[svn-r30309] Purpose: Fix bug HDFFR-9920

Description:
    Rearranged the classes to model the relationship of HDF5 objects more
    accurately.  The changes included:
    - moved CommonFG's methods to Group
    - removed CommonFG from Group's base class list
    - removed CommonFG from H5File's base class list and changed
      "public H5Location" to "public Group" in the base class list
    - CommonFG became unused
    - result of the modified partial class diagram:

                                IdComponent
                                     |
                                H5Location
                                /
                        H5Object
                           |
                        /  /  \
                DadaType Group DataSet
                          |
                        H5File
Platforms tested:
    Linux/32 2.6 (jam)
    Linux/64 (platypus)
    Darwin (osx1010test)

22 files changed, 1475 insertions, 1405 deletions

diff --git a/c++/src/H5AbstractDs.cpp b/c++/src/H5AbstractDs.cpp
index 51d5f88..adac056 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5AbstractDs.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5AbstractDs.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #include "H5DataSpace.h"
 #include "H5OcreatProp.h"
 #include "H5DcreatProp.h"
-#include "H5CommonFG.h"
+//#include "H5CommonFG.h"
 #include "H5Alltypes.h"
 
 #ifndef H5_NO_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/c++/src/H5Alltypes.h b/c++/src/H5Alltypes.h
index b1d792d..df7213a 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5Alltypes.h
+++ b/c++/src/H5Alltypes.h
@@ -24,6 +24,6 @@
 #include "H5IntType.h"
 #include "H5FloatType.h"
 #include "H5StrType.h"
-#include "H5CompType.h"
 #include "H5ArrayType.h"
 #include "H5VarLenType.h"
+#include "H5CompType.h"
diff --git a/c++/src/H5ArrayType.cpp b/c++/src/H5ArrayType.cpp
index 02596a2..9d2c14f 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5ArrayType.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5ArrayType.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #include "H5Object.h"
 #include "H5OcreatProp.h"
 #include "H5DcreatProp.h"
-#include "H5CommonFG.h"
+//#include "H5CommonFG.h"
 #include "H5DataType.h"
 #include "H5ArrayType.h"
 
diff --git a/c++/src/H5AtomType.cpp b/c++/src/H5AtomType.cpp
index 90c2ae3..3f8355b 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5AtomType.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5AtomType.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #include "H5Object.h"
 #include "H5OcreatProp.h"
 #include "H5DcreatProp.h"
-#include "H5CommonFG.h"
+//#include "H5CommonFG.h"
 #include "H5DataType.h"
 #include "H5AtomType.h"
 
diff --git a/c++/src/H5Attribute.cpp b/c++/src/H5Attribute.cpp
index 9d5bd38..f07f34b 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5Attribute.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5Attribute.cpp
@@ -30,9 +30,10 @@
 #include "H5FcreatProp.h"
 #include "H5OcreatProp.h"
 #include "H5DcreatProp.h"
-#include "H5CommonFG.h"
+//#include "H5CommonFG.h"
 #include "H5DataType.h"
 #include "H5DataSpace.h"
+#include "H5Group.h"
 #include "H5File.h"
 #include "H5Attribute.h"
 #include "H5private.h"		// for HDfree
diff --git a/c++/src/H5CommonFG.cpp b/c++/src/H5CommonFG.cpp
index 22cff8b..4bde850 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5CommonFG.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5CommonFG.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 //   to call the right getId() - although, as the structure of the
 //   library at this time, getId() is basically the IdComponent::getId()
 // - when a failure returned by the C API, the functions will call
-//   throwException, which is a pure virtual function and is implemented
+//   throwwException, which is a pure virtual function and is implemented
 //   by H5File to throw a FileIException and by Group to throw a
 //   GroupIException.
 // December 2000
@@ -52,1206 +52,6 @@ namespace H5 {
 using namespace std;
 #endif
 
