMatrixBlock
```
@Deprecated
long[][] readLongMatrixBlock(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                      int blockSizeX,
                                      int blockSizeY,
                                      long blockNumberX,
                                      long blockNumberY)
                             throws HDF5JavaException
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.int64().
    
    Reads a long matrix (array of arrays) from the data set objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    blockSizeX - The size of the block in the x dimension.
    blockSizeY - The size of the block in the y dimension.
    blockNumberX - The block number in the x dimension (offset: multiply with blockSizeX).
    blockNumberY - The block number in the y dimension (offset: multiply with blockSizeY).
    
    Returns:
    The data block read from the data set.
    
    Throws:
    
    HDF5JavaException - If the data set objectPath is not of rank 2.
  - readLongMatrixBlockWithOffset
```
@Deprecated
long[][] readLongMatrixBlockWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                                int blockSizeX,
                                                int blockSizeY,
                                                long offsetX,
                                                long offsetY)
                                       throws HDF5JavaException
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.int64().
    
    Reads a long matrix (array of arrays) from the data set objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    blockSizeX - The size of the block in the x dimension.
    blockSizeY - The size of the block in the y dimension.
    offsetX - The offset in x dimension in the data set to start reading from.
    offsetY - The offset in y dimension in the data set to start reading from.
    
    Returns:
    The data block read from the data set.
    
    Throws:
    
    HDF5JavaException - If the data set objectPath is not of rank 2.
  - readLongMDArray
```
@Deprecated
MDLongArray readLongMDArray(java.lang.String objectPath)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.int64().
    
    Reads a multi-dimensional long array from the data set objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    
    Returns:
    The data read from the data set.
  - readLongMDArrayBlock
```
@Deprecated
MDLongArray readLongMDArrayBlock(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                          int[] blockDimensions,
                                          long[] blockNumber)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.int64().
    
    Reads a multi-dimensional long array from the data set objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    blockDimensions - The extent of the block in each dimension.
    blockNumber - The block number in each dimension (offset: multiply with the blockDimensions in the according dimension).
    
    Returns:
    The data block read from the data set.
  - readLongMDArrayBlockWithOffset
```
@Deprecated
MDLongArray readLongMDArrayBlockWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                                    int[] blockDimensions,
                                                    long[] offset)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.int64().
    
    Reads a multi-dimensional long array from the data set objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    blockDimensions - The extent of the block in each dimension.
    offset - The offset in the data set to start reading from in each dimension.
    
    Returns:
    The data block read from the data set.
  - getLongArrayNaturalBlocks
```
@Deprecated
java.lang.Iterable<HDF5DataBlock<long[]>> getLongArrayNaturalBlocks(java.lang.String dataSetPath)
                                                                    throws HDF5JavaException
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.int64().
    
    Provides all natural blocks of this one-dimensional data set to iterate over.
    
    Throws:
    
    HDF5JavaException - If the data set is not of rank 1.
    See Also:
    HDF5DataBlock
  - getLongMDArrayNaturalBlocks
```
@Deprecated
java.lang.Iterable<HDF5MDDataBlock<MDLongArray>> getLongMDArrayNaturalBlocks(java.lang.String dataSetPath)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.int64().
    
    Provides all natural blocks of this multi-dimensional data set to iterate over.
    
    See Also:
    HDF5MDDataBlock
  - getFloatAttribute
```
@Deprecated
float getFloatAttribute(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                 java.lang.String attributeName)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.float32().
    
    Reads a float attribute named attributeName from the data set objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    attributeName - The name of the attribute to read.
    
    Returns:
    The attribute value read from the data set.
  - getFloatArrayAttribute
```
@Deprecated
float[] getFloatArrayAttribute(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                        java.lang.String attributeName)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.float32().
    
    Reads a float[] attribute named attributeName from the data set objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    attributeName - The name of the attribute to read.
    
    Returns:
    The attribute value read from the data set.
  - getFloatMDArrayAttribute
```
@Deprecated
MDFloatArray getFloatMDArrayAttribute(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                               java.lang.String attributeName)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.float32().
    
    Reads a multi-dimensional array float attribute named attributeName from the data set objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    attributeName - The name of the attribute to read.
    
    Returns:
    The attribute array value read from the data set.
  - getFloatMatrixAttribute
```
@Deprecated
float[][] getFloatMatrixAttribute(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                           java.lang.String attributeName)
                                  throws HDF5JavaException
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.float32().
    
    Reads a float matrix attribute named attributeName from the data set objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    attributeName - The name of the attribute to read.
    
    Returns:
    The attribute matrix value read from the data set.
    
    Throws:
    
    HDF5JavaException
  - readFloat
```
float readFloat(java.lang.String objectPath)
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Reads a float value from the data set objectPath. This method doesn't check the data space but simply reads the first value.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    
    Returns:
    The value read from the data set.
  - readFloatArray
```
float[] readFloatArray(java.lang.String objectPath)
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Reads a float array (of rank 1) from the data set objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    
    Returns:
    The data read from the data set.
  - readToFloatMDArrayWithOffset
```
@Deprecated
int[] readToFloatMDArrayWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                            MDFloatArray array,
                                            int[] memoryOffset)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.float32().
    
    Reads a multi-dimensional float array data set objectPath into a given array in memory.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    array - The array to read the data into.
    memoryOffset - The offset in the array to write the data to.
    
    Returns:
    The effective dimensions of the block in array that was filled.
  - readToFloatMDArrayBlockWithOffset
```
@Deprecated
int[] readToFloatMDArrayBlockWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                                 MDFloatArray array,
                                                 int[] blockDimensions,
                                                 long[] offset,
                                                 int[] memoryOffset)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.float32().
    
    Reads a block of the multi-dimensional float array data set objectPath into a given array in memory.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    array - The array to read the data into.
    blockDimensions - The size of the block to read along each axis.
    offset - The offset of the block in the data set.
    memoryOffset - The offset of the block in the array to write the data to.
    
    Returns:
    The effective dimensions of the block in array that was filled.
  - readFloatArrayBlock
```
@Deprecated
float[] readFloatArrayBlock(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                     int blockSize,
                                     long blockNumber)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.float32().
    
    Reads a block from a float array (of rank 1) from the data set objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    blockSize - The block size (this will be the length of the float[] returned if the data set is long enough).
    blockNumber - The number of the block to read (starting with 0, offset: multiply with blockSize).
    
    Returns:
    The data read from the data set. The length will be min(size - blockSize*blockNumber, blockSize).
  - readFloatArrayBlockWithOffset
```
@Deprecated
float[] readFloatArrayBlockWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                               int blockSize,
                                               long offset)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.float32().
    
    Reads a block from float array (of rank 1) from the data set objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    blockSize - The block size (this will be the length of the float[] returned).
    offset - The offset of the block in the data set to start reading from (starting with 0).
    
    Returns:
    The data block read from the data set.
  - readFloatMatrix
```
float[][] readFloatMatrix(java.lang.String objectPath)
                          throws HDF5JavaException
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Reads a float matrix (array of arrays) from the data set objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    
    Returns:
    The data read from the data set.
    
    Throws:
    
    HDF5JavaException - If the data set objectPath is not of rank 2.
  - readFloatMatrixBlock
```
@Deprecated
float[][] readFloatMatrixBlock(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                        int blockSizeX,
                                        int blockSizeY,
                                        long blockNumberX,
                                        long blockNumberY)
                               throws HDF5JavaException
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.float32().
    
    Reads a float matrix (array of arrays) from the data set objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    blockSizeX - The size of the block in the x dimension.
    blockSizeY - The size of the block in the y dimension.
    blockNumberX - The block number in the x dimension (offset: multiply with blockSizeX).
    blockNumberY - The block number in the y dimension (offset: multiply with blockSizeY).
    
    Returns:
    The data block read from the data set.
    
    Throws:
    
    HDF5JavaException - If the data set objectPath is not of rank 2.
  - readFloatMatrixBlockWithOffset
```
@Deprecated
float[][] readFloatMatrixBlockWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                                  int blockSizeX,
                                                  int blockSizeY,
                                                  long offsetX,
                                                  long offsetY)
                                         throws HDF5JavaException
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.float32().
    
