Merge all of my changes from merge-back-to-feature-vfd_swmr-attempt-1,

including the merge of `hdffv/hdf5/develop`, back to the branch that Vailin and
I share.

Now I need to put this branch on a fork with a less confusing name than
vchoi_fork!

43 files changed, 1947 insertions, 1598 deletions

diff --git a/c++/Makefile.am b/c++/Makefile.am
index 94fbefc..319ce6e 100644
--- a/c++/Makefile.am
+++ b/c++/Makefile.am
@@ -18,9 +18,21 @@
 
 include $(top_srcdir)/config/commence.am
 
+if BUILD_TESTS_CONDITIONAL
+   TEST_DIR = test
+else
+   TEST_DIR=
+endif
+
 ## Only recurse into subdirectories if C++ interface is enabled.
 if BUILD_CXX_CONDITIONAL
-   SUBDIRS=src test
+   SUBDIRS=src $(TEST_DIR)
+
+# Test with just the native connector, with a single pass-through connector
+# and with a doubly-stacked pass-through.
+VOL_LIST = native "pass_through under_vol=0;under_info={}" \
+           "pass_through under_vol=505;under_info={under_vol=0;under_info={}}"
+
 endif
 DIST_SUBDIRS = src test examples
 
diff --git a/c++/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/c++/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index d3a18f2..58d85c1 100644
--- a/c++/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/c++/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -34,17 +34,37 @@ set (tutr_examples
 
 foreach (example ${examples})
   add_executable (cpp_ex_${example} ${HDF5_CPP_EXAMPLES_SOURCE_DIR}/${example}.cpp)
-  target_include_directories(cpp_ex_${example} PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (cpp_ex_${example} STATIC)
-  target_link_libraries (cpp_ex_${example} PRIVATE ${HDF5_CPP_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
+  target_include_directories (cpp_ex_${example} PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+  if (NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+    TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (cpp_ex_${example} STATIC)
+    target_link_libraries (cpp_ex_${example} PRIVATE ${HDF5_CPP_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
+  else ()
+    TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (cpp_ex_${example} SHARED)
+    target_link_libraries (cpp_ex_${example} PRIVATE ${HDF5_CPP_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET})
+    if (MINGW)
+      target_link_options (${HDF5_CPP_LIBSH_TARGET}
+          PRIVATE -static-libgcc -static-libstdc++
+      )
+    endif ()
+  endif ()
   set_target_properties (cpp_ex_${example} PROPERTIES FOLDER examples/cpp)
 endforeach ()
 
 foreach (example ${tutr_examples})
   add_executable (cpp_ex_${example} ${HDF5_CPP_EXAMPLES_SOURCE_DIR}/${example}.cpp)
-  target_include_directories(cpp_ex_${example} PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
-  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (cpp_ex_${example} STATIC)
-  target_link_libraries (cpp_ex_${example} PRIVATE ${HDF5_CPP_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
+  target_include_directories (cpp_ex_${example} PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+  if (NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+    TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (cpp_ex_${example} STATIC)
+    target_link_libraries (cpp_ex_${example} PRIVATE ${HDF5_CPP_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
+  else ()
+    TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (cpp_ex_${example} SHARED)
+    target_link_libraries (cpp_ex_${example} PRIVATE ${HDF5_CPP_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET})
+    if (MINGW)
+      target_link_options (${HDF5_CPP_LIBSH_TARGET}
+          PRIVATE -static-libgcc -static-libstdc++
+      )
+    endif ()
+  endif ()
   set_target_properties (cpp_ex_${example} PROPERTIES FOLDER examples/cpp)
 endforeach ()
 
diff --git a/c++/examples/CMakeTests.cmake b/c++/examples/CMakeTests.cmake
index bd1f95b..bbe3433 100644
--- a/c++/examples/CMakeTests.cmake
+++ b/c++/examples/CMakeTests.cmake
@@ -16,81 +16,79 @@
 ##############################################################################
 ##############################################################################
   # Remove any output file left over from previous test run
-  add_test (
-      NAME CPP_ex-clear-objects
-      COMMAND    ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
-          -E remove
-          Group.h5
-          SDS.h5
-          SDScompound.h5
-          SDSextendible.h5
-          Select.h5
-  )
-  if (NOT "${last_test}" STREQUAL "")
-    set_tests_properties (CPP_ex-clear-objects PROPERTIES DEPENDS ${last_test})
-  endif ()
-  set (last_test "CPP_ex-clear-objects")
+add_test (
+    NAME CPP_ex-clear-objects
+    COMMAND    ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
+        -E remove
+             Group.h5
+             SDS.h5
+             SDScompound.h5
+             SDSextendible.h5
+             Select.h5
+)
+set_tests_properties (CPP_ex-clear-objects PROPERTIES FIXTURES_SETUP clear_cppex)
 
-  foreach (example ${examples})
-    if (HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
-      add_test (NAME CPP_ex_${example} COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:cpp_ex_${example}>)
-    else ()
-      add_test (NAME CPP_ex_${example} COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-          -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:cpp_ex_${example}>"
-          -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING="
-          -D "TEST_EXPECT=0"
-          -D "TEST_SKIP_COMPARE=TRUE"
-          -D "TEST_OUTPUT=cpp_ex_${example}.txt"
-          #-D "TEST_REFERENCE=cpp_ex_${example}.out"
-          -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}"
-          -P "${HDF_RESOURCES_EXT_DIR}/runTest.cmake"
-      )
-    endif ()
-    if (NOT "${last_test}" STREQUAL "")
-      set_tests_properties (CPP_ex_${example} PROPERTIES DEPENDS ${last_test})
-    endif ()
-    set (last_test "CPP_ex_${example}")
-  endforeach ()
+foreach (example ${examples})
+  if (HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
+    add_test (NAME CPP_ex_${example} COMMAND ${CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING_EMULATOR} $<TARGET_FILE:cpp_ex_${example}>)
+  else ()
+    add_test (NAME CPP_ex_${example} COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
+        -D "TEST_EMULATOR=${CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING_EMULATOR}"
+        -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:cpp_ex_${example}>"
+        -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING="
+        -D "TEST_EXPECT=0"
+        -D "TEST_SKIP_COMPARE=TRUE"
+        -D "TEST_OUTPUT=cpp_ex_${example}.txt"
+        #-D "TEST_REFERENCE=cpp_ex_${example}.out"
+        -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}"
+        -P "${HDF_RESOURCES_EXT_DIR}/runTest.cmake"
+    )
+  endif ()
+  set_tests_properties (CPP_ex_${example} PROPERTIES FIXTURES_REQUIRED clear_cppex)
+  if (last_test)
+    set_tests_properties (CPP_ex_${example} PROPERTIES DEPENDS ${last_test})
+  endif ()
+  set (last_test "CPP_ex_${example}")
+endforeach ()
 #the following dependencies are handled by the order of the files
 #  SET_TESTS_PROPERTIES(CPP_ex_readdata PROPERTIES DEPENDS CPP_ex_create)
 #  SET_TESTS_PROPERTIES(CPP_ex_chunks PROPERTIES DEPENDS CPP_ex_extend_ds)
 
-  add_test (
-      NAME CPP_ex_tutr-clear-objects
-      COMMAND    ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
-          -E remove
-          h5tutr_cmprss.h5
-          h5tutr_dset.h5
-          h5tutr_extend.h5
-          h5tutr_group.h5
-          h5tutr_groups.h5
-          h5tutr_subset.h5
-  )
-  if (NOT "${last_test}" STREQUAL "")
-    set_tests_properties (CPP_ex_tutr-clear-objects PROPERTIES DEPENDS ${last_test})
-  endif ()
-  set (last_test "CPP_ex_tutr-clear-objects")
+add_test (
+    NAME CPP_ex_tutr-clear-objects
+    COMMAND    ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
+        -E remove
+            h5tutr_cmprss.h5
+            h5tutr_dset.h5
+            h5tutr_extend.h5
+            h5tutr_group.h5
+            h5tutr_groups.h5
+            h5tutr_subset.h5
+)
+set_tests_properties (CPP_ex_tutr-clear-objects PROPERTIES FIXTURES_SETUP clear_cppex_tutr)
 
-  foreach (example ${tutr_examples})
-    if (HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
-      add_test (NAME CPP_ex_${example} COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:cpp_ex_${example}>)
-    else ()
-      add_test (NAME CPP_ex_${example} COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-          -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:cpp_ex_${example}>"
-          -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING="
-          -D "TEST_EXPECT=0"
-          -D "TEST_SKIP_COMPARE=TRUE"
-          -D "TEST_OUTPUT=cpp_ex_${example}.txt"
-          #-D "TEST_REFERENCE=cpp_ex_${example}.out"
-          -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}"
-          -P "${HDF_RESOURCES_EXT_DIR}/runTest.cmake"
-      )
-    endif ()
-    if (NOT "${last_test}" STREQUAL "")
-      set_tests_properties (CPP_ex_${example} PROPERTIES DEPENDS ${last_test})
-    endif ()
-    set (last_test "CPP_ex_${example}")
-  endforeach ()
+foreach (example ${tutr_examples})
+  if (HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
+    add_test (NAME CPP_ex_${example} COMMAND ${CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING_EMULATOR} $<TARGET_FILE:cpp_ex_${example}>)
+  else ()
+    add_test (NAME CPP_ex_${example} COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
+        -D "TEST_EMULATOR=${CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING_EMULATOR}"
+        -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:cpp_ex_${example}>"
+        -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING="
+        -D "TEST_EXPECT=0"
+        -D "TEST_SKIP_COMPARE=TRUE"
+        -D "TEST_OUTPUT=cpp_ex_${example}.txt"
+        #-D "TEST_REFERENCE=cpp_ex_${example}.out"
+        -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}"
+        -P "${HDF_RESOURCES_EXT_DIR}/runTest.cmake"
+    )
+  endif ()
+  set_tests_properties (CPP_ex_${example} PROPERTIES FIXTURES_REQUIRED clear_cppex_tutr)
+  if (last_test)
+    set_tests_properties (CPP_ex_${example} PROPERTIES DEPENDS ${last_test})
+  endif ()
+  set (last_test "CPP_ex_${example}")
+endforeach ()
 #the following dependencies are handled by the order of the files
 #  SET_TESTS_PROPERTIES(CPP_ex_h5tutr_crtatt PROPERTIES DEPENDS CPP_ex_h5tutr_crtdat)
 #  SET_TESTS_PROPERTIES(CPP_ex_h5tutr_rdwt PROPERTIES DEPENDS CPP_ex_h5tutr_crtdat)
diff --git a/c++/examples/chunks.cpp b/c++/examples/chunks.cpp
index 142e70f..03e2855 100644
--- a/c++/examples/chunks.cpp
+++ b/c++/examples/chunks.cpp
@@ -37,194 +37,194 @@ const int      RANKC = 1;
 
 int main (void)
 {
-    hsize_t	i, j;
+    hsize_t     i, j;
 
     // Try block to detect exceptions raised by any of the calls inside it
     try
     {
-	/*
-	 * Turn off the auto-printing when failure occurs so that we can
-	 * handle the errors appropriately
-	 */
-	Exception::dontPrint();
-
-	/*
-	 * Open the file and the dataset.
-	 */
-	H5File file( FILE_NAME, H5F_ACC_RDONLY );
-	DataSet dataset = file.openDataSet( DATASET_NAME );
-
-	/*
-	 * Get filespace for rank and dimension
-	 */
-	DataSpace filespace = dataset.getSpace();
-
-	/*
-	 * Get number of dimensions in the file dataspace
-	 */
-	int rank = filespace.getSimpleExtentNdims();
-
-	/*
-	 * Get and print the dimension sizes of the file dataspace
-	 */
-	hsize_t dims[2]; 	// dataset dimensions
-	rank = filespace.getSimpleExtentDims( dims );
-	cout << "dataset rank = " << rank << ", dimensions "
-	     << (unsigned long)(dims[0]) << " x "
-	     << (unsigned long)(dims[1]) << endl;
-
-	/*
-	 * Define the memory space to read dataset.
-	 */
-	DataSpace mspace1(RANK, dims);
-
-	/*
-	 * Read dataset back and display.
-	 */
-	int data_out[NX][NY];  // buffer for dataset to be read
-	dataset.read( data_out, PredType::NATIVE_INT, mspace1, filespace );
-
-	cout << "\n";
-	cout << "Dataset: \n";
-	for (j = 0; j < dims[0]; j++)
-	{
-	    for (i = 0; i < dims[1]; i++)
-		cout << data_out[j][i] << " ";
-	    cout << endl;
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 *	    dataset rank 2, dimensions 10 x 5
-	 *	    chunk rank 2, dimensions 2 x 5
-
-	 *	    Dataset:
-	 *	    1 1 1 3 3
-	 *	    1 1 1 3 3
-	 *	    1 1 1 0 0
-	 *	    2 0 0 0 0
-	 *	    2 0 0 0 0
-	 *	    2 0 0 0 0
-	 *	    2 0 0 0 0
-	 *	    2 0 0 0 0
-	 *	    2 0 0 0 0
-	 *	    2 0 0 0 0
-	 */
-
-	/*
-	 * Read the third column from the dataset.
-	 * First define memory dataspace, then define hyperslab
-	 * and read it into column array.
-	 */
-	hsize_t col_dims[1];
-	col_dims[0] = 10;
-	DataSpace mspace2( RANKC, col_dims );
-
-	/*
-	 * Define the column (hyperslab) to read.
-	 */
-	hsize_t offset[2] = { 0, 2 };
-	hsize_t  count[2] = { 10, 1 };
-	int column[10];  // buffer for column to be read
-
-	/*
-	 * Define hyperslab and read.
-	 */
-	filespace.selectHyperslab( H5S_SELECT_SET, count, offset );
-	dataset.read( column, PredType::NATIVE_INT, mspace2, filespace );
-
-	cout << endl;
-	cout << "Third column: " << endl;
-	for (i = 0; i < 10; i++)
-	    cout << column[i] << endl;
-
-	/*
-	 *	    Third column:
-	 *	    1
-	 *	    1
-	 *	    1
-	 *	    0
-	 *	    0
-	 *	    0
-	 *	    0
-	 *	    0
-	 *	    0
-	 *	    0
-	 */
-
-	/*
-	 * Get creation properties list.
-	 */
-	DSetCreatPropList cparms = dataset.getCreatePlist();
-
-	/*
-	 * Check if dataset is chunked.
-	 */
-	hsize_t chunk_dims[2];
-	int     rank_chunk;
-	if( H5D_CHUNKED == cparms.getLayout() )
-	{
-	    /*
-	     * Get chunking information: rank and dimensions
-	     */
-	    rank_chunk = cparms.getChunk( 2, chunk_dims);
-	    cout << "chunk rank " << rank_chunk << "dimensions "
-		<< (unsigned long)(chunk_dims[0]) << " x "
-		<< (unsigned long)(chunk_dims[1]) << endl;
-
-	    /*
-	     * Define the memory space to read a chunk.
-	     */
-	    DataSpace mspace3( rank_chunk, chunk_dims );
-
-	    /*
-	     * Define chunk in the file (hyperslab) to read.
-	     */
-	    offset[0] = 2;
-	    offset[1] = 0;
-	    count[0]  = chunk_dims[0];
-	    count[1]  = chunk_dims[1];
-	    filespace.selectHyperslab( H5S_SELECT_SET, count, offset );
-
-	    /*
-	     * Read chunk back and display.
-	     */
-	    int chunk_out[2][5];   // buffer for chunk to be read
-	    dataset.read( chunk_out, PredType::NATIVE_INT, mspace3, filespace );
-	    cout << endl;
-	    cout << "Chunk:" << endl;
-	    for (j = 0; j < chunk_dims[0]; j++)
-	    {
-		for (i = 0; i < chunk_dims[1]; i++)
-		    cout << chunk_out[j][i] << " ";
-		cout << endl;
-	    }
-	    /*
-	     *	 Chunk:
-	     *	 1 1 1 0 0
-	     *	 2 0 0 0 0
-	     */
-	}
+        /*
+         * Turn off the auto-printing when failure occurs so that we can
+         * handle the errors appropriately
+         */
+        Exception::dontPrint();
+
+        /*
+         * Open the file and the dataset.
+         */
+        H5File file( FILE_NAME, H5F_ACC_RDONLY );
+        DataSet dataset = file.openDataSet( DATASET_NAME );
+
+        /*
+         * Get filespace for rank and dimension
+         */
+        DataSpace filespace = dataset.getSpace();
+
+        /*
+         * Get number of dimensions in the file dataspace
+         */
+        int rank = filespace.getSimpleExtentNdims();
+
+        /*
+         * Get and print the dimension sizes of the file dataspace
+         */
+        hsize_t dims[2];        // dataset dimensions
+        rank = filespace.getSimpleExtentDims( dims );
+        cout << "dataset rank = " << rank << ", dimensions "
+             << (unsigned long)(dims[0]) << " x "
+             << (unsigned long)(dims[1]) << endl;
+
+        /*
+         * Define the memory space to read dataset.
+         */
+        DataSpace mspace1(RANK, dims);
+
+        /*
+         * Read dataset back and display.
+         */
+        int data_out[NX][NY];  // buffer for dataset to be read
+        dataset.read( data_out, PredType::NATIVE_INT, mspace1, filespace );
+
+        cout << "\n";
+        cout << "Dataset: \n";
+        for (j = 0; j < dims[0]; j++)
+        {
+            for (i = 0; i < dims[1]; i++)
+                cout << data_out[j][i] << " ";
+            cout << endl;
+        }
+
+        /*
+         *          dataset rank 2, dimensions 10 x 5
+         *          chunk rank 2, dimensions 2 x 5
+
+         *          Dataset:
+         *          1 1 1 3 3
+         *          1 1 1 3 3
+         *          1 1 1 0 0
+         *          2 0 0 0 0
+         *          2 0 0 0 0
+         *          2 0 0 0 0
+         *          2 0 0 0 0
+         *          2 0 0 0 0
+         *          2 0 0 0 0
+         *          2 0 0 0 0
+         */
+
+        /*
+         * Read the third column from the dataset.
+         * First define memory dataspace, then define hyperslab
+         * and read it into column array.
+         */
+        hsize_t col_dims[1];
+        col_dims[0] = 10;
+        DataSpace mspace2( RANKC, col_dims );
+
+        /*
+         * Define the column (hyperslab) to read.
+         */
+        hsize_t offset[2] = { 0, 2 };
+        hsize_t  count[2] = { 10, 1 };
+        int column[10];  // buffer for column to be read
+
+        /*
+         * Define hyperslab and read.
+         */
+        filespace.selectHyperslab( H5S_SELECT_SET, count, offset );
+        dataset.read( column, PredType::NATIVE_INT, mspace2, filespace );
+
+        cout << endl;
+        cout << "Third column: " << endl;
+        for (i = 0; i < 10; i++)
+            cout << column[i] << endl;
+
+        /*
+         *          Third column:
+         *          1
+         *          1
+         *          1
+         *          0
+         *          0
+         *          0
+         *          0
+         *          0
+         *          0
+         *          0
+         */
+
+        /*
+         * Get creation properties list.
+         */
+        DSetCreatPropList cparms = dataset.getCreatePlist();
+
+        /*
+         * Check if dataset is chunked.
+         */
+        hsize_t chunk_dims[2];
+        int     rank_chunk;
+        if( H5D_CHUNKED == cparms.getLayout() )
+        {
+            /*
+             * Get chunking information: rank and dimensions
+             */
+            rank_chunk = cparms.getChunk( 2, chunk_dims);
+            cout << "chunk rank " << rank_chunk << "dimensions "
+                << (unsigned long)(chunk_dims[0]) << " x "
+                << (unsigned long)(chunk_dims[1]) << endl;
+
+            /*
+             * Define the memory space to read a chunk.
+             */
+            DataSpace mspace3( rank_chunk, chunk_dims );
+
+            /*
+             * Define chunk in the file (hyperslab) to read.
+             */
+            offset[0] = 2;
+            offset[1] = 0;
+            count[0]  = chunk_dims[0];
+            count[1]  = chunk_dims[1];
+            filespace.selectHyperslab( H5S_SELECT_SET, count, offset );
+
+            /*
+             * Read chunk back and display.
+             */
+            int chunk_out[2][5];   // buffer for chunk to be read
+            dataset.read( chunk_out, PredType::NATIVE_INT, mspace3, filespace );
+            cout << endl;
+            cout << "Chunk:" << endl;
+            for (j = 0; j < chunk_dims[0]; j++)
+            {
+                for (i = 0; i < chunk_dims[1]; i++)
+                    cout << chunk_out[j][i] << " ";
+                cout << endl;
+            }
+            /*
+             *   Chunk:
+             *   1 1 1 0 0
+             *   2 0 0 0 0
+             */
+        }
     }  // end of try block
 
     // catch failure caused by the H5File operations
     catch( FileIException error )
     {
-	error.printErrorStack();
-	return -1;
+        error.printErrorStack();
+        return -1;
     }
 
     // catch failure caused by the DataSet operations
     catch( DataSetIException error )
     {
-	error.printErrorStack();
-	return -1;
+        error.printErrorStack();
+        return -1;
     }
 
     // catch failure caused by the DataSpace operations
     catch( DataSpaceIException error )
     {
-	error.printErrorStack();
-	return -1;
+        error.printErrorStack();
+        return -1;
     }
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/c++/examples/compound.cpp b/c++/examples/compound.cpp
index 192a1cf..4b116e0 100644
--- a/c++/examples/compound.cpp
+++ b/c++/examples/compound.cpp
@@ -41,15 +41,15 @@ int main(void)
 {
    /* First structure  and dataset*/
    typedef struct s1_t {
-	int    a;
-	float  b;
-	double c;
+        int    a;
+        float  b;
+        double c;
    } s1_t;
 
    /* Second structure (subset of s1_t)  and dataset*/
    typedef struct s2_t {
-	double c;
-	int    a;
+        double c;
+        int    a;
    } s2_t;
 
    // Try block to detect exceptions raised by any of the calls inside it
@@ -135,12 +135,12 @@ int main(void)
        */
       cout << endl << "Field c : " << endl;
       for( i = 0; i < LENGTH; i++)
-	 cout << s2[i].c << " ";
+         cout << s2[i].c << " ";
       cout << endl;
 
       cout << endl << "Field a : " << endl;
       for( i = 0; i < LENGTH; i++)
-	 cout << s2[i].a << " ";
+         cout << s2[i].a << " ";
       cout << endl;
 