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Function:	CommonFG::createGroup
-///\brief	Creates a new group at this location which can be a file
-///		or another group.
-///\param	name  - IN: Name of the group to create
-///\param	size_hint - IN: Indicates the number of bytes to reserve for
-///		the names that will appear in the group
-///\return	Group instance
-///\exception	H5::FileIException or H5::GroupIException
-///\par Description
-///		The optional \a size_hint specifies how much file space to
-///		reserve for storing the names that will appear in this new
-///		group. If a non-positive value is provided for the \a size_hint
-///		then a default size is chosen.
-// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-     Group CommonFG::createGroup( const char* name, size_t size_hint ) const
-{
-    // Group creation property list for size hint
-    hid_t gcpl_id = 0;
-
-    // Set the local heap size hint
-    if (size_hint > 0)
-    {
-       // If the creation of the property list failed, throw an exception
-       if ((gcpl_id = H5Pcreate(H5P_GROUP_CREATE)) < 0)
-          throwException("createGroup", "H5Pcreate failed");
-
-       if (H5Pset_local_heap_size_hint(gcpl_id, size_hint) < 0) {
-          H5Pclose(gcpl_id);
-          throwException("createGroup", "H5Pset_local_heap_size_hint failed");
-       }
-    }
-
-   // Call C routine H5Gcreate2 to create the named group, giving the
-   // location id which can be a file id or a group id
-   hid_t group_id = H5Gcreate2( getLocId(), name, H5P_DEFAULT, gcpl_id, H5P_DEFAULT );
-
-   // Close the group creation property list, if necessary
-   if(gcpl_id > 0)
-       H5Pclose(gcpl_id);
-
-   // If the creation of the group failed, throw an exception
-   if( group_id < 0 )
-      throwException("createGroup", "H5Gcreate2 failed");
-
-   // No failure, create and return the Group object
-   Group group;
-    CommonFG *ptr = &group;
-    ptr->p_setId(group_id);
-   return( group );
-}
-
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Function:	CommonFG::createGroup
-///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
-///		It differs from the above function in that it takes an
-///		\c H5std_string for \a name.
-// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-Group CommonFG::createGroup( const H5std_string& name, size_t size_hint ) const
-{
-   return( createGroup( name.c_str(), size_hint ));
-}
-
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Function:	CommonFG::openGroup
-///\brief	Opens an existing group in a location which can be a file
-///		or another group.
-///\param	name  - IN: Name of the group to open
-///\return	Group instance
-///\exception	H5::FileIException or H5::GroupIException
-// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-Group CommonFG::openGroup( const char* name ) const
-{
-   // Call C routine H5Gopen2 to open the named group, giving the
-   // location id which can be a file id or a group id
-   hid_t group_id = H5Gopen2( getLocId(), name, H5P_DEFAULT );
-
-   // If the opening of the group failed, throw an exception
-   if( group_id < 0 )
-      throwException("openGroup", "H5Gopen2 failed");
-
-   // No failure, create and return the Group object
-   Group group;
-    CommonFG *ptr = &group;
-    ptr->p_setId(group_id);
-   return( group );
-}
-
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Function:	CommonFG::openGroup
-///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
-///		It differs from the above function in that it takes an
-///		\c H5std_string for \a name.
-// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-Group CommonFG::openGroup( const H5std_string& name ) const
-{
-   return( openGroup( name.c_str() ));
-}
-
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Function:	CommonFG::createDataSet
-///\brief	Creates a new dataset at this location.
-///\param	name  - IN: Name of the dataset to create
-///\param	data_type - IN: Datatype of the dataset
-///\param	data_space - IN: Dataspace for the dataset
-///\param	create_plist - IN: Creation properly list for the dataset
-///\return	DataSet instance
-///\exception	H5::FileIException or H5::GroupIException
-// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-DataSet CommonFG::createDataSet( const char* name, const DataType& data_type, const DataSpace& data_space, const DSetCreatPropList& create_plist ) const
-{
-   // Obtain identifiers for C API
-   hid_t type_id = data_type.getId();
-   hid_t space_id = data_space.getId();
-   hid_t create_plist_id = create_plist.getId();
-
-   // Call C routine H5Dcreate2 to create the named dataset
-   hid_t dataset_id = H5Dcreate2( getLocId(), name, type_id, space_id, H5P_DEFAULT, create_plist_id, H5P_DEFAULT );
-
-   // If the creation of the dataset failed, throw an exception
-   if( dataset_id < 0 )
-      throwException("createDataSet", "H5Dcreate2 failed");
-
-   // No failure, create and return the DataSet object
-   DataSet dataset;
-   f_DataSet_setId(&dataset, dataset_id);
-   return( dataset );
-}
-
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Function:	CommonFG::createDataSet
-///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
-///		It differs from the above function in that it takes an
-///		\c H5std_string for \a name.
-// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-DataSet CommonFG::createDataSet( const H5std_string& name, const DataType& data_type, const DataSpace& data_space, const DSetCreatPropList& create_plist ) const
-{
-   return( createDataSet( name.c_str(), data_type, data_space, create_plist ));
-}
-
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Function:	CommonFG::openDataSet
-///\brief	Opens an existing dataset at this location.
-///\param	name  - IN: Name of the dataset to open
-///\return	DataSet instance
-///\exception	H5::FileIException or H5::GroupIException
-// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-DataSet CommonFG::openDataSet( const char* name ) const
-{
-   // Call C function H5Dopen2 to open the specified dataset, giving
-   // the location id and the dataset's name
-   hid_t dataset_id = H5Dopen2( getLocId(), name, H5P_DEFAULT );
-
-   // If the dataset's opening failed, throw an exception
-   if(dataset_id < 0)
-      throwException("openDataSet", "H5Dopen2 failed");
-
-   // No failure, create and return the DataSet object
-   DataSet dataset;
-   f_DataSet_setId(&dataset, dataset_id);
-   return( dataset );
-}
-
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Function:	CommonFG::openDataSet
-///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
-///		It differs from the above function in that it takes an
-///		\c H5std_string for \a name.
-// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-DataSet CommonFG::openDataSet( const H5std_string& name ) const
-{
-   return( openDataSet( name.c_str() ));
-}
-
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Function:	CommonFG::link
-///\brief	Creates a link of the specified type from \a new_name to
-///		\a curr_name.
-///\param	link_type  - IN: Link type; possible values are
-///		\li \c H5G_LINK_HARD
-///		\li \c H5G_LINK_SOFT
-///\param	curr_name - IN: Name of the existing object if link is a hard
-///		link; can be anything for the soft link
-///\param	new_name - IN: New name for the object
-///\exception	H5::FileIException or H5::GroupIException
-///\par Description
-///		Note that both names are interpreted relative to the
-///		specified location.
-///		For information on creating hard link and soft link, please
-///		refer to the C layer Reference Manual at:
-/// http://hdfgroup.org/HDF5/doc/RM/RM_H5L.html#Link-CreateHard and
-/// http://hdfgroup.org/HDF5/doc/RM/RM_H5L.html#Link-CreateSoft
-// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
-// Modification
-//	2007: QAK modified to use H5L APIs - BMR
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void CommonFG::link( H5L_type_t link_type, const char* curr_name, const char* new_name ) const
-{
-    herr_t ret_value = -1;
-
-    switch(link_type) {
-        case H5L_TYPE_HARD:
-            ret_value = H5Lcreate_hard( getLocId(), curr_name, H5L_SAME_LOC, new_name, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT );
-            break;
-
-        case H5L_TYPE_SOFT:
-            ret_value = H5Lcreate_soft( curr_name, getLocId(), new_name, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT );
-            break;
-
-	case H5L_TYPE_ERROR:
-	case H5L_TYPE_EXTERNAL:
-	case H5L_TYPE_MAX:
-        default:
-            throwException("link", "unknown link type");
-            break;
-    } /* end switch */
-
-   if( ret_value < 0 )
-      throwException("link", "creating link failed");
-}
-
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Function:	CommonFG::link
-///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
-///		It differs from the above function in that it takes an
-///		\c H5std_string for \a curr_name and \a new_name.
-// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void CommonFG::link( H5L_type_t link_type, const H5std_string& curr_name, const H5std_string& new_name ) const
-{
-   link( link_type, curr_name.c_str(), new_name.c_str() );
-}
-
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Function:	CommonFG::unlink
-///\brief	Removes the specified name at this location.
-///\param	name  - IN: Name of the object to be removed
-///\exception	H5::FileIException or H5::GroupIException
-// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
-// Modification
-//	2007: QAK modified to use H5L APIs - BMR
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void CommonFG::unlink( const char* name ) const
-{
-   herr_t ret_value = H5Ldelete( getLocId(), name, H5P_DEFAULT );
-   if( ret_value < 0 )
-      throwException("unlink", "H5Ldelete failed");
-}
-
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Function:	CommonFG::unlink
-///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
-///		It differs from the above function in that it takes an
-///		\c H5std_string for \a name.
-// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void CommonFG::unlink( const H5std_string& name ) const
-{
-   unlink( name.c_str() );
-}
-
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Function:	CommonFG::move
-///\brief	Renames an object at this location.
-///\param	src - IN: Object's original name
-///\param	dst - IN: Object's new name
-///\exception	H5::FileIException or H5::GroupIException
-///\note
-///		Exercise care in moving groups as it is possible to render
-///		data in a file inaccessible with Group::move. Please refer
-///		to the Group Interface in the HDF5 User's Guide for details at:
-/// https://www.hdfgroup.org/HDF5/doc/UG/HDF5_Users_Guide-Responsive%20HTML5/index.html#t=HDF5_Users_Guide%2FGroups%2FHDF5_Groups.htm
-// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
-// Modification
-//	2007: QAK modified to use H5L APIs - BMR
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void CommonFG::move( const char* src, const char* dst ) const
-{
-   herr_t ret_value = H5Lmove( getLocId(), src, H5L_SAME_LOC, dst, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT );
-   if( ret_value < 0 )
-      throwException("move", "H5Lmove failed");
-}
-
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Function:	CommonFG::move
-///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
-///		It differs from the above function in that it takes an
-///		\c H5std_string for \a src and \a dst.
-// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void CommonFG::move( const H5std_string& src, const H5std_string& dst ) const
-{
-   move( src.c_str(), dst.c_str() );
-}
-
-#ifndef H5_NO_DEPRECATED_SYMBOLS
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Function:	CommonFG::getObjinfo
-///\brief	Returns information about an object.
-///\param	name  - IN: Name of the object
-///\param	follow_link - IN: Link flag
-///\param	statbuf - OUT: Buffer to return information about the object
-///\exception	H5::FileIException or H5::GroupIException
-///\par Description
-///		For more information, please refer to the C layer Reference
-///		Manual at:
-/// http://www.hdfgroup.org/HDF5/doc/RM/RM_H5G.html#Group-GetObjinfo
-// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void CommonFG::getObjinfo( const char* name, hbool_t follow_link, H5G_stat_t& statbuf ) const
-{
-   herr_t ret_value = H5Gget_objinfo( getLocId(), name, follow_link, &statbuf );
-   if( ret_value < 0 )
-      throwException("getObjinfo", "H5Gget_objinfo failed");
-}
-
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Function:	CommonFG::getObjinfo
-///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
-///		It differs from the above function in that it takes an
-///		\c H5std_string for \a name.
-// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void CommonFG::getObjinfo( const H5std_string& name, hbool_t follow_link, H5G_stat_t& statbuf ) const
-{
-   getObjinfo( name.c_str(), follow_link, statbuf );
-}
-
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Function:	CommonFG::getObjinfo
-///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
-///		It differs from the above functions in that it doesn't have
-///		the paramemter \a follow_link.
-// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - Nov, 2005
-// Note: need to modify to use H5Oget_info and H5Lget_info - BMR
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void CommonFG::getObjinfo( const char* name, H5G_stat_t& statbuf ) const
-{
-   herr_t ret_value = H5Gget_objinfo( getLocId(), name, 0, &statbuf );
-   if( ret_value < 0 )
-      throwException("getObjinfo", "H5Gget_objinfo failed");
-}
-
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Function:	CommonFG::getObjinfo
-///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
-///		It differs from the above function in that it takes an
-///		\c H5std_string for \a name.
-// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - Nov, 2005
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void CommonFG::getObjinfo( const H5std_string& name, H5G_stat_t& statbuf ) const
-{
-   getObjinfo( name.c_str(), statbuf );
-}
-#endif /* H5_NO_DEPRECATED_SYMBOLS */
-
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Function:	CommonFG::getLinkval
-///\brief	Returns the name of the object that the symbolic link points to.
-///\param	name  - IN: Symbolic link to the object
-///\param	size - IN: Maximum number of characters of value to be returned
-///\return	Name of the object
-///\exception	H5::FileIException or H5::GroupIException
-// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-H5std_string CommonFG::getLinkval( const char* name, size_t size ) const
-{
-    H5L_info_t linkinfo;
-    char *value_C;	// value in C string
-    size_t val_size = size;
-    H5std_string value = "";
-    herr_t ret_value;
-
-    // if user doesn't provide buffer size, determine it
-    if (size == 0)
-    {
-	ret_value = H5Lget_info(getLocId(), name, &linkinfo, H5P_DEFAULT);
-	if( ret_value < 0 )
-	    throwException("getLinkval", "H5Lget_info to find buffer size failed");
-
-	val_size = linkinfo.u.val_size;
-    }
-
-    // if link has value, retrieve the value, otherwise, return null string
-    if (val_size > 0)
-    {
-	value_C = new char[val_size+1];  // temporary C-string for C API
-	HDmemset(value_C, 0, val_size+1); // clear buffer
-
-	ret_value = H5Lget_val(getLocId(), name, value_C, val_size, H5P_DEFAULT);
-	if( ret_value < 0 )
-	{
-	    delete []value_C;
-	    throwException("getLinkval", "H5Lget_val failed");
-	}
-
-	value = H5std_string(value_C);
-	delete []value_C;
-    }
-    return(value);
-}
-
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Function:	CommonFG::getLinkval
-///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
-///		It differs from the above function in that it takes an
-///		\c H5std_string for \a name.
-// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-H5std_string CommonFG::getLinkval( const H5std_string& name, size_t size ) const
-{
-   return( getLinkval( name.c_str(), size ));
-}
-
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Function:	CommonFG::mount
-///\brief	Mounts the file \a child onto this group.
-///\param	name  - IN: Name of the group
-///\param	child - IN: File to mount
-///\param	plist - IN: Property list to use
-///\exception	H5::FileIException or H5::GroupIException
-// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2014 (original 2000)
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void CommonFG::mount(const char* name, const H5File& child, const PropList& plist ) const
-{
-   // Obtain identifiers for C API
-   hid_t plist_id = plist.getId();
-   hid_t child_id = child.getId();
-
-   // Call C routine H5Fmount to do the mouting
-   herr_t ret_value = H5Fmount( getLocId(), name, child_id, plist_id );
-
-   // Raise exception if H5Fmount returns negative value
-   if( ret_value < 0 )
-      throwException("mount", "H5Fmount failed");
-}
-
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Function:	CommonFG::mount
-// Purpose	This is an overloaded member function, kept for backward
-//		compatibility.  It differs from the above function in that it
-//		misses const's.  This wrapper will be removed in future release.
-// Param	name  - IN: Name of the group
-// Param	child - IN: File to mount
-// Param	plist - IN: Property list to use
-// Exception	H5::FileIException or H5::GroupIException
-// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
-// Modification
-//		Modified to call its replacement. -BMR, 2014/04/16
-//		Removed from documentation. -BMR, 2016/03/07 1.8.17 and 1.10.0
-//		Removed from code. -BMR, 2016/08/11 1.8.18 and 1.10.1
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-//void CommonFG::mount(const char* name, H5File& child, PropList& plist) const
-//{
-//   mount(name, child, plist);
-//}
-
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Function:	CommonFG::mount
-///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
-///		It takes an \c H5std_string for \a name.
-// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void CommonFG::mount(const H5std_string& name, const H5File& child, const PropList& plist) const
-{
-   mount(name.c_str(), child, plist);
-}
-
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Function:	CommonFG::mount
-// Purpose	This is an overloaded member function, kept for backward
-//		compatibility.  It differs from the above function in that it
-//		misses const's.  This wrapper will be removed in future release.
-// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2014
-// Modification
-//		Modified to call its replacement. -BMR, 2014/04/16
-//		Removed from documentation. -BMR, 2016/03/07 1.8.17 and 1.10.0
-//		Removed from code. -BMR, 2016/08/11 1.8.18 and 1.10.1
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-//void CommonFG::mount(const H5std_string& name, H5File& child, PropList& plist) const
-//{
-//   mount(name.c_str(), child, plist);
-//}
-
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Function:	CommonFG::unmount
-///\brief	Unmounts the specified file.
-///\param	name  - IN: Name of the file to unmount
-///\exception	H5::FileIException or H5::GroupIException
-// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void CommonFG::unmount( const char* name ) const
-{
-   // Call C routine H5Fmount to do the mouting
-   herr_t ret_value = H5Funmount( getLocId(), name );
-
-   // Raise exception if H5Funmount returns negative value
-   if( ret_value < 0 )
-      throwException("unmount", "H5Funmount failed");
-}
-
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Function:	CommonFG::unmount
-///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
-///		It differs from the above function in that it takes an
-///		\c H5std_string for \a name.
-// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void CommonFG::unmount( const H5std_string& name ) const
-{
-   unmount( name.c_str() );
-}
-
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Function:	CommonFG::openDataType
-///\brief	Opens the named generic datatype at this location.
-///\param	name  - IN: Name of the datatype to open
-///\return	DataType instance
-///\exception	H5::FileIException or H5::GroupIException
-// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-DataType CommonFG::openDataType( const char* name ) const
-{
-   // Call C function H5Topen2 to open the named datatype in this group,
-   // given either the file or group id
-   hid_t type_id = H5Topen2(getLocId(), name, H5P_DEFAULT);
-
-   // If the datatype's opening failed, throw an exception
-   if( type_id < 0 )
-      throwException("openDataType", "H5Topen2 failed");
-
-   // No failure, create and return the DataType object
-   DataType data_type;
-   f_DataType_setId(&data_type, type_id);
-   return(data_type);
-}
-
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Function:	CommonFG::openDataType
-///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
-///		It differs from the above function in that it takes an
-///		\c H5std_string for \a name.
-// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-DataType CommonFG::openDataType( const H5std_string& name ) const
-{
-   return( openDataType( name.c_str()) );
-}
-
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Function:	CommonFG::openArrayType
-///\brief	Opens the named array datatype at this location.
-///\param	name  - IN: Name of the array datatype to open
-///\return	ArrayType instance
-///\exception	H5::FileIException or H5::GroupIException
-// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - Jul, 2005
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-ArrayType CommonFG::openArrayType( const char* name ) const
-{
-   // Call C function H5Topen2 to open the named datatype in this group,
-   // given either the file or group id
-   hid_t type_id = H5Topen2(getLocId(), name, H5P_DEFAULT);
-
-   // If the datatype's opening failed, throw an exception
-   if( type_id < 0 )
-      throwException("openArrayType", "H5Topen2 failed");
-
-   // No failure, create and return the ArrayType object
-   ArrayType array_type;
-   f_DataType_setId(&array_type, type_id);
-   return(array_type);
-}
-
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Function:	CommonFG::openArrayType
-///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
-///		It differs from the above function in that it takes an
-///		\c H5std_string for \a name.
-// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - Jul, 2005
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-ArrayType CommonFG::openArrayType( const H5std_string& name ) const
-{
-   return( openArrayType( name.c_str()) );
-}
-
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Function:	CommonFG::openCompType
-///\brief	Opens the named compound datatype at this location.
-///\param	name  - IN: Name of the compound datatype to open
-///\return	CompType instance
-///\exception	H5::FileIException or H5::GroupIException
-// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-CompType CommonFG::openCompType( const char* name ) const
-{
-   // Call C function H5Topen2 to open the named datatype in this group,
-   // given either the file or group id
-   hid_t type_id = H5Topen2(getLocId(), name, H5P_DEFAULT);
-