    Reads a float matrix (array of arrays) from the data set objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    blockSizeX - The size of the block in the x dimension.
    blockSizeY - The size of the block in the y dimension.
    offsetX - The offset in x dimension in the data set to start reading from.
    offsetY - The offset in y dimension in the data set to start reading from.
    
    Returns:
    The data block read from the data set.
    
    Throws:
    
    HDF5JavaException - If the data set objectPath is not of rank 2.
  - readFloatMDArray
```
@Deprecated
MDFloatArray readFloatMDArray(java.lang.String objectPath)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.float32().
    
    Reads a multi-dimensional float array from the data set objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    
    Returns:
    The data read from the data set.
  - readFloatMDArrayBlock
```
@Deprecated
MDFloatArray readFloatMDArrayBlock(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                            int[] blockDimensions,
                                            long[] blockNumber)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.float32().
    
    Reads a multi-dimensional float array from the data set objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    blockDimensions - The extent of the block in each dimension.
    blockNumber - The block number in each dimension (offset: multiply with the blockDimensions in the according dimension).
    
    Returns:
    The data block read from the data set.
  - readFloatMDArrayBlockWithOffset
```
@Deprecated
MDFloatArray readFloatMDArrayBlockWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                                      int[] blockDimensions,
                                                      long[] offset)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.float32().
    
    Reads a multi-dimensional float array from the data set objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    blockDimensions - The extent of the block in each dimension.
    offset - The offset in the data set to start reading from in each dimension.
    
    Returns:
    The data block read from the data set.
  - getFloatArrayNaturalBlocks
```
@Deprecated
java.lang.Iterable<HDF5DataBlock<float[]>> getFloatArrayNaturalBlocks(java.lang.String dataSetPath)
                                                                      throws HDF5JavaException
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.float32().
    
    Provides all natural blocks of this one-dimensional data set to iterate over.
    
    Throws:
    
    HDF5JavaException - If the data set is not of rank 1.
    See Also:
    HDF5DataBlock
  - getFloatMDArrayNaturalBlocks
```
@Deprecated
java.lang.Iterable<HDF5MDDataBlock<MDFloatArray>> getFloatMDArrayNaturalBlocks(java.lang.String dataSetPath)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.float32().
    
    Provides all natural blocks of this multi-dimensional data set to iterate over.
    
    See Also:
    HDF5MDDataBlock
  - getDoubleAttribute
```
@Deprecated
double getDoubleAttribute(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                   java.lang.String attributeName)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.float64().
    
    Reads a double attribute named attributeName from the data set objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    attributeName - The name of the attribute to read.
    
    Returns:
    The attribute value read from the data set.
  - getDoubleArrayAttribute
```
@Deprecated
double[] getDoubleArrayAttribute(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                          java.lang.String attributeName)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.float64().
    
    Reads a double[] attribute named attributeName from the data set objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    attributeName - The name of the attribute to read.
    
    Returns:
    The attribute value read from the data set.
  - getDoubleMDArrayAttribute
```
@Deprecated
MDDoubleArray getDoubleMDArrayAttribute(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                                 java.lang.String attributeName)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.float64().
    
    Reads a multi-dimensional array double attribute named attributeName from the data set objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    attributeName - The name of the attribute to read.
    
    Returns:
    The attribute array value read from the data set.
  - getDoubleMatrixAttribute
```
@Deprecated
double[][] getDoubleMatrixAttribute(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                             java.lang.String attributeName)
                                    throws HDF5JavaException
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.float64().
    
    Reads a double matrix attribute named attributeName from the data set objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    attributeName - The name of the attribute to read.
    
    Returns:
    The attribute matrix value read from the data set.
    
    Throws:
    
    HDF5JavaException
  - readDouble
```
double readDouble(java.lang.String objectPath)
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Reads a double value from the data set objectPath. This method doesn't check the data space but simply reads the first value.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    
    Returns:
    The value read from the data set.
  - readDoubleArray
```
double[] readDoubleArray(java.lang.String objectPath)
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Reads a double array (of rank 1) from the data set objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    
    Returns:
    The data read from the data set.
  - readToDoubleMDArrayWithOffset
```
@Deprecated
int[] readToDoubleMDArrayWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                             MDDoubleArray array,
                                             int[] memoryOffset)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.float64().
    
    Reads a multi-dimensional double array data set objectPath into a given array in memory.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    array - The array to read the data into.
    memoryOffset - The offset in the array to write the data to.
    
    Returns:
    The effective dimensions of the block in array that was filled.
  - readToDoubleMDArrayBlockWithOffset
```
@Deprecated
int[] readToDoubleMDArrayBlockWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                                  MDDoubleArray array,
                                                  int[] blockDimensions,
                                                  long[] offset,
                                                  int[] memoryOffset)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.float64().
    
    Reads a block of the multi-dimensional double array data set objectPath into a given array in memory.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    array - The array to read the data into.
    blockDimensions - The size of the block to read along each axis.
    offset - The offset of the block in the data set.
    memoryOffset - The offset of the block in the array to write the data to.
    
    Returns:
    The effective dimensions of the block in array that was filled.
  - readDoubleArrayBlock
```
@Deprecated
double[] readDoubleArrayBlock(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                       int blockSize,
                                       long blockNumber)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.float64().
    
    Reads a block from a double array (of rank 1) from the data set objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    blockSize - The block size (this will be the length of the double[] returned if the data set is long enough).
    blockNumber - The number of the block to read (starting with 0, offset: multiply with blockSize).
    
    Returns:
    The data read from the data set. The length will be min(size - blockSize*blockNumber, blockSize).
  - readDoubleArrayBlockWithOffset
```
@Deprecated
double[] readDoubleArrayBlockWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                                 int blockSize,
                                                 long offset)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.float64().
    
    Reads a block from double array (of rank 1) from the data set objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    blockSize - The block size (this will be the length of the double[] returned).
    offset - The offset of the block in the data set to start reading from (starting with 0).
    
    Returns:
    The data block read from the data set.
  - readDoubleMatrix
```
double[][] readDoubleMatrix(java.lang.String objectPath)
                            throws HDF5JavaException
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Reads a double matrix (array of arrays) from the data set objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    
    Returns:
    The data read from the data set.
    
    Throws:
    
    HDF5JavaException - If the data set objectPath is not of rank 2.
  - readDoubleMatrixBlock
```
@Deprecated
double[][] readDoubleMatrixBlock(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                          int blockSizeX,
                                          int blockSizeY,
                                          long blockNumberX,
                                          long blockNumberY)
                                 throws HDF5JavaException
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.float64().
    
    Reads a double matrix (array of arrays) from the data set objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    blockSizeX - The size of the block in the x dimension.
    blockSizeY - The size of the block in the y dimension.
    blockNumberX - The block number in the x dimension (offset: multiply with blockSizeX).
    blockNumberY - The block number in the y dimension (offset: multiply with blockSizeY).
    
    Returns:
    The data block read from the data set.
    
    Throws:
    
    HDF5JavaException - If the data set objectPath is not of rank 2.
  - readDoubleMatrixBlockWithOffset
```
@Deprecated
double[][] readDoubleMatrixBlockWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                                    int blockSizeX,
                                                    int blockSizeY,
                                                    long offsetX,
                                                    long offsetY)
                                           throws HDF5JavaException
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.float64().
    
    Reads a double matrix (array of arrays) from the data set objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    blockSizeX - The size of the block in the x dimension.
    blockSizeY - The size of the block in the y dimension.
    offsetX - The offset in x dimension in the data set to start reading from.
    offsetY - The offset in y dimension in the data set to start reading from.
    
    Returns:
    The data block read from the data set.
    
    Throws:
    
    HDF5JavaException - If the data set objectPath is not of rank 2.
  - readDoubleMDArray
```
@Deprecated
MDDoubleArray readDoubleMDArray(java.lang.String objectPath)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.float64().
    
    Reads a multi-dimensional double array from the data set objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    
    Returns:
    The data read from the data set.
  - readDoubleMDArrayBlock
```
@Deprecated
MDDoubleArray readDoubleMDArrayBlock(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                              int[] blockDimensions,
                                              long[] blockNumber)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.float64().
    