       /*
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ int main(void)
        */
       cout << endl << "Field b : " << endl;
       for( i = 0; i < LENGTH; i++)
-	 cout << s3[i] << " ";
+         cout << s3[i] << " ";
       cout << endl;
 
       /*
diff --git a/c++/examples/create.cpp b/c++/examples/create.cpp
index 890fb03..06b981b 100644
--- a/c++/examples/create.cpp
+++ b/c++/examples/create.cpp
@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@
 #include "H5Cpp.h"
 using namespace H5;
 
-const H5std_string	FILE_NAME( "SDS.h5" );
-const H5std_string	DATASET_NAME( "IntArray" );
-const int 	NX = 5;                    // dataset dimensions
-const int 	NY = 6;
-const int 	RANK = 2;
+const H5std_string      FILE_NAME( "SDS.h5" );
+const H5std_string      DATASET_NAME( "IntArray" );
+const int       NX = 5;                    // dataset dimensions
+const int       NY = 6;
+const int       RANK = 2;
 
 int main (void)
 {
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ int main (void)
    for (j = 0; j < NX; j++)
    {
       for (i = 0; i < NY; i++)
-	 data[j][i] = i + j;
+         data[j][i] = i + j;
    }
    /*
     * 0 1 2 3 4 5
diff --git a/c++/examples/extend_ds.cpp b/c++/examples/extend_ds.cpp
index 271100e..9e005c6 100644
--- a/c++/examples/extend_ds.cpp
+++ b/c++/examples/extend_ds.cpp
@@ -105,8 +105,8 @@ int main (void)
        * Write the data to the hyperslab.
        */
       int       data1[3][3] = { {1, 1, 1},       /* data to write */
-				{1, 1, 1},
-				{1, 1, 1} };
+                                {1, 1, 1},
+                                {1, 1, 1} };
       dataset.write( data1, PredType::NATIVE_INT, mspace1, fspace1 );
 
       /*
@@ -179,16 +179,16 @@ int main (void)
       /*
        * Resulting dataset
        *
-       *	 1 1 1 3 3
-       *	 1 1 1 3 3
-       *	 1 1 1 0 0
-       *	 2 0 0 0 0
-       *	 2 0 0 0 0
-       *	 2 0 0 0 0
-       *	 2 0 0 0 0
-       *	 2 0 0 0 0
-       *	 2 0 0 0 0
-       *	 2 0 0 0 0
+       *         1 1 1 3 3
+       *         1 1 1 3 3
+       *         1 1 1 0 0
+       *         2 0 0 0 0
+       *         2 0 0 0 0
+       *         2 0 0 0 0
+       *         2 0 0 0 0
+       *         2 0 0 0 0
+       *         2 0 0 0 0
+       *         2 0 0 0 0
        */
       /*
        * Display the result.
diff --git a/c++/examples/h5group.cpp b/c++/examples/h5group.cpp
index a8c9953..fab54cd 100644
--- a/c++/examples/h5group.cpp
+++ b/c++/examples/h5group.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ using std::endl;
 using namespace H5;
 
 const H5std_string FILE_NAME( "Group.h5" );
-const int	   RANK = 2;
+const int          RANK = 2;
 
 // Operator function
 extern "C" herr_t file_info(hid_t loc_id, const char *name, const H5L_info_t *linfo,
@@ -48,169 +48,169 @@ int main(void)
     // Try block to detect exceptions raised by any of the calls inside it
     try
     {
-	/*
-	 * Turn off the auto-printing when failure occurs so that we can
-	 * handle the errors appropriately
-	 */
-	Exception::dontPrint();
-
-	/*
-	 * Create the named file, truncating the existing one if any,
-	 * using default create and access property lists.
-	 */
-	H5File *file = new H5File( FILE_NAME, H5F_ACC_TRUNC );
-
-	/*
-	 * Create a group in the file
-	 */
-	Group* group = new Group( file->createGroup( "/Data" ));
-
-	/*
-	 * Create dataset "Compressed Data" in the group using absolute
-	 * name. Dataset creation property list is modified to use
-	 * GZIP compression with the compression effort set to 6.
-	 * Note that compression can be used only when dataset is chunked.
-	 */
-	dims[0] = 1000;
-	dims[1] = 20;
-	cdims[0] = 20;
-	cdims[1] = 20;
-	DataSpace *dataspace = new DataSpace(RANK, dims); // create new dspace
-	DSetCreatPropList ds_creatplist;  // create dataset creation prop list
-	ds_creatplist.setChunk( 2, cdims );  // then modify it for compression
-	ds_creatplist.setDeflate( 6 );
-
-	/*
-	 * Create the first dataset.
-	 */
-	DataSet* dataset = new DataSet(file->createDataSet(
-		"/Data/Compressed_Data", PredType::NATIVE_INT,
-		*dataspace, ds_creatplist ));
-
-	/*
-	 * Close the first dataset.
-	 */
-	delete dataset;
-	delete dataspace;
-
-	/*
-	 * Create the second dataset.
-	 */
-	dims[0] = 500;
-	dims[1] = 20;
-	dataspace = new DataSpace(RANK, dims); // create second dspace
-	dataset = new DataSet(file->createDataSet("/Data/Float_Data",
-			PredType::NATIVE_FLOAT, *dataspace));
-
-	delete dataset;
-	delete dataspace;
-	delete group;
-	delete file;
-
-	/*
-	 * Now reopen the file and group in the file.
-	 */
-	file = new H5File(FILE_NAME, H5F_ACC_RDWR);
-	group = new Group(file->openGroup("Data"));
-
-	/*
-	 * Access "Compressed_Data" dataset in the group.
-	 */
-	try {  // to determine if the dataset exists in the group
-	    dataset = new DataSet( group->openDataSet( "Compressed_Data" ));
-	}
-	catch( GroupIException not_found_error ) {
-	    cout << " Dataset is not found." << endl;
-	}
-	cout << "dataset \"/Data/Compressed_Data\" is open" << endl;
-
-	/*
-	 * Close the dataset.
-	 */
-	delete dataset;
-
-	/*
-	 * Create hard link to the Data group.
-	 */
-	file->link( H5L_TYPE_HARD, "Data", "Data_new" );
-
-	/*
-	 * We can access "Compressed_Data" dataset using created
-	 * hard link "Data_new".
-	 */
-	try {  // to determine if the dataset exists in the file
-	    dataset = new DataSet(file->openDataSet( "/Data_new/Compressed_Data" ));
-	}
-	catch( FileIException not_found_error )
-	{
-	    cout << " Dataset is not found." << endl;
-	}
-	cout << "dataset \"/Data_new/Compressed_Data\" is open" << endl;
-
-	/*
-	 * Close the dataset.
-	 */
-	delete dataset;
-
-	/*
-	 * Use iterator to see the names of the objects in the file
-	 * root directory.
-	 */
-	cout << endl << "Iterating over elements in the file" << endl;
-	herr_t idx = H5Literate(file->getId(), H5_INDEX_NAME, H5_ITER_INC, NULL, file_info, NULL);
-	cout << endl;
-
-	/*
-	 * Unlink  name "Data" and use iterator to see the names
-	 * of the objects in the file root direvtory.
-	 */
-	cout << "Unlinking..." << endl;
-	try {  // attempt to unlink the dataset
-	    file->unlink( "Data" );
-	}
-	catch( FileIException unlink_error )
-	{
-	    cout << " unlink failed." << endl;
-	}
-	cout << "\"Data\" is unlinked" << endl;
-
-	cout << endl << "Iterating over elements in the file again" << endl;
-	idx = H5Literate(file->getId(), H5_INDEX_NAME, H5_ITER_INC, NULL, file_info, NULL);
-	cout << endl;
-
-	/*
-	 * Close the group and file.
-	 */
-	delete group;
-	delete file;
+        /*
+         * Turn off the auto-printing when failure occurs so that we can
+         * handle the errors appropriately
+         */
+        Exception::dontPrint();
+
+        /*
+         * Create the named file, truncating the existing one if any,
+         * using default create and access property lists.
+         */
+        H5File *file = new H5File( FILE_NAME, H5F_ACC_TRUNC );
+
+        /*
+         * Create a group in the file
+         */
+        Group* group = new Group( file->createGroup( "/Data" ));
+
+        /*
+         * Create dataset "Compressed Data" in the group using absolute
+         * name. Dataset creation property list is modified to use
+         * GZIP compression with the compression effort set to 6.
+         * Note that compression can be used only when dataset is chunked.
+         */
+        dims[0] = 1000;
+        dims[1] = 20;
+        cdims[0] = 20;
+        cdims[1] = 20;
+        DataSpace *dataspace = new DataSpace(RANK, dims); // create new dspace
+        DSetCreatPropList ds_creatplist;  // create dataset creation prop list
+        ds_creatplist.setChunk( 2, cdims );  // then modify it for compression
+        ds_creatplist.setDeflate( 6 );
+
+        /*
+         * Create the first dataset.
+         */
+        DataSet* dataset = new DataSet(file->createDataSet(
+                "/Data/Compressed_Data", PredType::NATIVE_INT,
+                *dataspace, ds_creatplist ));
+
+        /*
+         * Close the first dataset.
+         */
+        delete dataset;
+        delete dataspace;
+
+        /*
+         * Create the second dataset.
+         */
+        dims[0] = 500;
+        dims[1] = 20;
+        dataspace = new DataSpace(RANK, dims); // create second dspace
+        dataset = new DataSet(file->createDataSet("/Data/Float_Data",
+                        PredType::NATIVE_FLOAT, *dataspace));
+
+        delete dataset;
+        delete dataspace;
+        delete group;
+        delete file;
+
+        /*
+         * Now reopen the file and group in the file.
+         */
+        file = new H5File(FILE_NAME, H5F_ACC_RDWR);
+        group = new Group(file->openGroup("Data"));
+
+        /*
+         * Access "Compressed_Data" dataset in the group.
+         */
+        try {  // to determine if the dataset exists in the group
+            dataset = new DataSet( group->openDataSet( "Compressed_Data" ));
+        }
+        catch( GroupIException not_found_error ) {
+            cout << " Dataset is not found." << endl;
+        }
+        cout << "dataset \"/Data/Compressed_Data\" is open" << endl;
+
+        /*
+         * Close the dataset.
+         */
+        delete dataset;
+
+        /*
+         * Create hard link to the Data group.
+         */
+        file->link( H5L_TYPE_HARD, "Data", "Data_new" );
+
+        /*
+         * We can access "Compressed_Data" dataset using created
+         * hard link "Data_new".
+         */
+        try {  // to determine if the dataset exists in the file
+            dataset = new DataSet(file->openDataSet( "/Data_new/Compressed_Data" ));
+        }
+        catch( FileIException not_found_error )
+        {
+            cout << " Dataset is not found." << endl;
+        }
+        cout << "dataset \"/Data_new/Compressed_Data\" is open" << endl;
+
+        /*
+         * Close the dataset.
+         */
+        delete dataset;
+
+        /*
+         * Use iterator to see the names of the objects in the file
+         * root directory.
+         */
+        cout << endl << "Iterating over elements in the file" << endl;
+        herr_t idx = H5Literate(file->getId(), H5_INDEX_NAME, H5_ITER_INC, NULL, file_info, NULL);
+        cout << endl;
+
+        /*
+         * Unlink  name "Data" and use iterator to see the names
+         * of the objects in the file root direvtory.
+         */
+        cout << "Unlinking..." << endl;
+        try {  // attempt to unlink the dataset
+            file->unlink( "Data" );
+        }
+        catch( FileIException unlink_error )
+        {
+            cout << " unlink failed." << endl;
+        }
+        cout << "\"Data\" is unlinked" << endl;
+
+        cout << endl << "Iterating over elements in the file again" << endl;
+        idx = H5Literate(file->getId(), H5_INDEX_NAME, H5_ITER_INC, NULL, file_info, NULL);
+        cout << endl;
+
+        /*
+         * Close the group and file.
+         */
+        delete group;
+        delete file;
     }  // end of try block
 
     // catch failure caused by the H5File operations
     catch( FileIException error )
     {
-	error.printErrorStack();
-	return -1;
+        error.printErrorStack();
+        return -1;
     }
 
     // catch failure caused by the DataSet operations
     catch( DataSetIException error )
     {
-	error.printErrorStack();
-	return -1;
+        error.printErrorStack();
+        return -1;
     }
 
     // catch failure caused by the DataSpace operations
     catch( DataSpaceIException error )
     {
-	error.printErrorStack();
-	return -1;
+        error.printErrorStack();
+        return -1;
     }
 
     // catch failure caused by the Attribute operations
     catch( AttributeIException error )
     {
-	error.printErrorStack();
-	return -1;
+        error.printErrorStack();
+        return -1;
     }
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/c++/examples/h5tutr_cmprss.cpp b/c++/examples/h5tutr_cmprss.cpp
index 9b1d2bc..9531bdd 100644
--- a/c++/examples/h5tutr_cmprss.cpp
+++ b/c++/examples/h5tutr_cmprss.cpp
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 /* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
- * Copyright by The HDF Group.						     *
- * Copyright by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois.	     *
- * All rights reserved.							     *
- *	                                                                     *
+ * Copyright by The HDF Group.                                               *
+ * Copyright by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois.         *
+ * All rights reserved.                                                      *
+ *                                                                           *
  * This file is part of HDF5.  The full HDF5 copyright notice, including     *
  * terms governing use, modification, and redistribution, is contained in    *
  * the COPYING file, which can be found at the root of the source code       *
@@ -24,130 +24,130 @@ using std::endl;
 #include "H5Cpp.h"
 using namespace H5;
 
-const H5std_string	FILE_NAME("h5tutr_cmprss.h5");
-const H5std_string	DATASET_NAME("Compressed_Data");
-const int	DIM0 = 100;
-const int	DIM1 = 20;
+const H5std_string      FILE_NAME("h5tutr_cmprss.h5");
+const H5std_string      DATASET_NAME("Compressed_Data");
+const int       DIM0 = 100;
+const int       DIM1 = 20;
 
 int main (void)
 {
-    hsize_t dims[2] = { DIM0, DIM1 };	// dataset dimensions
-    hsize_t chunk_dims[2] = { 20, 20 };	// chunk dimensions
+    hsize_t dims[2] = { DIM0, DIM1 };   // dataset dimensions
+    hsize_t chunk_dims[2] = { 20, 20 }; // chunk dimensions
     int     i,j, buf[DIM0][DIM1];
 
     // Try block to detect exceptions raised by any of the calls inside it
     try
     {
-	// Turn off the auto-printing when failure occurs so that we can
-	// handle the errors appropriately
-	Exception::dontPrint();
+        // Turn off the auto-printing when failure occurs so that we can
+        // handle the errors appropriately
+        Exception::dontPrint();
 
-	// Create a new file using the default property lists. 
-	H5File file(FILE_NAME, H5F_ACC_TRUNC);
+        // Create a new file using the default property lists. 
+        H5File file(FILE_NAME, H5F_ACC_TRUNC);
 
-	// Create the data space for the dataset.
-	DataSpace *dataspace = new DataSpace(2, dims);
+        // Create the data space for the dataset.
+        DataSpace *dataspace = new DataSpace(2, dims);
 
-	// Modify dataset creation property to enable chunking
-	DSetCreatPropList  *plist = new  DSetCreatPropList;
-	plist->setChunk(2, chunk_dims);
+        // Modify dataset creation property to enable chunking
+        DSetCreatPropList  *plist = new  DSetCreatPropList;
+        plist->setChunk(2, chunk_dims);
 
-	// Set ZLIB (DEFLATE) Compression using level 6.
-	// To use SZIP compression comment out this line.
-	plist->setDeflate(6);
+        // Set ZLIB (DEFLATE) Compression using level 6.
+        // To use SZIP compression comment out this line.
+        plist->setDeflate(6);
 
-	// Uncomment these lines to set SZIP Compression
-	// unsigned szip_options_mask = H5_SZIP_NN_OPTION_MASK;
-	// unsigned szip_pixels_per_block = 16;
-	// plist->setSzip(szip_options_mask, szip_pixels_per_block);
+        // Uncomment these lines to set SZIP Compression
+        // unsigned szip_options_mask = H5_SZIP_NN_OPTION_MASK;
+        // unsigned szip_pixels_per_block = 16;
+        // plist->setSzip(szip_options_mask, szip_pixels_per_block);
      
-	// Create the dataset.      
-	DataSet *dataset = new DataSet(file.createDataSet( DATASET_NAME, 
-	                        PredType::STD_I32BE, *dataspace, *plist) );
-
-	for (i = 0; i< DIM0; i++)
-	  for (j=0; j<DIM1; j++)
-	      buf[i][j] = i+j;
-
-	// Write data to dataset.
-	dataset->write(buf, PredType::NATIVE_INT);
-
-	// Close objects and file.  Either approach will close the HDF5 item.
-	delete dataspace;
-	delete dataset;
-	delete plist;
-	file.close();
-
-	// -----------------------------------------------
-	// Re-open the file and dataset, retrieve filter 
-	// information for dataset and read the data back.
-	// -----------------------------------------------
-	
-	int        rbuf[DIM0][DIM1];
-	int        numfilt;
-	size_t     nelmts={1}, namelen={1};
-	unsigned  flags, filter_info, cd_values[1], idx;
-	char       name[1];
-	H5Z_filter_t filter_type;
-
-	// Open the file and the dataset in the file.
-	file.openFile(FILE_NAME, H5F_ACC_RDONLY);
-	dataset = new DataSet(file.openDataSet( DATASET_NAME));
-
-	// Get the create property list of the dataset.
-	plist = new DSetCreatPropList(dataset->getCreatePlist ());
-
-	// Get the number of filters associated with the dataset.
-	numfilt = plist->getNfilters();
-	cout << "Number of filters associated with dataset: " << numfilt << endl;
-
-	for (idx=0; idx < numfilt; idx++) {
-	    nelmts = 0;
-
-	    filter_type = plist->getFilter(idx, flags, nelmts, cd_values, namelen, name , filter_info);
-
-	    cout << "Filter Type: ";
-
-	    switch (filter_type) {
-	      case H5Z_FILTER_DEFLATE:
-	           cout << "H5Z_FILTER_DEFLATE" << endl;
-	           break;
-	      case H5Z_FILTER_SZIP:
-	           cout << "H5Z_FILTER_SZIP" << endl; 
-	           break;
-	      default:
-	           cout << "Other filter type included." << endl;
-	      }
-	}
-
-	// Read data.
-	dataset->read(rbuf, PredType::NATIVE_INT);
-
-	delete plist; 
-	delete dataset;
-	file.close();	// can be skipped
+        // Create the dataset.      
+        DataSet *dataset = new DataSet(file.createDataSet( DATASET_NAME, 
+                                PredType::STD_I32BE, *dataspace, *plist) );
+
+        for (i = 0; i< DIM0; i++)
+          for (j=0; j<DIM1; j++)
+              buf[i][j] = i+j;
+
+        // Write data to dataset.
+        dataset->write(buf, PredType::NATIVE_INT);
+
+        // Close objects and file.  Either approach will close the HDF5 item.
+        delete dataspace;
+        delete dataset;
+        delete plist;
+        file.close();
+
+        // -----------------------------------------------
+        // Re-open the file and dataset, retrieve filter 
+        // information for dataset and read the data back.
+        // -----------------------------------------------
+        
+        int        rbuf[DIM0][DIM1];
+        int        numfilt;
+        size_t     nelmts={1}, namelen={1};
+        unsigned  flags, filter_info, cd_values[1], idx;
+        char       name[1];
+        H5Z_filter_t filter_type;
+
+        // Open the file and the dataset in the file.
+        file.openFile(FILE_NAME, H5F_ACC_RDONLY);
+        dataset = new DataSet(file.openDataSet( DATASET_NAME));
+
+        // Get the create property list of the dataset.
+        plist = new DSetCreatPropList(dataset->getCreatePlist ());
+
+        // Get the number of filters associated with the dataset.
+        numfilt = plist->getNfilters();
+        cout << "Number of filters associated with dataset: " << numfilt << endl;
+
+        for (idx=0; idx < numfilt; idx++) {
+            nelmts = 0;
+
+            filter_type = plist->getFilter(idx, flags, nelmts, cd_values, namelen, name , filter_info);
+
+            cout << "Filter Type: ";
+
+            switch (filter_type) {
+              case H5Z_FILTER_DEFLATE:
+                   cout << "H5Z_FILTER_DEFLATE" << endl;
+                   break;
+              case H5Z_FILTER_SZIP:
+                   cout << "H5Z_FILTER_SZIP" << endl; 
+                   break;
+              default:
+                   cout << "Other filter type included." << endl;
+              }
+        }
+
+        // Read data.
+        dataset->read(rbuf, PredType::NATIVE_INT);
+
+        delete plist; 
+        delete dataset;
+        file.close();   // can be skipped
 
     }  // end of try block
 
     // catch failure caused by the H5File operations
     catch(FileIException error)
     {
-	error.printErrorStack();
-	return -1;
+        error.printErrorStack();
+        return -1;
     }
 
     // catch failure caused by the DataSet operations
     catch(DataSetIException error)
     {
-	error.printErrorStack();
-	return -1;
+        error.printErrorStack();
+        return -1;
     }
 
     // catch failure caused by the DataSpace operations
     catch(DataSpaceIException error)
     {
-	error.printErrorStack();
-	return -1;
+        error.printErrorStack();
+        return -1;
     }
 
     return 0;  // successfully terminated
diff --git a/c++/examples/h5tutr_crtatt.cpp b/c++/examples/h5tutr_crtatt.cpp
index f865501..fcf6c27 100644
--- a/c++/examples/h5tutr_crtatt.cpp
+++ b/c++/examples/h5tutr_crtatt.cpp
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 /* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
- * Copyright by The HDF Group.						     *
- * Copyright by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois.	     *
- * All rights reserved.							     *
- *	                                                                     *
+ * Copyright by The HDF Group.                                               *
+ * Copyright by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois.         *
+ * All rights reserved.                                                      *
+ *                                                                           *
  * This file is part of HDF5.  The full HDF5 copyright notice, including     *
  * terms governing use, modification, and redistribution, is contained in    *
  * the COPYING file, which can be found at the root of the source code       *
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@
 #include "H5Cpp.h"
 using namespace H5;
 
-const H5std_string	FILE_NAME( "h5tutr_dset.h5" );
-const H5std_string	DATASET_NAME( "dset" );
-const H5std_string	ATTR_NAME( "Units" );
+const H5std_string      FILE_NAME( "h5tutr_dset.h5" );
+const H5std_string      DATASET_NAME( "dset" );
+const H5std_string      ATTR_NAME( "Units" );
 