-   // If the datatype's opening failed, throw an exception
-   if( type_id < 0 )
-      throwException("openCompType", "H5Topen2 failed");
-
-   // No failure, create and return the CompType object
-   CompType comp_type;
-   f_DataType_setId(&comp_type, type_id);
-   return(comp_type);
-}
-
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Function:	CommonFG::openCompType
-///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
-///		It differs from the above function in that it takes an
-///		\c H5std_string for \a name.
-// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-CompType CommonFG::openCompType( const H5std_string& name ) const
-{
-   return( openCompType( name.c_str()) );
-}
-
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Function:	CommonFG::openEnumType
-///\brief	Opens the named enumeration datatype at this location.
-///\param	name  - IN: Name of the enumeration datatype to open
-///\return	EnumType instance
-///\exception	H5::FileIException or H5::GroupIException
-// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-EnumType CommonFG::openEnumType( const char* name ) const
-{
-   // Call C function H5Topen2 to open the named datatype in this group,
-   // given either the file or group id
-   hid_t type_id = H5Topen2(getLocId(), name, H5P_DEFAULT);
-
-   // If the datatype's opening failed, throw an exception
-   if( type_id < 0 )
-      throwException("openEnumType", "H5Topen2 failed");
-
-   // No failure, create and return the EnumType object
-   EnumType enum_type;
-   f_DataType_setId(&enum_type, type_id);
-   return(enum_type);
-}
-
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Function:	CommonFG::openEnumType
-///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
-///		It differs from the above function in that it takes an
-///		\c H5std_string for \a name.
-// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-EnumType CommonFG::openEnumType( const H5std_string& name ) const
-{
-   return( openEnumType( name.c_str()) );
-}
-
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Function:	CommonFG::openIntType
-///\brief	Opens the named integer datatype at this location.
-///\param	name  - IN: Name of the integer datatype to open
-///\return	IntType instance
-///\exception	H5::FileIException or H5::GroupIException
-// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-IntType CommonFG::openIntType( const char* name ) const
-{
-   // Call C function H5Topen2 to open the named datatype in this group,
-   // given either the file or group id
-   hid_t type_id = H5Topen2(getLocId(), name, H5P_DEFAULT);
-
-   // If the datatype's opening failed, throw an exception
-   if( type_id < 0 )
-      throwException("openIntType", "H5Topen2 failed");
-
-   // No failure, create and return the IntType object
-   IntType int_type;
-   f_DataType_setId(&int_type, type_id);
-   return(int_type);
-}
-
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Function:	CommonFG::openIntType
-///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
-///		It differs from the above function in that it takes an
-///		\c H5std_string for \a name.
-// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-IntType CommonFG::openIntType( const H5std_string& name ) const
-{
-   return( openIntType( name.c_str()) );
-}
-
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Function:	CommonFG::openFloatType
-///\brief	Opens the named floating-point datatype at this location.
-///\param	name  - IN: Name of the floating-point datatype to open
-///\return	FloatType instance
-///\exception	H5::FileIException or H5::GroupIException
-// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-FloatType CommonFG::openFloatType( const char* name ) const
-{
-   // Call C function H5Topen2 to open the named datatype in this group,
-   // given either the file or group id
-   hid_t type_id = H5Topen2(getLocId(), name, H5P_DEFAULT);
-
-   // If the datatype's opening failed, throw an exception
-   if( type_id < 0 )
-      throwException("openFloatType", "H5Topen2 failed");
-
-   // No failure, create and return the FloatType object
-   FloatType float_type;
-   f_DataType_setId(&float_type, type_id);
-   return(float_type);
-}
-
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Function:	CommonFG::openFloatType
-///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
-///		It differs from the above function in that it takes an
-///		\c H5std_string for \a name.
-// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-FloatType CommonFG::openFloatType( const H5std_string& name ) const
-{
-   return( openFloatType( name.c_str()) );
-}
-
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Function:	CommonFG::openStrType
-///\brief	Opens the named string datatype at this location.
-///\param	name  - IN: Name of the string datatype to open
-///\return	StrType instance
-///\exception	H5::FileIException or H5::GroupIException
-// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-StrType CommonFG::openStrType( const char* name ) const
-{
-   // Call C function H5Topen2 to open the named datatype in this group,
-   // given either the file or group id
-   hid_t type_id = H5Topen2(getLocId(), name, H5P_DEFAULT);
-
-   // If the datatype's opening failed, throw an exception
-   if( type_id < 0 )
-      throwException("openStrType", "H5Topen2 failed");
-
-   // No failure, create and return the StrType object
-   StrType str_type;
-   f_DataType_setId(&str_type, type_id);
-   return(str_type);
-}
-
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Function:	CommonFG::openStrType
-///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
-///		It differs from the above function in that it takes an
-///		\c H5std_string for \a name.
-// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-StrType CommonFG::openStrType( const H5std_string& name ) const
-{
-   return( openStrType( name.c_str()) );
-}
-
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Function:	CommonFG::openVarLenType
-///\brief	Opens the named variable length datatype at this location.
-///\param	name  - IN: Name of the variable length datatype to open
-///\return	VarLenType instance
-///\exception	H5::FileIException or H5::GroupIException
-// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - Jul, 2005
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-VarLenType CommonFG::openVarLenType( const char* name ) const
-{
-   // Call C function H5Topen2 to open the named datatype in this group,
-   // given either the file or group id
-   hid_t type_id = H5Topen2(getLocId(), name, H5P_DEFAULT);
-
-   // If the datatype's opening failed, throw an exception
-   if( type_id < 0 )
-      throwException("openVarLenType", "H5Topen2 failed");
-
-   // No failure, create and return the VarLenType object
-   VarLenType varlen_type;
-   f_DataType_setId(&varlen_type, type_id);
-   return(varlen_type);
-}
-
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Function:	CommonFG::openVarLenType
-///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
-///		It differs from the above function in that it takes an
-///		\c H5std_string for \a name.
-// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - Jul, 2005
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-VarLenType CommonFG::openVarLenType( const H5std_string& name ) const
-{
-   return( openVarLenType( name.c_str()) );
-}
-
-#ifndef H5_NO_DEPRECATED_SYMBOLS
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Function:	CommonFG::iterateElems
-///\brief	Iterates a user's function over the entries of a group.
-///\param	name    - IN    : Name of group to iterate over
-///\param	idx     - IN/OUT: Starting (IN) and ending (OUT) entry indices
-///\param	op      - IN    : User's function to operate on each entry
-///\param	op_data - IN/OUT: Data associated with the operation
-///\return	The return value of the first operator that returns non-zero,
-///		or zero if all members were processed with no operator
-///		returning non-zero.
-///\exception	H5::FileIException or H5::GroupIException
-// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-int CommonFG::iterateElems( const char* name, int *idx, H5G_iterate_t op , void* op_data )
-{
-   int ret_value = H5Giterate( getLocId(), name, idx, op, op_data );
-   if( ret_value < 0 )
-   {
-      throwException("iterateElems", "H5Giterate failed");
-   }
-   return( ret_value );
-}
-
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Function:	CommonFG::iterateElems
-///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
-///		It differs from the above function in that it takes an
-///		\c H5std_string for \a name.
-// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-int CommonFG::iterateElems( const H5std_string& name, int *idx, H5G_iterate_t op , void* op_data )
-{
-   return( iterateElems( name.c_str(), idx, op, op_data ));
-}
-#endif /* H5_NO_DEPRECATED_SYMBOLS */
-
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Function:	CommonFG::getNumObjs
-///\brief	Returns the number of objects in this group.
-///\return	Number of objects
-///\exception	H5::FileIException or H5::GroupIException
-// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - January, 2003
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-hsize_t CommonFG::getNumObjs() const
-{
-   H5G_info_t 		ginfo;                  /* Group information */
-
-   herr_t ret_value = H5Gget_info(getLocId(), &ginfo);
-   if(ret_value < 0)
-      throwException("getNumObjs", "H5Gget_info failed");
-   return (ginfo.nlinks);
-}
-
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Function:	CommonFG::getObjnameByIdx
-///\brief	Returns the name of an object in this group, given the
-///		object's index.
-///\param	idx  -     IN: Transient index of the object
-///\return	Object name
-///\exception	H5::FileIException or H5::GroupIException
-///\par Description
-///		The value of idx can be any nonnegative number less than the
-///		total number of objects in the group, which is returned by
-///		the function \c CommonFG::getNumObjs.  Note that this is a
-///		transient index; thus, an object may have a different index
-///		each time the group is opened.
-// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - Mar, 2005
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-H5std_string CommonFG::getObjnameByIdx(hsize_t idx) const
-{
-    // call H5Lget_name_by_idx with name as NULL to get its length
-    ssize_t name_len = H5Lget_name_by_idx(getLocId(), ".", H5_INDEX_NAME, H5_ITER_INC, idx, NULL, 0, H5P_DEFAULT);
-    if(name_len < 0)
-      throwException("getObjnameByIdx", "H5Lget_name_by_idx failed");
-
-    // now, allocate C buffer to get the name
-    char* name_C = new char[name_len+1];
-    HDmemset(name_C, 0, name_len+1); // clear buffer
-
-    name_len = H5Lget_name_by_idx(getLocId(), ".", H5_INDEX_NAME, H5_ITER_INC, idx, name_C, name_len+1, H5P_DEFAULT);
-
-    if (name_len < 0)
-    {
-	delete []name_C;
-	throwException("getObjnameByIdx", "H5Lget_name_by_idx failed");
-    }
-
-    // clean up and return the string
-    H5std_string name = H5std_string(name_C);
-    delete []name_C;
-    return (name);
-}
-
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Function:	CommonFG::getObjnameByIdx
-///\brief	Retrieves the name of an object in this group, given the
-///		object's index.
-///\param	idx  -     IN: Transient index of the object
-///\param	name - IN/OUT: Retrieved name of the object
-///\param	size -     IN: Length to retrieve
-///\return	Actual size of the object name or 0, if object has no name
-///\exception	H5::FileIException or H5::GroupIException
-///\par Description
-///		The value of idx can be any nonnegative number less than the
-///		total number of objects in the group, which is returned by
-///		the function \c CommonFG::getNumObjs.  Note that this is a
-///		transient index; thus, an object may have a different index
-///		each time the group is opened.
-// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - January, 2003
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-ssize_t CommonFG::getObjnameByIdx(hsize_t idx, char* name, size_t size) const
-{
-   ssize_t name_len = H5Lget_name_by_idx(getLocId(), ".", H5_INDEX_NAME, H5_ITER_INC, idx, name, size, H5P_DEFAULT);
-   if(name_len < 0)
-      throwException("getObjnameByIdx", "H5Lget_name_by_idx failed");
-
-   return (name_len);
-}
-
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Function:	CommonFG::getObjnameByIdx
-///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
-///		It differs from the above function in that it takes an
-///		\c H5std_string for \a name.
-// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - January, 2003
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-ssize_t CommonFG::getObjnameByIdx(hsize_t idx, H5std_string& name, size_t size) const
-{
-   char* name_C = new char[size+1]; // temporary C-string for object name
-   HDmemset(name_C, 0, size+1); // clear buffer
-
-   // call overloaded function to get the name
-   ssize_t name_len = getObjnameByIdx(idx, name_C, size+1);
-   if(name_len < 0)
-   {
-      delete []name_C;
-      throwException("getObjnameByIdx", "H5Lget_name_by_idx failed");
-   }
-
-   // clean up and return the string
-   name = H5std_string(name_C);
-   delete []name_C;
-   return (name_len);
-}
-
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Function:	CommonFG::childObjType
-///\brief	Returns the type of an object in this file/group, given the
-///		object's name.
-///\param	objname - IN: Name of the object
-///\return	Object type, which can have the following values for group,
-///		dataset, and named datatype
-///		\li \c H5O_TYPE_GROUP
-///		\li \c H5O_TYPE_DATASET
-///		\li \c H5O_TYPE_NAMED_DATATYPE
-///		Refer to the C API documentation for more details:
-///		http://www.hdfgroup.org/HDF5/doc/RM/RM_H5O.html#Object-GetInfo
-///\exception	H5::FileIException or H5::GroupIException
-///		Exception will be thrown when:
-///		- an error returned by the C API
-///		- object type is not one of the valid values above
-// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - April, 2014
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-H5O_type_t CommonFG::childObjType(const char* objname) const
-{
-    H5O_info_t objinfo;
-    H5O_type_t objtype = H5O_TYPE_UNKNOWN;
-
-    // Use C API to get information of the object
-    herr_t ret_value = H5Oget_info_by_name(getLocId(), objname, &objinfo, H5P_DEFAULT);
-
-    // Throw exception if C API returns failure
-    if (ret_value < 0)
-	throwException("childObjType", "H5Oget_info_by_name failed");
-    // Return a valid type or throw an exception for unknown type
-    else
-      switch (objinfo.type)
-      {
-	case H5O_TYPE_GROUP:
-	case H5O_TYPE_DATASET:
-	case H5O_TYPE_NAMED_DATATYPE:
-	    objtype = objinfo.type;
-	    break;
-	case H5O_TYPE_UNKNOWN:
-	case H5O_TYPE_NTYPES:
-	default:
-	    throwException("childObjType", "Unknown type of object");
-      }
-    return(objtype);
-}
-
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Function:	CommonFG::childObjType
-///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
-///		It takes an \a H5std_string for the object's name.
-///\brief	Returns the type of an object in this group, given the
-///		object's name.
-///\param	objname - IN: Name of the object (H5std_string&)
-///\exception	H5::FileIException or H5::GroupIException
-// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - April, 2014
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-H5O_type_t CommonFG::childObjType(const H5std_string& objname) const
-{
-    // Use overloaded function
-    H5O_type_t objtype = childObjType(objname.c_str());
-    return(objtype);
-}
-
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Function:	CommonFG::childObjType
-///\brief	Returns the type of an object in this file/group, given the
-///		object's index and its type and order.
-///\param	index - IN: Position of the object
-///\param	index_type - IN: Type of the index, default to H5_INDEX_NAME
-///\param	order - IN: Traversing order, default to H5_ITER_INC
-///\param	objname - IN: Name of the object, default to "."
-///\return	Object type, which can have the following values for group,
-///		dataset, and named datatype
-///		\li \c H5O_TYPE_GROUP
-///		\li \c H5O_TYPE_DATASET
-///		\li \c H5O_TYPE_NAMED_DATATYPE
-///		Refer to the C API documentation for more details:
-///		http://www.hdfgroup.org/HDF5/doc/RM/RM_H5O.html#Object-GetInfo
-///\exception	H5::FileIException or H5::GroupIException
-///		Exception will be thrown when:
-///		- an error returned by the C API
-///		- object type is not one of the valid values above
-// Developer's Notes:
-//	- this overload uses H5Oget_info_by_idx instead of H5Oget_info_by_name
-//	  like the previous childObjType()
-//	- index is the required argument so, first
-//	- objname is last because it's more likely the location is already
-//	  fully specified
-//	- Leave property list out for now because C API is not using it, it
-//	  can be added later when needed.
-// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - April, 2014
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-H5O_type_t CommonFG::childObjType(hsize_t index, H5_index_t index_type, H5_iter_order_t order, const char* objname) const
-{
-    herr_t ret_value;
-    H5O_info_t objinfo;
-    H5O_type_t objtype = H5O_TYPE_UNKNOWN;
-
-    // Use C API to get information of the object
-    ret_value = H5Oget_info_by_idx(getLocId(), objname, index_type, order, index, &objinfo, H5P_DEFAULT);
-
-    // Throw exception if C API returns failure
-    if (ret_value < 0)
-	throwException("childObjType", "H5Oget_info_by_idx failed");
-    // Return a valid type or throw an exception for unknown type
-    else
-      switch (objinfo.type)
-      {
-	case H5O_TYPE_GROUP:
-	case H5O_TYPE_DATASET:
-	case H5O_TYPE_NAMED_DATATYPE:
-	    objtype = objinfo.type;
-	    break;
-	case H5O_TYPE_UNKNOWN:
-	case H5O_TYPE_NTYPES:
-	default:
-	    throwException("childObjType", "Unknown type of object");
-      }
-    return(objtype);
-}
-
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Function:	CommonFG::childObjVersion
-///\brief	Returns the object header version of an object in this file/group,
-///		given the object's name.
-///\param	objname - IN: Name of the object
-///\return	Object version, which can have the following values:
-///		\li \c H5O_VERSION_1
-///		\li \c H5O_VERSION_2
-///\exception	H5::FileIException or H5::GroupIException
-///		Exception will be thrown when:
-///		- an error returned by the C API
-///		- version number is not one of the valid values above
-// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - April, 2014
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-unsigned CommonFG::childObjVersion(const char* objname) const
-{
-    H5O_info_t objinfo;
-    unsigned version = 0;
-
-    // Use C API to get information of the object
-    herr_t ret_value = H5Oget_info_by_name(getLocId(), objname, &objinfo, H5P_DEFAULT);
-
-    // Throw exception if C API returns failure
-    if (ret_value < 0)
-	throwException("childObjVersion", "H5Oget_info_by_name failed");
-    // Return a valid version or throw an exception for invalid value
-    else
-    {
-	version = objinfo.hdr.version;
-	if (version != H5O_VERSION_1 && version != H5O_VERSION_2)
-	    throwException("childObjVersion", "Invalid version for object");
-    }
-    return(version);
-}
-
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Function:	CommonFG::childObjVersion
-///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
-///		It takes an \a H5std_string for the object's name.
-///\brief	Returns the type of an object in this group, given the
-///		object's name.
-///\param	objname - IN: Name of the object (H5std_string&)
-///\exception	H5::FileIException or H5::GroupIException
-// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - April, 2014
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-unsigned CommonFG::childObjVersion(const H5std_string& objname) const
-{
-    // Use overloaded function
-    unsigned version = childObjVersion(objname.c_str());
-    return(version);
-}
-
-#ifndef H5_NO_DEPRECATED_SYMBOLS
-#ifndef DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Function:	CommonFG::getObjTypeByIdx
-///\brief	Returns the type of an object in this group, given the
-///		object's index.
-///\param	idx - IN: Transient index of the object
-///\return	Object type
-///\exception	H5::FileIException or H5::GroupIException
-// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - January, 2003
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-H5G_obj_t CommonFG::getObjTypeByIdx(hsize_t idx) const
-{
-   H5G_obj_t obj_type = H5Gget_objtype_by_idx(getLocId(), idx);
-   if (obj_type == H5G_UNKNOWN)
-      throwException("getObjTypeByIdx", "H5Gget_objtype_by_idx failed");
-
-   return (obj_type);
-}
-
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Function:	CommonFG::getObjTypeByIdx
-///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
-///		It differs from the above function because it also provides
-///		the returned object type in text (char*)
-///\param	idx       - IN: Transient index of the object
-///\param	type_name - OUT: Object type in text
-///\return	Object type
-///\exception	H5::FileIException or H5::GroupIException
-// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - May, 2010
-// Modification
-//		Modified to use the other function. -BMR, 2016/03/07
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-H5G_obj_t CommonFG::getObjTypeByIdx(hsize_t idx, char* type_name) const
-{
-    H5std_string stype_name(type_name);
-    return(getObjTypeByIdx(idx, stype_name));
-}
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Function:	CommonFG::getObjTypeByIdx
-///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
-///		It differs from the above function because it also provides
-///		the returned object type in text (H5std_string&)
-///\param	idx       - IN: Transient index of the object
-///\param	type_name - OUT: Object type in text
-///\return	Object type
-///\exception	H5::FileIException or H5::GroupIException
-// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - January, 2003
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-H5G_obj_t CommonFG::getObjTypeByIdx(hsize_t idx, H5std_string& type_name) const
-{
-    H5G_obj_t obj_type = H5Gget_objtype_by_idx(getLocId(), idx);
-    switch (obj_type)
-    {
-        case H5G_LINK: type_name = H5std_string("symbolic link"); break;
-        case H5G_GROUP: type_name = H5std_string("group"); break;
-        case H5G_DATASET: type_name = H5std_string("dataset"); break;
-        case H5G_TYPE: type_name = H5std_string("datatype"); break;
-        case H5G_UNKNOWN:
-	case H5G_UDLINK:
-	case H5G_RESERVED_5:
-	case H5G_RESERVED_6:
-	case H5G_RESERVED_7:
-        default:
-           throwException("getObjTypeByIdx", "H5Gget_objtype_by_idx failed");
-    }
-    return (obj_type);
-}
-
-#endif // DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS
-#endif /* H5_NO_DEPRECATED_SYMBOLS */
-
 #ifndef DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Function:	CommonFG default constructor
@@ -1267,36 +67,6 @@ CommonFG::CommonFG() {}
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 CommonFG::~CommonFG() {}
 