    Reads a multi-dimensional double array from the data set objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    blockDimensions - The extent of the block in each dimension.
    blockNumber - The block number in each dimension (offset: multiply with the blockDimensions in the according dimension).
    
    Returns:
    The data block read from the data set.
  - readDoubleMDArrayBlockWithOffset
```
@Deprecated
MDDoubleArray readDoubleMDArrayBlockWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                                        int[] blockDimensions,
                                                        long[] offset)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.float64().
    
    Reads a multi-dimensional double array from the data set objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    blockDimensions - The extent of the block in each dimension.
    offset - The offset in the data set to start reading from in each dimension.
    
    Returns:
    The data block read from the data set.
  - getDoubleArrayNaturalBlocks
```
@Deprecated
java.lang.Iterable<HDF5DataBlock<double[]>> getDoubleArrayNaturalBlocks(java.lang.String dataSetPath)
                                                                        throws HDF5JavaException
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.float64().
    
    Provides all natural blocks of this one-dimensional data set to iterate over.
    
    Throws:
    
    HDF5JavaException - If the data set is not of rank 1.
    See Also:
    HDF5DataBlock
  - getDoubleMDArrayNaturalBlocks
```
@Deprecated
java.lang.Iterable<HDF5MDDataBlock<MDDoubleArray>> getDoubleMDArrayNaturalBlocks(java.lang.String dataSetPath)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.float64().
    
    Provides all natural blocks of this multi-dimensional data set to iterate over.
    
    See Also:
    HDF5MDDataBlock
  - getStringAttribute
```
@Deprecated
java.lang.String getStringAttribute(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                             java.lang.String attributeName)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.string() instead.
    
    Reads a string attribute named attributeName from the object objectPath. Considers '\0' as end of string.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    attributeName - The name of the attribute to read.
    
    Returns:
    The attribute value read from the data set.
  - getStringArrayAttribute
```
@Deprecated
java.lang.String[] getStringArrayAttribute(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                                    java.lang.String attributeName)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.string() instead.
    
    Reads a string array attribute named attributeName from the object objectPath. Considers '\0' as end of string.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    attributeName - The name of the attribute to read.
    
    Returns:
    The attribute value read from the data set.
  - getStringMDArrayAttribute
```
@Deprecated
MDArray<java.lang.String> getStringMDArrayAttribute(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                                             java.lang.String attributeName)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.string() instead.
    
    Reads a multi-dimensional string array attribute named attributeName from the object objectPath. Considers '\0' as end of string.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    attributeName - The name of the attribute to read.
    
    Returns:
    The attribute value read from the data set.
  - readString
```
java.lang.String readString(java.lang.String objectPath)
                            throws HDF5JavaException
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Reads a string from the data set objectPath. Considers '\0' as end of string. This needs to be a string type.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    
    Returns:
    The data read from the data set.
    
    Throws:
    
    HDF5JavaException - If the objectPath is not a string type.
  - readStringArray
```
java.lang.String[] readStringArray(java.lang.String objectPath)
                                   throws HDF5JavaException
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Reads a string array (of rank 1) from the data set objectPath. The elements of this data set need to be a string type. Considers '\0' as end of string.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    
    Returns:
    The data read from the data set.
    
    Throws:
    
    HDF5JavaException - If the objectPath is not a string type.
  - readStringArrayBlock
```
@Deprecated
java.lang.String[] readStringArrayBlock(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                                 int blockSize,
                                                 long blockNumber)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.string() instead.
    
    Reads a block of a string array (of rank 1) from the data set objectPath. The elements of this data set need to be a string type.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    blockSize - The size of the block to read from the data set.
    blockNumber - The number of the block to read from the data set (the offset is blockSize * blockNumber).
    
    Returns:
    The data read from the data set.
    
    Throws:
    
    HDF5JavaException - If the objectPath is not a string type.
  - readStringArrayBlockWithOffset
```
@Deprecated
java.lang.String[] readStringArrayBlockWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                                           int blockSize,
                                                           long offset)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.string() instead.
    
    Reads a block of a string array (of rank 1) from the data set objectPath. The elements of this data set need to be a string type.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    blockSize - The size of the block to read from the data set.
    offset - The offset of the block in the data set.
    
    Returns:
    The data read from the data set.
    
    Throws:
    
    HDF5JavaException - If the objectPath is not a string type.
  - readStringMDArray
```
@Deprecated
MDArray<java.lang.String> readStringMDArray(java.lang.String objectPath)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.string() instead.
    
    Reads a string array (of rank N) from the data set objectPath. The elements of this data set need to be a string type. Considers '\0' as end of string.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    
    Returns:
    The data read from the data set.
    
    Throws:
    
    HDF5JavaException - If the objectPath is not a string type.
  - readStringMDArrayBlock
```
@Deprecated
MDArray<java.lang.String> readStringMDArrayBlock(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                                          int[] blockDimensions,
                                                          long[] blockNumber)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.string() instead.
    
    Reads a block of a string array (of rank N) from the data set objectPath. The elements of this data set need to be a string type.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    blockDimensions - The dimensions (along each axis) of the block to read from the data set.
    blockNumber - The number of the block to read from the data set (the offset in each dimension i is blockSize[i] * blockNumber[i]).
    
    Returns:
    The data read from the data set.
    
    Throws:
    
    HDF5JavaException - If the objectPath is not a string type.
  - readStringMDArrayBlockWithOffset
```
@Deprecated
MDArray<java.lang.String> readStringMDArrayBlockWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                                                    int[] blockDimensions,
                                                                    long[] offset)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.string() instead.
    
    Reads a block of a string array (of rank N) from the data set objectPath. The elements of this data set need to be a string type.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    blockDimensions - The dimensions (along each axis) of the block to read from the data set.
    offset - The offset of the block in the data set.
    
    Returns:
    The data read from the data set.
    
    Throws:
    
    HDF5JavaException - If the objectPath is not a string type.
  - getStringArrayNaturalBlocks
```
@Deprecated
java.lang.Iterable<HDF5DataBlock<java.lang.String[]>> getStringArrayNaturalBlocks(java.lang.String objectPath)
                                                                                  throws HDF5JavaException
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.string() instead.
    
    Provides all natural blocks of this one-dimensional string data set to iterate over.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    
    Throws:
    
    HDF5JavaException - If the data set is not of rank 1.
    See Also:
    HDF5DataBlock
  - getStringMDArrayNaturalBlocks
```
@Deprecated
java.lang.Iterable<HDF5MDDataBlock<MDArray<java.lang.String>>> getStringMDArrayNaturalBlocks(java.lang.String objectPath)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.string() instead.
    
    Provides all natural blocks of this multi-dimensional string data set to iterate over.
    
    See Also:
    HDF5MDDataBlock
  - isTimeStamp
```
@Deprecated
boolean isTimeStamp(java.lang.String objectPath,
                             java.lang.String attributeName)
                    throws HDF5JavaException
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.time() instead.
    
    Returns true, if the attribute attributeName of data set objectPath is a time stamp and false otherwise.
    
    Throws:
    
    HDF5JavaException
  - getTimeStampAttribute
```
@Deprecated
long getTimeStampAttribute(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                    java.lang.String attributeName)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.time() instead.
    
    Reads a time stamp attribute named attributeName from the data set objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    attributeName - The name of the attribute to read.
    
    Returns:
    The time stamp as number of milliseconds since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 GMT.
    
    Throws:
    
    HDF5JavaException - If the attribute attributeName of objct objectPath is not defined as type variant HDF5DataTypeVariant.TIMESTAMP_MILLISECONDS_SINCE_START_OF_THE_EPOCH.
  - getTimeStampArrayAttribute
```
@Deprecated
long[] getTimeStampArrayAttribute(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                           java.lang.String attributeName)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.time() instead.
    
    Reads a time stamp array attribute named attributeName from the data set objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    attributeName - The name of the attribute to read.
    
    Returns:
    The time stamp array; each element is a number of milliseconds since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 GMT.
    
