Each table contains a list of tags within one category. The titles of the tables, with a functional description of each table, are:
A.2 Tag Types and Descriptions
The following tables have five columns: the "Tag Name" column contains the abbreviated symbolic names of tags that are often used in an augmented form in HDF programs, the "Short Description" column contains a brief (four word maximum) description of the tag that is commonly used to describe to the tag in HDF manuals and in-line code documentation, the "Data Size" column describes the type of data that is associated with the tag and, where possible, lists the data size, the "Number" column list the numeric value of the tag symbol in the "hdf.h" header file, and the "Long Description" column contains a general description of the tag. The "Data Type" column contains a generalized description of the type of data referred to by the tag.TABLE AA - The HDF Utility Tags