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Function:	f_DataType_setId - friend
-// Purpose:	This function is friend to class H5::DataType so that it
-//		can set DataType::id in order to work around a problem
-//		described in the JIRA issue HDFFV-7947.
-//		Applications shouldn't need to use it.
-// param        dtype   - IN/OUT: DataType object to be changed
-// param        new_id - IN: New id to set
-// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2015
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void f_DataType_setId(DataType* dtype, hid_t new_id)
-{
-    dtype->p_setId(new_id);
-}
-
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Function:	f_DataSet_setId - friend
-// Purpose:	This function is friend to class H5::DataSet so that it
-//		can set DataSet::id in order to work around a problem
-//		described in the JIRA issue HDFFV-7947.
-//		Applications shouldn't need to use it.
-// param        dset   - IN/OUT: DataSet object to be changed
-// param        new_id - IN: New id to set
-// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2015
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void f_DataSet_setId(DataSet* dset, hid_t new_id)
-{
-    dset->p_setId(new_id);
-}
-
 #endif // DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS
 
 #ifndef H5_NO_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/c++/src/H5CommonFG.h b/c++/src/H5CommonFG.h
index 9fee802..b34a583 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5CommonFG.h
+++ b/c++/src/H5CommonFG.h
@@ -21,154 +21,22 @@
 namespace H5 {
 #endif
 
-// Class forwarding
-class Group;
-class H5File;
-class ArrayType;
-class VarLenType;
-
 /*! \class CommonFG
-    \brief \a CommonFG is an abstract base class of H5File and H5Group.
+    \brief \a CommonFG was an abstract base class of H5File and H5Group.
 
-    It provides common operations of H5File and H5Group.
+    It provided common operations of H5File and H5Group.
+    In release 1.10.1, the class structure is modified.
+    As a result, member functions of CommonFG are moved to Group.
 */
 class H5_DLLCPP CommonFG {
    public:
-	// Creates a new group at this location which can be a file
-	// or another group.
-	Group createGroup(const char* name, size_t size_hint = 0) const;
-	Group createGroup(const H5std_string& name, size_t size_hint = 0) const;
-
-	// Opens an existing group in a location which can be a file
-	// or another group.
-	Group openGroup(const char* name) const;
-	Group openGroup(const H5std_string& name) const;
-
-	// Creates a new dataset at this location.
-	DataSet createDataSet(const char* name, const DataType& data_type, const DataSpace& data_space, const DSetCreatPropList& create_plist = DSetCreatPropList::DEFAULT) const;
-	DataSet createDataSet(const H5std_string& name, const DataType& data_type, const DataSpace& data_space, const DSetCreatPropList& create_plist = DSetCreatPropList::DEFAULT) const;
-
-	// Opens an existing dataset at this location.
-	DataSet openDataSet(const char* name) const;
-	DataSet openDataSet(const H5std_string& name) const;
-
-	// Returns the value of a symbolic link.
-	H5std_string getLinkval(const char* link_name, size_t size=0) const;
-	H5std_string getLinkval(const H5std_string& link_name, size_t size=0) const;
-
-	// Returns the number of objects in this group.
-	hsize_t getNumObjs() const;
-
-	// Retrieves the name of an object in this group, given the
-	// object's index.
-	H5std_string getObjnameByIdx(hsize_t idx) const;
-	ssize_t getObjnameByIdx(hsize_t idx, char* name, size_t size) const;
-	ssize_t getObjnameByIdx(hsize_t idx, H5std_string& name, size_t size) const;
-
-	// Retrieves the type of an object in this file or group, given the
-	// object's name
-	H5O_type_t childObjType(const H5std_string& objname) const;
-	H5O_type_t childObjType(const char* objname) const;
-	H5O_type_t childObjType(hsize_t index, H5_index_t index_type=H5_INDEX_NAME, H5_iter_order_t order=H5_ITER_INC, const char* objname=".") const;
-
-	// Returns the object header version of an object in this file or group,
-	// given the object's name.
-	unsigned childObjVersion(const char* objname) const;
-	unsigned childObjVersion(const H5std_string& objname) const;
-
-#ifndef H5_NO_DEPRECATED_SYMBOLS
-	// Returns the type of an object in this group, given the
-	// object's index.
-	H5G_obj_t getObjTypeByIdx(hsize_t idx) const;
-	H5G_obj_t getObjTypeByIdx(hsize_t idx, char* type_name) const;
-	H5G_obj_t getObjTypeByIdx(hsize_t idx, H5std_string& type_name) const;
-
-	// Returns information about an HDF5 object, given by its name,
-	// at this location.
-	void getObjinfo(const char* name, hbool_t follow_link, H5G_stat_t& statbuf) const;
-	void getObjinfo(const H5std_string& name, hbool_t follow_link, H5G_stat_t& statbuf) const;
-	void getObjinfo(const char* name, H5G_stat_t& statbuf) const;
-	void getObjinfo(const H5std_string& name, H5G_stat_t& statbuf) const;
-
-	// Iterates over the elements of this group - not implemented in
-	// C++ style yet.
-	int iterateElems(const char* name, int *idx, H5G_iterate_t op, void *op_data);
-	int iterateElems(const H5std_string& name, int *idx, H5G_iterate_t op, void *op_data);
-#endif /* H5_NO_DEPRECATED_SYMBOLS */
-
-	// Creates a link of the specified type from new_name to current_name;
-	// both names are interpreted relative to the specified location id.
-	void link(H5L_type_t link_type, const char* curr_name, const char* new_name) const;
-	void link(H5L_type_t link_type, const H5std_string& curr_name, const H5std_string& new_name) const;
-
-	// Removes the specified name at this location.
-	void unlink(const char* name) const;
-	void unlink(const H5std_string& name) const;
-
-	// Mounts the file 'child' onto this location.
-	void mount(const char* name, const H5File& child, const PropList& plist) const;
-	//void mount(const char* name, H5File& child, PropList& plist) const; // removed from 1.8.18 and 1.10.1
-	void mount(const H5std_string& name, const H5File& child, const PropList& plist) const;
-	//void mount(const H5std_string& name, H5File& child, PropList& plist) const; // removed from 1.8.18 and 1.10.1
-
-	// Unmounts the file named 'name' from this parent location.
-	void unmount(const char* name) const;
-	void unmount(const H5std_string& name) const;
-
-	// Renames an object at this location.
-	void move(const char* src, const char* dst) const;
-	void move(const H5std_string& src, const H5std_string& dst) const;
-
-	// Opens a generic named datatype in this location.
-	DataType openDataType(const char* name) const;
-	DataType openDataType(const H5std_string& name) const;
-
-	// Opens a named array datatype in this location.
-	ArrayType openArrayType(const char* name) const;
-	ArrayType openArrayType(const H5std_string& name) const;
-
-	// Opens a named compound datatype in this location.
-	CompType openCompType(const char* name) const;
-	CompType openCompType(const H5std_string& name) const;
-
-	// Opens a named enumeration datatype in this location.
-	EnumType openEnumType(const char* name) const;
-	EnumType openEnumType(const H5std_string& name) const;
-
-	// Opens a named integer datatype in this location.
-	IntType openIntType(const char* name) const;
-	IntType openIntType(const H5std_string& name) const;
-
-	// Opens a named floating-point datatype in this location.
-	FloatType openFloatType(const char* name) const;
-	FloatType openFloatType(const H5std_string& name) const;
-
-	// Opens a named string datatype in this location.
-	StrType openStrType(const char* name) const;
-	StrType openStrType(const H5std_string& name) const;
-
-	// Opens a named variable length datatype in this location.
-	VarLenType openVarLenType(const char* name) const;
-	VarLenType openVarLenType(const H5std_string& name) const;
-
 #ifndef DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS
-	/// For subclasses, H5File and Group, to return the correct
-	/// object id, i.e. file or group id.
-	virtual hid_t getLocId() const = 0;
-
-
-	/// For subclasses, H5File and Group, to throw appropriate exception.
-	virtual void throwException(const H5std_string& func_name, const H5std_string& msg) const = 0;
-
 	// Default constructor.
 	CommonFG();
 
 	// Noop destructor.
 	virtual ~CommonFG();
 
-    protected:
-	virtual void p_setId(const hid_t new_id) = 0;
-
 #endif // DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS
 
 }; // end of CommonFG declaration
diff --git a/c++/src/H5CompType.cpp b/c++/src/H5CompType.cpp
index 4585516..07a0460 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5CompType.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5CompType.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #include "H5Object.h"
 #include "H5OcreatProp.h"
 #include "H5DcreatProp.h"
-#include "H5CommonFG.h"
+//#include "H5CommonFG.h"
 #include "H5Alltypes.h"
 #include "H5AbstractDs.h"
 #include "H5DxferProp.h"
diff --git a/c++/src/H5DataSet.cpp b/c++/src/H5DataSet.cpp
index c64d7df..e549c09 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5DataSet.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5DataSet.cpp
@@ -31,10 +31,11 @@
 #include "H5DcreatProp.h"
 #include "H5FaccProp.h"
 #include "H5FcreatProp.h"
-#include "H5CommonFG.h"
+//#include "H5CommonFG.h"
 #include "H5DataType.h"
 #include "H5DataSpace.h"
 #include "H5AbstractDs.h"
+#include "H5Group.h"
 #include "H5File.h"
 #include "H5Attribute.h"
 #include "H5DataSet.h"
diff --git a/c++/src/H5DataType.cpp b/c++/src/H5DataType.cpp
index c10622c..9df9dc2 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5DataType.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5DataType.cpp
@@ -31,13 +31,14 @@
 #include "H5OcreatProp.h"
 #include "H5DcreatProp.h"
 #include "H5DxferProp.h"
-#include "H5CommonFG.h"
+//#include "H5CommonFG.h"
 #include "H5DataType.h"
 #include "H5AtomType.h"
 #include "H5PredType.h"
 #include "H5private.h"
 #include "H5AbstractDs.h"
 #include "H5DataSet.h"
+#include "H5Group.h"
 #include "H5File.h"
 #include "H5Attribute.h"
 
diff --git a/c++/src/H5DcreatProp.cpp b/c++/src/H5DcreatProp.cpp
index d362d65..47e71db 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5DcreatProp.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5DcreatProp.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #include "H5OcreatProp.h"
 #include "H5Object.h"
 #include "H5DcreatProp.h"
-#include "H5CommonFG.h"
+//#include "H5CommonFG.h"
 #include "H5DataType.h"
 
 #ifndef H5_NO_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/c++/src/H5EnumType.cpp b/c++/src/H5EnumType.cpp
index b096a36..00186e1 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5EnumType.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5EnumType.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #include "H5DataSpace.h"
 #include "H5OcreatProp.h"
 #include "H5DcreatProp.h"
-#include "H5CommonFG.h"
+//#include "H5CommonFG.h"
 #include "H5DataType.h"
 #include "H5DataSet.h"
 #include "H5AtomType.h"
diff --git a/c++/src/H5File.cpp b/c++/src/H5File.cpp
index 6905b46..e6ca725 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5File.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5File.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 #include "H5OcreatProp.h"
 #include "H5DxferProp.h"
 #include "H5DcreatProp.h"
-#include "H5CommonFG.h"
+//#include "H5CommonFG.h"
 #include "H5Group.h"
 #include "H5AbstractDs.h"
 #include "H5DataSpace.h"
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ namespace H5 {
 ///\brief	Default constructor: creates a stub H5File object.
 // Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-H5File::H5File() : H5Location(), CommonFG(), id(H5I_INVALID_HID) {}
+H5File::H5File() : Group(), id(H5I_INVALID_HID) {}
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Function:	H5File overloaded constructor
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ H5File::H5File() : H5Location(), CommonFG(), id(H5I_INVALID_HID) {}
 //		to catch then re-throw it. -BMR 2013/03/21
 // Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-H5File::H5File( const char* name, unsigned int flags, const FileCreatPropList& create_plist, const FileAccPropList& access_plist ) : H5Location(), CommonFG(), id(H5I_INVALID_HID)
+H5File::H5File( const char* name, unsigned int flags, const FileCreatPropList& create_plist, const FileAccPropList& access_plist ) : Group(), id(H5I_INVALID_HID)
 {
     try {
 	p_get_file(name, flags, create_plist, access_plist);
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ H5File::H5File( const char* name, unsigned int flags, const FileCreatPropList& c
 //		to catch then re-throw it. -BMR 2013/03/21
 // Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-H5File::H5File( const H5std_string& name, unsigned int flags, const FileCreatPropList& create_plist, const FileAccPropList& access_plist ) : H5Location(), CommonFG(), id(H5I_INVALID_HID)
+H5File::H5File( const H5std_string& name, unsigned int flags, const FileCreatPropList& create_plist, const FileAccPropList& access_plist ) : Group(), id(H5I_INVALID_HID)
 {
     try {
 	p_get_file(name.c_str(), flags, create_plist, access_plist);
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ void H5File::p_get_file(const char* name, unsigned int flags, const FileCreatPro
 //		constructor is needed by the library in order to return
 //		an object, H5File doesn't need it. -BMR (HDFFV-8766 partially)
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-H5File::H5File(hid_t existing_id) : H5Location(), CommonFG()
+H5File::H5File(hid_t existing_id) : Group()
 {
     id = existing_id;
     incRefCount(); // increment number of references to this id
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ H5File::H5File(hid_t existing_id) : H5Location(), CommonFG()
 ///\param	original - IN: H5File instance to copy
 // Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-H5File::H5File(const H5File& original) : H5Location(), CommonFG()
+H5File::H5File(const H5File& original) : Group()
 {
     id = original.getId();
     incRefCount(); // increment number of references to this id
diff --git a/c++/src/H5File.h b/c++/src/H5File.h
index 7f271da..7ec92fe 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5File.h
+++ b/c++/src/H5File.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #ifndef __H5File_H
 #define __H5File_H
 