    Throws:
    
    HDF5JavaException - If the attribute attributeName of objct objectPath is not defined as type variant HDF5DataTypeVariant.TIMESTAMP_MILLISECONDS_SINCE_START_OF_THE_EPOCH.
  - getDateAttribute
```
@Deprecated
java.util.Date getDateAttribute(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                         java.lang.String attributeName)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.time() instead.
    
    Reads a time stamp attribute named attributeName from the data set objectPath and returns it as a Date.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    attributeName - The name of the attribute to read.
    
    Returns:
    The time stamp as number of milliseconds since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 GMT.
    
    Throws:
    
    HDF5JavaException - If the attribute attributeName of objct objectPath is not defined as type variant HDF5DataTypeVariant.TIMESTAMP_MILLISECONDS_SINCE_START_OF_THE_EPOCH.
  - getDateArrayAttribute
```
@Deprecated
java.util.Date[] getDateArrayAttribute(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                                java.lang.String attributeName)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.time() instead.
    
    Reads a time stamp array attribute named attributeName from the data set objectPath and returns it as a Date[].
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    attributeName - The name of the attribute to read.
    
    Returns:
    The time stamp as number of milliseconds since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 GMT.
    
    Throws:
    
    HDF5JavaException - If the attribute attributeName of objct objectPath is not defined as type variant HDF5DataTypeVariant.TIMESTAMP_MILLISECONDS_SINCE_START_OF_THE_EPOCH.
  - isTimeDuration
```
@Deprecated
boolean isTimeDuration(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                java.lang.String attributeName)
                       throws HDF5JavaException
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.duration() instead.
    
    Returns true, if the attribute attributeName of data set objectPath is a time duration and false otherwise.
    
    Throws:
    
    HDF5JavaException
  - getTimeDurationAttribute
```
@Deprecated
HDF5TimeDuration getTimeDurationAttribute(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                                   java.lang.String attributeName)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.duration() instead.
    
    Reads a time duration attribute named attributeName from the data set objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    attributeName - The name of the attribute to read.
    
    Returns:
    The time duration.
    
    Throws:
    
    HDF5JavaException - If the objectPath is not tagged as a type variant that corresponds to a time duration.
  - getTimeDurationArrayAttribute
```
@Deprecated
HDF5TimeDurationArray getTimeDurationArrayAttribute(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                                             java.lang.String attributeName)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.duration() instead.
    
    Reads a time duration array attribute named attributeName from the data set objectPath.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    attributeName - The name of the attribute to read.
    
    Returns:
    The time duration.
    
    Throws:
    
    HDF5JavaException - If the objectPath is not tagged as a type variant that corresponds to a time duration.
  - tryGetTimeUnit
```
@Deprecated
HDF5TimeUnit tryGetTimeUnit(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                     java.lang.String attributeName)
                            throws HDF5JavaException
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.duration() instead.
    
    Returns the time unit, if the attribute given by attributeName of object objectPath is a time duration and null otherwise.
    
    Throws:
    
    HDF5JavaException
  - isTimeStamp
```
@Deprecated
boolean isTimeStamp(java.lang.String objectPath)
                    throws HDF5JavaException
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.time() instead.
    
    Returns true, if the data set given by objectPath is a time stamp and false otherwise.
    
    Throws:
    
    HDF5JavaException
  - isTimeDuration
```
@Deprecated
boolean isTimeDuration(java.lang.String objectPath)
                       throws HDF5JavaException
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.duration() instead.
    
    Returns true, if the data set given by objectPath is a time duration and false otherwise.
    
    Throws:
    
    HDF5JavaException
  - tryGetTimeUnit
```
@Deprecated
HDF5TimeUnit tryGetTimeUnit(java.lang.String objectPath)
                            throws HDF5JavaException
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.duration() instead.
    
    Returns the time unit, if the data set given by objectPath is a time duration and null otherwise.
    
    Throws:
    
    HDF5JavaException
  - readTimeStamp
```
@Deprecated
long readTimeStamp(java.lang.String objectPath)
                   throws HDF5JavaException
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.time() instead.
    
    Reads a time stamp value from the data set objectPath. The time stamp is stored as a long value in the HDF5 file. It needs to be tagged as type variant HDF5DataTypeVariant.TIMESTAMP_MILLISECONDS_SINCE_START_OF_THE_EPOCH.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    
    Returns:
    The time stamp as number of milliseconds since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 GMT.
    
    Throws:
    
    HDF5JavaException - If the objectPath is not defined as type variant HDF5DataTypeVariant.TIMESTAMP_MILLISECONDS_SINCE_START_OF_THE_EPOCH.
  - readTimeStampArray
```
@Deprecated
long[] readTimeStampArray(java.lang.String objectPath)
                          throws HDF5JavaException
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.time() instead.
    
    Reads a time stamp array from the data set objectPath. The time stamp is stored as a long value in the HDF5 file. It needs to be tagged as type variant HDF5DataTypeVariant.TIMESTAMP_MILLISECONDS_SINCE_START_OF_THE_EPOCH.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    
    Returns:
    The time stamp as number of milliseconds since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 GMT.
    
    Throws:
    
    HDF5JavaException - If the objectPath is not defined as type variant HDF5DataTypeVariant.TIMESTAMP_MILLISECONDS_SINCE_START_OF_THE_EPOCH.
  - readTimeStampArrayBlock
```
@Deprecated
long[] readTimeStampArrayBlock(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                        int blockSize,
                                        long blockNumber)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.time() instead.
    
    Reads a block of a time stamp array (of rank 1) from the data set objectPath. The time stamp is stored as a long value in the HDF5 file. It needs to be tagged as type variant HDF5DataTypeVariant.TIMESTAMP_MILLISECONDS_SINCE_START_OF_THE_EPOCH.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    blockSize - The block size (this will be the length of the long[] returned if the data set is long enough).
    blockNumber - The number of the block to read (starting with 0, offset: multiply with blockSize).
    
    Returns:
    The data read from the data set. The length will be min(size - blockSize*blockNumber, blockSize).
  - readTimeStampArrayBlockWithOffset
```
@Deprecated
long[] readTimeStampArrayBlockWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                                  int blockSize,
                                                  long offset)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.time() instead.
    
    Reads a block of a time stamp array (of rank 1) from the data set objectPath. The time stamp is stored as a long value in the HDF5 file. It needs to be tagged as type variant HDF5DataTypeVariant.TIMESTAMP_MILLISECONDS_SINCE_START_OF_THE_EPOCH.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    blockSize - The block size (this will be the length of the long[] returned).
    offset - The offset of the block in the data set to start reading from (starting with 0).
    
    Returns:
    The data block read from the data set.
  - getTimeStampArrayNaturalBlocks
```
@Deprecated
java.lang.Iterable<HDF5DataBlock<long[]>> getTimeStampArrayNaturalBlocks(java.lang.String dataSetPath)
                                                                         throws HDF5JavaException
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.time() instead.
    
    Provides all natural blocks of this one-dimensional data set of time stamps to iterate over.
    
    Throws:
    
    HDF5JavaException - If the data set is not of rank 1.
    See Also:
    HDF5DataBlock
  - readDate
```
java.util.Date readDate(java.lang.String objectPath)
                        throws HDF5JavaException
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Reads a time stamp value from the data set objectPath and returns it as a Date. The time stamp is stored as a long value in the HDF5 file. It needs to be tagged as type variant HDF5DataTypeVariant.TIMESTAMP_MILLISECONDS_SINCE_START_OF_THE_EPOCH.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    
    Returns:
    The time stamp as Date.
    
    Throws:
    
    HDF5JavaException - If the objectPath does not denote a time stamp.
  - readDateArray
```
java.util.Date[] readDateArray(java.lang.String objectPath)
                               throws HDF5JavaException
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Reads a time stamp array (of rank 1) from the data set objectPath and returns it as an array of Dates. The time stamp array is stored as a an array of long values in the HDF5 file. It needs to be tagged as type variant HDF5DataTypeVariant.TIMESTAMP_MILLISECONDS_SINCE_START_OF_THE_EPOCH.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    
    Returns:
    The time stamp as Date.
    