-const int	DIM1 = 2;
+const int       DIM1 = 2;
 
 int main (void)
 {
@@ -36,52 +36,52 @@ int main (void)
    // Try block to detect exceptions raised by any of the calls inside it
    try
    {
-	// Turn off the auto-printing when failure occurs so that we can
-	// handle the errors appropriately
-	Exception::dontPrint();
+        // Turn off the auto-printing when failure occurs so that we can
+        // handle the errors appropriately
+        Exception::dontPrint();
 
-	// Open an existing file and dataset.
-	H5File file( FILE_NAME, H5F_ACC_RDWR );
-	DataSet dataset = file.openDataSet( DATASET_NAME );
+        // Open an existing file and dataset.
+        H5File file( FILE_NAME, H5F_ACC_RDWR );
+        DataSet dataset = file.openDataSet( DATASET_NAME );
 
-	// Create the data space for the attribute.
-	DataSpace attr_dataspace = DataSpace (1, dims );
+        // Create the data space for the attribute.
+        DataSpace attr_dataspace = DataSpace (1, dims );
 
-	// Create a dataset attribute. 
-	Attribute attribute = dataset.createAttribute( ATTR_NAME, PredType::STD_I32BE, 
-	                                          attr_dataspace);
+        // Create a dataset attribute. 
+        Attribute attribute = dataset.createAttribute( ATTR_NAME, PredType::STD_I32BE, 
+                                                  attr_dataspace);
      
-	// Write the attribute data. 
-	attribute.write( PredType::NATIVE_INT, attr_data);
+        // Write the attribute data. 
+        attribute.write( PredType::NATIVE_INT, attr_data);
 
    }  // end of try block
 
    // catch failure caused by the H5File operations
    catch( DataSpaceIException error )
    {
-	error.printErrorStack();
-	return -1;
+        error.printErrorStack();
+        return -1;
    }
 
    // catch failure caused by the H5File operations
    catch( AttributeIException error )
    {
-	error.printErrorStack();
-	return -1;
+        error.printErrorStack();
+        return -1;
    }
 
    // catch failure caused by the H5File operations
    catch( FileIException error )
    {
-	error.printErrorStack();
-	return -1;
+        error.printErrorStack();
+        return -1;
    }
 
    // catch failure caused by the DataSet operations
    catch( DataSetIException error )
    {
-	error.printErrorStack();
-	return -1;
+        error.printErrorStack();
+        return -1;
    }
 
    return 0;  // successfully terminated
diff --git a/c++/examples/h5tutr_crtdat.cpp b/c++/examples/h5tutr_crtdat.cpp
index 7cd49f8..985f6ac 100644
--- a/c++/examples/h5tutr_crtdat.cpp
+++ b/c++/examples/h5tutr_crtdat.cpp
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 /* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
- * Copyright by The HDF Group.						     *
- * Copyright by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois.	     *
- * All rights reserved.							     *
- *	                                                                     *
+ * Copyright by The HDF Group.                                               *
+ * Copyright by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois.         *
+ * All rights reserved.                                                      *
+ *                                                                           *
  * This file is part of HDF5.  The full HDF5 copyright notice, including     *
  * terms governing use, modification, and redistribution, is contained in    *
  * the COPYING file, which can be found at the root of the source code       *
@@ -18,57 +18,58 @@
 
 #include <iostream>
 #include <string>
+
 #include "H5Cpp.h"
 using namespace H5;
 
-const H5std_string	FILE_NAME("h5tutr_dset.h5");
-const H5std_string	DATASET_NAME("dset");
-const int	 NX = 4;                     // dataset dimensions
-const int	 NY = 6;
-const int	 RANK = 2;
+const H5std_string      FILE_NAME("h5tutr_dset.h5");
+const H5std_string      DATASET_NAME("dset");
+const int        NX = 4;                     // dataset dimensions
+const int        NY = 6;
+const int        RANK = 2;
 
 int main (void)
 {
     // Try block to detect exceptions raised by any of the calls inside it
     try
     {
-	// Turn off the auto-printing when failure occurs so that we can
-	// handle the errors appropriately
-	Exception::dontPrint();
+        // Turn off the auto-printing when failure occurs so that we can
+        // handle the errors appropriately
+        Exception::dontPrint();
 
-	// Create a new file using the default property lists. 
-	H5File file(FILE_NAME, H5F_ACC_TRUNC);
+        // Create a new file using the default property lists. 
+        H5File file(FILE_NAME, H5F_ACC_TRUNC);
 
-	// Create the data space for the dataset.
-	hsize_t dims[2];               // dataset dimensions
-	dims[0] = NX;
-	dims[1] = NY;
-	DataSpace dataspace(RANK, dims);
+        // Create the data space for the dataset.
+        hsize_t dims[2];               // dataset dimensions
+        dims[0] = NX;
+        dims[1] = NY;
+        DataSpace dataspace(RANK, dims);
 
-	// Create the dataset.      
-	DataSet dataset = file.createDataSet(DATASET_NAME, PredType::STD_I32BE, dataspace);
+        // Create the dataset.      
+        DataSet dataset = file.createDataSet(DATASET_NAME, PredType::STD_I32BE, dataspace);
 
     }  // end of try block
 
     // catch failure caused by the H5File operations
     catch(FileIException error)
     {
-	error.printErrorStack();
-	return -1;
+        error.printErrorStack();
+        return -1;
     }
 
     // catch failure caused by the DataSet operations
     catch(DataSetIException error)
     {
-	error.printErrorStack();
-	return -1;
+        error.printErrorStack();
+        return -1;
     }
 
     // catch failure caused by the DataSpace operations
     catch(DataSpaceIException error)
     {
-	error.printErrorStack();
-	return -1;
+        error.printErrorStack();
+        return -1;
     }
 
     return 0;  // successfully terminated
diff --git a/c++/examples/h5tutr_crtgrp.cpp b/c++/examples/h5tutr_crtgrp.cpp
index 4bdb02c..e35cb46 100644
--- a/c++/examples/h5tutr_crtgrp.cpp
+++ b/c++/examples/h5tutr_crtgrp.cpp
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 /* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
- * Copyright by The HDF Group.						     *
- * Copyright by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois.	     *
- * All rights reserved.							     *
- *	                                                                     *
+ * Copyright by The HDF Group.                                               *
+ * Copyright by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois.         *
+ * All rights reserved.                                                      *
+ *                                                                           *
  * This file is part of HDF5.  The full HDF5 copyright notice, including     *
  * terms governing use, modification, and redistribution, is contained in    *
  * the COPYING file, which can be found at the root of the source code       *
@@ -31,31 +31,31 @@ int main(void)
     // Try block to detect exceptions raised by any of the calls inside it
     try
     {
-	// Turn off the auto-printing when failure occurs so that we can
-	// handle the errors appropriately
-	Exception::dontPrint();
+        // Turn off the auto-printing when failure occurs so that we can
+        // handle the errors appropriately
+        Exception::dontPrint();
 
-	// Create a new file using default property lists.
-	H5File file(FILE_NAME, H5F_ACC_TRUNC);
-	
-	// Create a group named "/MygGroup" in the file
-	Group group(file.createGroup("/MyGroup"));
+        // Create a new file using default property lists.
+        H5File file(FILE_NAME, H5F_ACC_TRUNC);
+        
+        // Create a group named "/MygGroup" in the file
+        Group group(file.createGroup("/MyGroup"));
 
-	// File and group will be closed as their instances go out of scope.
+        // File and group will be closed as their instances go out of scope.
    
     } // end of try block
 
     // catch failure caused by the H5File operations
     catch(FileIException error)
     {
-	error.printErrorStack();
-	return -1;
+        error.printErrorStack();
+        return -1;
     }
     // catch failure caused by the Group operations
     catch(GroupIException error)
     {
-	error.printErrorStack();
-	return -1;
+        error.printErrorStack();
+        return -1;
     }
  
     return 0;
diff --git a/c++/examples/h5tutr_crtgrpar.cpp b/c++/examples/h5tutr_crtgrpar.cpp
index 3e175d6..76ec9e5 100644
--- a/c++/examples/h5tutr_crtgrpar.cpp
+++ b/c++/examples/h5tutr_crtgrpar.cpp
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 /* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
- * Copyright by The HDF Group.						     *
- * Copyright by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois.	     *
- * All rights reserved.							     *
- *	                                                                     *
+ * Copyright by The HDF Group.                                               *
+ * Copyright by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois.         *
+ * All rights reserved.                                                      *
+ *                                                                           *
  * This file is part of HDF5.  The full HDF5 copyright notice, including     *
  * terms governing use, modification, and redistribution, is contained in    *
  * the COPYING file, which can be found at the root of the source code       *
@@ -33,50 +33,50 @@ int main(void)
     try
     {
       
-	// Turn off the auto-printing when failure occurs so that we can
-	// handle the errors appropriately.
+        // Turn off the auto-printing when failure occurs so that we can
+        // handle the errors appropriately.
 
-	Exception::dontPrint();
+        Exception::dontPrint();
 
-	// Create a new file using default properties.
+        // Create a new file using default properties.
 
-	H5File file(FILE_NAME, H5F_ACC_TRUNC);
+        H5File file(FILE_NAME, H5F_ACC_TRUNC);
 
-	// Create group "MyGroup" in the root group using an absolute name.
-	 
-	Group group1(file.createGroup( "/MyGroup"));
+        // Create group "MyGroup" in the root group using an absolute name.
+         
+        Group group1(file.createGroup( "/MyGroup"));
  
-	// Create group "Group_A" in group "MyGroup" using an
-	// absolute name.
+        // Create group "Group_A" in group "MyGroup" using an
+        // absolute name.
 
-	Group group2(file.createGroup("/MyGroup/Group_A"));   
+        Group group2(file.createGroup("/MyGroup/Group_A"));   
 
-	// Create group "Group_B" in group "MyGroup" using a
-	// relative name.
+        // Create group "Group_B" in group "MyGroup" using a
+        // relative name.
   
-	Group group3(group1.createGroup ("Group_B"));
+        Group group3(group1.createGroup ("Group_B"));
  
-	// Close the groups and file.
+        // Close the groups and file.
 
-	group1.close();
-	group2.close();
-	group3.close();
-	file.close();
+        group1.close();
+        group2.close();
+        group3.close();
+        file.close();
     
     } // end of try block
 
     // catch failure caused by the File operations
     catch(FileIException error)
     {
-	error.printErrorStack();
-	return -1;
+        error.printErrorStack();
+        return -1;
     }
 
     // catch failure caused by the Group operations
     catch(GroupIException error)
     {
-	error.printErrorStack();
-	return -1;
+        error.printErrorStack();
+        return -1;
     }
 
     return 0;
diff --git a/c++/examples/h5tutr_crtgrpd.cpp b/c++/examples/h5tutr_crtgrpd.cpp
index 318ab1c..e3bb1b1 100644
--- a/c++/examples/h5tutr_crtgrpd.cpp
+++ b/c++/examples/h5tutr_crtgrpd.cpp
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 /* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
- * Copyright by The HDF Group.						     *
- * Copyright by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois.	     *
- * All rights reserved.							     *
- *	                                                                     *
+ * Copyright by The HDF Group.                                               *
+ * Copyright by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois.         *
+ * All rights reserved.                                                      *
+ *                                                                           *
  * This file is part of HDF5.  The full HDF5 copyright notice, including     *
  * terms governing use, modification, and redistribution, is contained in    *
  * the COPYING file, which can be found at the root of the source code       *
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@ using namespace H5;
 const H5std_string FILE_NAME("h5tutr_groups.h5");
 const H5std_string DATASET_NAME1("/MyGroup/dset1");
 const H5std_string DATASET_NAME2("dset2");
-const int	RANK = 2;
-const int	D1DIM1 = 3;
-const int	D1DIM2 = 3;
-const int	D2DIM1 = 2;
-const int	D2DIM2 = 10;
+const int       RANK = 2;
+const int       D1DIM1 = 3;
+const int       D1DIM2 = 3;
+const int       D2DIM1 = 2;
+const int       D2DIM2 = 10;
 
 int main(void)
 {
@@ -41,93 +41,93 @@ int main(void)
     // Try block to catch exceptions raised by any of the calls inside it
     try
     {
-	// Turn off the auto-printing when failure occurs so that we can
-	// handle the errors appropriately
-	Exception::dontPrint();
+        // Turn off the auto-printing when failure occurs so that we can
+        // handle the errors appropriately
+        Exception::dontPrint();
 
-	// Initialize the first dataset. 
-	for (i = 0; i < D1DIM1; i++)
-	    for (j = 0; j < D1DIM2; j++)
-	       dset1_data[i][j] = j + 1;
+        // Initialize the first dataset. 
+        for (i = 0; i < D1DIM1; i++)
+            for (j = 0; j < D1DIM2; j++)
+               dset1_data[i][j] = j + 1;
 
-	//  Initialize the second dataset. 
-	for (i = 0; i < D2DIM1; i++)
-	  for (j = 0; j < D2DIM2; j++)
-	      dset2_data[i][j] = j + 1;
+        //  Initialize the second dataset. 
+        for (i = 0; i < D2DIM1; i++)
+          for (j = 0; j < D2DIM2; j++)
+              dset2_data[i][j] = j + 1;
 
-	// Open an existing file and dataset.
-	H5File file(FILE_NAME, H5F_ACC_RDWR);
+        // Open an existing file and dataset.
+        H5File file(FILE_NAME, H5F_ACC_RDWR);
 
         // Create the data space for the first dataset.  Note the use of
         // pointer for the instance 'dataspace'.  It can be deleted and
         // used again later for another data space.  An HDF5 identifier is
         // closed by the destructor or the method 'close()'.
-	hsize_t dims[RANK];               // dataset dimensions
-	dims[0] = D1DIM1;
-	dims[1] = D1DIM2;
-	DataSpace *dataspace = new DataSpace (RANK, dims);
-
-	// Create the dataset in group "MyGroup".  Same note as for the
-	// dataspace above.
-	DataSet *dataset = new DataSet (file.createDataSet(DATASET_NAME1, 
-	                                 PredType::STD_I32BE, *dataspace));
-
-	// Write the data to the dataset using default memory space, file
-	// space, and transfer properties.
-	dataset->write(dset1_data, PredType::NATIVE_INT);
-
-	// Close the current dataset and data space.
-	delete dataset;
-	delete dataspace;
-
-	// Create the data space for the second dataset.
-	dims[0] = D2DIM1;
-	dims[1] = D2DIM2;
-	dataspace = new DataSpace (RANK, dims);
-
-	// Create group "Group_A" in group "MyGroup".
-	Group group(file.openGroup("/MyGroup/Group_A"));
-
-	// Create the second dataset in group "Group_A".
-	dataset = new DataSet (group.createDataSet(DATASET_NAME2, 
-	                                 PredType::STD_I32BE, *dataspace));
-
-	// Write the data to the dataset using default memory space, file
-	// space, and transfer properties.
-	dataset->write(dset2_data, PredType::NATIVE_INT);
-
-	// Close all objects.
-	delete dataspace;
-	delete dataset;
-	group.close();
+        hsize_t dims[RANK];               // dataset dimensions
+        dims[0] = D1DIM1;
+        dims[1] = D1DIM2;
+        DataSpace *dataspace = new DataSpace (RANK, dims);
+
+        // Create the dataset in group "MyGroup".  Same note as for the
+        // dataspace above.
+        DataSet *dataset = new DataSet (file.createDataSet(DATASET_NAME1, 
+                                         PredType::STD_I32BE, *dataspace));
+
+        // Write the data to the dataset using default memory space, file
+        // space, and transfer properties.
+        dataset->write(dset1_data, PredType::NATIVE_INT);
+
+        // Close the current dataset and data space.
+        delete dataset;
+        delete dataspace;
+
+        // Create the data space for the second dataset.
+        dims[0] = D2DIM1;
+        dims[1] = D2DIM2;
+        dataspace = new DataSpace (RANK, dims);
+
+        // Create group "Group_A" in group "MyGroup".
+        Group group(file.openGroup("/MyGroup/Group_A"));
+
+        // Create the second dataset in group "Group_A".
+        dataset = new DataSet (group.createDataSet(DATASET_NAME2, 
+                                         PredType::STD_I32BE, *dataspace));
+
+        // Write the data to the dataset using default memory space, file
+        // space, and transfer properties.
+        dataset->write(dset2_data, PredType::NATIVE_INT);
+
+        // Close all objects.
+        delete dataspace;
+        delete dataset;
+        group.close();
     
     } // end of try block
 
     // catch failure caused by the H5File operations
     catch(FileIException error)
     {
-	 error.printErrorStack();
-	 return -1;
+         error.printErrorStack();
+         return -1;
     }
     // catch failure caused by the DataSet operations
     catch(DataSetIException error)
     {
-	 error.printErrorStack();
-	 return -1;
+         error.printErrorStack();
+         return -1;
     }
 
     // catch failure caused by the DataSpace operations
     catch(DataSpaceIException error)
     {
-	error.printErrorStack();
-	return -1;
+        error.printErrorStack();
+        return -1;
     }
 
     // catch failure caused by the Group operations
     catch(GroupIException error)
     {
-	error.printErrorStack();
-	return -1;
+        error.printErrorStack();
+        return -1;
     }
  
      return 0;
diff --git a/c++/examples/h5tutr_extend.cpp b/c++/examples/h5tutr_extend.cpp
index 8c1bc03..b6927ea 100644
--- a/c++/examples/h5tutr_extend.cpp
+++ b/c++/examples/h5tutr_extend.cpp
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 /* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
- * Copyright by The HDF Group.						     *
- * Copyright by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois.	     *
- * All rights reserved.							     *
- *	                                                                     *
+ * Copyright by The HDF Group.                                               *
+ * Copyright by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois.         *
+ * All rights reserved.                                                      *
+ *                                                                           *
  * This file is part of HDF5.  The full HDF5 copyright notice, including     *
  * terms governing use, modification, and redistribution, is contained in    *
  * the COPYING file, which can be found at the root of the source code       *
@@ -24,17 +24,17 @@ using std::endl;
 #include "H5Cpp.h"
 using namespace H5;
 
-const H5std_string	FILE_NAME("h5tutr_extend.h5");
-const H5std_string	DATASETNAME("ExtendibleArray");
+const H5std_string      FILE_NAME("h5tutr_extend.h5");
+const H5std_string      DATASETNAME("ExtendibleArray");
 
 int main (void)
 {
-     hsize_t dims[2] = {3,3};	        // dataset dimensions at creation
+     hsize_t dims[2] = {3,3};           // dataset dimensions at creation
      hsize_t maxdims[2] = {H5S_UNLIMITED, H5S_UNLIMITED}; 
      hsize_t chunk_dims[2] ={2, 5};
-     int	   data[3][3] = { {1, 1, 1},    // data to write 
-	                          {1, 1, 1},
-	                          {1, 1, 1} };
+     int           data[3][3] = { {1, 1, 1},    // data to write 
+                                  {1, 1, 1},
+                                  {1, 1, 1} };
 
      // Variables used in extending and writing to the extended portion of dataset 
 
@@ -42,127 +42,127 @@ int main (void)
      hsize_t offset[2];
      hsize_t dimsext[2] = {7, 3};         // extend dimensions 
      int     dataext[7][3] = { {2, 3, 4},
-	                              {2, 3, 4},
-	                              {2, 3, 4},
-	                              {2, 3, 4},
-	                              {2, 3, 4},
-	                              {2, 3, 4},
-	                              {2, 3, 4} };
+                                      {2, 3, 4},
+                                      {2, 3, 4},
+                                      {2, 3, 4},
+                                      {2, 3, 4},
+                                      {2, 3, 4},
+                                      {2, 3, 4} };
 
     // Try block to detect exceptions raised by any of the calls inside it
     try
     {
-	// Turn off the auto-printing when failure occurs so that we can
-	// handle the errors appropriately
-	Exception::dontPrint();
-
-	// Create a new file using the default property lists. 
-	H5File file(FILE_NAME, H5F_ACC_TRUNC);
-
-	// Create the data space for the dataset.  Note the use of pointer
-	// for the instance 'dataspace'.  It can be deleted and used again
-	// later for another dataspace.  An HDF5 identifier can be closed
-	// by the destructor or the method 'close()'.
-	DataSpace *dataspace = new DataSpace (2, dims, maxdims);
-
-	// Modify dataset creation property to enable chunking
-	DSetCreatPropList prop;
-	prop.setChunk(2, chunk_dims);
-
-	// Create the chunked dataset.  Note the use of pointer.
-	DataSet *dataset = new DataSet(file.createDataSet( DATASETNAME, 
-	                         PredType::STD_I32BE, *dataspace, prop) );
+        // Turn off the auto-printing when failure occurs so that we can
+        // handle the errors appropriately
+        Exception::dontPrint();
+
+        // Create a new file using the default property lists. 
+        H5File file(FILE_NAME, H5F_ACC_TRUNC);
+
+        // Create the data space for the dataset.  Note the use of pointer
+        // for the instance 'dataspace'.  It can be deleted and used again
+        // later for another dataspace.  An HDF5 identifier can be closed
+        // by the destructor or the method 'close()'.
+        DataSpace *dataspace = new DataSpace (2, dims, maxdims);
+
+        // Modify dataset creation property to enable chunking
+        DSetCreatPropList prop;
+        prop.setChunk(2, chunk_dims);
+
+        // Create the chunked dataset.  Note the use of pointer.
+        DataSet *dataset = new DataSet(file.createDataSet( DATASETNAME, 
+                                 PredType::STD_I32BE, *dataspace, prop) );
  