+
 #ifndef H5_NO_NAMESPACE
 namespace H5 {
 #endif
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ namespace H5 {
 
     It inherits from H5Location and CommonFG.
 */
-class H5_DLLCPP H5File : public H5Location, public CommonFG {
+class H5_DLLCPP H5File : public Group {
    public:
 	// Creates or opens an HDF5 file.
 	H5File( const char* name, unsigned int flags,
@@ -80,9 +81,6 @@ class H5_DLLCPP H5File : public H5Location, public CommonFG {
 #ifndef DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS
 	void reopen();  // obsolete in favor of reOpen()
 
-	// Gets the file id
-	virtual hid_t getLocId() const;
-
 	// Creates an H5File using an existing file id.  Not recommended
 	// in applications.
 	H5File(hid_t existing_id);
@@ -95,6 +93,9 @@ class H5_DLLCPP H5File : public H5Location, public CommonFG {
 	// Throw file exception.
 	virtual void throwException(const H5std_string& func_name, const H5std_string& msg) const;
 
+	// for CommonFG to get the file id.
+	virtual hid_t getLocId() const;
+
 	// Default constructor
 	H5File();
 
@@ -125,3 +126,4 @@ class H5_DLLCPP H5File : public H5Location, public CommonFG {
 }
 #endif
 #endif // __H5File_H
+
diff --git a/c++/src/H5FloatType.cpp b/c++/src/H5FloatType.cpp
index cdf9872..6078514 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5FloatType.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5FloatType.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #include "H5Object.h"
 #include "H5OcreatProp.h"
 #include "H5DcreatProp.h"
-#include "H5CommonFG.h"
+//#include "H5CommonFG.h"
 #include "H5DataType.h"
 #include "H5AbstractDs.h"
 #include "H5DxferProp.h"
diff --git a/c++/src/H5Group.cpp b/c++/src/H5Group.cpp
index 9d27b79..b4990be 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5Group.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5Group.cpp
@@ -33,12 +33,31 @@
 #include "H5DxferProp.h"
 #include "H5DataSpace.h"
 #include "H5DataSet.h"
-#include "H5CommonFG.h"
+//#include "H5CommonFG.h"
 #include "H5Attribute.h"
 #include "H5Group.h"
 #include "H5File.h"
 #include "H5Alltypes.h"
+#include "H5private.h"		// for HDstrcpy
 
+ /* #include "H5Include.h"
+#include "H5Exception.h"
+#include "H5IdComponent.h"
+#include "H5PropList.h"
+#include "H5Object.h"
+#include "H5FaccProp.h"
+#include "H5FcreatProp.h"
+#include "H5OcreatProp.h"
+#include "H5DxferProp.h"
+#include "H5DcreatProp.h"
+#include "H5CommonFG.h"
+#include "Group.h"
+#include "H5AbstractDs.h"
+#include "H5DataSpace.h"
+#include "H5DataSet.h"
+#include "H5File.h"
+#include "H5Alltypes.h"
+ */ 
 #ifndef H5_NO_NAMESPACE
 namespace H5 {
 #ifndef H5_NO_STD
@@ -52,7 +71,7 @@ namespace H5 {
 ///\brief	Default constructor: creates a stub Group.
 // Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-Group::Group() : H5Object(), CommonFG(), id(H5I_INVALID_HID) {}
+Group::Group() : H5Object(), id(H5I_INVALID_HID) {}
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Function:	Group copy constructor
@@ -60,7 +79,7 @@ Group::Group() : H5Object(), CommonFG(), id(H5I_INVALID_HID) {}
 ///\param	original - IN: Original group to copy
 // Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-Group::Group(const Group& original) : H5Object(), CommonFG(), id(original.id)
+Group::Group(const Group& original) : H5Object(), id(original.id)
 {
     incRefCount(); // increment number of references to this id
 }
@@ -70,6 +89,9 @@ Group::Group(const Group& original) : H5Object(), CommonFG(), id(original.id)
 ///\brief	Returns the id of this group.
 ///\return	Id of this group
 // Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
+// Deprecated:
+//	After HDFFV-9920, the Group's methods can use getId() and getLocId()
+//	is kept for backward compatibility.  Aug 18, 2016 -BMR
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 hid_t Group::getLocId() const
 {
@@ -82,7 +104,7 @@ hid_t Group::getLocId() const
 ///\param	existing_id - IN: Id of an existing group
 // Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-Group::Group(const hid_t existing_id) : H5Object(), CommonFG(), id(existing_id)
+Group::Group(const hid_t existing_id) : H5Object(), id(existing_id)
 {
     incRefCount(); // increment number of references to this id
 }
@@ -100,7 +122,7 @@ Group::Group(const hid_t existing_id) : H5Object(), CommonFG(), id(existing_id)
 ///		is a datatype that has been named by DataType::commit.
 // Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - Oct, 2006
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-Group::Group(const H5Location& loc, const void* ref, H5R_type_t ref_type, const PropList& plist) : H5Object(), CommonFG(), id(H5I_INVALID_HID)
+Group::Group(const H5Location& loc, const void* ref, H5R_type_t ref_type, const PropList& plist) : H5Object(), id(H5I_INVALID_HID)
 {
     id = H5Location::p_dereference(loc.getId(), ref, ref_type, plist, "constructor - by dereference");
 }
@@ -115,7 +137,7 @@ Group::Group(const H5Location& loc, const void* ref, H5R_type_t ref_type, const
 ///\exception	H5::ReferenceException
 // Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - Oct, 2006
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-Group::Group(const Attribute& attr, const void* ref, H5R_type_t ref_type, const PropList& plist) : H5Object(), CommonFG(), id(H5I_INVALID_HID)
+Group::Group(const Attribute& attr, const void* ref, H5R_type_t ref_type, const PropList& plist) : H5Object(), id(H5I_INVALID_HID)
 {
     id = H5Location::p_dereference(attr.getId(), ref, ref_type, plist, "constructor - by dereference");
 }
@@ -157,7 +179,7 @@ void Group::p_setId(const hid_t new_id)
         close();
     }
     catch (Exception& close_error) {
-        throw GroupIException("Group::p_setId", close_error.getDetailMsg());
+        throwException("Group::p_setId", close_error.getDetailMsg());
     }
    // reset object's id to the given id
    id = new_id;
@@ -178,7 +200,7 @@ void Group::close()
 	herr_t ret_value = H5Gclose( id );
 	if( ret_value < 0 )
 	{
-	    throw GroupIException("Group::close", "H5Gclose failed");
+	    throwException("Group::close", "H5Gclose failed");
 	}
 	// reset the id
 	id = H5I_INVALID_HID;
@@ -226,6 +248,1269 @@ Group::~Group()
     }
 }
 