    Throws:
    
    HDF5JavaException - If the objectPath does not denote a time stamp.
  - readTimeDuration
```
HDF5TimeDuration readTimeDuration(java.lang.String objectPath)
                                  throws HDF5JavaException
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Reads a time duration value and its unit from the data set objectPath. It needs to be tagged as one of the type variants that indicate a time duration, for example HDF5DataTypeVariant.TIME_DURATION_SECONDS.
    This tagging is done by the writer when using IHDF5SimpleWriter.writeTimeDuration(String, HDF5TimeDuration) or can be done by calling IHDF5LegacyWriter.setTypeVariant(String, HDF5DataTypeVariant).
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    
    Returns:
    The time duration and its unit.
    
    Throws:
    
    HDF5JavaException - If the objectPath is not tagged as a type variant that corresponds to a time duration.
  - readTimeDurationAndUnit
```
@Deprecated
HDF5TimeDuration readTimeDurationAndUnit(java.lang.String objectPath)
                                         throws HDF5JavaException
```
    Deprecated. Use IHDF5TimeDurationReader.read(String) instead.
    Reads a time duration value and its unit from the data set objectPath, converts it to the given timeUnit and returns it as long. It needs to be tagged as one of the type variants that indicate a time duration, for example HDF5DataTypeVariant.TIME_DURATION_SECONDS.
    This tagging is done by the writer when using IHDF5LegacyWriter.writeTimeDuration(String, long, HDF5TimeUnit) or can be done by calling IHDF5LegacyWriter.setTypeVariant(String, HDF5DataTypeVariant), most conveniantly by code like
```
 writer.addTypeVariant("/dataSetPath", HDF5TimeUnit.SECONDS.getTypeVariant());
 
```
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    
    Returns:
    The time duration and its unit.
    
    Throws:
    
    HDF5JavaException - If the objectPath is not tagged as a type variant that corresponds to a time duration.
  - readTimeDuration
```
@Deprecated
long readTimeDuration(java.lang.String objectPath,
                               HDF5TimeUnit timeUnit)
                      throws HDF5JavaException
```
    Deprecated. Use IHDF5TimeDurationReader.read(String) and HDF5TimeUnit.convert(HDF5TimeDuration) instead.
    Reads a time duration value from the data set objectPath, converts it to the given timeUnit and returns it as long. It needs to be tagged as one of the type variants that indicate a time duration, for example HDF5DataTypeVariant.TIME_DURATION_SECONDS.
    This tagging is done by the writer when using IHDF5LegacyWriter.writeTimeDuration(String, long, HDF5TimeUnit) or can be done by calling IHDF5LegacyWriter.setTypeVariant(String, HDF5DataTypeVariant), most conveniantly by code like
```
 writer.addTypeVariant("/dataSetPath", HDF5TimeUnit.SECONDS.getTypeVariant());
 
```
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    timeUnit - The time unit that the duration should be converted to.
    
    Returns:
    The time duration in the given unit.
    
    Throws:
    
    HDF5JavaException - If the objectPath is not tagged as a type variant that corresponds to a time duration.
  - readTimeDurationArray
```
HDF5TimeDurationArray readTimeDurationArray(java.lang.String objectPath)
                                            throws HDF5JavaException
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Reads a time duration array from the data set objectPath. It needs to be tagged as one of the type variants that indicate a time duration, for example HDF5DataTypeVariant.TIME_DURATION_SECONDS.
    See readTimeDuration(String, HDF5TimeUnit) for how the tagging is done.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    
    Returns:
    The time duration in seconds.
    
    Throws:
    
    HDF5JavaException - If the objectPath is not tagged as a type variant that corresponds to a time duration.
  - readTimeDurationAndUnitArray
```
@Deprecated
HDF5TimeDuration[] readTimeDurationAndUnitArray(java.lang.String objectPath)
                                                throws HDF5JavaException
```
    Deprecated. Use IHDF5TimeDurationReader.readArray(String) instead.
    
    Reads a time duration array from the data set objectPathand returns it as a HDF5TimeDuration[]. It needs to be tagged as one of the type variants that indicate a time duration, for example HDF5DataTypeVariant.TIME_DURATION_SECONDS.
    See readTimeDuration(String, HDF5TimeUnit) for how the tagging is done.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    
    Returns:
    The time durations in their respective time unit.
    
    Throws:
    
    HDF5JavaException - If the objectPath is not tagged as a type variant that corresponds to a time duration.
    See Also:
    readTimeDurationArray(String, HDF5TimeUnit)
  - readTimeDurationArray
```
@Deprecated
long[] readTimeDurationArray(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                      HDF5TimeUnit timeUnit)
                             throws HDF5JavaException
```
    Deprecated. Use IHDF5TimeDurationReader.readArray(String) and HDF5TimeUnit.convert(HDF5TimeDurationArray) instead.
    
    Reads a time duration array from the data set objectPath, converts it to the given timeUnit and returns it as a long[] array. It needs to be tagged as one of the type variants that indicate a time duration, for example HDF5DataTypeVariant.TIME_DURATION_SECONDS.
    See readTimeDuration(String, HDF5TimeUnit) for how the tagging is done.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    timeUnit - The time unit that the duration should be converted to.
    
    Returns:
    The time duration in the given unit.
    
    Throws:
    
    HDF5JavaException - If the objectPath is not tagged as a type variant that corresponds to a time duration.
  - readTimeDurationArrayBlock
```
@Deprecated
HDF5TimeDurationArray readTimeDurationArrayBlock(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                                          int blockSize,
                                                          long blockNumber)
                                                 throws HDF5JavaException
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.duration() instead.
    
    Reads a block of a time duration array (of rank 1) from the data set objectPath. It needs to be tagged as one of the type variants that indicate a time duration, for example HDF5DataTypeVariant.TIME_DURATION_SECONDS.
    See readTimeDuration(String, HDF5TimeUnit) for how the tagging is done.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    blockSize - The block size (this will be the length of the long[] returned if the data set is long enough).
    blockNumber - The number of the block to read (starting with 0, offset: multiply with blockSize).
    
    Returns:
    The data read from the data set. The length will be min(size - blockSize*blockNumber, blockSize).
    
    Throws:
    
    HDF5JavaException - If the objectPath is not tagged as a type variant that corresponds to a time duration.
  - readTimeDurationArrayBlock
```
@Deprecated
long[] readTimeDurationArrayBlock(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                           int blockSize,
                                           long blockNumber,
                                           HDF5TimeUnit timeUnit)
                                  throws HDF5JavaException
```
    Deprecated. Use IHDF5TimeDurationReader.readArrayBlock(String, int, long) and HDF5TimeUnit.convert(long[], HDF5TimeUnit) instead.
    
    Reads a block of a time duration array (of rank 1) from the data set objectPath. The time durations are stored as a long[] value in the HDF5 file. It needs to be tagged as one of the type variants that indicate a time duration, for example HDF5DataTypeVariant.TIME_DURATION_SECONDS.
    See readTimeDuration(String, HDF5TimeUnit) for how the tagging is done.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    blockSize - The block size (this will be the length of the long[] returned if the data set is long enough).
    blockNumber - The number of the block to read (starting with 0, offset: multiply with blockSize).
    timeUnit - The time unit that the duration should be converted to.
    
    Returns:
    The data read from the data set. The length will be min(size - blockSize*blockNumber, blockSize).
    
    Throws:
    
    HDF5JavaException - If the objectPath is not tagged as a type variant that corresponds to a time duration.
  - readTimeDurationArrayBlockWithOffset
```
@Deprecated
HDF5TimeDurationArray readTimeDurationArrayBlockWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                                                    int blockSize,
                                                                    long offset)
                                                           throws HDF5JavaException
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.duration() instead.
    
    Reads a block of a time duration array (of rank 1) from the data set objectPath. It needs to be tagged as one of the type variants that indicate a time duration, for example HDF5DataTypeVariant.TIME_DURATION_SECONDS.
    See readTimeDuration(String, HDF5TimeUnit) for how the tagging is done.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    blockSize - The block size (this will be the length of the long[] returned).
    offset - The offset of the block in the data set to start reading from (starting with 0).
    
    Returns:
    The data block read from the data set.
    
    Throws:
    
    HDF5JavaException - If the objectPath is not tagged as a type variant that corresponds to a time duration.
  - readTimeDurationArrayBlockWithOffset
```
@Deprecated
long[] readTimeDurationArrayBlockWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                                     int blockSize,
                                                     long offset,
                                                     HDF5TimeUnit timeUnit)
                                            throws HDF5JavaException
```
    Deprecated. Use IHDF5TimeDurationReader.readArrayBlockWithOffset(String, int, long) and HDF5TimeUnit.convert(HDF5TimeDurationArray) instead.
    