-	// Write data to dataset.
-	dataset->write(data, PredType::NATIVE_INT);
-
-	// Extend the dataset. Dataset becomes 10 x 3.
-	size[0] = dims[0] + dimsext[0];
-	size[1] = dims[1];
-	dataset->extend(size); 
-
-	// Select a hyperslab in extended portion of the dataset.
-	DataSpace *filespace = new DataSpace(dataset->getSpace ());
-	offset[0] = 3;
-	offset[1] = 0;
-	filespace->selectHyperslab(H5S_SELECT_SET, dimsext, offset);
-	
-	// Define memory space.
-	DataSpace *memspace = new DataSpace(2, dimsext, NULL);
-
-	// Write data to the extended portion of the dataset.
-	dataset->write(dataext, PredType::NATIVE_INT, *memspace, *filespace);
-
-	// Close all objects and file.
-	prop.close();
-	delete filespace;
-	delete memspace;
-	delete dataspace;
-	delete dataset;
-	file.close();
-
-	// --------------------------------------- 
-	// Re-open the file and read the data back
-	// --------------------------------------- 
-
-	int        rdata[10][3];
-	int        i,j, rank, rank_chunk;
-	hsize_t    chunk_dimsr[2], dimsr[2];
-
-	// Open the file and dataset.
-	file.openFile(FILE_NAME, H5F_ACC_RDONLY);
-	dataset = new DataSet(file.openDataSet( DATASETNAME)); 
-
-	// Get the dataset's dataspace and creation property list.
-	filespace = new DataSpace(dataset->getSpace());
-	prop = dataset->getCreatePlist();
-
-	// Get information to obtain memory dataspace.
-	rank = filespace->getSimpleExtentNdims();
-	herr_t status_n = filespace->getSimpleExtentDims(dimsr);
-
-	if (H5D_CHUNKED == prop.getLayout())
-	     rank_chunk = prop.getChunk(rank, chunk_dimsr);
-	cout << "rank chunk = " << rank_chunk << endl;;
-
-	memspace = new DataSpace(rank, dimsr, NULL);
-	dataset->read(rdata, PredType::NATIVE_INT, *memspace, *filespace);
+        // Write data to dataset.
+        dataset->write(data, PredType::NATIVE_INT);
+
+        // Extend the dataset. Dataset becomes 10 x 3.
+        size[0] = dims[0] + dimsext[0];
+        size[1] = dims[1];
+        dataset->extend(size); 
+
+        // Select a hyperslab in extended portion of the dataset.
+        DataSpace *filespace = new DataSpace(dataset->getSpace ());
+        offset[0] = 3;
+        offset[1] = 0;
+        filespace->selectHyperslab(H5S_SELECT_SET, dimsext, offset);
+        
+        // Define memory space.
+        DataSpace *memspace = new DataSpace(2, dimsext, NULL);
+
+        // Write data to the extended portion of the dataset.
+        dataset->write(dataext, PredType::NATIVE_INT, *memspace, *filespace);
+
+        // Close all objects and file.
+        prop.close();
+        delete filespace;
+        delete memspace;
+        delete dataspace;
+        delete dataset;
+        file.close();
+
+        // --------------------------------------- 
+        // Re-open the file and read the data back
+        // --------------------------------------- 
+
+        int        rdata[10][3];
+        int        i,j, rank, rank_chunk;
+        hsize_t    chunk_dimsr[2], dimsr[2];
+
+        // Open the file and dataset.
+        file.openFile(FILE_NAME, H5F_ACC_RDONLY);
+        dataset = new DataSet(file.openDataSet( DATASETNAME)); 
+
+        // Get the dataset's dataspace and creation property list.
+        filespace = new DataSpace(dataset->getSpace());
+        prop = dataset->getCreatePlist();
+
+        // Get information to obtain memory dataspace.
+        rank = filespace->getSimpleExtentNdims();
+        herr_t status_n = filespace->getSimpleExtentDims(dimsr);
+
+        if (H5D_CHUNKED == prop.getLayout())
+             rank_chunk = prop.getChunk(rank, chunk_dimsr);
+        cout << "rank chunk = " << rank_chunk << endl;;
+
+        memspace = new DataSpace(rank, dimsr, NULL);
+        dataset->read(rdata, PredType::NATIVE_INT, *memspace, *filespace);
       
-	cout << endl;
-	for (j = 0; j < dimsr[0]; j++) {
-	    for (i = 0; i < dimsr[1]; i++)
-	       cout << " " <<  rdata[j][i];
-	    cout << endl;
-	}
-
-	// Close all objects and file.
-	prop.close();
-	delete filespace;
-	delete memspace;
-	delete dataset;
-	file.close();
+        cout << endl;
+        for (j = 0; j < dimsr[0]; j++) {
+            for (i = 0; i < dimsr[1]; i++)
+               cout << " " <<  rdata[j][i];
+            cout << endl;
+        }
+
+        // Close all objects and file.
+        prop.close();
+        delete filespace;
+        delete memspace;
+        delete dataset;
+        file.close();
       
     }  // end of try block
 
     // catch failure caused by the H5File operations
     catch(FileIException error)
     {
-	error.printErrorStack();
-	return -1;
+        error.printErrorStack();
+        return -1;
     }
 
     // catch failure caused by the DataSet operations
     catch(DataSetIException error)
     {
-	error.printErrorStack();
-	return -1;
+        error.printErrorStack();
+        return -1;
     }
 
     // catch failure caused by the DataSpace operations
     catch(DataSpaceIException error)
     {
-	error.printErrorStack();
-	return -1;
+        error.printErrorStack();
+        return -1;
     }
 
     return 0;  // successfully terminated
diff --git a/c++/examples/h5tutr_rdwt.cpp b/c++/examples/h5tutr_rdwt.cpp
index 4c9d49e..f17e6a5 100644
--- a/c++/examples/h5tutr_rdwt.cpp
+++ b/c++/examples/h5tutr_rdwt.cpp
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 /* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
- * Copyright by The HDF Group.						     *
- * Copyright by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois.	     *
- * All rights reserved.							     *
- *	                                                                     *
+ * Copyright by The HDF Group.                                               *
+ * Copyright by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois.         *
+ * All rights reserved.                                                      *
+ *                                                                           *
  * This file is part of HDF5.  The full HDF5 copyright notice, including     *
  * terms governing use, modification, and redistribution, is contained in    *
  * the COPYING file, which can be found at the root of the source code       *
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@
 #include "H5Cpp.h"
 using namespace H5;
 
-const H5std_string	FILE_NAME("h5tutr_dset.h5");
-const H5std_string	DATASET_NAME("dset");
-const int 	DIM0 = 4;	               // dataset dimensions
-const int 	DIM1 = 6;
+const H5std_string      FILE_NAME("h5tutr_dset.h5");
+const H5std_string      DATASET_NAME("dset");
+const int       DIM0 = 4;                      // dataset dimensions
+const int       DIM1 = 6;
 
 int main (void)
 {
@@ -32,41 +32,41 @@ int main (void)
     // Data initialization.
      
     int i, j;
-    int data[DIM0][DIM1];	    // buffer for data to write
+    int data[DIM0][DIM1];           // buffer for data to write
 
     for (j = 0; j < DIM0; j++)
-	for (i = 0; i < DIM1; i++)
-	 data[j][i] = i * 6 + j + 1;
+        for (i = 0; i < DIM1; i++)
+         data[j][i] = i * 6 + j + 1;
 
     // Try block to detect exceptions raised by any of the calls inside it
     try
     {
-	// Turn off the auto-printing when failure occurs so that we can
-	// handle the errors appropriately
-	Exception::dontPrint();
+        // Turn off the auto-printing when failure occurs so that we can
+        // handle the errors appropriately
+        Exception::dontPrint();
 
-	// Open an existing file and dataset.
-	H5File file(FILE_NAME, H5F_ACC_RDWR);
-	DataSet dataset = file.openDataSet(DATASET_NAME);
+        // Open an existing file and dataset.
+        H5File file(FILE_NAME, H5F_ACC_RDWR);
+        DataSet dataset = file.openDataSet(DATASET_NAME);
 
-	// Write the data to the dataset using default memory space, file
-	// space, and transfer properties.
-	dataset.write(data, PredType::NATIVE_INT);
+        // Write the data to the dataset using default memory space, file
+        // space, and transfer properties.
+        dataset.write(data, PredType::NATIVE_INT);
 
     }  // end of try block
 
     // catch failure caused by the H5File operations
     catch(FileIException error)
     {
-	error.printErrorStack();
-	return -1;
+        error.printErrorStack();
+        return -1;
     }
 
     // catch failure caused by the DataSet operations
     catch(DataSetIException error)
     {
-	error.printErrorStack();
-	return -1;
+        error.printErrorStack();
+        return -1;
     }
 
     return 0;  // successfully terminated
diff --git a/c++/examples/h5tutr_subset.cpp b/c++/examples/h5tutr_subset.cpp
index 14a9ced..0747880 100644
--- a/c++/examples/h5tutr_subset.cpp
+++ b/c++/examples/h5tutr_subset.cpp
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 /* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
- * Copyright by The HDF Group.						     *
- * Copyright by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois.	     *
- * All rights reserved.							     *
- *	                                                                     *
+ * Copyright by The HDF Group.                                               *
+ * Copyright by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois.         *
+ * All rights reserved.                                                      *
+ *                                                                           *
  * This file is part of HDF5.  The full HDF5 copyright notice, including     *
  * terms governing use, modification, and redistribution, is contained in    *
  * the COPYING file, which can be found at the root of the source code       *
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@ using std::endl;
 #include "H5Cpp.h"
 using namespace H5;
 
-const H5std_string	FILE_NAME("h5tutr_subset.h5");
-const H5std_string	DATASET_NAME("IntArray");
+const H5std_string      FILE_NAME("h5tutr_subset.h5");
+const H5std_string      DATASET_NAME("IntArray");
 
 const int     RANK = 2;
-const int     DIM0_SUB = 3;	// subset dimensions
+const int     DIM0_SUB = 3;     // subset dimensions
 const int     DIM1_SUB = 4;
-const int     DIM0 = 8;		// size of dataset
+const int     DIM0 = 8;         // size of dataset
 const int     DIM1 = 10;
 
 int main (void)
@@ -41,134 +41,134 @@ int main (void)
     // Try block to detect exceptions raised by any of the calls inside it
     try
     {
-	// Turn off the auto-printing when failure occurs so that we can
-	// handle the errors appropriately
-	Exception::dontPrint();
-
-	// ---------------------------------------------------
-	// Create a new file using the default property lists. 
-	// Then create a dataset and write data to it. 
-	// Close the file and dataset.
-	// ---------------------------------------------------
+        // Turn off the auto-printing when failure occurs so that we can
+        // handle the errors appropriately
+        Exception::dontPrint();
+
+        // ---------------------------------------------------
+        // Create a new file using the default property lists. 
+        // Then create a dataset and write data to it. 
+        // Close the file and dataset.
+        // ---------------------------------------------------
       
-	H5File file(FILE_NAME, H5F_ACC_TRUNC);
+        H5File file(FILE_NAME, H5F_ACC_TRUNC);
 
-	hsize_t dims[2];              
-	dims[0] = DIM0;
-	dims[1] = DIM1;
-	DataSpace dataspace = DataSpace (RANK, dims);
+        hsize_t dims[2];              
+        dims[0] = DIM0;
+        dims[1] = DIM1;
+        DataSpace dataspace = DataSpace (RANK, dims);
 
-	DataSet dataset(file.createDataSet( DATASET_NAME, 
-	                                 PredType::STD_I32BE, dataspace) );
+        DataSet dataset(file.createDataSet( DATASET_NAME, 
+                                         PredType::STD_I32BE, dataspace) );
 
 
-	for (j = 0; j < DIM0; j++) {
-	     for (i = 0; i < DIM1; i++)
-	         if (i< (DIM1/2))
-	            data[j][i] = 1;
-	         else
-	            data[j][i] = 2;
-	      }
+        for (j = 0; j < DIM0; j++) {
+             for (i = 0; i < DIM1; i++)
+                 if (i< (DIM1/2))
+                    data[j][i] = 1;
+                 else
+                    data[j][i] = 2;
+              }
 
-	dataset.write(data, PredType::NATIVE_INT);
+        dataset.write(data, PredType::NATIVE_INT);
 
-	cout << endl << "Data Written to File:" << endl;
-	for (j = 0; j < DIM0; j++) {
-	    for (i = 0; i < DIM1; i++)
-	       cout << " " <<  data[j][i];
-	    cout << endl;
-	}
+        cout << endl << "Data Written to File:" << endl;
+        for (j = 0; j < DIM0; j++) {
+            for (i = 0; i < DIM1; i++)
+               cout << " " <<  data[j][i];
+            cout << endl;
+        }
 
-	dataspace.close();
-	dataset.close();
-	file.close();
+        dataspace.close();
+        dataset.close();
+        file.close();
 
-	// ---------------------------------------------------
-	// Reopen the file and dataset and write a subset of
-	// values to the dataset.
-	// ---------------------------------------------------
+        // ---------------------------------------------------
+        // Reopen the file and dataset and write a subset of
+        // values to the dataset.
+        // ---------------------------------------------------
 
-	hsize_t offset[2], count[2], stride[2], block[2];
-	hsize_t dimsm[2];
+        hsize_t offset[2], count[2], stride[2], block[2];
+        hsize_t dimsm[2];
 
-	file.openFile(FILE_NAME, H5F_ACC_RDWR);
-	dataset = file.openDataSet(DATASET_NAME);
+        file.openFile(FILE_NAME, H5F_ACC_RDWR);
+        dataset = file.openDataSet(DATASET_NAME);
 
-	// Specify size and shape of subset to write. 
+        // Specify size and shape of subset to write. 
 
-	offset[0] = 1;
-	offset[1] = 2;
+        offset[0] = 1;
+        offset[1] = 2;
 
-	count[0]  = DIM0_SUB;
-	count[1]  = DIM1_SUB;
+        count[0]  = DIM0_SUB;
+        count[1]  = DIM1_SUB;
 
-	stride[0] = 1;
-	stride[1] = 1;
+        stride[0] = 1;
+        stride[1] = 1;
 
-	block[0] = 1;
-	block[1] = 1;
+        block[0] = 1;
+        block[1] = 1;
   
-	// Define Memory Dataspace. Get file dataspace and select
-	// a subset from the file dataspace.
+        // Define Memory Dataspace. Get file dataspace and select
+        // a subset from the file dataspace.
 
-	dimsm[0] = DIM0_SUB;
-	dimsm[1] = DIM1_SUB;
+        dimsm[0] = DIM0_SUB;
+        dimsm[1] = DIM1_SUB;
 
-	DataSpace memspace(RANK, dimsm, NULL);
+        DataSpace memspace(RANK, dimsm, NULL);
 
-	dataspace = dataset.getSpace();
-	dataspace.selectHyperslab(H5S_SELECT_SET, count, offset, stride, block); 
+        dataspace = dataset.getSpace();
+        dataspace.selectHyperslab(H5S_SELECT_SET, count, offset, stride, block); 
 
-	// Write a subset of data to the dataset, then read the
-	// entire dataset back from the file.
+        // Write a subset of data to the dataset, then read the
+        // entire dataset back from the file.
 
-	cout << endl << "Write subset to file specifying: " << endl;
-	cout << "  offset=1x2 stride=1x1 count=3x4 block=1x1" << endl;
-	for (j = 0; j < DIM0_SUB; j++) {
-	    for (i = 0; i < DIM1_SUB; i++)
-	       sdata[j][i] = 5;
-	} 
-	
-	dataset.write(sdata, PredType::NATIVE_INT, memspace, dataspace);
-	dataset.read(rdata, PredType::NATIVE_INT);
+        cout << endl << "Write subset to file specifying: " << endl;
+        cout << "  offset=1x2 stride=1x1 count=3x4 block=1x1" << endl;
+        for (j = 0; j < DIM0_SUB; j++) {
+            for (i = 0; i < DIM1_SUB; i++)
+               sdata[j][i] = 5;
+        } 
+        
+        dataset.write(sdata, PredType::NATIVE_INT, memspace, dataspace);
+        dataset.read(rdata, PredType::NATIVE_INT);
 
  
-	cout << endl << "Data in File after Subset is Written:" << endl;
-	for (i = 0; i < DIM0; i++) {
-	    for (j = 0; j < DIM1; j++) 
-	       cout << " " <<  rdata[i][j];
-	    cout << endl;
-	}
-	cout << endl;
-
-	// It is not necessary to close these objects because close() will
-	// be called when the object instances are going out of scope.
-	dataspace.close();
-	memspace.close();
-	dataset.close();
-	file.close();
+        cout << endl << "Data in File after Subset is Written:" << endl;
+        for (i = 0; i < DIM0; i++) {
+            for (j = 0; j < DIM1; j++) 
+               cout << " " <<  rdata[i][j];
+            cout << endl;
+        }
+        cout << endl;
+
+        // It is not necessary to close these objects because close() will
+        // be called when the object instances are going out of scope.
+        dataspace.close();
+        memspace.close();
+        dataset.close();
+        file.close();
 
     }  // end of try block
 
     // catch failure caused by the H5File operations
     catch(FileIException error)
     {
-	error.printErrorStack();
-	return -1;
+        error.printErrorStack();
+        return -1;
     }
 
     // catch failure caused by the DataSet operations
     catch(DataSetIException error)
     {
-	error.printErrorStack();
-	return -1;
+        error.printErrorStack();
+        return -1;
     }
 
     // catch failure caused by the DataSpace operations
     catch(DataSpaceIException error)
     {
-	error.printErrorStack();
-	return -1;
+        error.printErrorStack();
+        return -1;
     }
 
     return 0;  // successfully terminated
diff --git a/c++/examples/readdata.cpp b/c++/examples/readdata.cpp
index 5a2f3bc..3df8191 100644
--- a/c++/examples/readdata.cpp
+++ b/c++/examples/readdata.cpp
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ using namespace H5;
 
 const H5std_string FILE_NAME( "SDS.h5" );
 const H5std_string DATASET_NAME( "IntArray" );
-const int    NX_SUB = 3;	// hyperslab dimensions
+const int    NX_SUB = 3;        // hyperslab dimensions
 const int    NY_SUB = 4;
-const int    NX = 7;		// output buffer dimensions
+const int    NX = 7;            // output buffer dimensions
 const int    NY = 7;
 const int    NZ = 3;
 const int    RANK_OUT = 3;
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ int main (void)
    {
       for (i = 0; i < NY; i++)
       {
- 	 for (k = 0; k < NZ ; k++)
-	    data_out[j][i][k] = 0;
+         for (k = 0; k < NZ ; k++)
+            data_out[j][i][k] = 0;
       }
    }
 
@@ -81,19 +81,19 @@ int main (void)
        */
       if( type_class == H5T_INTEGER )
       {
-	 cout << "Data set has INTEGER type" << endl;
+         cout << "Data set has INTEGER type" << endl;
 
          /*
-	  * Get the integer datatype
+          * Get the integer datatype
           */
-	 IntType intype = dataset.getIntType();
+         IntType intype = dataset.getIntType();
 
          /*
           * Get order of datatype and print message if it's a little endian.
           */
-	 H5std_string order_string;
+         H5std_string order_string;
          H5T_order_t order = intype.getOrder( order_string );
-	 cout << order_string << endl;
+         cout << order_string << endl;
 
          /*
           * Get size of the data element stored in file and print it.
@@ -119,15 +119,15 @@ int main (void)
       hsize_t dims_out[2];
       int ndims = dataspace.getSimpleExtentDims( dims_out, NULL);
       cout << "rank " << rank << ", dimensions " <<
-	      (unsigned long)(dims_out[0]) << " x " <<
-	      (unsigned long)(dims_out[1]) << endl;
+              (unsigned long)(dims_out[0]) << " x " <<
+              (unsigned long)(dims_out[1]) << endl;
 
       /*
        * Define hyperslab in the dataset; implicitly giving strike and
        * block NULL.
        */
-      hsize_t      offset[2];	// hyperslab offset in the file
-      hsize_t      count[2];	// size of the hyperslab in the file
+      hsize_t      offset[2];   // hyperslab offset in the file
+      hsize_t      count[2];    // size of the hyperslab in the file
       offset[0] = 1;
       offset[1] = 2;
       count[0]  = NX_SUB;
@@ -146,8 +146,8 @@ int main (void)
       /*
        * Define memory hyperslab.
        */
-      hsize_t      offset_out[3];	// hyperslab offset in memory
-      hsize_t      count_out[3];	// size of the hyperslab in memory
+      hsize_t      offset_out[3];       // hyperslab offset in memory
+      hsize_t      count_out[3];        // size of the hyperslab in memory
       offset_out[0] = 3;
       offset_out[1] = 0;
       offset_out[2] = 0;
@@ -164,9 +164,9 @@ int main (void)
 
       for (j = 0; j < NX; j++)
       {
-	for (i = 0; i < NY; i++)
-	   cout << data_out[j][i][0] << " ";
-	cout << endl;
+        for (i = 0; i < NY; i++)
+           cout << data_out[j][i][0] << " ";
+        cout << endl;
       }
       /*
        * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
diff --git a/c++/examples/writedata.cpp b/c++/examples/writedata.cpp
index f5c06cf..eada2ed 100644
--- a/c++/examples/writedata.cpp
+++ b/c++/examples/writedata.cpp
@@ -34,19 +34,19 @@ using namespace H5;
 
 const H5std_string FILE_NAME( "Select.h5" );
 const H5std_string DATASET_NAME( "Matrix in file" );
-const int   MSPACE1_RANK = 1;	// Rank of the first dataset in memory
+const int   MSPACE1_RANK = 1;   // Rank of the first dataset in memory
 const int   MSPACE1_DIM = 50;   // Dataset size in memory
-const int   MSPACE2_RANK = 1;	// Rank of the second dataset in memory
-const int   MSPACE2_DIM = 4;	// Dataset size in memory
-const int   FSPACE_RANK = 2;	// Dataset rank as it is stored in the file
-const int   FSPACE_DIM1 = 8;	// Dimension sizes of the dataset as it is
-const int   FSPACE_DIM2 = 12;	// 	stored in the file
-const int   MSPACE_RANK = 2;	// Rank of the first dataset in memory
-const int   MSPACE_DIM1 = 8;	// We will read dataset back from the file
-const int   MSPACE_DIM2 = 9;	// 	to the dataset in memory with these
-				// 	dataspace parameters
-const int   NPOINTS = 4;	// Number of points that will be selected
-				//	and overwritten
+const int   MSPACE2_RANK = 1;   // Rank of the second dataset in memory
+const int   MSPACE2_DIM = 4;    // Dataset size in memory
+const int   FSPACE_RANK = 2;    // Dataset rank as it is stored in the file
+const int   FSPACE_DIM1 = 8;    // Dimension sizes of the dataset as it is
+const int   FSPACE_DIM2 = 12;   //      stored in the file
+const int   MSPACE_RANK = 2;    // Rank of the first dataset in memory
+const int   MSPACE_DIM1 = 8;    // We will read dataset back from the file
+const int   MSPACE_DIM2 = 9;    //      to the dataset in memory with these
+                                //      dataspace parameters
+const int   NPOINTS = 4;        // Number of points that will be selected
+                                //      and overwritten
 