+
+// From H5CommonFG.cpp
+// Notes with "***Updated" are new and for Group.cpp
+// Original notes are from December 2000
+//
+// There are a few comments that are common to most of the functions
+// defined in this file so they are listed here.
+// - getLocId is called by all functions, that call a C API, to get
+//   the location id, which can be either a file id or a group id.
+//   This function is pure virtual and it's up to H5File and Group
+//   to call the right getId() - although, as the structure of the
+//   library at this time, getId() is basically the IdComponent::getId()
+//   ***Updated: after the classes are rearranged (HDFFV-9920), functions
+//		 in CommonFG are moved to Group, and they can call getId()
+//		 instead of getLocId().  getLocId() is kept for backward
+//		 compatibility on user applications.  Aug 18, 2016 -BMR
+// - when a failure returned by the C API, the functions will call
+//   throwException, which is a pure virtual function and is implemented
+//   by H5File to throw a FileIException and by Group to throw a
+//   GroupIException.
+//   ***Updated: after HDFFV-9920, methods in class Group use throwException
+//   to distinguish the FileIException and GroupIException.  CommonFG is no
+//   longer used in the library.  Aug 18, 2016 -BMR
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function:	Group::createGroup
+///\brief	Creates a new group at this location which can be a file
+///		or another group.
+///\param	name  - IN: Name of the group to create
+///\param	size_hint - IN: Indicates the number of bytes to reserve for
+///		the names that will appear in the group
+///\return	Group instance
+///\exception	H5::FileIException or H5::GroupIException
+///\par Description
+///		The optional \a size_hint specifies how much file space to
+///		reserve for storing the names that will appear in this new
+///		group. If a non-positive value is provided for the \a size_hint
+///		then a default size is chosen.
+// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Group Group::createGroup( const char* name, size_t size_hint ) const
+{
+    // Group creation property list for size hint
+    hid_t gcpl_id = 0;
+
+    // Set the local heap size hint
+    if (size_hint > 0)
+    {
+       // If the creation of the property list failed, throw an exception
+       if ((gcpl_id = H5Pcreate(H5P_GROUP_CREATE)) < 0)
+          throwException("createGroup", "H5Pcreate failed");
+
+       if (H5Pset_local_heap_size_hint(gcpl_id, size_hint) < 0) {
+          H5Pclose(gcpl_id);
+          throwException("createGroup", "H5Pset_local_heap_size_hint failed");
+       }
+    }
+
+   // Call C routine H5Gcreate2 to create the named group, giving the
+   // location id which can be a file id or a group id
+   hid_t group_id = H5Gcreate2(getId(), name, H5P_DEFAULT, gcpl_id, H5P_DEFAULT );
+
+   // Close the group creation property list, if necessary
+   if(gcpl_id > 0)
+       H5Pclose(gcpl_id);
+
+   // If the creation of the group failed, throw an exception
+   if( group_id < 0 )
+      throwException("createGroup", "H5Gcreate2 failed");
+
+   // No failure, create and return the Group object
+   Group group;
+   group.p_setId(group_id);
+   // CommonFG *ptr = &group;
+   // ptr->p_setId(group_id);
+   return( group );
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function:	Group::createGroup
+///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
+///		It differs from the above function in that it takes an
+///		\c H5std_string for \a name.
+// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Group Group::createGroup( const H5std_string& name, size_t size_hint ) const
+{
+   return( createGroup( name.c_str(), size_hint ));
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function:	Group::openGroup
+///\brief	Opens an existing group in a location which can be a file
+///		or another group.
+///\param	name  - IN: Name of the group to open
+///\return	Group instance
+///\exception	H5::FileIException or H5::GroupIException
+// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Group Group::openGroup( const char* name ) const
+{
+   // Call C routine H5Gopen2 to open the named group, giving the
+   // location id which can be a file id or a group id
+   hid_t group_id = H5Gopen2(getId(), name, H5P_DEFAULT );
+
+   // If the opening of the group failed, throw an exception
+   if( group_id < 0 )
+      throwException("openGroup", "H5Gopen2 failed");
+
+   // No failure, create and return the Group object
+   Group group;
+   group.p_setId(group_id);
+   // CommonFG *ptr = &group;
+   // ptr->p_setId(group_id);
+   return( group );
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function:	Group::openGroup
+///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
+///		It differs from the above function in that it takes an
+///		\c H5std_string for \a name.
+// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Group Group::openGroup( const H5std_string& name ) const
+{
+   return( openGroup( name.c_str() ));
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function:	Group::createDataSet
+///\brief	Creates a new dataset at this location.
+///\param	name  - IN: Name of the dataset to create
+///\param	data_type - IN: Datatype of the dataset
+///\param	data_space - IN: Dataspace for the dataset
+///\param	create_plist - IN: Creation properly list for the dataset
+///\return	DataSet instance
+///\exception	H5::FileIException or H5::GroupIException
+// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+DataSet Group::createDataSet( const char* name, const DataType& data_type, const DataSpace& data_space, const DSetCreatPropList& create_plist ) const
+{
+ //cerr << "createDataSet( const char* name" << endl;
+   // Obtain identifiers for C API
+   hid_t type_id = data_type.getId();
+   hid_t space_id = data_space.getId();
+   hid_t create_plist_id = create_plist.getId();
+
+   // Call C routine H5Dcreate2 to create the named dataset
+   hid_t dataset_id = H5Dcreate2(getId(), name, type_id, space_id, H5P_DEFAULT, create_plist_id, H5P_DEFAULT );
+ //cerr << " H5Dcreate2 returns dataset_id " << dataset_id << endl;
+
+   // If the creation of the dataset failed, throw an exception
+   if( dataset_id < 0 )
+      throwException("createDataSet", "H5Dcreate2 failed");
+
+   // No failure, create and return the DataSet object
+   DataSet dataset;
+   f_DataSet_setId(&dataset, dataset_id);
+   return( dataset );
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function:	Group::createDataSet
+///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
+///		It differs from the above function in that it takes an
+///		\c H5std_string for \a name.
+// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+DataSet Group::createDataSet( const H5std_string& name, const DataType& data_type, const DataSpace& data_space, const DSetCreatPropList& create_plist ) const
+{
+ //cerr << "createDataSet( const H5std_string& name" << endl;
+   return( createDataSet( name.c_str(), data_type, data_space, create_plist ));
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function:	Group::openDataSet
+///\brief	Opens an existing dataset at this location.
+///\param	name  - IN: Name of the dataset to open
+///\return	DataSet instance
+///\exception	H5::FileIException or H5::GroupIException
+// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+DataSet Group::openDataSet( const char* name ) const
+{
+   // Call C function H5Dopen2 to open the specified dataset, giving
+   // the location id and the dataset's name
+   hid_t dataset_id = H5Dopen2(getId(), name, H5P_DEFAULT );
+
+   // If the dataset's opening failed, throw an exception
+   if(dataset_id < 0)
+      throwException("openDataSet", "H5Dopen2 failed");
+
+   // No failure, create and return the DataSet object
+   DataSet dataset;
+   f_DataSet_setId(&dataset, dataset_id);
+   return( dataset );
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function:	Group::openDataSet
+///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
+///		It differs from the above function in that it takes an
+///		\c H5std_string for \a name.
+// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+DataSet Group::openDataSet( const H5std_string& name ) const
+{
+   return( openDataSet( name.c_str() ));
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function:	Group::link
+///\brief	Creates a link of the specified type from \a new_name to
+///		\a curr_name.
+///\param	link_type  - IN: Link type; possible values are
+///		\li \c H5G_LINK_HARD
+///		\li \c H5G_LINK_SOFT
+///\param	curr_name - IN: Name of the existing object if link is a hard
+///		link; can be anything for the soft link
+///\param	new_name - IN: New name for the object
+///\exception	H5::FileIException or H5::GroupIException
+///\par Description
+///		Note that both names are interpreted relative to the
+///		specified location.
+///		For information on creating hard link and soft link, please
+///		refer to the C layer Reference Manual at:
+/// http://hdfgroup.org/HDF5/doc/RM/RM_H5L.html#Link-CreateHard and
+/// http://hdfgroup.org/HDF5/doc/RM/RM_H5L.html#Link-CreateSoft
+// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
+// Modification
+//	2007: QAK modified to use H5L APIs - BMR
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void Group::link( H5L_type_t link_type, const char* curr_name, const char* new_name ) const
+{
+    herr_t ret_value = -1;
+
+    switch(link_type) {
+        case H5L_TYPE_HARD:
+            ret_value = H5Lcreate_hard(getId(), curr_name, H5L_SAME_LOC, new_name, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT );
+            break;
+
+        case H5L_TYPE_SOFT:
+            ret_value = H5Lcreate_soft( curr_name,getId(), new_name, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT );
+            break;
+
+	case H5L_TYPE_ERROR:
+	case H5L_TYPE_EXTERNAL:
+	case H5L_TYPE_MAX:
+        default:
+            throwException("link", "unknown link type");
+            break;
+    } /* end switch */
+
+   if( ret_value < 0 )
+      throwException("link", "creating link failed");
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function:	Group::link
+///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
+///		It differs from the above function in that it takes an
+///		\c H5std_string for \a curr_name and \a new_name.
+// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void Group::link( H5L_type_t link_type, const H5std_string& curr_name, const H5std_string& new_name ) const
+{
+   link( link_type, curr_name.c_str(), new_name.c_str() );
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function:	Group::unlink
+///\brief	Removes the specified name at this location.
+///\param	name  - IN: Name of the object to be removed
+///\exception	H5::FileIException or H5::GroupIException
+// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
+// Modification
+//	2007: QAK modified to use H5L APIs - BMR
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void Group::unlink( const char* name ) const
+{
+   herr_t ret_value = H5Ldelete(getId(), name, H5P_DEFAULT );
+   if( ret_value < 0 )
+      throwException("unlink", "H5Ldelete failed");
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function:	Group::unlink
+///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
+///		It differs from the above function in that it takes an
+///		\c H5std_string for \a name.
+// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void Group::unlink( const H5std_string& name ) const
+{
+   unlink( name.c_str() );
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function:	Group::move
+///\brief	Renames an object at this location.
+///\param	src - IN: Object's original name
+///\param	dst - IN: Object's new name
+///\exception	H5::FileIException or H5::GroupIException
+///\note
+///		Exercise care in moving groups as it is possible to render
+///		data in a file inaccessible with Group::move. Please refer
+///		to the Group Interface in the HDF5 User's Guide for details at:
+/// https://www.hdfgroup.org/HDF5/doc/UG/HDF5_Users_Guide-Responsive%20HTML5/index.html#t=HDF5_Users_Guide%2FGroups%2FHDF5_Groups.htm
+// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
+// Modification
+//	2007: QAK modified to use H5L APIs - BMR
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void Group::move( const char* src, const char* dst ) const
+{
+   herr_t ret_value = H5Lmove(getId(), src, H5L_SAME_LOC, dst, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT );
+   if( ret_value < 0 )
+      throwException("move", "H5Lmove failed");
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function:	Group::move
+///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
+///		It differs from the above function in that it takes an
+///		\c H5std_string for \a src and \a dst.
+// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void Group::move( const H5std_string& src, const H5std_string& dst ) const
+{
+   move( src.c_str(), dst.c_str() );
+}
+
+#ifndef H5_NO_DEPRECATED_SYMBOLS
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function:	Group::getObjinfo
+///\brief	Returns information about an object.
+///\param	name  - IN: Name of the object
+///\param	follow_link - IN: Link flag
+///\param	statbuf - OUT: Buffer to return information about the object
+///\exception	H5::FileIException or H5::GroupIException
+///\par Description
+///		For more information, please refer to the C layer Reference
+///		Manual at:
+/// http://www.hdfgroup.org/HDF5/doc/RM/RM_H5G.html#Group-GetObjinfo
+// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void Group::getObjinfo( const char* name, hbool_t follow_link, H5G_stat_t& statbuf ) const
+{
+   herr_t ret_value = H5Gget_objinfo(getId(), name, follow_link, &statbuf );
+   if( ret_value < 0 )
+      throwException("getObjinfo", "H5Gget_objinfo failed");
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function:	Group::getObjinfo
+///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
+///		It differs from the above function in that it takes an
+///		\c H5std_string for \a name.
+// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void Group::getObjinfo( const H5std_string& name, hbool_t follow_link, H5G_stat_t& statbuf ) const
+{
+   getObjinfo( name.c_str(), follow_link, statbuf );
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function:	Group::getObjinfo
+///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
+///		It differs from the above functions in that it doesn't have
+///		the paramemter \a follow_link.
+// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - Nov, 2005
+// Note: need to modify to use H5Oget_info and H5Lget_info - BMR
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void Group::getObjinfo( const char* name, H5G_stat_t& statbuf ) const
+{
+   herr_t ret_value = H5Gget_objinfo(getId(), name, 0, &statbuf );
+   if( ret_value < 0 )
+      throwException("getObjinfo", "H5Gget_objinfo failed");
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function:	Group::getObjinfo
+///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
+///		It differs from the above function in that it takes an
+///		\c H5std_string for \a name.
+// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - Nov, 2005
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void Group::getObjinfo( const H5std_string& name, H5G_stat_t& statbuf ) const
+{
+   getObjinfo( name.c_str(), statbuf );
+}
+#endif /* H5_NO_DEPRECATED_SYMBOLS */
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function:	Group::getLinkval
+///\brief	Returns the name of the object that the symbolic link points to.
+///\param	name  - IN: Symbolic link to the object
+///\param	size - IN: Maximum number of characters of value to be returned
+///\return	Name of the object
+///\exception	H5::FileIException or H5::GroupIException
+// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+H5std_string Group::getLinkval( const char* name, size_t size ) const
+{
+    H5L_info_t linkinfo;
+    char *value_C;	// value in C string
+    size_t val_size = size;
+    H5std_string value = "";
+    herr_t ret_value;
+
+    // if user doesn't provide buffer size, determine it
+    if (size == 0)
+    {
+	ret_value = H5Lget_info(getLocId(), name, &linkinfo, H5P_DEFAULT);
+	if( ret_value < 0 )
+	    throwException("getLinkval", "H5Lget_info to find buffer size failed");
+
+	val_size = linkinfo.u.val_size;
+    }
+
+    // if link has value, retrieve the value, otherwise, return null string
+    if (val_size > 0)
+    {
+	value_C = new char[val_size+1];  // temporary C-string for C API
+	HDmemset(value_C, 0, val_size+1); // clear buffer
+
+	ret_value = H5Lget_val(getLocId(), name, value_C, val_size, H5P_DEFAULT);
+	if( ret_value < 0 )
+	{
+	    delete []value_C;
+	    throwException("getLinkval", "H5Lget_val failed");
+	}
+
+	value = H5std_string(value_C);
+	delete []value_C;
+    }
+    return(value);
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function:	Group::getLinkval
+///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
+///		It differs from the above function in that it takes an
+///		\c H5std_string for \a name.
+// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+H5std_string Group::getLinkval( const H5std_string& name, size_t size ) const
+{
+   return( getLinkval( name.c_str(), size ));
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function:	Group::mount
+///\brief	Mounts the file \a child onto this group.
+///\param	name  - IN: Name of the group
+///\param	child - IN: File to mount
+///\param	plist - IN: Property list to use
+///\exception	H5::FileIException or H5::GroupIException
+// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2014 (original 2000)
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void Group::mount(const char* name, const H5File& child, const PropList& plist ) const
+{
+   // Obtain identifiers for C API
+   hid_t plist_id = plist.getId();
+   hid_t child_id = child.getId();
+
+   // Call C routine H5Fmount to do the mouting
+   herr_t ret_value = H5Fmount(getId(), name, child_id, plist_id );
+
+   // Raise exception if H5Fmount returns negative value
+   if( ret_value < 0 )
+      throwException("mount", "H5Fmount failed");
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function:	Group::mount
+// Purpose	This is an overloaded member function, kept for backward
+//		compatibility.  It differs from the above function in that it
+//		misses const's.  This wrapper will be removed in future release.
+// Param	name  - IN: Name of the group
+// Param	child - IN: File to mount
+// Param	plist - IN: Property list to use
+// Exception	H5::FileIException or H5::GroupIException
+// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
+// Modification
+//		Modified to call its replacement. -BMR, 2014/04/16
+//		Removed from documentation. -BMR, 2016/03/07 1.8.17 and 1.10.0
+//		Removed from code. -BMR, 2016/08/11 1.8.18 and 1.10.1
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//void Group::mount(const char* name, H5File& child, PropList& plist) const
+//{
+//   mount(name, child, plist);
+//}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function:	Group::mount
+///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
+///		It takes an \c H5std_string for \a name.
+// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void Group::mount(const H5std_string& name, const H5File& child, const PropList& plist) const
+{
+   mount(name.c_str(), child, plist);
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function:	Group::mount
+// Purpose	This is an overloaded member function, kept for backward
+//		compatibility.  It differs from the above function in that it
+//		misses const's.  This wrapper will be removed in future release.
+// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2014
+// Modification
+//		Modified to call its replacement. -BMR, 2014/04/16
+//		Removed from documentation. -BMR, 2016/03/07 1.8.17 and 1.10.0
+//		Removed from code. -BMR, 2016/08/11 1.8.18 and 1.10.1
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//void Group::mount(const H5std_string& name, H5File& child, PropList& plist) const
+//{
+//   mount(name.c_str(), child, plist);
+//}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function:	Group::unmount
+///\brief	Unmounts the specified file.
+///\param	name  - IN: Name of the file to unmount
+///\exception	H5::FileIException or H5::GroupIException
+// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void Group::unmount( const char* name ) const
+{
+   // Call C routine H5Fmount to do the mouting
+   herr_t ret_value = H5Funmount(getId(), name );
+
+   // Raise exception if H5Funmount returns negative value
+   if( ret_value < 0 )
+      throwException("unmount", "H5Funmount failed");
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function:	Group::unmount
+///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
+///		It differs from the above function in that it takes an
+///		\c H5std_string for \a name.
+// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void Group::unmount( const H5std_string& name ) const
+{
+   unmount( name.c_str() );
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function:	Group::openDataType
+///\brief	Opens the named generic datatype at this location.
+///\param	name  - IN: Name of the datatype to open
+///\return	DataType instance
+///\exception	H5::FileIException or H5::GroupIException
+// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+DataType Group::openDataType( const char* name ) const
+{
+   // Call C function H5Topen2 to open the named datatype in this group,
+   // given either the file or group id
+   hid_t type_id = H5Topen2(getLocId(), name, H5P_DEFAULT);
+
+   // If the datatype's opening failed, throw an exception
+   if( type_id < 0 )
+      throwException("openDataType", "H5Topen2 failed");
+
+   // No failure, create and return the DataType object
+   DataType data_type;
+   f_DataType_setId(&data_type, type_id);
+   return(data_type);
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function:	Group::openDataType
+///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
+///		It differs from the above function in that it takes an
+///		\c H5std_string for \a name.
+// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+DataType Group::openDataType( const H5std_string& name ) const
+{
+   return( openDataType( name.c_str()) );
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function:	Group::openArrayType
+///\brief	Opens the named array datatype at this location.
+///\param	name  - IN: Name of the array datatype to open
+///\return	ArrayType instance
+///\exception	H5::FileIException or H5::GroupIException
+// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - Jul, 2005
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ArrayType Group::openArrayType( const char* name ) const
+{
+   // Call C function H5Topen2 to open the named datatype in this group,
+   // given either the file or group id
+   hid_t type_id = H5Topen2(getLocId(), name, H5P_DEFAULT);
+
+   // If the datatype's opening failed, throw an exception
+   if( type_id < 0 )
+      throwException("openArrayType", "H5Topen2 failed");
+
+   // No failure, create and return the ArrayType object
+   ArrayType array_type;
+   f_DataType_setId(&array_type, type_id);
+   return(array_type);
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function:	Group::openArrayType
+///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
+///		It differs from the above function in that it takes an
+///		\c H5std_string for \a name.
+// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - Jul, 2005
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ArrayType Group::openArrayType( const H5std_string& name ) const
+{
+   return( openArrayType( name.c_str()) );
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function:	Group::openCompType
+///\brief	Opens the named compound datatype at this location.
+///\param	name  - IN: Name of the compound datatype to open
+///\return	CompType instance
+///\exception	H5::FileIException or H5::GroupIException
+// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+CompType Group::openCompType( const char* name ) const
+{
+   // Call C function H5Topen2 to open the named datatype in this group,
+   // given either the file or group id
+   hid_t type_id = H5Topen2(getLocId(), name, H5P_DEFAULT);
+
+   // If the datatype's opening failed, throw an exception