    Reads a block of a time duration array (of rank 1) from the data set objectPath. The time durations are stored as a long[] value in the HDF5 file. It needs to be tagged as one of the type variants that indicate a time duration, for example HDF5DataTypeVariant.TIME_DURATION_SECONDS.
    See readTimeDuration(String, HDF5TimeUnit) for how the tagging is done.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    blockSize - The block size (this will be the length of the long[] returned).
    offset - The offset of the block in the data set to start reading from (starting with 0).
    timeUnit - The time unit that the duration should be converted to.
    
    Returns:
    The data block read from the data set.
    
    Throws:
    
    HDF5JavaException - If the objectPath is not tagged as a type variant that corresponds to a time duration.
  - readTimeDurationAndUnitArrayBlock
```
@Deprecated
HDF5TimeDuration[] readTimeDurationAndUnitArrayBlock(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                                              int blockSize,
                                                              long blockNumber)
                                                     throws HDF5JavaException
```
    Deprecated. Use IHDF5TimeDurationReader.readArrayBlock(String, int, long) and HDF5TimeUnit.convert(HDF5TimeDuration[]) instead.
    
    Reads a block of a time duration array (of rank 1) from the data set objectPath. The time durations are stored as a HDF5TimeDuration[] value in the HDF5 file. It needs to be tagged as one of the type variants that indicate a time duration, for example HDF5DataTypeVariant.TIME_DURATION_SECONDS.
    See readTimeDuration(String, HDF5TimeUnit) for how the tagging is done.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    blockSize - The block size (this will be the length of the long[] returned if the data set is long enough).
    blockNumber - The number of the block to read (starting with 0, offset: multiply with blockSize).
    
    Returns:
    The data read from the data set. The length will be min(size - blockSize*blockNumber, blockSize).
    
    Throws:
    
    HDF5JavaException - If the objectPath is not tagged as a type variant that corresponds to a time duration.
  - readTimeDurationAndUnitArrayBlockWithOffset
```
@Deprecated
HDF5TimeDuration[] readTimeDurationAndUnitArrayBlockWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                                                        int blockSize,
                                                                        long offset)
                                                               throws HDF5JavaException
```
    Deprecated. Use IHDF5TimeDurationReader.readArrayBlockWithOffset(String, int, long) and HDF5TimeUnit.convert(HDF5TimeDuration[]) instead.
    
    Reads a block of a time duration array (of rank 1) from the data set objectPath. The time durations are stored as a HDF5TimeDuration[] value in the HDF5 file. It needs to be tagged as one of the type variants that indicate a time duration, for example HDF5DataTypeVariant.TIME_DURATION_SECONDS.
    See readTimeDuration(String, HDF5TimeUnit) for how the tagging is done.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    blockSize - The block size (this will be the length of the long[] returned).
    offset - The offset of the block in the data set to start reading from (starting with 0).
    
    Returns:
    The data block read from the data set.
    
    Throws:
    
    HDF5JavaException - If the objectPath is not tagged as a type variant that corresponds to a time duration.
  - getTimeDurationArrayNaturalBlocks
```
@Deprecated
java.lang.Iterable<HDF5DataBlock<HDF5TimeDurationArray>> getTimeDurationArrayNaturalBlocks(java.lang.String objectPath)
                                                                                           throws HDF5JavaException
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.duration() instead.
    
    Provides all natural blocks of this one-dimensional data set of time durations to iterate over.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    
    Throws:
    
    HDF5JavaException - If the data set is not of a time duration data type or not of rank 1.
    See Also:
    HDF5DataBlock
  - getTimeDurationArrayNaturalBlocks
```
@Deprecated
java.lang.Iterable<HDF5DataBlock<long[]>> getTimeDurationArrayNaturalBlocks(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                                                                     HDF5TimeUnit timeUnit)
                                                                            throws HDF5JavaException
```
    Deprecated. Use IHDF5TimeDurationReader.getArrayNaturalBlocks(String) and HDF5TimeUnit.convert(long[], HDF5TimeUnit) instead.
    
    Provides all natural blocks of this one-dimensional data set of time durations to iterate over.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    timeUnit - The time unit that the duration should be converted to.
    
    Throws:
    
    HDF5JavaException - If the data set is not of a time duration data type or not of rank 1.
    See Also:
    HDF5DataBlock
  - getTimeDurationAndUnitArrayNaturalBlocks
```
@Deprecated
java.lang.Iterable<HDF5DataBlock<HDF5TimeDuration[]>> getTimeDurationAndUnitArrayNaturalBlocks(java.lang.String objectPath)
                                                                                               throws HDF5JavaException
```
    Deprecated. Use IHDF5TimeDurationReader.getArrayNaturalBlocks(String) instead.
    
    Provides all natural blocks of this one-dimensional data set of time durations to iterate over.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    
    Throws:
    
    HDF5JavaException - If the data set is not of a time duration data type or not of rank 1.
    See Also:
    HDF5DataBlock
  - resolvePath
```
@Deprecated
java.lang.String resolvePath(java.lang.String reference)
                             throws HDF5JavaException
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.reference().
    
    Resolves the path of a reference which has been read without name resolution.
    
    Parameters:
    reference - Reference encoded as string.
    
    Returns:
    The path in the HDF5 file.
    
    Throws:
    
    HDF5JavaException - if reference is not a string-encoded reference.
    See Also:
    readObjectReferenceArray(String, boolean)
  - getObjectReferenceAttribute
```
@Deprecated
java.lang.String getObjectReferenceAttribute(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                                      java.lang.String attributeName)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.reference().
    
    Reads an object reference attribute named attributeName from the object objectPath, resolving the name of the object.
    Note that resolving the name of the object is a time consuming operation. If you don't need the name, but want to dereference the dataset, you don't need to resolve the name if the reader / writer is configured for auto-dereferencing (see IHDF5ReaderConfigurator.noAutoDereference()).
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    attributeName - The name of the attribute to read.
    
    Returns:
    The path of the object that the reference refers to, or an empty string, if the object reference refers to an unnamed object.
  - getObjectReferenceAttribute
```
@Deprecated
java.lang.String getObjectReferenceAttribute(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                                      java.lang.String attributeName,
                                                      boolean resolveName)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.reference().
    
    Reads an object reference attribute named attributeName from the object objectPath.
    Note: if the reader has been configured to automatically resolve references (see IHDF5ReaderConfigurator.noAutoDereference()), a reference can be provided in all places where an object path is expected. This is considerably faster than resolving the name/path of the reference if the name/path by itself is not needed.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    attributeName - The name of the attribute to read.
    resolveName - If true, resolves the name of the object referenced, otherwise returns the references itself.
    
    Returns:
    The path of the object that the reference refers to, or an empty string, if the object reference refers to an unnamed object.
  - getObjectReferenceArrayAttribute
```
@Deprecated
java.lang.String[] getObjectReferenceArrayAttribute(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                                             java.lang.String attributeName)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.reference().
    
    Reads a 1D object reference array attribute named attributeName from the object objectPath, resolving the names of the objects.
    Note that resolving the name of the object is a time consuming operation. If you don't need the name, but want to dereference the dataset, you don't need to resolve the name if the reader / writer is configured for auto-dereferencing (see IHDF5ReaderConfigurator.noAutoDereference()).
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    attributeName - The name of the attribute to read.
    
    Returns:
    The paths of the objects that the references refers to. Each string may be empty, if the corresponding object reference refers to an unnamed object.
  - getObjectReferenceArrayAttribute
```
@Deprecated
java.lang.String[] getObjectReferenceArrayAttribute(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                                             java.lang.String attributeName,
                                                             boolean resolveName)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.reference().
    
    Reads a 1D object reference array attribute named attributeName from the object objectPath.
    Note: if the reader has been configured to automatically resolve references (see IHDF5ReaderConfigurator.noAutoDereference()), a reference can be provided in all places where an object path is expected. This is considerably faster than resolving the name/path of the reference if the name/path by itself is not needed.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    attributeName - The name of the attribute to read.
    resolveName - If true, resolves the names of the objects referenced, otherwise returns the references itself.
    