 int main (void)
 {
@@ -57,271 +57,271 @@ int main (void)
      */
     try
     {
-	/*
-	 * Turn off the auto-printing when failure occurs so that we can
-	 * handle the errors appropriately
-	 */
-	Exception::dontPrint();
-
-	/*
-	 * Create a file.
-	 */
-	H5File* file = new H5File( FILE_NAME, H5F_ACC_TRUNC );
-
-	/*
-	* Create property list for a dataset and set up fill values.
-	*/
-	int fillvalue = 0;   /* Fill value for the dataset */
-	DSetCreatPropList plist;
-	plist.setFillValue(PredType::NATIVE_INT, &fillvalue);
-
-	/*
-	 * Create dataspace for the dataset in the file.
-	 */
-	hsize_t fdim[] = {FSPACE_DIM1, FSPACE_DIM2}; // dim sizes of ds (on disk)
-	DataSpace fspace( FSPACE_RANK, fdim );
-
-	/*
-	 * Create dataset and write it into the file.
-	 */
-	DataSet* dataset = new DataSet(file->createDataSet(
-		DATASET_NAME, PredType::NATIVE_INT, fspace, plist));
-
-	/*
-	 * Select hyperslab for the dataset in the file, using 3x2 blocks,
-	 * (4,3) stride and (2,4) count starting at the position (0,1).
-	 */
-	hsize_t start[2]; // Start of hyperslab
-	hsize_t stride[2]; // Stride of hyperslab
-	hsize_t count[2];  // Block count
-	hsize_t block[2];  // Block sizes
-	start[0]  = 0; start[1]  = 1;
-	stride[0] = 4; stride[1] = 3;
-	count[0]  = 2; count[1]  = 4;
-	block[0]  = 3; block[1]  = 2;
-	fspace.selectHyperslab( H5S_SELECT_SET, count, start, stride, block);
-
-	/*
-	 * Create dataspace for the first dataset.
-	 */
-	hsize_t dim1[] = {MSPACE1_DIM};  /* Dimension size of the first dataset
-	                                   (in memory) */
-	DataSpace mspace1( MSPACE1_RANK, dim1 );
-
-	/*
-	 * Select hyperslab.
-	 * We will use 48 elements of the vector buffer starting at the
-	 * second element.  Selected elements are 1 2 3 . . . 48
-	 */
-	start[0]  = 1;
-	stride[0] = 1;
-	count[0]  = 48;
-	block[0]  = 1;
-	mspace1.selectHyperslab( H5S_SELECT_SET, count, start, stride, block);
-
-	/*
-	 * Write selection from the vector buffer to the dataset in the file.
-	 *
-	 * File dataset should look like this:
-	 *                    0  1  2  0  3  4  0  5  6  0  7  8
-	 *                    0  9 10  0 11 12  0 13 14  0 15 16
-	 *                    0 17 18  0 19 20  0 21 22  0 23 24
-	 *                    0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
-	 *                    0 25 26  0 27 28  0 29 30  0 31 32
-	 *                    0 33 34  0 35 36  0 37 38  0 39 40
-	 *                    0 41 42  0 43 44  0 45 46  0 47 48
-	 *                    0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
-	 */
-	int    vector[MSPACE1_DIM];	// vector buffer for dset
-
-	/*
-	 * Buffer initialization.
-	 */
-	vector[0] = vector[MSPACE1_DIM - 1] = -1;
-	for (i = 1; i < MSPACE1_DIM - 1; i++)
-	    vector[i] = i;
-
-	dataset->write( vector, PredType::NATIVE_INT, mspace1, fspace );
-
-	/*
-	 * Reset the selection for the file dataspace fid.
-	 */
-	fspace.selectNone();
-
-	/*
-	 * Create dataspace for the second dataset.
-	 */
-	hsize_t dim2[] = {MSPACE2_DIM};  /* Dimension size of the second dataset
-	                                   (in memory */
-	DataSpace mspace2( MSPACE2_RANK, dim2 );
-
-	/*
-	 * Select sequence of NPOINTS points in the file dataspace.
-	 */
-	hsize_t coord[NPOINTS][FSPACE_RANK]; /* Array to store selected points
-	                                        from the file dataspace */
-	coord[0][0] = 0; coord[0][1] = 0;
-	coord[1][0] = 3; coord[1][1] = 3;
-	coord[2][0] = 3; coord[2][1] = 5;
-	coord[3][0] = 5; coord[3][1] = 6;
-
-	fspace.selectElements( H5S_SELECT_SET, NPOINTS, (const hsize_t *)coord);
-
-	/*
-	 * Write new selection of points to the dataset.
-	 */
-	int    values[] = {53, 59, 61, 67};  /* New values to be written */
-	dataset->write( values, PredType::NATIVE_INT, mspace2, fspace );
-
-	/*
-	 * File dataset should look like this:
-	 *                   53  1  2  0  3  4  0  5  6  0  7  8
-	 *                    0  9 10  0 11 12  0 13 14  0 15 16
-	 *                    0 17 18  0 19 20  0 21 22  0 23 24
-	 *                    0  0  0 59  0 61  0  0  0  0  0  0
-	 *                    0 25 26  0 27 28  0 29 30  0 31 32
-	 *                    0 33 34  0 35 36 67 37 38  0 39 40
-	 *                    0 41 42  0 43 44  0 45 46  0 47 48
-	 *                    0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
-	 *
-	 */
-
-	/*
-	 * Close the dataset and the file.
-	 */
-	delete dataset;
-	delete file;
-
-	/*
-	 * Open the file.
-	 */
-	file = new H5File( FILE_NAME, H5F_ACC_RDONLY );
-
-	/*
-	 * Open the dataset.
-	 */
-	dataset = new DataSet( file->openDataSet( DATASET_NAME ));
-
-	/*
-	 * Get dataspace of the dataset.
-	 */
-	fspace = dataset->getSpace();
-
-	/*
-	 * Select first hyperslab for the dataset in the file. The following
-	 * elements are selected:
-	 *                     10  0 11 12
-	 *                     18  0 19 20
-	 *                      0 59  0 61
-	 *
-	 */
-	start[0] = 1; start[1] = 2;
-	block[0] = 1; block[1] = 1;
-	stride[0] = 1; stride[1] = 1;
-	count[0]  = 3; count[1]  = 4;
-	fspace.selectHyperslab(H5S_SELECT_SET, count, start, stride, block);
-
-	/*
-	 * Add second selected hyperslab to the selection.
-	 * The following elements are selected:
-	 *                    19 20  0 21 22
-	 *                     0 61  0  0  0
-	 *                    27 28  0 29 30
-	 *                    35 36 67 37 38
-	 *                    43 44  0 45 46
-	 *                     0  0  0  0  0
-	 * Note that two hyperslabs overlap. Common elements are:
-	 *                                              19 20
-	 *                                               0 61
-	 */
-	start[0] = 2; start[1] = 4;
-	block[0] = 1; block[1] = 1;
-	stride[0] = 1; stride[1] = 1;
-	count[0]  = 6; count[1]  = 5;
-	fspace.selectHyperslab(H5S_SELECT_OR, count, start, stride, block);
-
-	/*
-	 * Create memory dataspace.
-	 */
-	hsize_t mdim[] = {MSPACE_DIM1, MSPACE_DIM2}; /* Dimension sizes of the
+        /*
+         * Turn off the auto-printing when failure occurs so that we can
+         * handle the errors appropriately
+         */
+        Exception::dontPrint();
+
+        /*
+         * Create a file.
+         */
+        H5File* file = new H5File( FILE_NAME, H5F_ACC_TRUNC );
+
+        /*
+        * Create property list for a dataset and set up fill values.
+        */
+        int fillvalue = 0;   /* Fill value for the dataset */
+        DSetCreatPropList plist;
+        plist.setFillValue(PredType::NATIVE_INT, &fillvalue);
+
+        /*
+         * Create dataspace for the dataset in the file.
+         */
+        hsize_t fdim[] = {FSPACE_DIM1, FSPACE_DIM2}; // dim sizes of ds (on disk)
+        DataSpace fspace( FSPACE_RANK, fdim );
+
+        /*
+         * Create dataset and write it into the file.
+         */
+        DataSet* dataset = new DataSet(file->createDataSet(
+                DATASET_NAME, PredType::NATIVE_INT, fspace, plist));
+
+        /*
+         * Select hyperslab for the dataset in the file, using 3x2 blocks,
+         * (4,3) stride and (2,4) count starting at the position (0,1).
+         */
+        hsize_t start[2]; // Start of hyperslab
+        hsize_t stride[2]; // Stride of hyperslab
+        hsize_t count[2];  // Block count
+        hsize_t block[2];  // Block sizes
+        start[0]  = 0; start[1]  = 1;
+        stride[0] = 4; stride[1] = 3;
+        count[0]  = 2; count[1]  = 4;
+        block[0]  = 3; block[1]  = 2;
+        fspace.selectHyperslab( H5S_SELECT_SET, count, start, stride, block);
+
+        /*
+         * Create dataspace for the first dataset.
+         */
+        hsize_t dim1[] = {MSPACE1_DIM};  /* Dimension size of the first dataset
+                                           (in memory) */
+        DataSpace mspace1( MSPACE1_RANK, dim1 );
+
+        /*
+         * Select hyperslab.
+         * We will use 48 elements of the vector buffer starting at the
+         * second element.  Selected elements are 1 2 3 . . . 48
+         */
+        start[0]  = 1;
+        stride[0] = 1;
+        count[0]  = 48;
+        block[0]  = 1;
+        mspace1.selectHyperslab( H5S_SELECT_SET, count, start, stride, block);
+
+        /*
+         * Write selection from the vector buffer to the dataset in the file.
+         *
+         * File dataset should look like this:
+         *                    0  1  2  0  3  4  0  5  6  0  7  8
+         *                    0  9 10  0 11 12  0 13 14  0 15 16
+         *                    0 17 18  0 19 20  0 21 22  0 23 24
+         *                    0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
+         *                    0 25 26  0 27 28  0 29 30  0 31 32
+         *                    0 33 34  0 35 36  0 37 38  0 39 40
+         *                    0 41 42  0 43 44  0 45 46  0 47 48
+         *                    0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
+         */
+        int    vector[MSPACE1_DIM];     // vector buffer for dset
+
+        /*
+         * Buffer initialization.
+         */
+        vector[0] = vector[MSPACE1_DIM - 1] = -1;
+        for (i = 1; i < MSPACE1_DIM - 1; i++)
+            vector[i] = i;
+
+        dataset->write( vector, PredType::NATIVE_INT, mspace1, fspace );
+
+        /*
+         * Reset the selection for the file dataspace fid.
+         */
+        fspace.selectNone();
+
+        /*
+         * Create dataspace for the second dataset.
+         */
+        hsize_t dim2[] = {MSPACE2_DIM};  /* Dimension size of the second dataset
+                                           (in memory */
+        DataSpace mspace2( MSPACE2_RANK, dim2 );
+
+        /*
+         * Select sequence of NPOINTS points in the file dataspace.
+         */
+        hsize_t coord[NPOINTS][FSPACE_RANK]; /* Array to store selected points
+                                                from the file dataspace */
+        coord[0][0] = 0; coord[0][1] = 0;
+        coord[1][0] = 3; coord[1][1] = 3;
+        coord[2][0] = 3; coord[2][1] = 5;
+        coord[3][0] = 5; coord[3][1] = 6;
+
+        fspace.selectElements( H5S_SELECT_SET, NPOINTS, (const hsize_t *)coord);
+
+        /*
+         * Write new selection of points to the dataset.
+         */
+        int    values[] = {53, 59, 61, 67};  /* New values to be written */
+        dataset->write( values, PredType::NATIVE_INT, mspace2, fspace );
+
+        /*
+         * File dataset should look like this:
+         *                   53  1  2  0  3  4  0  5  6  0  7  8
+         *                    0  9 10  0 11 12  0 13 14  0 15 16
+         *                    0 17 18  0 19 20  0 21 22  0 23 24
+         *                    0  0  0 59  0 61  0  0  0  0  0  0
+         *                    0 25 26  0 27 28  0 29 30  0 31 32
+         *                    0 33 34  0 35 36 67 37 38  0 39 40
+         *                    0 41 42  0 43 44  0 45 46  0 47 48
+         *                    0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
+         *
+         */
+
+        /*
+         * Close the dataset and the file.
+         */
+        delete dataset;
+        delete file;
+
+        /*
+         * Open the file.
+         */
+        file = new H5File( FILE_NAME, H5F_ACC_RDONLY );
+
+        /*
+         * Open the dataset.
+         */
+        dataset = new DataSet( file->openDataSet( DATASET_NAME ));
+
+        /*
+         * Get dataspace of the dataset.
+         */
+        fspace = dataset->getSpace();
+
+        /*
+         * Select first hyperslab for the dataset in the file. The following
+         * elements are selected:
+         *                     10  0 11 12
+         *                     18  0 19 20
+         *                      0 59  0 61
+         *
+         */
+        start[0] = 1; start[1] = 2;
+        block[0] = 1; block[1] = 1;
+        stride[0] = 1; stride[1] = 1;
+        count[0]  = 3; count[1]  = 4;
+        fspace.selectHyperslab(H5S_SELECT_SET, count, start, stride, block);
+
+        /*
+         * Add second selected hyperslab to the selection.
+         * The following elements are selected:
+         *                    19 20  0 21 22
+         *                     0 61  0  0  0
+         *                    27 28  0 29 30
+         *                    35 36 67 37 38
+         *                    43 44  0 45 46
+         *                     0  0  0  0  0
+         * Note that two hyperslabs overlap. Common elements are:
+         *                                              19 20
+         *                                               0 61
+         */
+        start[0] = 2; start[1] = 4;
+        block[0] = 1; block[1] = 1;
+        stride[0] = 1; stride[1] = 1;
+        count[0]  = 6; count[1]  = 5;
+        fspace.selectHyperslab(H5S_SELECT_OR, count, start, stride, block);
+
+        /*
+         * Create memory dataspace.
+         */
+        hsize_t mdim[] = {MSPACE_DIM1, MSPACE_DIM2}; /* Dimension sizes of the
                                                    dataset in memory when we
                                                    read selection from the
                                                    dataset on the disk */
-	DataSpace mspace(MSPACE_RANK, mdim);
-
-	/*
-	 * Select two hyperslabs in memory. Hyperslabs has the same
-	 * size and shape as the selected hyperslabs for the file dataspace.
-	 */
-	start[0] = 0; start[1] = 0;
-	block[0] = 1; block[1] = 1;
-	stride[0] = 1; stride[1] = 1;
-	count[0]  = 3; count[1]  = 4;
-	mspace.selectHyperslab(H5S_SELECT_SET, count, start, stride, block);
-	start[0] = 1; start[1] = 2;
-	block[0] = 1; block[1] = 1;
-	stride[0] = 1; stride[1] = 1;
-	count[0]  = 6; count[1]  = 5;
-	mspace.selectHyperslab(H5S_SELECT_OR, count, start, stride, block);
-
-	/*
-	 * Initialize data buffer.
-	 */
-	int matrix_out[MSPACE_DIM1][MSPACE_DIM2];
-	for (i = 0; i < MSPACE_DIM1; i++)
-	    for (j = 0; j < MSPACE_DIM2; j++)
-		matrix_out[i][j] = 0;
-
-	/*
-	 * Read data back to the buffer matrix.
-	 */
-	dataset->read(matrix_out, PredType::NATIVE_INT, mspace, fspace);
-
-	/*
-	 * Display the result.  Memory dataset is:
-	 *
-	 *                    10  0 11 12  0  0  0  0  0
-	 *                    18  0 19 20  0 21 22  0  0
-	 *                     0 59  0 61  0  0  0  0  0
-	 *                     0  0 27 28  0 29 30  0  0
-	 *                     0  0 35 36 67 37 38  0  0
-	 *                     0  0 43 44  0 45 46  0  0
-	 *                     0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
-	 *                     0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
-	 */
-	for (i=0; i < MSPACE_DIM1; i++)
-	{
-	    for(j=0; j < MSPACE_DIM2; j++)
-		cout << matrix_out[i][j] << "  ";
-	    cout << endl;
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * Close the dataset and the file.
-	 */
-	delete dataset;
-	delete file;
+        DataSpace mspace(MSPACE_RANK, mdim);
+
+        /*
+         * Select two hyperslabs in memory. Hyperslabs has the same
+         * size and shape as the selected hyperslabs for the file dataspace.
+         */
+        start[0] = 0; start[1] = 0;
+        block[0] = 1; block[1] = 1;
+        stride[0] = 1; stride[1] = 1;
+        count[0]  = 3; count[1]  = 4;
+        mspace.selectHyperslab(H5S_SELECT_SET, count, start, stride, block);
+        start[0] = 1; start[1] = 2;
+        block[0] = 1; block[1] = 1;
+        stride[0] = 1; stride[1] = 1;
+        count[0]  = 6; count[1]  = 5;
+        mspace.selectHyperslab(H5S_SELECT_OR, count, start, stride, block);
+
+        /*
+         * Initialize data buffer.
+         */
+        int matrix_out[MSPACE_DIM1][MSPACE_DIM2];
+        for (i = 0; i < MSPACE_DIM1; i++)
+            for (j = 0; j < MSPACE_DIM2; j++)
+                matrix_out[i][j] = 0;
+
+        /*
+         * Read data back to the buffer matrix.
+         */
+        dataset->read(matrix_out, PredType::NATIVE_INT, mspace, fspace);
+
+        /*
+         * Display the result.  Memory dataset is:
+         *
+         *                    10  0 11 12  0  0  0  0  0
+         *                    18  0 19 20  0 21 22  0  0
+         *                     0 59  0 61  0  0  0  0  0
+         *                     0  0 27 28  0 29 30  0  0
+         *                     0  0 35 36 67 37 38  0  0
+         *                     0  0 43 44  0 45 46  0  0
+         *                     0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
+         *                     0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
+         */
+        for (i=0; i < MSPACE_DIM1; i++)
+        {
+            for(j=0; j < MSPACE_DIM2; j++)
+                cout << matrix_out[i][j] << "  ";
+            cout << endl;
+        }
+
+        /*
+         * Close the dataset and the file.
+         */
+        delete dataset;
+        delete file;
    }  // end of try block
 
    // catch failure caused by the H5File operations
    catch( FileIException error )
    {
-	error.printErrorStack();
-	return -1;
+        error.printErrorStack();
+        return -1;
    }
 
    // catch failure caused by the DataSet operations
    catch( DataSetIException error )
    {
-	error.printErrorStack();
-	return -1;
+        error.printErrorStack();
+        return -1;
    }
 
    // catch failure caused by the DataSpace operations
    catch( DataSpaceIException error )
    {
-	error.printErrorStack();
-	return -1;
+        error.printErrorStack();
+        return -1;
    }
 
    return 0;
diff --git a/c++/src/C2Cppfunction_map.htm b/c++/src/C2Cppfunction_map.htm
index b53ea15..2d779a3 100644
--- a/c++/src/C2Cppfunction_map.htm
+++ b/c++/src/C2Cppfunction_map.htm
@@ -7666,6 +7666,42 @@ normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:
   normal'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
   </td>
  </tr>
+ <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:180'>
+  <td width=263 style='width:197.2pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:
+  none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;
+  padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
+  <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
+  normal'>H5Fget_fileno</p>
+  </td>
+  <td width=474 valign=top style='width:355.2pt;border-top:none;border-left:
+  none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
+  mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;
+  mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
+  <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
+  normal'>unsigned long H5File::getFileNum()</p>
+  </td>
+  <td width=35 valign=top style='width:26.05pt;border-top:none;border-left:
+  none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
+  mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;
+  mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
+  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
+  text-align:center;line-height:normal'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
+  </td>
+  <td width=42 valign=top style='width:31.45pt;border-top:none;border-left:
+  none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
+  mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;
+  mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
+  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
+  text-align:center;line-height:normal'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
+  </td>
+  <td width=169 valign=top style='width:126.65pt;border-top:none;border-left:
+  none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
+  mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;
+  mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
+  <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
+  normal'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
+  </td>
+ </tr>
  <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:181'>
   <td width=263 style='width:197.2pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:
   none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;
diff --git a/c++/src/CMakeLists.txt b/c++/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 945b352..2a92ed2 100644
--- a/c++/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/c++/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -84,24 +84,26 @@ set (CPP_HDRS
     ${HDF5_CPP_SRC_SOURCE_DIR}/H5VarLenType.h
 )
 