+   if( type_id < 0 )
+      throwException("openCompType", "H5Topen2 failed");
+
+   // No failure, create and return the CompType object
+   CompType comp_type;
+   f_DataType_setId(&comp_type, type_id);
+   return(comp_type);
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function:	Group::openCompType
+///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
+///		It differs from the above function in that it takes an
+///		\c H5std_string for \a name.
+// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+CompType Group::openCompType( const H5std_string& name ) const
+{
+   return( openCompType( name.c_str()) );
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function:	Group::openEnumType
+///\brief	Opens the named enumeration datatype at this location.
+///\param	name  - IN: Name of the enumeration datatype to open
+///\return	EnumType instance
+///\exception	H5::FileIException or H5::GroupIException
+// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+EnumType Group::openEnumType( const char* name ) const
+{
+   // Call C function H5Topen2 to open the named datatype in this group,
+   // given either the file or group id
+   hid_t type_id = H5Topen2(getLocId(), name, H5P_DEFAULT);
+
+   // If the datatype's opening failed, throw an exception
+   if( type_id < 0 )
+      throwException("openEnumType", "H5Topen2 failed");
+
+   // No failure, create and return the EnumType object
+   EnumType enum_type;
+   f_DataType_setId(&enum_type, type_id);
+   return(enum_type);
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function:	Group::openEnumType
+///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
+///		It differs from the above function in that it takes an
+///		\c H5std_string for \a name.
+// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+EnumType Group::openEnumType( const H5std_string& name ) const
+{
+   return( openEnumType( name.c_str()) );
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function:	Group::openIntType
+///\brief	Opens the named integer datatype at this location.
+///\param	name  - IN: Name of the integer datatype to open
+///\return	IntType instance
+///\exception	H5::FileIException or H5::GroupIException
+// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+IntType Group::openIntType( const char* name ) const
+{
+   // Call C function H5Topen2 to open the named datatype in this group,
+   // given either the file or group id
+   hid_t type_id = H5Topen2(getLocId(), name, H5P_DEFAULT);
+
+   // If the datatype's opening failed, throw an exception
+   if( type_id < 0 )
+      throwException("openIntType", "H5Topen2 failed");
+
+   // No failure, create and return the IntType object
+   IntType int_type;
+   f_DataType_setId(&int_type, type_id);
+   return(int_type);
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function:	Group::openIntType
+///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
+///		It differs from the above function in that it takes an
+///		\c H5std_string for \a name.
+// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+IntType Group::openIntType( const H5std_string& name ) const
+{
+   return( openIntType( name.c_str()) );
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function:	Group::openFloatType
+///\brief	Opens the named floating-point datatype at this location.
+///\param	name  - IN: Name of the floating-point datatype to open
+///\return	FloatType instance
+///\exception	H5::FileIException or H5::GroupIException
+// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+FloatType Group::openFloatType( const char* name ) const
+{
+   // Call C function H5Topen2 to open the named datatype in this group,
+   // given either the file or group id
+   hid_t type_id = H5Topen2(getLocId(), name, H5P_DEFAULT);
+
+   // If the datatype's opening failed, throw an exception
+   if( type_id < 0 )
+      throwException("openFloatType", "H5Topen2 failed");
+
+   // No failure, create and return the FloatType object
+   FloatType float_type;
+   f_DataType_setId(&float_type, type_id);
+   return(float_type);
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function:	Group::openFloatType
+///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
+///		It differs from the above function in that it takes an
+///		\c H5std_string for \a name.
+// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+FloatType Group::openFloatType( const H5std_string& name ) const
+{
+   return( openFloatType( name.c_str()) );
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function:	Group::openStrType
+///\brief	Opens the named string datatype at this location.
+///\param	name  - IN: Name of the string datatype to open
+///\return	StrType instance
+///\exception	H5::FileIException or H5::GroupIException
+// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+StrType Group::openStrType( const char* name ) const
+{
+   // Call C function H5Topen2 to open the named datatype in this group,
+   // given either the file or group id
+   hid_t type_id = H5Topen2(getLocId(), name, H5P_DEFAULT);
+
+   // If the datatype's opening failed, throw an exception
+   if( type_id < 0 )
+      throwException("openStrType", "H5Topen2 failed");
+
+   // No failure, create and return the StrType object
+   StrType str_type;
+   f_DataType_setId(&str_type, type_id);
+   return(str_type);
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function:	Group::openStrType
+///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
+///		It differs from the above function in that it takes an
+///		\c H5std_string for \a name.
+// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+StrType Group::openStrType( const H5std_string& name ) const
+{
+   return( openStrType( name.c_str()) );
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function:	Group::openVarLenType
+///\brief	Opens the named variable length datatype at this location.
+///\param	name  - IN: Name of the variable length datatype to open
+///\return	VarLenType instance
+///\exception	H5::FileIException or H5::GroupIException
+// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - Jul, 2005
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+VarLenType Group::openVarLenType( const char* name ) const
+{
+   // Call C function H5Topen2 to open the named datatype in this group,
+   // given either the file or group id
+   hid_t type_id = H5Topen2(getLocId(), name, H5P_DEFAULT);
+
+   // If the datatype's opening failed, throw an exception
+   if( type_id < 0 )
+      throwException("openVarLenType", "H5Topen2 failed");
+
+   // No failure, create and return the VarLenType object
+   VarLenType varlen_type;
+   f_DataType_setId(&varlen_type, type_id);
+   return(varlen_type);
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function:	Group::openVarLenType
+///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
+///		It differs from the above function in that it takes an
+///		\c H5std_string for \a name.
+// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - Jul, 2005
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+VarLenType Group::openVarLenType( const H5std_string& name ) const
+{
+   return( openVarLenType( name.c_str()) );
+}
+
+#ifndef H5_NO_DEPRECATED_SYMBOLS
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function:	Group::iterateElems
+///\brief	Iterates a user's function over the entries of a group.
+///\param	name    - IN    : Name of group to iterate over
+///\param	idx     - IN/OUT: Starting (IN) and ending (OUT) entry indices
+///\param	op      - IN    : User's function to operate on each entry
+///\param	op_data - IN/OUT: Data associated with the operation
+///\return	The return value of the first operator that returns non-zero,
+///		or zero if all members were processed with no operator
+///		returning non-zero.
+///\exception	H5::FileIException or H5::GroupIException
+// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+int Group::iterateElems( const char* name, int *idx, H5G_iterate_t op , void* op_data )
+{
+   int ret_value = H5Giterate(getId(), name, idx, op, op_data );
+   if( ret_value < 0 )
+   {
+      throwException("iterateElems", "H5Giterate failed");
+   }
+   return( ret_value );
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function:	Group::iterateElems
+///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
+///		It differs from the above function in that it takes an
+///		\c H5std_string for \a name.
+// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+int Group::iterateElems( const H5std_string& name, int *idx, H5G_iterate_t op , void* op_data )
+{
+   return( iterateElems( name.c_str(), idx, op, op_data ));
+}
+#endif /* H5_NO_DEPRECATED_SYMBOLS */
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function:	Group::getNumObjs
+///\brief	Returns the number of objects in this group.
+///\return	Number of objects
+///\exception	H5::FileIException or H5::GroupIException
+// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - January, 2003
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+hsize_t Group::getNumObjs() const
+{
+   H5G_info_t 		ginfo;                  /* Group information */
+
+   herr_t ret_value = H5Gget_info(getLocId(), &ginfo);
+   if(ret_value < 0)
+      throwException("getNumObjs", "H5Gget_info failed");
+   return (ginfo.nlinks);
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function:	Group::getObjnameByIdx
+///\brief	Returns the name of an object in this group, given the
+///		object's index.
+///\param	idx  -     IN: Transient index of the object
+///\return	Object name
+///\exception	H5::FileIException or H5::GroupIException
+///\par Description
+///		The value of idx can be any nonnegative number less than the
+///		total number of objects in the group, which is returned by
+///		the function \c Group::getNumObjs.  Note that this is a
+///		transient index; thus, an object may have a different index
+///		each time the group is opened.
+// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - Mar, 2005
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+H5std_string Group::getObjnameByIdx(hsize_t idx) const
+{
+    // call H5Lget_name_by_idx with name as NULL to get its length
+    ssize_t name_len = H5Lget_name_by_idx(getLocId(), ".", H5_INDEX_NAME, H5_ITER_INC, idx, NULL, 0, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    if(name_len < 0)
+      throwException("getObjnameByIdx", "H5Lget_name_by_idx failed");
+
+    // now, allocate C buffer to get the name
+    char* name_C = new char[name_len+1];
+    HDmemset(name_C, 0, name_len+1); // clear buffer
+
+    name_len = H5Lget_name_by_idx(getLocId(), ".", H5_INDEX_NAME, H5_ITER_INC, idx, name_C, name_len+1, H5P_DEFAULT);
+
+    if (name_len < 0)
+    {
+	delete []name_C;
+	throwException("getObjnameByIdx", "H5Lget_name_by_idx failed");
+    }
+
+    // clean up and return the string
+    H5std_string name = H5std_string(name_C);
+    delete []name_C;
+    return (name);
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function:	Group::getObjnameByIdx
+///\brief	Retrieves the name of an object in this group, given the
+///		object's index.
+///\param	idx  -     IN: Transient index of the object
+///\param	name - IN/OUT: Retrieved name of the object
+///\param	size -     IN: Length to retrieve
+///\return	Actual size of the object name or 0, if object has no name
+///\exception	H5::FileIException or H5::GroupIException
+///\par Description
+///		The value of idx can be any nonnegative number less than the
+///		total number of objects in the group, which is returned by
+///		the function \c Group::getNumObjs.  Note that this is a
+///		transient index; thus, an object may have a different index
+///		each time the group is opened.
+// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - January, 2003
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ssize_t Group::getObjnameByIdx(hsize_t idx, char* name, size_t size) const
+{
+   ssize_t name_len = H5Lget_name_by_idx(getLocId(), ".", H5_INDEX_NAME, H5_ITER_INC, idx, name, size, H5P_DEFAULT);
+   if(name_len < 0)
+      throwException("getObjnameByIdx", "H5Lget_name_by_idx failed");
+
+   return (name_len);
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function:	Group::getObjnameByIdx
+///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
+///		It differs from the above function in that it takes an
+///		\c H5std_string for \a name.
+// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - January, 2003
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ssize_t Group::getObjnameByIdx(hsize_t idx, H5std_string& name, size_t size) const
+{
+   char* name_C = new char[size+1]; // temporary C-string for object name
+   HDmemset(name_C, 0, size+1); // clear buffer
+
+   // call overloaded function to get the name
+   ssize_t name_len = getObjnameByIdx(idx, name_C, size+1);
+   if(name_len < 0)
+   {
+      delete []name_C;
+      throwException("getObjnameByIdx", "H5Lget_name_by_idx failed");
+   }
+
+   // clean up and return the string
+   name = H5std_string(name_C);
+   delete []name_C;
+   return (name_len);
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function:	Group::childObjType
+///\brief	Returns the type of an object in this file/group, given the
+///		object's name.
+///\param	objname - IN: Name of the object
+///\return	Object type, which can have the following values for group,
+///		dataset, and named datatype
+///		\li \c H5O_TYPE_GROUP
+///		\li \c H5O_TYPE_DATASET
+///		\li \c H5O_TYPE_NAMED_DATATYPE
+///		Refer to the C API documentation for more details:
+///		http://www.hdfgroup.org/HDF5/doc/RM/RM_H5O.html#Object-GetInfo
+///\exception	H5::FileIException or H5::GroupIException
+///		Exception will be thrown when:
+///		- an error returned by the C API
+///		- object type is not one of the valid values above
+// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - April, 2014
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+H5O_type_t Group::childObjType(const char* objname) const
+{
+    H5O_info_t objinfo;
+    H5O_type_t objtype = H5O_TYPE_UNKNOWN;
+
+    // Use C API to get information of the object
+    herr_t ret_value = H5Oget_info_by_name(getLocId(), objname, &objinfo, H5P_DEFAULT);
+
+    // Throw exception if C API returns failure
+    if (ret_value < 0)
+	throwException("childObjType", "H5Oget_info_by_name failed");
+    // Return a valid type or throw an exception for unknown type
+    else
+      switch (objinfo.type)
+      {
+	case H5O_TYPE_GROUP:
+	case H5O_TYPE_DATASET:
+	case H5O_TYPE_NAMED_DATATYPE:
+	    objtype = objinfo.type;
+	    break;
+	case H5O_TYPE_UNKNOWN:
+	case H5O_TYPE_NTYPES:
+	default:
+	    throwException("childObjType", "Unknown type of object");
+      }
+    return(objtype);
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function:	Group::childObjType
+///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
+///		It takes an \a H5std_string for the object's name.
+///\brief	Returns the type of an object in this group, given the
+///		object's name.
+///\param	objname - IN: Name of the object (H5std_string&)
+///\exception	H5::FileIException or H5::GroupIException
+// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - April, 2014
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+H5O_type_t Group::childObjType(const H5std_string& objname) const
+{
+    // Use overloaded function
+    H5O_type_t objtype = childObjType(objname.c_str());
+    return(objtype);
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function:	Group::childObjType
+///\brief	Returns the type of an object in this file/group, given the
+///		object's index and its type and order.
+///\param	index - IN: Position of the object
+///\param	index_type - IN: Type of the index, default to H5_INDEX_NAME
+///\param	order - IN: Traversing order, default to H5_ITER_INC
+///\param	objname - IN: Name of the object, default to "."
+///\return	Object type, which can have the following values for group,
+///		dataset, and named datatype
+///		\li \c H5O_TYPE_GROUP
+///		\li \c H5O_TYPE_DATASET
+///		\li \c H5O_TYPE_NAMED_DATATYPE
+///		Refer to the C API documentation for more details:
+///		http://www.hdfgroup.org/HDF5/doc/RM/RM_H5O.html#Object-GetInfo
+///\exception	H5::FileIException or H5::GroupIException
+///		Exception will be thrown when:
+///		- an error returned by the C API
+///		- object type is not one of the valid values above
+// Developer's Notes:
+//	- this overload uses H5Oget_info_by_idx instead of H5Oget_info_by_name
+//	  like the previous childObjType()
+//	- index is the required argument so, first
+//	- objname is last because it's more likely the location is already
+//	  fully specified
+//	- Leave property list out for now because C API is not using it, it
+//	  can be added later when needed.
+// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - April, 2014
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+H5O_type_t Group::childObjType(hsize_t index, H5_index_t index_type, H5_iter_order_t order, const char* objname) const
+{
+    herr_t ret_value;
+    H5O_info_t objinfo;
+    H5O_type_t objtype = H5O_TYPE_UNKNOWN;
+
+    // Use C API to get information of the object
+    ret_value = H5Oget_info_by_idx(getLocId(), objname, index_type, order, index, &objinfo, H5P_DEFAULT);
+
+    // Throw exception if C API returns failure
+    if (ret_value < 0)
+	throwException("childObjType", "H5Oget_info_by_idx failed");
+    // Return a valid type or throw an exception for unknown type
+    else
+      switch (objinfo.type)
+      {
+	case H5O_TYPE_GROUP:
+	case H5O_TYPE_DATASET:
+	case H5O_TYPE_NAMED_DATATYPE:
+	    objtype = objinfo.type;
+	    break;
+	case H5O_TYPE_UNKNOWN:
+	case H5O_TYPE_NTYPES:
+	default:
+	    throwException("childObjType", "Unknown type of object");
+      }
+    return(objtype);
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function:	Group::childObjVersion
+///\brief	Returns the object header version of an object in this file/group,
+///		given the object's name.
+///\param	objname - IN: Name of the object
+///\return	Object version, which can have the following values:
+///		\li \c H5O_VERSION_1
+///		\li \c H5O_VERSION_2
+///\exception	H5::FileIException or H5::GroupIException
+///		Exception will be thrown when:
+///		- an error returned by the C API
+///		- version number is not one of the valid values above
+// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - April, 2014
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+unsigned Group::childObjVersion(const char* objname) const
+{
+    H5O_info_t objinfo;
+    unsigned version = 0;
+
+    // Use C API to get information of the object
+    herr_t ret_value = H5Oget_info_by_name(getLocId(), objname, &objinfo, H5P_DEFAULT);
+
+    // Throw exception if C API returns failure
+    if (ret_value < 0)
+	throwException("childObjVersion", "H5Oget_info_by_name failed");
+    // Return a valid version or throw an exception for invalid value
+    else
+    {
+	version = objinfo.hdr.version;
+	if (version != H5O_VERSION_1 && version != H5O_VERSION_2)
+	    throwException("childObjVersion", "Invalid version for object");
+    }
+    return(version);
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function:	Group::childObjVersion
+///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
+///		It takes an \a H5std_string for the object's name.
+///\brief	Returns the type of an object in this group, given the
+///		object's name.
+///\param	objname - IN: Name of the object (H5std_string&)
+///\exception	H5::FileIException or H5::GroupIException
+// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - April, 2014
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+unsigned Group::childObjVersion(const H5std_string& objname) const
+{
+    // Use overloaded function
+    unsigned version = childObjVersion(objname.c_str());
+    return(version);
+}
+
+#ifndef H5_NO_DEPRECATED_SYMBOLS
+#ifndef DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function:	Group::getObjTypeByIdx
+///\brief	Returns the type of an object in this group, given the
+///		object's index.
+///\param	idx - IN: Transient index of the object
+///\return	Object type
+///\exception	H5::FileIException or H5::GroupIException
+// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - January, 2003
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+H5G_obj_t Group::getObjTypeByIdx(hsize_t idx) const
+{
+   H5G_obj_t obj_type = H5Gget_objtype_by_idx(getLocId(), idx);
+   if (obj_type == H5G_UNKNOWN)
+      throwException("getObjTypeByIdx", "H5Gget_objtype_by_idx failed");
+
+   return (obj_type);
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function:	Group::getObjTypeByIdx
+///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
+///		It differs from the above function because it also provides
+///		the returned object type in text (char*)
+///\param	idx       - IN: Transient index of the object
+///\param	type_name - OUT: Object type in text
+///\return	Object type
+///\exception	H5::FileIException or H5::GroupIException
+// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - May, 2010
+// Modification
+//		Modified to use the other function. -BMR, 2016/03/07
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+H5G_obj_t Group::getObjTypeByIdx(hsize_t idx, char* type_name) const
+{
+    H5std_string stype_name(type_name);
+    return(getObjTypeByIdx(idx, stype_name));
+}
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function:	Group::getObjTypeByIdx
+///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
+///		It differs from the above function because it also provides
+///		the returned object type in text (H5std_string&)
+///\param	idx       - IN: Transient index of the object
+///\param	type_name - OUT: Object type in text
+///\return	Object type
+///\exception	H5::FileIException or H5::GroupIException
+// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - January, 2003
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+H5G_obj_t Group::getObjTypeByIdx(hsize_t idx, H5std_string& type_name) const
+{
+    H5G_obj_t obj_type = H5Gget_objtype_by_idx(getLocId(), idx);
+    switch (obj_type)
+    {
+        case H5G_LINK: type_name = H5std_string("symbolic link"); break;
+        case H5G_GROUP: type_name = H5std_string("group"); break;
+        case H5G_DATASET: type_name = H5std_string("dataset"); break;
+        case H5G_TYPE: type_name = H5std_string("datatype"); break;
+        case H5G_UNKNOWN:
+	case H5G_UDLINK:
+	case H5G_RESERVED_5:
+	case H5G_RESERVED_6:
+	case H5G_RESERVED_7:
+        default:
+           throwException("getObjTypeByIdx", "H5Gget_objtype_by_idx failed");
+    }
+    return (obj_type);
+}
+
+#endif // DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS
+#endif /* H5_NO_DEPRECATED_SYMBOLS */
+
+#ifndef DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function:	f_DataType_setId - friend
+// Purpose:	This function is friend to class H5::DataType so that it
+//		can set DataType::id in order to work around a problem
+//		described in the JIRA issue HDFFV-7947.
+//		Applications shouldn't need to use it.
+// param        dtype   - IN/OUT: DataType object to be changed
+// param        new_id - IN: New id to set
+// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2015
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void f_DataType_setId(DataType* dtype, hid_t new_id)
+{
+    dtype->p_setId(new_id);
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function:	f_DataSet_setId - friend
+// Purpose:	This function is friend to class H5::DataSet so that it
+//		can set DataSet::id in order to work around a problem
+//		described in the JIRA issue HDFFV-7947.
+//		Applications shouldn't need to use it.
+// param        dset   - IN/OUT: DataSet object to be changed
+// param        new_id - IN: New id to set
+// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2015
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void f_DataSet_setId(DataSet* dset, hid_t new_id)
+{
+    dset->p_setId(new_id);
+}
+
+#endif // DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS
+
 #ifndef H5_NO_NAMESPACE
 } // end namespace
 #endif
diff --git a/c++/src/H5Group.h b/c++/src/H5Group.h
index 1bd9882..e8527d8 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5Group.h
+++ b/c++/src/H5Group.h
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
  * access to either file, you may request a copy from help@hdfgroup.org.     *
  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */
 