    Returns:
    The paths of the objects that the references refers to. Each string may be empty, if the corresponding object reference refers to an unnamed object.
  - getObjectReferenceMDArrayAttribute
```
@Deprecated
MDArray<java.lang.String> getObjectReferenceMDArrayAttribute(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                                                      java.lang.String attributeName)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.reference().
    
    Reads an object reference array attribute named attributeName from the object objectPath, resolving the names of the objects.
    Note that resolving the name of the object is a time consuming operation. If you don't need the name, but want to dereference the dataset, you don't need to resolve the name if the reader / writer is configured for auto-dereferencing (see IHDF5ReaderConfigurator.noAutoDereference()).
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    attributeName - The name of the attribute to read.
    
    Returns:
    The paths of the objects that the references refers to. Each string may be empty, if the corresponding object reference refers to an unnamed object.
  - getObjectReferenceMDArrayAttribute
```
@Deprecated
MDArray<java.lang.String> getObjectReferenceMDArrayAttribute(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                                                      java.lang.String attributeName,
                                                                      boolean resolveName)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.reference().
    
    Reads an object reference array attribute named attributeName from the object objectPath.
    Note: if the reader has been configured to automatically resolve references (see IHDF5ReaderConfigurator.noAutoDereference()), a reference can be provided in all places where an object path is expected. This is considerably faster than resolving the name/path of the reference if the name/path by itself is not needed.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    attributeName - The name of the attribute to read.
    resolveName - If true, resolves the names of the objects referenced, otherwise returns the references itself.
    
    Returns:
    The paths of the objects that the references refers to. Each string may be empty, if the corresponding object reference refers to an unnamed object.
  - readObjectReference
```
@Deprecated
java.lang.String readObjectReference(java.lang.String objectPath)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.reference().
    
    Reads an object reference from the object objectPath, resolving the name of the object.
    Note that resolving the name of the object is a time consuming operation. If you don't need the name, but want to dereference the dataset, you don't need to resolve the name if the reader / writer is configured for auto-dereferencing (see IHDF5ReaderConfigurator.noAutoDereference()).
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    
    Returns:
    The path of the object that the reference refers to, or an empty string, if the object reference refers to an unnamed object.
  - readObjectReference
```
@Deprecated
java.lang.String readObjectReference(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                              boolean resolveName)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.reference().
    
    Reads an object reference from the object objectPath.
    Note: if the reader has been configured to automatically resolve references (see IHDF5ReaderConfigurator.noAutoDereference()), a reference can be provided in all places where an object path is expected. This is considerably faster than resolving the name/path of the reference if the name/path by itself is not needed.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    resolveName - If true, resolves the name of the object referenced, otherwise returns the references itself.
    
    Returns:
    The path of the object that the reference refers to, or an empty string, if the object reference refers to an unnamed object.
  - readObjectReferenceArray
```
@Deprecated
java.lang.String[] readObjectReferenceArray(java.lang.String objectPath)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.reference().
    
    Reads an array of object references from the object objectPath, resolving the names of the objects.
    Note that resolving the name of the object is a time consuming operation. If you don't need the name, but want to dereference the dataset, you don't need to resolve the name if the reader / writer is configured for auto-dereferencing (see IHDF5ReaderConfigurator.noAutoDereference()).
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    
    Returns:
    The array of the paths of objects that the references refers to. Each string may be empty, if the corresponding object reference refers to an unnamed object.
  - readObjectReferenceArray
```
@Deprecated
java.lang.String[] readObjectReferenceArray(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                                     boolean resolveName)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.reference().
    
    Reads an array of object references from the object objectPath.
    Note: if the reader has been configured to automatically resolve references (see IHDF5ReaderConfigurator.noAutoDereference()), a reference can be provided in all places where an object path is expected. This is considerably faster than resolving the name/path of the reference if the name/path by itself is not needed.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    resolveName - If true, resolves the names of the objects referenced, otherwise returns the references itself.
    
    Returns:
    The array of the paths of objects that the references refers to. Each string may be empty, if the corresponding object reference refers to an unnamed object.
  - readObjectReferenceArrayBlock
```
@Deprecated
java.lang.String[] readObjectReferenceArrayBlock(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                                          int blockSize,
                                                          long blockNumber)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.reference().
    
    Reads a block from an array (of rank 1) of object references from the data set objectPath, resolving the names of the objects.
    Note that resolving the name of the object is a time consuming operation. If you don't need the name, but want to dereference the dataset, you don't need to resolve the name if the reader / writer is configured for auto-dereferencing (see IHDF5ReaderConfigurator.noAutoDereference()).
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    blockSize - The block size (this will be the length of the long[] returned if the data set is long enough).
    blockNumber - The number of the block to read (starting with 0, offset: multiply with blockSize).
    
    Returns:
    The referenced data set paths read from the data set. The length will be min(size - blockSize*blockNumber, blockSize).
  - readObjectReferenceArrayBlock
```
@Deprecated
java.lang.String[] readObjectReferenceArrayBlock(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                                          int blockSize,
                                                          long blockNumber,
                                                          boolean resolveName)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.reference().
    
    Reads a block from an array (of rank 1) of object references from the data set objectPath.
    Note: if the reader has been configured to automatically resolve references (see IHDF5ReaderConfigurator.noAutoDereference()), a reference can be provided in all places where an object path is expected. This is considerably faster than resolving the name/path of the reference if the name/path by itself is not needed.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    blockSize - The block size (this will be the length of the long[] returned if the data set is long enough).
    blockNumber - The number of the block to read (starting with 0, offset: multiply with blockSize).
    resolveName - If true, resolves the names of the objects referenced, otherwise returns the references itself.
    
    Returns:
    The referenced data set paths read from the data set. The length will be min(size - blockSize*blockNumber, blockSize).
  - readObjectReferenceArrayBlockWithOffset
```
@Deprecated
java.lang.String[] readObjectReferenceArrayBlockWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                                                    int blockSize,
                                                                    long offset)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.reference().
    
    Reads a block from an array (of rank 1) of object references from the data set objectPath, resolving the names of the objects.
    Note that resolving the name of the object is a time consuming operation. If you don't need the name, but want to dereference the dataset, you don't need to resolve the name if the reader / writer is configured for auto-dereferencing (see IHDF5ReaderConfigurator.noAutoDereference()).
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    blockSize - The block size (this will be the length of the long[] returned).
    offset - The offset of the block in the data set to start reading from (starting with 0).
    
    Returns:
    The referenced data set paths block read from the data set.
  - readObjectReferenceArrayBlockWithOffset
```
@Deprecated
java.lang.String[] readObjectReferenceArrayBlockWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                                                    int blockSize,
                                                                    long offset,
                                                                    boolean resolveName)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.reference().
    
    Reads a block from an array (of rank 1) of object references from the data set objectPath.
    Note: if the reader has been configured to automatically resolve references (see IHDF5ReaderConfigurator.noAutoDereference()), a reference can be provided in all places where an object path is expected. This is considerably faster than resolving the name/path of the reference if the name/path by itself is not needed.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    blockSize - The block size (this will be the length of the long[] returned).
    offset - The offset of the block in the data set to start reading from (starting with 0).
    resolveName - If true, resolves the names of the objects referenced, otherwise returns the references itself.
    
    Returns:
    The referenced data set paths block read from the data set.
  - readObjectReferenceMDArray
```
@Deprecated
MDArray<java.lang.String> readObjectReferenceMDArray(java.lang.String objectPath)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.reference().
    
    Reads an array (or rank N) of object references from the object objectPath, resolving the names of the objects.
    Note that resolving the name of the object is a time consuming operation. If you don't need the name, but want to dereference the dataset, you don't need to resolve the name if the reader / writer is configured for auto-dereferencing (see IHDF5ReaderConfigurator.noAutoDereference()).
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    
    Returns:
    The multi-dimensional array of the paths of objects that the references refers to. Each string may be empty, if the corresponding object reference refers to an unnamed object.
  - readObjectReferenceMDArray
```
@Deprecated
MDArray<java.lang.String> readObjectReferenceMDArray(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                                              boolean resolveName)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.reference().
    