-add_library (${HDF5_CPP_LIB_TARGET} STATIC ${CPP_SOURCES} ${CPP_HDRS})
-target_include_directories(${HDF5_CPP_LIB_TARGET}
-    PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>"
-    INTERFACE "$<INSTALL_INTERFACE:$<INSTALL_PREFIX>/include>"
-)
-target_compile_definitions(${HDF5_CPP_LIB_TARGET}
-    PRIVATE $<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:MPICH_SKIP_MPICXX;MPICH_IGNORE_CXX_SEEK># Parallel/MPI, prevent spurious cpp/cxx warnings
-)
-TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (${HDF5_CPP_LIB_TARGET} STATIC)
-target_link_libraries (${HDF5_CPP_LIB_TARGET} PUBLIC ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
-set_global_variable (HDF5_LIBRARIES_TO_EXPORT "${HDF5_LIBRARIES_TO_EXPORT};${HDF5_CPP_LIB_TARGET}")
-H5_SET_LIB_OPTIONS (${HDF5_CPP_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_CPP_LIB_NAME} STATIC 0)
-set_target_properties (${HDF5_CPP_LIB_TARGET} PROPERTIES FOLDER libraries/cpp)
-set (install_targets ${HDF5_CPP_LIB_TARGET})
+if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+  add_library (${HDF5_CPP_LIB_TARGET} STATIC ${CPP_SOURCES} ${CPP_HDRS})
+  target_include_directories (${HDF5_CPP_LIB_TARGET}
+      PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>"
+      INTERFACE "$<INSTALL_INTERFACE:$<INSTALL_PREFIX>/include>"
+  )
+  target_compile_definitions(${HDF5_CPP_LIB_TARGET}
+      PRIVATE $<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:MPICH_SKIP_MPICXX;MPICH_IGNORE_CXX_SEEK># Parallel/MPI, prevent spurious cpp/cxx warnings
+  )
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (${HDF5_CPP_LIB_TARGET} STATIC)
+  target_link_libraries (${HDF5_CPP_LIB_TARGET} PUBLIC ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET})
+  set_global_variable (HDF5_LIBRARIES_TO_EXPORT "${HDF5_LIBRARIES_TO_EXPORT};${HDF5_CPP_LIB_TARGET}")
+  H5_SET_LIB_OPTIONS (${HDF5_CPP_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_CPP_LIB_NAME} STATIC 0)
+  set_target_properties (${HDF5_CPP_LIB_TARGET} PROPERTIES FOLDER libraries/cpp)
+  set (install_targets ${HDF5_CPP_LIB_TARGET})
+endif ()
 
 if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   add_library (${HDF5_CPP_LIBSH_TARGET} SHARED ${CPP_SOURCES} ${CPP_HDRS})
-  target_include_directories(${HDF5_CPP_LIBSH_TARGET}
+  target_include_directories (${HDF5_CPP_LIBSH_TARGET}
       PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>"
       INTERFACE "$<INSTALL_INTERFACE:$<INSTALL_PREFIX>/include>"
   )
@@ -110,7 +112,14 @@ if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
       PRIVATE $<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:MPICH_SKIP_MPICXX;MPICH_IGNORE_CXX_SEEK># Parallel/MPI, prevent spurious cpp/cxx warnings
   )
   TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (${HDF5_CPP_LIBSH_TARGET} SHARED)
-  target_link_libraries (${HDF5_CPP_LIBSH_TARGET} PUBLIC ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET})
+  target_link_libraries (${HDF5_CPP_LIBSH_TARGET}
+      PUBLIC ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET}
+  )
+  if (MINGW)
+    target_link_options (${HDF5_CPP_LIBSH_TARGET}
+        PRIVATE -static-libgcc -static-libstdc++
+    )
+  endif ()
   set_global_variable (HDF5_LIBRARIES_TO_EXPORT "${HDF5_LIBRARIES_TO_EXPORT};${HDF5_CPP_LIBSH_TARGET}")
   H5_SET_LIB_OPTIONS (${HDF5_CPP_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_CPP_LIB_NAME} SHARED "CXX")
   set_target_properties (${HDF5_CPP_LIBSH_TARGET} PROPERTIES FOLDER libraries/cpp)
@@ -136,7 +145,9 @@ if (HDF5_EXPORTED_TARGETS)
   if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
     INSTALL_TARGET_PDB (${HDF5_CPP_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_INSTALL_BIN_DIR} cpplibraries)
   endif ()
-  INSTALL_TARGET_PDB (${HDF5_CPP_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_INSTALL_BIN_DIR} cpplibraries)
+  if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+    INSTALL_TARGET_PDB (${HDF5_CPP_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_INSTALL_LIB_DIR} cpplibraries)
+  endif ()
 
   install (
       TARGETS
@@ -163,7 +174,9 @@ set (_PKG_CONFIG_VERSION "${HDF5_PACKAGE_VERSION}")
 
 set (_PKG_CONFIG_LIBS_PRIVATE)
 
-set (_PKG_CONFIG_LIBS "${_PKG_CONFIG_LIBS} -l${HDF5_CPP_LIB_CORENAME}")
+if (NOT ONLY_SHARED_LIBS)
+  set (_PKG_CONFIG_LIBS "${_PKG_CONFIG_LIBS} -l${HDF5_CPP_LIB_CORENAME}")
+endif ()
 if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   set (_PKG_CONFIG_SH_LIBS "${_PKG_CONFIG_SH_LIBS} -l${HDF5_CPP_LIB_CORENAME}")
 endif ()
@@ -182,7 +195,7 @@ install (
     COMPONENT cpplibraries
 )
 
-if (NOT WIN32)
+if (NOT WIN32 AND NOT MINGW)
   set (_PKG_CONFIG_COMPILER ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER})
   configure_file (
       ${HDF_RESOURCES_DIR}/libh5cc.in
diff --git a/c++/src/H5CppDoc.h b/c++/src/H5CppDoc.h
index 0da98a4..5e80408 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5CppDoc.h
+++ b/c++/src/H5CppDoc.h
@@ -53,8 +53,7 @@
  * <br />
  * \section install_sec Installation
  *
- * The HDF5 C++ API is included with the HDF5 source code and can 
- * be obtained from 
+ * The HDF5 C++ API is included with the HDF5 source code.
  * 
  * Please refer to the release_docs/INSTALL file under the top directory 
  * of the HDF5 source code for information about installing, building, 
diff --git a/c++/src/H5DataSet.cpp b/c++/src/H5DataSet.cpp
index db14577..a071289 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5DataSet.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5DataSet.cpp
@@ -369,10 +369,10 @@ void DataSet::vlenReclaim(const DataType& type, const DataSpace& space, const DS
     hid_t space_id = space.getId();
     hid_t xfer_plist_id = xfer_plist.getId();
 
-    herr_t ret_value = H5Dvlen_reclaim(type_id, space_id, xfer_plist_id, buf);
+    herr_t ret_value = H5Treclaim(type_id, space_id, xfer_plist_id, buf);
     if (ret_value < 0)
     {
-        throw DataSetIException("DataSet::vlenReclaim", "H5Dvlen_reclaim failed");
+        throw DataSetIException("DataSet::vlenReclaim", "H5Treclaim failed");
     }
 }
 
@@ -397,10 +397,10 @@ void DataSet::vlenReclaim(void* buf, const DataType& type, const DataSpace& spac
     hid_t space_id = space.getId();
     hid_t xfer_plist_id = xfer_plist.getId();
 
-    herr_t ret_value = H5Dvlen_reclaim(type_id, space_id, xfer_plist_id, buf);
+    herr_t ret_value = H5Treclaim(type_id, space_id, xfer_plist_id, buf);
     if (ret_value < 0)
     {
-        throw DataSetIException("DataSet::vlenReclaim", "H5Dvlen_reclaim failed");
+        throw DataSetIException("DataSet::vlenReclaim", "H5Treclaim failed");
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/c++/src/H5DxferProp.h b/c++/src/H5DxferProp.h
index 6955778..e53a03b 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5DxferProp.h
+++ b/c++/src/H5DxferProp.h
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class H5_DLLCPP DSetMemXferPropList : public PropList {
         void getTypeConvCB(H5T_conv_except_func_t *op, void **user_data) const;
 
         // Sets the memory manager for variable-length datatype
-        // allocation in H5Dread and H5Dvlen_reclaim.
+        // allocation in H5Dread and H5Treclaim.
         void setVlenMemManager(H5MM_allocate_t alloc, void* alloc_info,
                                H5MM_free_t free, void* free_info) const;
 
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class H5_DLLCPP DSetMemXferPropList : public PropList {
         void setVlenMemManager() const;
 
         // Gets the memory manager for variable-length datatype
-        // allocation in H5Dread and H5Tvlen_reclaim.
+        // allocation in H5Dread and H5Treclaim.
         void getVlenMemManager(H5MM_allocate_t& alloc, void** alloc_info,
                                H5MM_free_t& free, void** free_info) const;
 
diff --git a/c++/src/H5FaccProp.cpp b/c++/src/H5FaccProp.cpp
index 1657351..5a478e7 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5FaccProp.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5FaccProp.cpp
@@ -696,10 +696,16 @@ unsigned FileAccPropList::getGcReferences() const
 ///             Valid values of \a libver_low are as follows:
 ///             \li \c H5F_LIBVER_EARLIEST   (Default)
 ///             \li \c H5F_LIBVER_18
+///             \li \c H5F_LIBVER_110
+///             \li \c H5F_LIBVER_112
+///             \li \c H5F_LIBVER_114
 ///             \li \c H5F_LIBVER_LATEST
 ///
 ///             Valid values of \a libver_high are as follows:
 ///             \li \c H5F_LIBVER_18
+///             \li \c H5F_LIBVER_110
+///             \li \c H5F_LIBVER_112
+///             \li \c H5F_LIBVER_114
 ///             \li \c H5F_LIBVER_LATEST   (Default)
 ///
 ///             For more detail, please refer to the H5Pset_libver_bounds API in
@@ -729,10 +735,16 @@ void FileAccPropList::setLibverBounds(H5F_libver_t libver_low, H5F_libver_t libv
 ///             values:
 ///             \li \c H5F_LIBVER_EARLIEST
 ///             \li \c H5F_LIBVER_18
+///             \li \c H5F_LIBVER_110
+///             \li \c H5F_LIBVER_112
+///             \li \c H5F_LIBVER_114
 ///             \li \c H5F_LIBVER_LATEST
 ///
 ///             and \a libver_high:
 ///             \li \c H5F_LIBVER_18
+///             \li \c H5F_LIBVER_110
+///             \li \c H5F_LIBVER_112
+///             \li \c H5F_LIBVER_114
 ///             \li \c H5F_LIBVER_LATEST
 // Programmer   Binh-Minh Ribler - March, 2015
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/c++/src/H5File.cpp b/c++/src/H5File.cpp
index 07d7e84..b9ecded 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5File.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5File.cpp
@@ -192,16 +192,17 @@ H5File::H5File(const H5File& original) : Group()
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 bool H5File::isHdf5(const char* name)
 {
-    // Calls C routine H5Fis_hdf5 to determine whether the file is in
+    // Calls C routine H5Fis_accessible to determine whether the file is in
     // HDF5 format.  It returns positive value, 0, or negative value
-    htri_t ret_value = H5Fis_hdf5(name);
+    htri_t ret_value = H5Fis_accessible(name, H5P_DEFAULT);
+
     if (ret_value > 0)
         return true;
     else if (ret_value == 0)
         return false;
-    else // Raise exception when H5Fis_hdf5 returns a negative value
+    else // Raise exception when H5Fis_accessible returns a negative value
     {
-        throw FileIException("H5File::isHdf5", "H5Fis_hdf5 returned negative value");
+        throw FileIException("H5File::isHdf5", "H5Fis_accessible returned negative value");
     }
 }
 
@@ -218,6 +219,46 @@ bool H5File::isHdf5(const H5std_string& name)
 }
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function:    H5File::isAccessible (static)
+///\brief       Determines whether a file can be accessed as HDF5. (Static)
+///\param       name - IN: Name of the file
+///\param       access_plist - IN: File access property list.  Default to
+///             FileAccPropList::DEFAULT
+///\return      true if the file can be accessed as HDF5, and false, otherwise
+///\exception   H5::FileIException
+// September 2018
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+bool H5File::isAccessible(const char* name, const FileAccPropList& access_plist)
+{
+    // Calls C routine H5Fis_accessible to determine whether the file is in
+    // HDF5 format.  It returns positive value, 0, or negative value
+    hid_t access_plist_id = access_plist.getId();
+    htri_t ret_value = H5Fis_accessible(name, access_plist_id);
+    if (ret_value > 0)
+        return true;
+    else if (ret_value == 0)
+        return false;
+    else // Raise exception when H5Fis_accessible returns a negative value
+    {
+        throw FileIException("H5File::isAccessible", "H5Fis_accessible returned negative value");
+    }
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function:    H5File::isAccessible (static)
+///\brief       This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
+///             It takes an \c H5std_string for \a name. (Static)
+///\param       name - IN: Name of the file - \c H5std_string
+///\param       access_plist - IN: File access property list.  Default to
+///             FileAccPropList::DEFAULT
+// September 2018
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+bool H5File::isAccessible(const H5std_string& name, const FileAccPropList& access_plist)
+{
+    return(isAccessible(name.c_str(), access_plist));
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Function:    openFile
 ///\brief       Opens an HDF5 file
 ///\param       name         - IN: Name of the file
@@ -539,6 +580,27 @@ hsize_t H5File::getFileSize() const
 }
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function:    H5File::getFileNum
+///\brief       Returns the file number of the HDF5 file.
+///\return      File number
+///\exception   H5::FileIException
+///\par Description
+///             This function is called after an existing file is opened in
+///             order to retrieve the unique 'file number' for the file.
+// Programmer   Quincey Koziol - April 13, 2019
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+unsigned long H5File::getFileNum() const
+{
+    unsigned long fileno = 0;
+    herr_t ret_value = H5Fget_fileno(id, &fileno);
+    if (ret_value < 0)
+    {
+        throw FileIException("H5File::getFileNum", "H5Fget_fileno failed");
+    }
+    return (fileno);
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Function:    H5File::getId
 ///\brief       Get the id of this file
 ///\return      File identifier
diff --git a/c++/src/H5File.h b/c++/src/H5File.h
index 473428a..1b1227f 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5File.h
+++ b/c++/src/H5File.h
@@ -69,10 +69,17 @@ class H5_DLLCPP H5File : public Group {
         // Returns the file size of the HDF5 file.
         hsize_t getFileSize() const;
 
+        // Returns the 'file number' of the HDF5 file.
+        unsigned long getFileNum() const;
+
         // Determines if a file, specified by its name, is in HDF5 format
         static bool isHdf5(const char* name);
         static bool isHdf5(const H5std_string& name);
 
+        // Determines if a file, specified by its name, can be accessed as HDF5
+        static bool isAccessible(const char* name, const FileAccPropList& access_plist = FileAccPropList::DEFAULT);
+        static bool isAccessible(const H5std_string& name, const FileAccPropList& access_plist = FileAccPropList::DEFAULT);
+
         // Reopens this file.
         void reOpen();  // added for better name
 
diff --git a/c++/src/H5IdComponent.cpp b/c++/src/H5IdComponent.cpp
index a041273..40520aa 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5IdComponent.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5IdComponent.cpp
@@ -174,8 +174,8 @@ H5I_type_t IdComponent::getHDFObjType() const
 ///             \li \c H5I_DATASPACE
 ///             \li \c H5I_DATASET
 ///             \li \c H5I_ATTR
-///             \li \c H5I_REFERENCE (DEPRECATED)
 ///             \li \c H5I_VFL
+///             \li \c H5I_VOL
 ///             \li \c H5I_GENPROP_CLS
 ///             \li \c H5I_GENPROP_LST
 ///             \li \c H5I_ERROR_CLASS
@@ -227,8 +227,8 @@ bool IdComponent::isValid(hid_t an_id)
 ///             \li \c H5I_DATASPACE
 ///             \li \c H5I_DATASET
 ///             \li \c H5I_ATTR
-///             \li \c H5I_REFERENCE (DEPRECATED)
 ///             \li \c H5I_VFL
+///             \li \c H5I_VOL
 ///             \li \c H5I_GENPROP_CLS
 ///             \li \c H5I_GENPROP_LST
 ///             \li \c H5I_ERROR_CLASS
diff --git a/c++/src/H5LaccProp.h b/c++/src/H5LaccProp.h
index 70890b3..ec5e54f 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5LaccProp.h
+++ b/c++/src/H5LaccProp.h
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@
  * help@hdfgroup.org.                                                        *
  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */
 
-// Class LinkAccPropList represents the HDF5 file access property list and
-// inherits from DataType.
-
 #ifndef __H5LinkAccPropList_H
 #define __H5LinkAccPropList_H
 
@@ -22,15 +19,15 @@ namespace H5 {
 
 /*! \class LinkAccPropList
     \brief Class LinkAccPropList inherits from PropList and provides
-    wrappers for the HDF5 file access property list.
+    wrappers for the HDF5 link access property list.
 */
 // Inheritance: PropList -> IdComponent
 class H5_DLLCPP LinkAccPropList : public PropList {
    public:
-        ///\brief Default file access property list.
+        ///\brief Default link access property list.
         static const LinkAccPropList& DEFAULT;
 
-        // Creates a file access property list.
+        // Creates a link access property list.
         LinkAccPropList();
 
         ///\brief Returns this class name.
@@ -39,7 +36,7 @@ class H5_DLLCPP LinkAccPropList : public PropList {
         // Copy constructor: same as the original LinkAccPropList.
         LinkAccPropList(const LinkAccPropList& original);
 
-        // Creates a copy of an existing file access property list
+        // Creates a copy of an existing link access property list
         // using the property list id.
         LinkAccPropList (const hid_t plist_id);
 
diff --git a/c++/src/H5LcreatProp.cpp b/c++/src/H5LcreatProp.cpp
index 695c1fe..bde9339 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5LcreatProp.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5LcreatProp.cpp
@@ -103,6 +103,46 @@ LinkCreatPropList::LinkCreatPropList(const LinkCreatPropList& original) : PropLi
 LinkCreatPropList::LinkCreatPropList(const hid_t plist_id) : PropList(plist_id) {}
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function:    LinkCreatPropList::setCreateIntermediateGroup
+///\brief       Specifies in property list whether to create missing
+///             intermediate groups.
+///\param       crt_intmd_group - IN: Flag specifying whether to create
+///                               intermediate groups upon the creation of an object
+///\exception   H5::PropListIException
+// April, 2019
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void LinkCreatPropList::setCreateIntermediateGroup(bool crt_intmd_group) const
+{
+    herr_t ret_value = H5Pset_create_intermediate_group(id, (unsigned)crt_intmd_group);
+    // Throw exception if H5Pset_create_intermediate_group returns failure
+    if (ret_value < 0)
+    {
+        throw PropListIException("setCreateIntermediateGroup", "H5Pset_create_intermediate_group failed");
+    }
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function:    LinkCreatPropList::getCreateIntermediateGroup
+///\brief       Determines whether property is set to enable creating missing
+///             intermediate groups.
+///\return      true if creating intermediate groups is enabled, and false, otherwise
+///\exception   H5::PropListIException
+// April, 2019
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+bool LinkCreatPropList::getCreateIntermediateGroup() const
+{
+    unsigned crt_intmd_group;
+    herr_t ret_value = H5Pget_create_intermediate_group(id, &crt_intmd_group);
+    // Throw exception if H5Pget_create_intermediate_group returns failure
+    if (ret_value < 0)
+    {
+        throw PropListIException("getCreateIntermediateGroup", "H5Pget_create_intermediate_group failed");
+    }
+
+    return((bool)crt_intmd_group);
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Function:    LinkCreatPropList::setCharEncoding
 ///\brief       Sets the character encoding of the string.
 ///
diff --git a/c++/src/H5LcreatProp.h b/c++/src/H5LcreatProp.h
index 12cb479..908ef63 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5LcreatProp.h
+++ b/c++/src/H5LcreatProp.h
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@
  * help@hdfgroup.org.                                                        *
  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */
 
-// Class LinkCreatPropList represents the HDF5 file access property list and
-// inherits from DataType.
-
 #ifndef __H5LinkCreatPropList_H
 #define __H5LinkCreatPropList_H
 
@@ -22,15 +19,15 @@ namespace H5 {
 
 /*! \class LinkCreatPropList
     \brief Class LinkCreatPropList inherits from PropList and provides
-    wrappers for the HDF5 file access property list.
+    wrappers for the HDF5 link creation property list.
 */
 // Inheritance: PropList -> IdComponent
 class H5_DLLCPP LinkCreatPropList : public PropList {
    public:
-        ///\brief Default file access property list.
+        ///\brief Default link creation property list.
         static const LinkCreatPropList& DEFAULT;
 
-        // Creates a file access property list.
+        // Creates a link creation property list.
         LinkCreatPropList();
 
         ///\brief Returns this class name.
@@ -39,10 +36,18 @@ class H5_DLLCPP LinkCreatPropList : public PropList {
         // Copy constructor: same as the original LinkCreatPropList.
         LinkCreatPropList(const LinkCreatPropList& original);
 
-        // Creates a copy of an existing file access property list
+        // Creates a copy of an existing link creation property list
         // using the property list id.
         LinkCreatPropList (const hid_t plist_id);
 
+        // Specifies in property list whether to create missing
+        // intermediate groups
+        void setCreateIntermediateGroup(bool crt_intmd_group) const;
+
+        // Determines whether property is set to enable creating missing
+        // intermediate groups
+        bool getCreateIntermediateGroup() const;
+
         // Sets the character encoding of the string.
         void setCharEncoding(H5T_cset_t encoding) const;
 
diff --git a/c++/src/H5Location.cpp b/c++/src/H5Location.cpp
index 2c49016..2641960 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5Location.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5Location.cpp
@@ -1066,7 +1066,7 @@ void H5Location::link(const char *curr_name, const Group& new_loc,
     hid_t lcpl_id = lcpl.getId();
     hid_t lapl_id = lapl.getId();
 
-    ret_value = H5Lcreate_hard(getId(), curr_name, new_loc.getId(), new_name, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    ret_value = H5Lcreate_hard(getId(), curr_name, new_loc_id, new_name, lcpl_id, lapl_id);
    if (ret_value < 0)
         throwException("link", "creating link failed");
 }
@@ -1102,14 +1102,13 @@ void H5Location::link(const H5std_string& curr_name, const Group& new_loc,
 ///             H5Lcreate_hard APIs in the HDF5 C Reference Manual.
 //  March 2018
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void H5Location::link(const char *curr_name, const hid_t same_loc,
-             const char *new_name, const LinkCreatPropList& lcpl, const LinkAccPropList& lapl) const
+void H5Location::link(const char *curr_name, const hid_t same_loc, const char *new_name, const LinkCreatPropList& lcpl, const LinkAccPropList& lapl) const
 {
     herr_t ret_value = -1;
     hid_t lcpl_id = lcpl.getId();
     hid_t lapl_id = lapl.getId();
 
-    ret_value = H5Lcreate_hard(getId(), curr_name, same_loc, new_name, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    ret_value = H5Lcreate_hard(getId(), curr_name, same_loc, new_name, lcpl_id, lapl_id);
 
    if (ret_value < 0)
         throwException("link", "creating link failed");
diff --git a/c++/src/H5Object.cpp b/c++/src/H5Object.cpp
index 1c22efe..8d3334b 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5Object.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5Object.cpp
@@ -40,9 +40,8 @@
 namespace H5 {
 
 #ifndef DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS
-// userAttrOpWrpr simply interfaces between the user's function and the
-// C library function H5Aiterate2; used to resolve the different prototype
-// problem.  May be moved to Iterator later.
+// userAttrOpWrpr interfaces between the user's function and the
+// C library function H5Aiterate2
 extern "C" herr_t userAttrOpWrpr(hid_t loc_id, const char *attr_name,
     const H5A_info_t *ainfo, void *op_data)
 {
@@ -52,6 +51,17 @@ extern "C" herr_t userAttrOpWrpr(hid_t loc_id, const char *attr_name,
     return 0;
 }
 
