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 Convenience functions for attributes attached to datasets are also provided:
 
 ```julia
-  A=[1:10]
+  A=Array{Int64}(1:10)
   h5write("bar.h5", "foo", A)
   h5writeattr("bar.h5", "foo", Dict("c"=>"value for metadata parameter c","d"=>"metadata d"))
   h5readattr("bar.h5", "foo")