    Reads an array (or rank N) of object references from the object objectPath.
    Note: if the reader has been configured to automatically resolve references (see IHDF5ReaderConfigurator.noAutoDereference()), a reference can be provided in all places where an object path is expected. This is considerably faster than resolving the name/path of the reference if the name/path by itself is not needed.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    resolveName - If true, resolves the names of the objects referenced, otherwise returns the references itself.
    
    Returns:
    The multi-dimensional array of the paths of objects that the references refers to. Each string may be empty, if the corresponding object reference refers to an unnamed object.
  - readObjectReferenceMDArrayBlock
```
@Deprecated
MDArray<java.lang.String> readObjectReferenceMDArrayBlock(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                                                   int[] blockDimensions,
                                                                   long[] blockNumber)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.reference().
    
    Reads a multi-dimensional array of object references from the data set objectPath, resolving the names of the objects.
    Note that resolving the name of the object is a time consuming operation. If you don't need the name, but want to dereference the dataset, you don't need to resolve the name if the reader / writer is configured for auto-dereferencing (see IHDF5ReaderConfigurator.noAutoDereference()).
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    blockDimensions - The extent of the block in each dimension.
    blockNumber - The block number in each dimension (offset: multiply with the blockDimensions in the according dimension).
    
    Returns:
    The referenced data set paths block read from the data set.
  - readObjectReferenceMDArrayBlock
```
@Deprecated
MDArray<java.lang.String> readObjectReferenceMDArrayBlock(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                                                   int[] blockDimensions,
                                                                   long[] blockNumber,
                                                                   boolean resolveName)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.reference().
    
    Reads a multi-dimensional array of object references from the data set objectPath.
    Note: if the reader has been configured to automatically resolve references (see IHDF5ReaderConfigurator.noAutoDereference()), a reference can be provided in all places where an object path is expected. This is considerably faster than resolving the name/path of the reference if the name/path by itself is not needed.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    blockDimensions - The extent of the block in each dimension.
    blockNumber - The block number in each dimension (offset: multiply with the blockDimensions in the according dimension).
    resolveName - If true, resolves the names of the objects referenced, otherwise returns the references itself.
    
    Returns:
    The referenced data set paths block read from the data set.
  - readObjectReferenceMDArrayBlockWithOffset
```
@Deprecated
MDArray<java.lang.String> readObjectReferenceMDArrayBlockWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                                                             int[] blockDimensions,
                                                                             long[] offset)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.reference().
    
    Reads a multi-dimensional array of object references from the data set objectPath, resolving the names of the objects.
    Note that resolving the name of the object is a time consuming operation. If you don't need the name, but want to dereference the dataset, you don't need to resolve the name if the reader / writer is configured for auto-dereferencing (see IHDF5ReaderConfigurator.noAutoDereference()).
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    blockDimensions - The extent of the block in each dimension.
    offset - The offset in the data set to start reading from in each dimension.
    
    Returns:
    The referenced data set paths block read from the data set.
  - readObjectReferenceMDArrayBlockWithOffset
```
@Deprecated
MDArray<java.lang.String> readObjectReferenceMDArrayBlockWithOffset(java.lang.String objectPath,
                                                                             int[] blockDimensions,
                                                                             long[] offset,
                                                                             boolean resolveName)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.reference().
    
    Reads a multi-dimensional array of object references from the data set objectPath.
    Note: if the reader has been configured to automatically resolve references (see IHDF5ReaderConfigurator.noAutoDereference()), a reference can be provided in all places where an object path is expected. This is considerably faster than resolving the name/path of the reference if the name/path by itself is not needed.
    
    Parameters:
    objectPath - The name (including path information) of the data set object in the file.
    blockDimensions - The extent of the block in each dimension.
    offset - The offset in the data set to start reading from in each dimension.
    resolveName - If true, resolves the names of the objects referenced, otherwise returns the references itself.
    
    Returns:
    The referenced data set paths block read from the data set.
  - getObjectReferenceArrayNaturalBlocks
```
@Deprecated
java.lang.Iterable<HDF5DataBlock<java.lang.String[]>> getObjectReferenceArrayNaturalBlocks(java.lang.String dataSetPath)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.reference().
    
    Provides all natural blocks of this one-dimensional data set to iterate over.
    
    Throws:
    
    HDF5JavaException - If the data set is not of rank 1.
    See Also:
    HDF5DataBlock
  - getObjectReferenceArrayNaturalBlocks
```
@Deprecated
java.lang.Iterable<HDF5DataBlock<java.lang.String[]>> getObjectReferenceArrayNaturalBlocks(java.lang.String dataSetPath,
                                                                                                    boolean resolveName)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.reference().
    
    Provides all natural blocks of this one-dimensional data set to iterate over.
    
    Throws:
    
    HDF5JavaException - If the data set is not of rank 1.
    See Also:
    HDF5DataBlock
  - getObjectReferenceMDArrayNaturalBlocks
```
@Deprecated
java.lang.Iterable<HDF5MDDataBlock<MDArray<java.lang.String>>> getObjectReferenceMDArrayNaturalBlocks(java.lang.String dataSetPath)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.reference().
    
    Provides all natural blocks of this multi-dimensional data set to iterate over.
    
    See Also:
    HDF5MDDataBlock
  - getObjectReferenceMDArrayNaturalBlocks
```
@Deprecated
java.lang.Iterable<HDF5MDDataBlock<MDArray<java.lang.String>>> getObjectReferenceMDArrayNaturalBlocks(java.lang.String dataSetPath,
                                                                                                               boolean resolveName)
```
    Deprecated. Use the corresponding method in IHDF5Reader.reference().
    
    Provides all natural blocks of this multi-dimensional data set to iterate over.
    
    See Also:
    HDF5MDDataBlock
  - compounds
```
@Deprecated
IHDF5CompoundReader compounds()
```
    Deprecated. Use IHDF5Reader.compound() instead.
    
    Returns the full reader for compounds.
  - enums
```
@Deprecated
IHDF5EnumReader enums()
```
    Deprecated. Use IHDF5Reader.enumeration() instead.
    
    Returns the full reader for enums.

Interface IHDF5LegacyReader

Method Summary

Methods inherited from interface ch.systemsx.cisd.hdf5.IHDF5EnumBasicReader

Methods inherited from interface ch.systemsx.cisd.hdf5.IHDF5CompoundBasicReader

Method Detail

isPerformNumericConversions

getHouseKeepingNameSuffix

getFile

isClosed

getLinkInformation

getObjectInformation

getObjectType

getObjectType

exists

toHouseKeepingPath

isHouseKeepingObject

isGroup

isDataSet

isDataSet

isDataType

isDataType

isSoftLink

isExternalLink

isSymbolicLink

tryGetSymbolicLinkTarget

hasAttribute

getAttributeNames

getAllAttributeNames

getAttributeInformation

getAttributeInformation

getDataSetInformation

getSize

getNumberOfElements

copy

copy

copyAll

getAllGroupMembers

getGroupMemberPaths

getGroupMemberInformation

getAllGroupMemberInformation

tryGetTypeVariant

tryGetTypeVariant

tryGetDataTypePath

tryGetDataTypePath

tryGetOpaqueTag

tryGetOpaqueType

getAttributeAsByteArray

readAsByteArray

readAsByteArrayBlock

readAsByteArrayBlockWithOffset

readAsByteArrayToBlockWithOffset

getAsByteArrayNaturalBlocks

getBooleanAttribute

readBoolean

readBitField

readBitFieldBlock

readBitFieldBlockWithOffset

isBitSetInBitField

getByteAttribute

getByteArrayAttribute

getByteMDArrayAttribute

getByteMatrixAttribute

readByte

readByteArray

readToByteMDArrayWithOffset

readToByteMDArrayBlockWithOffset

readByteArrayBlock

readByteArrayBlockWithOffset

readByteMatrix

readByteMatrixBlock

readByteMatrixBlockWithOffset

readByteMDArray

readByteMDArrayBlock

readByteMDArrayBlockWithOffset

getByteArrayNaturalBlocks

getByteMDArrayNaturalBlocks

getShortAttribute

getShortArrayAttribute

getShortMDArrayAttribute

getShortMatrixAttribute