+// userVisitOpWrpr interfaces between the user's function and the
+// C library function H5Ovisit2
+extern "C" herr_t userVisitOpWrpr(hid_t obj_id, const char *attr_name,
+    const H5O_info_t *obj_info, void *op_data)
+{
+    H5std_string s_attr_name = H5std_string(attr_name);
+    UserData4Visit* myData = reinterpret_cast<UserData4Visit *> (op_data);
+    int status = myData->op(*myData->obj, s_attr_name, obj_info, myData->opData);
+    return status;
+}
+
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Function:    H5Object default constructor (protected)
 // Programmer   Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
@@ -197,8 +207,6 @@ Attribute H5Object::openAttribute(const unsigned int idx) const
 ///\par Description
 ///             The signature of user_op is
 ///             void (*)(H5::H5Location&, H5std_string, void*).
-///             For information, please refer to the H5Aiterate2 API in
-///             the HDF5 C Reference Manual.
 // Programmer   Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 int H5Object::iterateAttrs(attr_operator_t user_op, unsigned *_idx, void *op_data)
@@ -228,6 +236,61 @@ int H5Object::iterateAttrs(attr_operator_t user_op, unsigned *_idx, void *op_dat
 }
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function:    H5Object::visit
+///\brief       Recursively visits all HDF5 objects accessible from this object.
+///\param       idx_type - IN: Type of index; valid values include:
+///             \li \c H5_INDEX_NAME
+///             \li \c H5_INDEX_CRT_ORDER
+///\param       order - IN: Order in which index is traversed; valid values include:
+///             \li \c H5_ITER_DEC
+///             \li \c H5_ITER_INC
+///             \li \c H5_ITER_NATIVE
+///\param       user_op  - IN: Callback function passing data regarding the
+///                            object to the calling application
+///\param       *op_data - IN: User-defined pointer to data required by the
+///                            application for its processing of the object
+///\param       fields   - IN: Flags specifying the fields to be retrieved
+///                            to the callback op via the H5O_info_t argument.
+///             \li \c H5O_INFO_BASIC      fileno, addr, type, and rc fields
+///             \li \c H5O_INFO_TIME       atime, mtime, ctime, and btime fields
+///             \li \c H5O_INFO_NUM_ATTRS  num_attrs field
+///             \li \c H5O_INFO_HDR        hdr field
+///             \li \c H5O_INFO_META_SIZE  meta_size field
+///             \li \c H5O_INFO_ALL        H5O_INFO_BASIC | H5O_INFO_TIME | H5O_INFO_NUM_ATTRS | H5O_INFO_HDR | H5O_INFO_META_SIZE
+///\return
+///             \li On success:
+///                 \li the return value of the first operator that returns a positive value
+///                 \li zero if all members were processed with no operator returning non-zero
+///             \li On failure:
+///                 \li an exception Exception will be thrown if something went
+///                     wrong within the library or the operator failed
+///\exception   H5::Exception
+///\par Description
+///             For information, please refer to the H5Ovisit2 API in the HDF5
+///             C Reference Manual.
+// Programmer   Binh-Minh Ribler - Feb, 2019
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void H5Object::visit(H5_index_t idx_type, H5_iter_order_t order, visit_operator_t user_op, void *op_data, unsigned int fields)
+{
+    // Store the user's function and data
+    UserData4Visit* userData = new UserData4Visit;
+    userData->opData = op_data;
+    userData->op = user_op;
+    userData->obj = this;
+
+    // Call the C API passing in op wrapper and info
+    herr_t ret_value = H5Ovisit2(getId(), idx_type, order, userVisitOpWrpr, static_cast<void *>(userData), fields);
+
+    // Release memory
+    delete userData;
+
+    // Throw exception if H5Ovisit2 failed, which could be a failure in
+    // the library or in the call back operator
+    if (ret_value < 0)
+        throw Exception(inMemFunc("visit"), "H5Ovisit2 failed");
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Function:    H5Object::objVersion
 ///\brief       Returns the header version of this HDF5 object.
 ///\return      Object version, which can have the following values:
diff --git a/c++/src/H5Object.h b/c++/src/H5Object.h
index 10b3865..4a4e909 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5Object.h
+++ b/c++/src/H5Object.h
@@ -40,16 +40,30 @@ namespace H5 {
 // Inheritance: H5Location -> IdComponent
 
 // Define the operator function pointer for H5Aiterate().
-typedef void (*attr_operator_t)(H5Object& loc/*in*/,
-                                 const H5std_string attr_name/*in*/,
-                                 void *operator_data/*in,out*/);
+typedef void (*attr_operator_t)(H5Object& loc,
+                                 const H5std_string attr_name,
+                                 void *operator_data);
+
+// Define the operator function pointer for H5Ovisit2().
+typedef int (*visit_operator_t)(H5Object& obj,
+                                 const H5std_string attr_name,
+                                 const H5O_info_t *oinfo,
+                                 void *operator_data);
 
 // User data for attribute iteration
 class UserData4Aiterate {
     public:
         attr_operator_t op;
         void* opData;
-        H5Object* location;
+        H5Object* location; // Consider changing to H5Location
+};
+
+// User data for visit iteration
+class UserData4Visit {
+    public:
+        visit_operator_t op;
+        void* opData;
+        H5Object* obj;
 };
 
 class H5_DLLCPP H5Object : public H5Location {
@@ -71,6 +85,9 @@ class H5_DLLCPP H5Object : public H5Location {
         // Iterate user's function over the attributes of this object.
         int iterateAttrs(attr_operator_t user_op, unsigned* idx = NULL, void* op_data = NULL);
 
+        // Recursively visit elements reachable from this object.
+        void visit(H5_index_t idx_type, H5_iter_order_t order, visit_operator_t user_op, void *op_data, unsigned int fields);
+
         // Returns the object header version of an object
         unsigned objVersion() const;
 
@@ -98,6 +115,7 @@ class H5_DLLCPP H5Object : public H5Location {
         ssize_t getObjName(H5std_string& obj_name, size_t len = 0) const;
         H5std_string getObjName() const;
 
+
 #ifndef DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS
 
    protected:
diff --git a/c++/src/H5PropList.cpp b/c++/src/H5PropList.cpp
index 1918d27..a01878c 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5PropList.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5PropList.cpp
@@ -149,8 +149,8 @@ PropList::PropList(const hid_t plist_id) : IdComponent()
         case H5I_DATASPACE:
         case H5I_DATASET:
         case H5I_ATTR:
-        case H5I_REFERENCE:
         case H5I_VFL:
+        case H5I_VOL:
         case H5I_ERROR_CLASS:
         case H5I_ERROR_MSG:
         case H5I_ERROR_STACK:
diff --git a/c++/src/cpp_doc_config b/c++/src/cpp_doc_config
index c771e8b..71db7f6 100644
--- a/c++/src/cpp_doc_config
+++ b/c++/src/cpp_doc_config
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ PROJECT_NAME           =
 # could be handy for archiving the generated documentation or if some version
 # control system is used.
 
-PROJECT_NUMBER         = "1.11.3"
+PROJECT_NUMBER         = "1.13.0"
 
 # Using the PROJECT_BRIEF tag one can provide an optional one line description
 # for a project that appears at the top of each page and should give viewer a
diff --git a/c++/test/CMakeLists.txt b/c++/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 8e2d685..75efc3b 100644
--- a/c++/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/c++/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -38,16 +38,22 @@ set (srcdir ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
 configure_file (${HDF5_CPP_TEST_SOURCE_DIR}/H5srcdir_str.h.in H5srcdir_str.h  @ONLY)
 
 add_executable (cpp_testhdf5 ${CPP_TEST_SOURCES} )
-target_include_directories(cpp_testhdf5 PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
+target_include_directories (cpp_testhdf5 PRIVATE "${HDF5_SRC_DIR};${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_TEST_BINARY_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>")
 target_compile_definitions(cpp_testhdf5
     PRIVATE $<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:MPICH_SKIP_MPICXX;MPICH_IGNORE_CXX_SEEK># Parallel/MPI, prevent spurious cpp/cxx warnings
 )
-TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (cpp_testhdf5 STATIC)
-target_link_libraries (cpp_testhdf5 PRIVATE
-    ${HDF5_CPP_LIB_TARGET}
-    ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET}
-    ${HDF5_TEST_LIB_TARGET}
-)
+if (NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (cpp_testhdf5 STATIC)
+  target_link_libraries (cpp_testhdf5 PRIVATE ${HDF5_CPP_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_TEST_LIB_TARGET})
+else ()
+  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (cpp_testhdf5 SHARED)
+  target_link_libraries (cpp_testhdf5 PRIVATE ${HDF5_CPP_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET} ${HDF5_TEST_LIBSH_TARGET})
+  if (MINGW)
+    target_link_options (${HDF5_CPP_LIBSH_TARGET}
+        PRIVATE -static-libgcc -static-libstdc++
+    )
+  endif ()
+endif ()
 set_target_properties (cpp_testhdf5 PROPERTIES FOLDER test/cpp)
 
 include (CMakeTests.cmake)
diff --git a/c++/test/CMakeTests.cmake b/c++/test/CMakeTests.cmake
index 6de801e..a25dc6b 100644
--- a/c++/test/CMakeTests.cmake
+++ b/c++/test/CMakeTests.cmake
@@ -32,9 +32,10 @@ add_test (
 )
 
 if (HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
-  add_test (NAME CPP_testhdf5 COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:cpp_testhdf5>)
+  add_test (NAME CPP_testhdf5 COMMAND ${CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING_EMULATOR} $<TARGET_FILE:cpp_testhdf5>)
 else ()
   add_test (NAME CPP_testhdf5 COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
+      -D "TEST_EMULATOR=${CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING_EMULATOR}"
       -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:cpp_testhdf5>"
       -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING="
       -D "TEST_EXPECT=0"
@@ -47,55 +48,12 @@ else ()
 endif ()
 set_tests_properties (CPP_testhdf5 PROPERTIES DEPENDS CPP_testhdf5-clear-objects)
 
-if (HDF5_TEST_VFD)
-
-  set (VFD_LIST
-      sec2
-      stdio
-      core
-      split
-      multi
-      family
-  )
-
-  if (DIRECT_VFD)
-    set (VFD_LIST ${VFD_LIST} direct)
-  endif ()
-
-  macro (ADD_VFD_TEST vfdname resultcode)
-    if (NOT HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
-      file (MAKE_DIRECTORY "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/${vfdname}")
-      add_test (
-          NAME CPP_VFD-${vfdname}-cpp_testhdf5-clear-objects
-          COMMAND    ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
-              -E remove
-                  tattr_basic.h5
-                  tattr_compound.h5
-                  tattr_dtype.h5
-                  tattr_multi.h5
-                  tattr_scalar.h5
-                  tfattrs.h5
-                  titerate.h5
-      )
-      add_test (
-        NAME CPP_VFD-${vfdname}-cpp_testhdf5
-        COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-            -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:cpp_testhdf5>"
-            -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING="
-            -D "TEST_VFD:STRING=${vfdname}"
-            -D "TEST_EXPECT=${resultcode}"
-            -D "TEST_OUTPUT=cpp_testhdf5"
-            -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/${vfdname}"
-            -P "${HDF_RESOURCES_DIR}/vfdTest.cmake"
-      )
-      set_tests_properties (CPP_VFD-${vfdname}-cpp_testhdf5 PROPERTIES DEPENDS CPP_VFD-${vfdname}-cpp_testhdf5-clear-objects)
-      set_tests_properties (CPP_VFD-${vfdname}-cpp_testhdf5 PROPERTIES TIMEOUT 30)
-    endif ()
-  endmacro ()
-
-  # Run test with different Virtual File Driver
-  foreach (vfd ${VFD_LIST})
-    ADD_VFD_TEST (${vfd} 0)
-  endforeach ()
+##############################################################################
+##############################################################################
+###                         V F D   T E S T S                              ###
+##############################################################################
+##############################################################################
 
+if (HDF5_TEST_VFD)
+  include (CMakeVFDTests.cmake)
 endif ()
diff --git a/c++/test/CMakeVFDTests.cmake b/c++/test/CMakeVFDTests.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fcae446
--- /dev/null
+++ b/c++/test/CMakeVFDTests.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+#
+# Copyright by The HDF Group.
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# This file is part of HDF5.  The full HDF5 copyright notice, including
+# terms governing use, modification, and redistribution, is contained in
+# the COPYING file, which can be found at the root of the source code
+# distribution tree, or in https://support.hdfgroup.org/ftp/HDF5/releases.
+# If you do not have access to either file, you may request a copy from
+# help@hdfgroup.org.
+#
+
+##############################################################################
+##############################################################################
+###           T E S T I N G                                                ###
+##############################################################################
+##############################################################################
+
+set (VFD_LIST
+    sec2
+    stdio
+    core
+    core_paged
+    split
+    multi
+    family
+)
+
+if (DIRECT_VFD)
+  set (VFD_LIST ${VFD_LIST} direct)
+endif ()
+
+##############################################################################
+##############################################################################
+###           T H E   T E S T S  M A C R O S                               ###
+##############################################################################
+##############################################################################
+
+macro (ADD_VFD_TEST vfdname resultcode)
+  if (NOT HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
+    file (MAKE_DIRECTORY "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/${vfdname}")
+    add_test (
+        NAME CPP_VFD-${vfdname}-cpp_testhdf5-clear-objects
+        COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E remove
+            tattr_basic.h5
+            tattr_compound.h5
+            tattr_dtype.h5
+            tattr_multi.h5
+            tattr_scalar.h5
+            tfattrs.h5
+            titerate.h5
+        WORKING_DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/${vfdname}
+    )
+    add_test (
+        NAME CPP_VFD-${vfdname}-cpp_testhdf5
+        COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
+            -D "TEST_EMULATOR=${CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING_EMULATOR}"
+            -D "TEST_PROGRAM=$<TARGET_FILE:cpp_testhdf5>"
+            -D "TEST_ARGS:STRING="
+            -D "TEST_VFD:STRING=${vfdname}"
+            -D "TEST_EXPECT=${resultcode}"
+            -D "TEST_OUTPUT=${vfdname}-cpp_testhdf5.out"
+            -D "TEST_FOLDER=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/${vfdname}"
+            -P "${HDF_RESOURCES_DIR}/vfdTest.cmake"
+    )
+    set_tests_properties (CPP_VFD-${vfdname}-cpp_testhdf5 PROPERTIES DEPENDS CPP_VFD-${vfdname}-cpp_testhdf5-clear-objects)
+    set_tests_properties (CPP_VFD-${vfdname}-cpp_testhdf5 PROPERTIES TIMEOUT ${CTEST_SHORT_TIMEOUT})
+  endif ()
+endmacro ()
+
+# Run test with different Virtual File Driver
+foreach (vfd ${VFD_LIST})
+  ADD_VFD_TEST (${vfd} 0)
+endforeach ()
diff --git a/c++/test/tarray.cpp b/c++/test/tarray.cpp
index 6bd4ca6..fccc556 100644
--- a/c++/test/tarray.cpp
+++ b/c++/test/tarray.cpp
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ H5::DataType getArr()
     *dims = 5; 
     H5::ArrayType ret; 
     ret = H5::ArrayType(H5::PredType::NATIVE_INT, 1, dims); 
-    delete[] dims; 
+    delete dims; 
     return ret;
 }
 
@@ -371,7 +371,6 @@ static void test_array_info()
     s1_t rdata[SPACE1_DIM1][ARRAY1_DIM1];   // Information read in
     hsize_t sdims1[] = {SPACE1_DIM1};
     hsize_t tdims1[] = {ARRAY1_DIM1};
-    int     nmemb;      // Number of compound members
     int     ii;         // counting variables
     hsize_t idxi, idxj, idxk; // dimension indicing variables
     H5T_class_t mclass; // Datatype class for field
diff --git a/c++/test/tfile.cpp b/c++/test/tfile.cpp
index a2bf1c2..055cf23 100644
--- a/c++/test/tfile.cpp
+++ b/c++/test/tfile.cpp
@@ -412,6 +412,64 @@ static void test_file_size()
 
 
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function:    test_file_num
+ *
+ * Purpose      Test file number.
+ *
+ * Return       None
+ *
+ * Programmer   Quincey Koziol
+ *              April, 2019
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+static void test_file_num()
+{
+    // Output message about test being performed
+    SUBTEST("File Number");
+
+    hid_t        fapl_id;
+    fapl_id = h5_fileaccess(); // in h5test.c, returns a file access template
+
+    try {
+        // Use the file access template id to create a file access prop.
+        // list object to pass in H5File::H5File
+        FileAccPropList fapl(fapl_id);
+
+        // Create two files
+        H5File file1(FILE1, H5F_ACC_TRUNC, FileCreatPropList::DEFAULT, fapl);
+        H5File file2(FILE2, H5F_ACC_TRUNC, FileCreatPropList::DEFAULT, fapl);
+
+        // Open the first file again
+        H5File file3(FILE1, H5F_ACC_RDWR);
+
+        // Get file numbers
+        unsigned long file_num1 = file1.getFileNum();
+        unsigned long file_num2 = file2.getFileNum();
+        unsigned long file_num3 = file3.getFileNum();
+
+        // Check file numbers
+        if (file_num1 == file_num2)
+            issue_fail_msg("test_file_num()", __LINE__, __FILE__, "getFileNum() returned wrong value");
+        if (file_num1 != file_num3)
+            issue_fail_msg("test_file_num()", __LINE__, __FILE__, "getFileNum() returned wrong value");
+
+        PASSED();
+    }   // end of try block
+
+    catch (Exception& E)
+    {
+        issue_fail_msg("test_file_num()", __LINE__, __FILE__, E.getCDetailMsg());
+    }
+
+    // use C test utility routine to close property list.
+    herr_t ret = H5Pclose(fapl_id);
+    if (ret < 0)
+        issue_fail_msg("test_file_num()", __LINE__, __FILE__, "H5Pclose failed");
+
+}   // test_file_num()
+
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  * Function:    test_file_name
  *
  * Purpose      Test getting file's name.
@@ -966,6 +1024,7 @@ void test_file()
     test_file_create();      // Test file creation (also creation templates)
     test_file_open();        // Test file opening
     test_file_size();        // Test file size
+    test_file_num();         // Test file number
     test_file_name();        // Test getting file's name
     test_file_attribute();   // Test file attribute feature
     test_libver_bounds();    // Test format version
diff --git a/c++/test/tlinks.cpp b/c++/test/tlinks.cpp
index f8d7089..491cd6a 100644
--- a/c++/test/tlinks.cpp
+++ b/c++/test/tlinks.cpp
@@ -31,288 +31,27 @@ using namespace H5;
 #include "h5test.h"
 #include "h5cpputil.h"  // C++ utilility header file
 
-// A lot of the definition inherited from C test links.c is left here until
-// the H5L API is implemented and tests are completed - BMR 10/19/2009
-/*
- * This file needs to access private information from the H5G package.
- * This file also needs to access the group testing code.
- */
-//#define H5G_FRIEND
-//#define H5G_TESTING
-
-//#include "h5test.h"
-//#include "H5Gpkg.h"     /* Groups */
-//#include "H5Iprivate.h" /* IDs */
-//#include "H5Lprivate.h" /* Links */
-
-/* File for external link test.  Created with gen_udlinks.c */
-#define LINKED_FILE  "be_extlink2.h5"
-
-#if 0
-const char *FILENAME[] = {
-    "links0",
-    "links1",
-    "links2",
-    "links3",
-    "links4a", /* 4 */
-    "links4b", /* 5 */
-    "links4c", /* 6 */
-    "links4d", /* 7 */
-    "links5",  /* 8 */
-    "links6",  /* 9 */
-    "links7",  /* 10 */
-    "links8",  /* 11 */
-    "extlinks0",        /* 12: main files */
-    "tmp/extlinks0",    /* 13: */
-    "extlinks1",        /* 14: target files */
-    "tmp/extlinks1",    /* 15: */
-    "extlinks2",        /* 16: */
-    "tmp/extlinks2",    /* 17: */
-    "extlinks3",        /* 18: */
-    "tmp/extlinks3",    /* 19: */
-    "extlinks4",        /* 20: */
-    "tmp/extlinks4",    /* 21: */
-    "extlinks5",        /* 22: */
-    "tmp/extlinks6",    /* 23: */
-    "extlinks7",        /* 24: */
-    "tmp/extlinks7",    /* 25: */
-    "tmp/extlinks8",    /* 26: */
-    "extlinks9",        /* 27: */
-    "tmp/extlinks9",    /* 28: */
-    "extlinks10",       /* 29: */ /* TESTS for windows */
-    "tmp/extlinks10",   /* 30: */
-    "tmp/extlinks11",   /* 31: */
-    "tmp/extlinks12",   /* 32: */
-    "extlinks13",       /* 33: */
-    "tmp/extlinks13",   /* 34: */
-    "tmp/extlinks14",   /* 35: */
-    "tmp/extlinks15",   /* 36: */
-    "extlinks16A",      /* 37: */ /* TESTS for H5P_set_elink_fapl */
-    "extlinks16B",      /* 38: */
-    "extlinks17",       /* 39: */
-    "extlinks18A",      /* 40: */
-    "extlinks18B",      /* 41: */
-    "extlinks19A",      /* 42: */
-    "extlinks19B",      /* 43: */
-    "extlinks20",       /* 44: */
-    NULL
-};
-
-#endif // 0
-
-#define TMPDIR          "tmp"
-
-#define FAMILY_SIZE     1024
-#define CORE_INCREMENT  1024
-#define NUM400          400
-
-/* do not do check_all_closed() for "ext*" files and "tmp/ext*" */
-#define EXTSTOP         12
-
-#define LINK_BUF_SIZE   1024
 #define NAME_BUF_SIZE   1024
-#define MAX_NAME_LEN    ((64*1024)+1024)
-
-/* Link type IDs */
-#define UD_HARD_TYPE 201
-#define UD_CB_TYPE H5L_TYPE_MAX
-#define UD_PLIST_TYPE 128
-#define UD_CBFAIL_TYPE UD_PLIST_TYPE
-#define UD_ERROR_TYPE 189
-#define UD_BAD_TYPE1 H5L_TYPE_HARD
-#define UD_BAD_TYPE2 (H5L_TYPE_UD_MIN - 5)
-#define UD_BAD_VERS (H5L_LINK_CLASS_T_VERS + 1)
-
-#define DEST_PROP_NAME "destination_group"
-#define REREG_TARGET_NAME "rereg_target"
-
-#define UD_CB_LINK_NAME "ud_callback_link"
-#define NEW_UD_CB_LINK_NAME "ud_callback_link2"
-#define UD_CB_TARGET "ud_target"
-#define UD_CB_TARGET_LEN 10
-
-#define LE_FILENAME "le_extlink1.h5"
-#define BE_FILENAME "be_extlink1.h5"
-
-#define ELINK_CB_FAM_SIZE (hsize_t) 100
-
 #define H5L_DIM1 100
 #define H5L_DIM2 100
 
