[svn-r8535] Purpose:

    Add more C++ wrappers and documentation - incrementally check-in

Description:
    Added class VarLenType to provide wrapper for:
        H5Tvlen_create

    Added wrapper for H5Tis_variable_str to DataType class

    Tests for the new wrappers will follow in a few weeks.

Platforms:
    SunOS 5.7 (arabica)
    Linux 2.4 (eirene)
    Windows 2000

1 files changed, 47 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/c++/src/H5VarLenType.h b/c++/src/H5VarLenType.h
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+// C++ informative line for the emacs editor: -*- C++ -*-
+/* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
+  * Copyright by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois.         *
+  * All rights reserved.                                                      *
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+  * the files COPYING and Copyright.html.  COPYING can be found at the root   *
+  * of the source code distribution tree; Copyright.html can be found at the  *
+  * root level of an installed copy of the electronic HDF5 document set and   *
+  * is linked from the top-level documents page.  It can also be found at     *
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+  * access to either file, you may request a copy from hdfhelp@ncsa.uiuc.edu. *
+  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */
+
+// Class VarLenType inherits from DataType and provides wrappers for
+// the HDF5 C's Variable-length Datatypes.
+
+#ifndef _H5VarLenType_H
+#define _H5VarLenType_H
+
+#ifndef H5_NO_NAMESPACE
+namespace H5 {
+#endif
+class H5_DLLCPP VarLenType : public DataType {
+   public:
+	// Constructor that creates a variable-length datatype based
+	// on the specified base type.
+	VarLenType(const DataType* base_type);
+
+	// Copy constructor - makes copy of the original object
+	VarLenType( const VarLenType& original );
+
+	// Default destructor
+	virtual ~VarLenType();
+
+   protected:
+	// Default constructor
+	VarLenType();
+
+	// Constructor that takes an existing id
+	VarLenType( const hid_t existing_id );
+};
+#ifndef H5_NO_NAMESPACE
+}
+#endif
+#endif