-#ifndef __H5Group_H
-#define __H5Group_H
+#ifndef __Group_H
+#define __Group_H
 
 #ifndef H5_NO_NAMESPACE
 namespace H5 {
@@ -26,8 +26,147 @@ namespace H5 {
 
     It inherits many operations from H5Location and CommonFG.
 */
-class H5_DLLCPP Group : public H5Object, public CommonFG {
+// Class forwarding
+//class Group;
+//class H5File;
+class ArrayType;
+class VarLenType;
+
+/*! \class CommonFG
+    \brief \a CommonFG is an abstract base class of H5File and Group.
+
+    It provides common operations of H5File and Group.
+*/
+class H5_DLLCPP Group : public H5Object {
    public:
+	// Group constructor to create a group or file (aka root group).
+	Group(const char* name, size_t size_hint = 0);
+	Group(const H5std_string& name, size_t size_hint = 0);
+
+	// Group constructor to open a group or file (aka root group).
+	Group(const char* name);
+	Group(const H5std_string& name);
+
+// From CommonFG
+	// Creates a new group at this location which can be a file
+	// or another group.
+	Group createGroup(const char* name, size_t size_hint = 0) const;
+	Group createGroup(const H5std_string& name, size_t size_hint = 0) const;
+
+	// Opens an existing group in a location which can be a file
+	// or another group.
+	Group openGroup(const char* name) const;
+	Group openGroup(const H5std_string& name) const;
+
+	// Creates a new dataset in this group.
+	DataSet createDataSet(const char* name, const DataType& data_type, const DataSpace& data_space, const DSetCreatPropList& create_plist = DSetCreatPropList::DEFAULT) const;
+	DataSet createDataSet(const H5std_string& name, const DataType& data_type, const DataSpace& data_space, const DSetCreatPropList& create_plist = DSetCreatPropList::DEFAULT) const;
+
+	// Opens an existing dataset at this location.
+	DataSet openDataSet(const char* name) const;
+	DataSet openDataSet(const H5std_string& name) const;
+
+	// Returns the value of a symbolic link.
+	H5std_string getLinkval(const char* link_name, size_t size=0) const;
+	H5std_string getLinkval(const H5std_string& link_name, size_t size=0) const;
+
+	// Returns the number of objects in this group.
+	hsize_t getNumObjs() const;
+
+	// Retrieves the name of an object in this group, given the
+	// object's index.
+	H5std_string getObjnameByIdx(hsize_t idx) const;
+	ssize_t getObjnameByIdx(hsize_t idx, char* name, size_t size) const;
+	ssize_t getObjnameByIdx(hsize_t idx, H5std_string& name, size_t size) const;
+
+	// Retrieves the type of an object in this file or group, given the
+	// object's name
+	H5O_type_t childObjType(const H5std_string& objname) const;
+	H5O_type_t childObjType(const char* objname) const;
+	H5O_type_t childObjType(hsize_t index, H5_index_t index_type=H5_INDEX_NAME, H5_iter_order_t order=H5_ITER_INC, const char* objname=".") const;
+
+	// Returns the object header version of an object in this file or group,
+	// given the object's name.
+	unsigned childObjVersion(const char* objname) const;
+	unsigned childObjVersion(const H5std_string& objname) const;
+
+#ifndef H5_NO_DEPRECATED_SYMBOLS
+	// Returns the type of an object in this group, given the
+	// object's index.
+	H5G_obj_t getObjTypeByIdx(hsize_t idx) const;
+	H5G_obj_t getObjTypeByIdx(hsize_t idx, char* type_name) const;
+	H5G_obj_t getObjTypeByIdx(hsize_t idx, H5std_string& type_name) const;
+
+	// Returns information about an HDF5 object, given by its name,
+	// at this location.
+	void getObjinfo(const char* name, hbool_t follow_link, H5G_stat_t& statbuf) const;
+	void getObjinfo(const H5std_string& name, hbool_t follow_link, H5G_stat_t& statbuf) const;
+	void getObjinfo(const char* name, H5G_stat_t& statbuf) const;
+	void getObjinfo(const H5std_string& name, H5G_stat_t& statbuf) const;
+
+	// Iterates over the elements of this group - not implemented in
+	// C++ style yet.
+	int iterateElems(const char* name, int *idx, H5G_iterate_t op, void *op_data);
+	int iterateElems(const H5std_string& name, int *idx, H5G_iterate_t op, void *op_data);
+#endif /* H5_NO_DEPRECATED_SYMBOLS */
+
+	// Creates a link of the specified type from new_name to current_name;
+	// both names are interpreted relative to the specified location id.
+	void link(H5L_type_t link_type, const char* curr_name, const char* new_name) const;
+	void link(H5L_type_t link_type, const H5std_string& curr_name, const H5std_string& new_name) const;
+
+	// Removes the specified name at this location.
+	void unlink(const char* name) const;
+	void unlink(const H5std_string& name) const;
+
+	// Mounts the file 'child' onto this location.
+	void mount(const char* name, const H5File& child, const PropList& plist) const;
+	//void mount(const char* name, H5File& child, PropList& plist) const; // removed from 1.8.18 and 1.10.1
+	void mount(const H5std_string& name, const H5File& child, const PropList& plist) const;
+	//void mount(const H5std_string& name, H5File& child, PropList& plist) const; // removed from 1.8.18 and 1.10.1
+
+	// Unmounts the file named 'name' from this parent location.
+	void unmount(const char* name) const;
+	void unmount(const H5std_string& name) const;
+
+	// Renames an object at this location.
+	void move(const char* src, const char* dst) const;
+	void move(const H5std_string& src, const H5std_string& dst) const;
+
+	// Opens a generic named datatype in this location.
+	DataType openDataType(const char* name) const;
+	DataType openDataType(const H5std_string& name) const;
+
+	// Opens a named array datatype in this location.
+	ArrayType openArrayType(const char* name) const;
+	ArrayType openArrayType(const H5std_string& name) const;
+
+	// Opens a named compound datatype in this location.
+	CompType openCompType(const char* name) const;
+	CompType openCompType(const H5std_string& name) const;
+
+	// Opens a named enumeration datatype in this location.
+	EnumType openEnumType(const char* name) const;
+	EnumType openEnumType(const H5std_string& name) const;
+
+	// Opens a named integer datatype in this location.
+	IntType openIntType(const char* name) const;
+	IntType openIntType(const H5std_string& name) const;
+
+	// Opens a named floating-point datatype in this location.
+	FloatType openFloatType(const char* name) const;
+	FloatType openFloatType(const H5std_string& name) const;
+
+	// Opens a named string datatype in this location.
+	StrType openStrType(const char* name) const;
+	StrType openStrType(const H5std_string& name) const;
+
+	// Opens a named variable length datatype in this location.
+	VarLenType openVarLenType(const char* name) const;
+	VarLenType openVarLenType(const H5std_string& name) const;
+
+// end from CommonFG
+
 	// Close this group.
 	virtual void close();
 
@@ -68,7 +207,8 @@ class H5_DLLCPP Group : public H5Object, public CommonFG {
    private:
 	hid_t id;	// HDF5 group id
 };
+
 #ifndef H5_NO_NAMESPACE
 }
 #endif
-#endif // __H5Group_H
+#endif // __Group_H
diff --git a/c++/src/H5IntType.cpp b/c++/src/H5IntType.cpp
index 5719eed..40f9c82 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5IntType.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5IntType.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #include "H5Object.h"
 #include "H5OcreatProp.h"
 #include "H5DcreatProp.h"
-#include "H5CommonFG.h"
+//#include "H5CommonFG.h"
 #include "H5DataType.h"
 #include "H5AbstractDs.h"
 #include "H5DxferProp.h"
diff --git a/c++/src/H5Location.cpp b/c++/src/H5Location.cpp
index 2c6da80..a538daf 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5Location.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5Location.cpp
@@ -26,10 +26,11 @@
 #include "H5DxferProp.h"
 #include "H5FaccProp.h"
 #include "H5FcreatProp.h"
-#include "H5CommonFG.h"
+//#include "H5CommonFG.h"
 #include "H5DataType.h"
 #include "H5DataSpace.h"
 #include "H5AbstractDs.h"
+#include "H5Group.h"
 #include "H5File.h"
 #include "H5DataSet.h"
 #include "H5Attribute.h"
diff --git a/c++/src/H5Object.cpp b/c++/src/H5Object.cpp
index f9d5abf..27a0070 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5Object.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5Object.cpp
@@ -25,10 +25,11 @@
 #include "H5DxferProp.h"
 #include "H5FaccProp.h"
 #include "H5FcreatProp.h"
-#include "H5CommonFG.h"
+//#include "H5CommonFG.h"
 #include "H5DataType.h"
 #include "H5DataSpace.h"
 #include "H5AbstractDs.h"
+#include "H5Group.h"
 #include "H5File.h"
 #include "H5DataSet.h"
 #include "H5Attribute.h"
diff --git a/c++/src/H5StrType.cpp b/c++/src/H5StrType.cpp
index 3cfa342..c8bea14 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5StrType.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5StrType.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #include "H5Object.h"
 #include "H5OcreatProp.h"
 #include "H5DcreatProp.h"
-#include "H5CommonFG.h"
+//#include "H5CommonFG.h"
 #include "H5DataType.h"
 #include "H5AtomType.h"
 #include "H5AbstractDs.h"
diff --git a/c++/src/H5VarLenType.cpp b/c++/src/H5VarLenType.cpp
index 2fab1f3..13006dc 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5VarLenType.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5VarLenType.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #include "H5Object.h"
 #include "H5OcreatProp.h"
 #include "H5DcreatProp.h"
-#include "H5CommonFG.h"
+//#include "H5CommonFG.h"
 #include "H5DataType.h"
 #include "H5VarLenType.h"