-/* Creation order macros */
-#define CORDER_SOFT_GROUP_NAME  "corder_soft_group"
-#define CORDER_NLINKS               18
-
-/* Timestamp macros */
-#define TIMESTAMP_GROUP_1       "timestamp1"
-#define TIMESTAMP_GROUP_2       "timestamp2"
-
-/* Link iteration struct */
-typedef struct {
-    H5_iter_order_t order;      /* Direction of iteration */
-    unsigned ncalled;           /* # of times callback is entered */
-    unsigned nskipped;          /* # of links skipped */
-    int stop;                   /* # of iterations to stop after */
-    int64_t curr;               /* Current creation order value */
-    size_t max_visit;           /* Size of "visited link" flag array */
-    hbool_t *visited;           /* Pointer to array of "visited link" flags */
-} link_iter_info_t;
-
-#if 0
-/* Link visit structs */
-typedef struct {
-    const char *path;           /* Path to link */
-    H5L_type_t type;            /* Type of link */
-} link_visit_t;
-static const link_visit_t lvisit0[] = {
-    {"Dataset_zero", H5L_TYPE_HARD},
-    {"Group1", H5L_TYPE_HARD},
-    {"Group1/Dataset_one", H5L_TYPE_HARD},
-    {"Group1/Group2", H5L_TYPE_HARD},
-    {"Group1/Group2/Dataset_two", H5L_TYPE_HARD},
-    {"Group1/Group2/Type_two", H5L_TYPE_HARD},
-    {"Group1/Group2/hard_zero", H5L_TYPE_HARD},
-    {"Group1/Type_one", H5L_TYPE_HARD},
-    {"Group1/hard_one", H5L_TYPE_HARD},
-    {"Type_zero", H5L_TYPE_HARD},
-    {"ext_dangle", H5L_TYPE_EXTERNAL},
-    {"ext_one", H5L_TYPE_EXTERNAL},
-    {"hard_one", H5L_TYPE_HARD},
-    {"hard_two", H5L_TYPE_HARD},
-    {"hard_zero", H5L_TYPE_HARD},
-    {"soft_dangle", H5L_TYPE_SOFT},
-    {"soft_one", H5L_TYPE_SOFT},
-    {"soft_two", H5L_TYPE_SOFT}
-};
-static const link_visit_t lvisit1[] = {
-    {"Dataset_one", H5L_TYPE_HARD},
-    {"Group2", H5L_TYPE_HARD},
-    {"Group2/Dataset_two", H5L_TYPE_HARD},
-    {"Group2/Type_two", H5L_TYPE_HARD},
-    {"Group2/hard_zero", H5L_TYPE_HARD},
-    {"Group2/hard_zero/Dataset_zero", H5L_TYPE_HARD},
-    {"Group2/hard_zero/Group1", H5L_TYPE_HARD},
-    {"Group2/hard_zero/Type_zero", H5L_TYPE_HARD},
-    {"Group2/hard_zero/ext_dangle", H5L_TYPE_EXTERNAL},
-    {"Group2/hard_zero/ext_one", H5L_TYPE_EXTERNAL},
-    {"Group2/hard_zero/hard_one", H5L_TYPE_HARD},
-    {"Group2/hard_zero/hard_two", H5L_TYPE_HARD},
-    {"Group2/hard_zero/hard_zero", H5L_TYPE_HARD},
-    {"Group2/hard_zero/soft_dangle", H5L_TYPE_SOFT},
-    {"Group2/hard_zero/soft_one", H5L_TYPE_SOFT},
-    {"Group2/hard_zero/soft_two", H5L_TYPE_SOFT},
-    {"Type_one", H5L_TYPE_HARD},
-    {"hard_one", H5L_TYPE_HARD}
-};
-static const link_visit_t lvisit2[] = {
-    {"Dataset_two", H5L_TYPE_HARD},
-    {"Type_two", H5L_TYPE_HARD},
-    {"hard_zero", H5L_TYPE_HARD},
-    {"hard_zero/Dataset_zero", H5L_TYPE_HARD},
-    {"hard_zero/Group1", H5L_TYPE_HARD},
-    {"hard_zero/Group1/Dataset_one", H5L_TYPE_HARD},
-    {"hard_zero/Group1/Group2", H5L_TYPE_HARD},
-    {"hard_zero/Group1/Type_one", H5L_TYPE_HARD},
-    {"hard_zero/Group1/hard_one", H5L_TYPE_HARD},
-    {"hard_zero/Type_zero", H5L_TYPE_HARD},
-    {"hard_zero/ext_dangle", H5L_TYPE_EXTERNAL},
-    {"hard_zero/ext_one", H5L_TYPE_EXTERNAL},
-    {"hard_zero/hard_one", H5L_TYPE_HARD},
-    {"hard_zero/hard_two", H5L_TYPE_HARD},
-    {"hard_zero/hard_zero", H5L_TYPE_HARD},
-    {"hard_zero/soft_dangle", H5L_TYPE_SOFT},
-    {"hard_zero/soft_one", H5L_TYPE_SOFT},
-    {"hard_zero/soft_two", H5L_TYPE_SOFT}
-};
-
-typedef struct {
-    unsigned idx;               /* Index in link visit structure */
-    const link_visit_t *info;   /* Pointer to the link visit structure to use */
-} lvisit_ud_t;
-
-
-/* Object visit structs */
+// Object visit structs
 typedef struct {
     const char *path;           /* Path to object */
     H5O_type_t type;            /* Type of object */
 } obj_visit_t;
-static const obj_visit_t ovisit0_old[] = {
-    {".", H5O_TYPE_GROUP},
-    {"Dataset_zero", H5O_TYPE_DATASET},
-    {"Group1", H5O_TYPE_GROUP},
-    {"Group1/Dataset_one", H5O_TYPE_DATASET},
-    {"Group1/Group2", H5O_TYPE_GROUP},
-    {"Group1/Group2/Dataset_two", H5O_TYPE_DATASET},
-    {"Group1/Group2/Type_two", H5O_TYPE_NAMED_DATATYPE},
-    {"Group1/Type_one", H5O_TYPE_NAMED_DATATYPE},
-    {"Type_zero", H5O_TYPE_NAMED_DATATYPE}
-};
-static const obj_visit_t ovisit0_new[] = {
-    {".", H5O_TYPE_GROUP},
-    {"Dataset_zero", H5O_TYPE_DATASET},
-    {"Group1", H5O_TYPE_GROUP},
-    {"Group1/Dataset_one", H5O_TYPE_DATASET},
-    {"Group1/Group2", H5O_TYPE_GROUP},
-    {"Group1/Group2/Dataset_two", H5O_TYPE_DATASET},
-    {"Group1/Group2/Type_two", H5O_TYPE_NAMED_DATATYPE},
-    {"Group1/Type_one", H5O_TYPE_NAMED_DATATYPE},
-    {"Type_zero", H5O_TYPE_NAMED_DATATYPE}
-};
-static const obj_visit_t ovisit1_old[] = {
-    {".", H5O_TYPE_GROUP},
-    {"Dataset_one", H5O_TYPE_DATASET},
-    {"Group2", H5O_TYPE_GROUP},
-    {"Group2/Dataset_two", H5O_TYPE_DATASET},
-    {"Group2/Type_two", H5O_TYPE_NAMED_DATATYPE},
-    {"Group2/hard_zero", H5O_TYPE_GROUP},
-    {"Group2/hard_zero/Dataset_zero", H5O_TYPE_DATASET},
-    {"Group2/hard_zero/Type_zero", H5O_TYPE_NAMED_DATATYPE},
-    {"Type_one", H5O_TYPE_NAMED_DATATYPE}
-};
-static const obj_visit_t ovisit1_new[] = {
-    {".", H5O_TYPE_GROUP},
-    {"Dataset_one", H5O_TYPE_DATASET},
-    {"Group2", H5O_TYPE_GROUP},
-    {"Group2/Dataset_two", H5O_TYPE_DATASET},
-    {"Group2/Type_two", H5O_TYPE_NAMED_DATATYPE},
-    {"Group2/hard_zero", H5O_TYPE_GROUP},
-    {"Group2/hard_zero/Dataset_zero", H5O_TYPE_DATASET},
-    {"Group2/hard_zero/Type_zero", H5O_TYPE_NAMED_DATATYPE},
-    {"Type_one", H5O_TYPE_NAMED_DATATYPE}
-};
-static const obj_visit_t ovisit2_old[] = {
-    {".", H5O_TYPE_GROUP},
-    {"Dataset_two", H5O_TYPE_DATASET},
-    {"Type_two", H5O_TYPE_NAMED_DATATYPE},
-    {"hard_zero", H5O_TYPE_GROUP},
-    {"hard_zero/Dataset_zero", H5O_TYPE_DATASET},
-    {"hard_zero/Group1", H5O_TYPE_GROUP},
-    {"hard_zero/Group1/Dataset_one", H5O_TYPE_DATASET},
-    {"hard_zero/Group1/Type_one", H5O_TYPE_NAMED_DATATYPE},
-    {"hard_zero/Type_zero", H5O_TYPE_NAMED_DATATYPE}
-};
-static const obj_visit_t ovisit2_new[] = {
-    {".", H5O_TYPE_GROUP},
-    {"Dataset_two", H5O_TYPE_DATASET},
-    {"Type_two", H5O_TYPE_NAMED_DATATYPE},
-    {"hard_zero", H5O_TYPE_GROUP},
-    {"hard_zero/Dataset_zero", H5O_TYPE_DATASET},
-    {"hard_zero/Group1", H5O_TYPE_GROUP},
-    {"hard_zero/Group1/Dataset_one", H5O_TYPE_DATASET},
-    {"hard_zero/Group1/Type_one", H5O_TYPE_NAMED_DATATYPE},
-    {"hard_zero/Type_zero", H5O_TYPE_NAMED_DATATYPE}
-};
 
+// User data for callback function
 typedef struct {
     unsigned idx;               /* Index in object visit structure */
     const obj_visit_t *info;    /* Pointer to the object visit structure to use */
 } ovisit_ud_t;
-#endif
 
 static const char *FILENAME[] = {
     "link0",
     "link1.h5",
     "link2.h5",
+    "visit",
     NULL
 };
 
@@ -842,6 +581,140 @@ static void test_num_links(hid_t fapl_id, hbool_t new_format)
 } // test_num_links
 
 
+// Data for visit on the file
+static const obj_visit_t file_visit[] = {
+    {".", H5O_TYPE_GROUP},
+    {"Data", H5O_TYPE_GROUP},
+    {"Data/Compressed_Data", H5O_TYPE_DATASET},
+    {"Data/Float_Data", H5O_TYPE_DATASET},
+};
+
+// Data for visit on the group
+static const obj_visit_t group_visit[] = {
+    {".", H5O_TYPE_GROUP},
+    {"Compressed_Data", H5O_TYPE_DATASET},
+    {"Float_Data", H5O_TYPE_DATASET},
+};
+
+const H5std_string FILE_NAME("tvisit.h5");
+const H5std_string GROUP_NAME("/Data");
+const H5std_string DSET1_NAME("/Data/Compressed_Data");
+const H5std_string DSET2_NAME("/Data/Float_Data");
+const int RANK = 2;
+const int DIM1 = 2;
+
+// Operator function
+static int visit_obj_cb(H5Object& obj, const H5std_string name, const H5O_info_t *oinfo, void *_op_data)
+{
+    ovisit_ud_t *op_data = static_cast <ovisit_ud_t *>(_op_data);
+
+    // Check for correct object information
+    if(strcmp(op_data->info[op_data->idx].path, name.c_str())) return(H5_ITER_ERROR);
+    if(op_data->info[op_data->idx].type != oinfo->type) return(H5_ITER_ERROR);
+
+    // Advance to next location
+    op_data->idx++;
+
+    return(H5_ITER_CONT);
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function:    test_visit
+ *
+ * Purpose      Test H5Object::visit
+ *
+ * Return       None
+ *
+ * February 8, 2019
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+static void test_visit(hid_t fapl_id, hbool_t new_format)
+{
+    hsize_t  dims[2];
+    hsize_t  cdims[2];
+    char filename[NAME_BUF_SIZE];
+
+    if(new_format)
+        SUBTEST("H5Object::visit (w/new group format)")
+    else
+        SUBTEST("H5Object::visit")
+
+    try
+    {
+        // Use the file access template id to create a file access prop. list
+        FileAccPropList fapl(fapl_id);
+
+        // Build the hdf5 file name and create the file
+        h5_fixname(FILENAME[3], fapl_id, filename, sizeof filename);
+	    H5File *file = new H5File(filename, H5F_ACC_TRUNC, FileCreatPropList::DEFAULT, fapl);
+
+        // Create a group
+	    Group* group = new Group(file->createGroup(GROUP_NAME));
+
+        // Create a chunked/compressed dataset within this group specified by path
+	    dims[0] = 20;
+	    dims[1] = 2;
+	    cdims[0] = 2;
+	    cdims[1] = 2;
+	    DataSpace *dataspace = new DataSpace(RANK, dims); // create new dspace
+	    DSetCreatPropList ds_creatplist;  // create dataset creation prop list
+	    ds_creatplist.setChunk(2, cdims);  // then modify it for compression
+	    ds_creatplist.setDeflate(6);
+
+	    DataSet* dataset = new DataSet(file->createDataSet(DSET1_NAME,
+                        PredType::NATIVE_INT, *dataspace, ds_creatplist));
+
+	    delete dataset;
+	    delete dataspace;
+
+	    // Create another dataset
+	    dims[0] = 5;
+	    dims[1] = 2;
+	    dataspace = new DataSpace(RANK, dims); // create second dspace
+	    dataset = new DataSet(file->createDataSet(DSET2_NAME,
+			            PredType::NATIVE_FLOAT, *dataspace));
+
+        // Close everything
+	    delete dataset;
+	    delete dataspace;
+	    delete group;
+	    delete file;
+
+	    // Reopen the file and group in the file.
+	    file = new H5File(filename, H5F_ACC_RDWR);
+	    group = new Group(file->openGroup("Data"));
+
+        // Open the group
+	    dataset = new DataSet(group->openDataSet(DSET2_NAME));
+        delete dataset;
+
+        // Visit objects in the file
+        ovisit_ud_t udata;          /* User-data for visiting */
+        udata.idx = 0;
+        udata.info = file_visit;
+
+        file->visit(H5_INDEX_NAME, H5_ITER_INC, visit_obj_cb, &udata, H5O_INFO_BASIC);
+
+        // Visit objects in the group
+        udata.idx = 0;
+        udata.info = group_visit;
+
+        group->visit(H5_INDEX_NAME, H5_ITER_INC, visit_obj_cb, &udata, H5O_INFO_BASIC);
+
+	    // Close the group and file.
+	    delete group;
+	    delete file;
+
+        PASSED();
+    } // end of try block
+    catch (Exception& E)
+    {
+  cerr << "in catch" << endl;
+        issue_fail_msg("test_visit()", __LINE__, __FILE__, E.getCDetailMsg());
+    }
+} // test_visit()
+
+
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  * Function:    test_links
  *
@@ -857,13 +730,9 @@ void test_links()
 {
     hid_t        fapl_id, fapl2_id;    /* File access property lists */
     unsigned new_format;     /* Whether to use the new format or not */
-    const char  *envval;
 
-    envval = HDgetenv("HDF5_DRIVER");
-    if(envval == NULL)
-        envval = "nomatch";
-
-    fapl_id = h5_fileaccess();
+    if((fapl_id = h5_fileaccess()) < 0)
+        throw Exception("test_links", "Unable to get file access property list");
 
     // Output message about test being performed
     MESSAGE(5, ("Testing Various Links\n"));
@@ -896,24 +765,18 @@ void test_links()
             test_move(my_fapl_id, new_format);
             test_copy(my_fapl_id, new_format);
             test_lcpl(my_fapl_id, new_format);
+            test_visit(my_fapl_id, new_format);
         } /* end for */
 
         /* Close 2nd FAPL */
         H5Pclose(fapl2_id);
 
         h5_clean_files(FILENAME, fapl_id);
-
-        /* Test that external links can be used after a library reset.  MUST be
-        * called last so the reset doesn't interfere with the property lists.  This
-        * routine will delete its own file. */
-        /* nerrors += external_reset_register() < 0 ? 1 : 0;
- */
     }
     catch (Exception& E)
     {
         issue_fail_msg("test_links()", __LINE__, __FILE__, E.getCDetailMsg());
     }
-
 }
 
 
@@ -931,7 +794,3 @@ void cleanup_links()
     HDremove(FILENAME[0]);
     HDremove(FILENAME[1]);
 }
-
-
-
-
diff --git a/c++/test/tobject.cpp b/c++/test/tobject.cpp
index 537716f..232ece2 100644
--- a/c++/test/tobject.cpp
+++ b/c++/test/tobject.cpp
@@ -609,10 +609,121 @@ static void test_getobjectinfo_same_file()
     catch (Exception& E)
     {
         cerr << " in Exception " << E.getCFuncName() << "detail: " << E.getCDetailMsg() << endl;
-        issue_fail_msg("test_file_name()", __LINE__, __FILE__, E.getCDetailMsg());
+        issue_fail_msg("test_getobjectinfo_same_file()", __LINE__, __FILE__, E.getCDetailMsg());
+    }
+
+}   // test_getobjectinfo_same_file
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function:    test_intermediate_groups
+ *
+ * Purpose      Test that intermediate groups are created as specified by
+ *              the property setting.
+ *
+ * Return       None
+ *
+ * April, 2019
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+const H5std_string FILE_INTERGRPS("tobject_intergrps.h5");
+const H5std_string GROUP10NAME("/group10");
+const H5std_string GROUP11NAME("/group10/group11");
+const H5std_string GROUP12NAME("/group10/group11/group12");
+const H5std_string GROUP13NAME("/group10/group11/group12/group13");
+const H5std_string GROUP14NAME("/group10/group11/group12/group13/group14");
+const H5std_string GROUP14FROM13NAME("group14");
+const H5std_string GROUP20NAME("/group20");
+const H5std_string GROUP21NAME("/group20/group21");
+const H5std_string GROUP22NAME("group21/group22");
+const H5std_string GROUP22FULLNAME("/group20/group21/group22");
+static void test_intermediate_groups()
+{
+    // Output message about test being performed
+    SUBTEST("Group::set/getCreateIntermediateGroup");
+
+    try {
+        // Create a new HDF5 file
+        H5File file(FILE_INTERGRPS, H5F_ACC_TRUNC);
+
+        // Create a link create property list and set the "create
+        // intermediate groups" flag
+        LinkCreatPropList lcpl;
+        lcpl.setCreateIntermediateGroup(true);
+
+        // Verify value of create missing groups flag
+        bool crt_int_grps = lcpl.getCreateIntermediateGroup();
+        verify_val(crt_int_grps, true, "LinkCreatPropList::getCreateIntermediateGroup", __LINE__, __FILE__);
+
+        // Create GROUP12NAME with creating missing groups
+        Group grp12(file.createGroup(GROUP12NAME, lcpl));
+
+        // Missing groups: GROUP10NAME and GROUP11NAME
+
+        // Create GROUP14NAME without the use of link create plist, should
+        // fail because group GROUP13NAME is missing
+        try {
+            Group grp14_nopl(file.createGroup(GROUP14NAME));
+        } catch (FileIException& expected1) {} // Failure is ignored
+
+        // Create GROUP14NAME with the flag to create missing groups set
+        // to FALSE, should fail because group GROUP13NAME is missing
+
+        // Reset flag to not create missing groups
+        lcpl.setCreateIntermediateGroup(false);
+
+        // Verify value of create missing groups flag
+        crt_int_grps = lcpl.getCreateIntermediateGroup();
+        verify_val(crt_int_grps, false, "LinkCreatPropList::getCreateIntermediateGroup", __LINE__, __FILE__);
+
+        try {
+            Group grp14_false(file.createGroup(GROUP14NAME, lcpl));
+        } catch (FileIException& expected2) {} // Failure is ignored
+
+        // Set the flag to create missing groups set to TRUE
+        lcpl.setCreateIntermediateGroup(true);
+        crt_int_grps = lcpl.getCreateIntermediateGroup();
+        verify_val(crt_int_grps, true, "LinkCreatPropList::getCreateIntermediateGroup", __LINE__, __FILE__);
+
+
+        // Create GROUP14NAME with the use of link create plist
+        Group grp14(file.createGroup(GROUP14NAME, lcpl));
+
+        // Missing groups: GROUP13NAME
+
+        // Create group GROUP20NAME
+        Group grp20(file.createGroup(GROUP20NAME));
+
+        // Create group GROUP22NAME with missing group GROUP21NAME
+        Group grp22(grp20.createGroup(GROUP22NAME, lcpl));
+
+        // Close groups and file
+        grp12.close();
+        grp14.close();
+        grp20.close();
+        grp22.close();
+        file.close();
+
+        // Reopen the file
+        file.openFile(FILE_INTERGRPS, H5F_ACC_RDWR);
+
+        // Open the missing groups and various combinations
+        Group grp10(file.openGroup(GROUP10NAME));
+        Group grp11(file.openGroup(GROUP11NAME));
+        Group grp13(file.openGroup(GROUP13NAME));
+        Group grp14from13(grp13.openGroup(GROUP14FROM13NAME));
+        Group grp21(file.openGroup(GROUP21NAME));
+        Group grp22fromfile(file.openGroup(GROUP22FULLNAME));
+
+        PASSED();
+    }   // end of try block
+    // catch all other exceptions
+    catch (Exception& E)
+    {
+        cerr << " in Exception " << E.getCFuncName() << "detail: " << E.getCDetailMsg() << endl;
+        issue_fail_msg("test_intermediate_groups()", __LINE__, __FILE__, E.getCDetailMsg());
     }
 
-}   // test_h5o_getinfo_same_file
+}   // test_intermediate_groups
 
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  * Function:    test_object
@@ -631,12 +742,13 @@ void test_object()
     // Output message about test being performed
     MESSAGE(5, ("Testing Object Functions\n"));
 
-    test_get_objname();    // Test get object name from groups/datasets
-    test_existance();      // Test check for object existance
-    test_get_objname_ontypes();        // Test get object name from types
-    test_get_objtype();    // Test get object type
-    test_open_object_header();    // Test object header functions (H5O)
-    test_getobjectinfo_same_file();    // Test object info in same file
+    test_get_objname();             // Test get object name from groups/datasets
+    test_existance();               // Test check for object existance
+    test_get_objname_ontypes();     // Test get object name from types
+    test_get_objtype();             // Test get object type
+    test_open_object_header();      // Test object header functions (H5O)
+    test_getobjectinfo_same_file(); // Test object info in same file
+    test_intermediate_groups();     // Test intermediate group property
 
 }   // test_object