Merge branch 'hdf5_1_10' of https://bitbucket.hdfgroup.org/scm/~lrknox/hdf5_lrk into hdf5_1_10

52 files changed, 473 insertions, 320 deletions

diff --git a/c++/src/H5AbstractDs.h b/c++/src/H5AbstractDs.h
index eaa9d14..f0859c8 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5AbstractDs.h
+++ b/c++/src/H5AbstractDs.h
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ class H5_DLLCPP AbstractDs {
    private:
         // This member function is implemented by DataSet and Attribute - pure virtual.
         virtual hid_t p_get_type() const = 0;
-};
-}
+
+}; // end of AbstractDs
+} // namespace H5
+
 #endif // __AbstractDs_H
diff --git a/c++/src/H5ArrayType.cpp b/c++/src/H5ArrayType.cpp
index 3cdcc0a..c8bd0fc 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5ArrayType.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5ArrayType.cpp
@@ -77,11 +77,12 @@ ArrayType::ArrayType(const DataType& base_type, int ndims, const hsize_t* dims)
 // Function:    ArrayType overloaded constructor
 ///\brief       Creates an ArrayType instance by opening an HDF5 array datatype
 ///             given its name, provided as a C character string.
+///\param       loc        - IN: Location of the type
 ///\param       dtype_name - IN: Array type name
 ///\exception   H5::DataTypeIException
 // Programmer   Binh-Minh Ribler - Dec 2016
 // Description
-//              In 1.10.1, this constructor was introduced and will replace the
+//              In 1.10.1, this constructor was introduced and may replace the
 //              existing function CommonFG::openArrayType(const char*) to
 //              improve usability.
 //              -BMR, Dec 2016
@@ -94,12 +95,13 @@ ArrayType::ArrayType(const H5Location& loc, const char *dtype_name) : DataType()
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Function:    ArrayType overloaded constructor
 ///\brief       Creates an ArrayType instance by opening an HDF5 array datatype
-///              given its name, provided as an \c H5std_string.
+///             given its name, provided as an \c H5std_string.
+///\param       loc        - IN: Location of the type
 ///\param       dtype_name - IN: Array type name
 ///\exception   H5::DataTypeIException
 // Programmer   Binh-Minh Ribler - Dec 2016
 // Description
-//              In 1.10.1, this constructor was introduced and will replace the
+//              In 1.10.1, this constructor was introduced and may replace the
 //              existing function CommonFG::openArrayType(const H5std_string&)
 //              to improve usability.
 //              -BMR, Dec 2016
diff --git a/c++/src/H5ArrayType.h b/c++/src/H5ArrayType.h
index 15b6bb3..dd9db51 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5ArrayType.h
+++ b/c++/src/H5ArrayType.h
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ class H5_DLLCPP ArrayType : public DataType {
 
         // Default constructor
         ArrayType();
-};
-}
+
+}; // end of ArrayType
+} // namespace H5
+
 #endif // __H5ArrayType_H
diff --git a/c++/src/H5AtomType.h b/c++/src/H5AtomType.h
index a1e0262..f4c70fd 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5AtomType.h
+++ b/c++/src/H5AtomType.h
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ class H5_DLLCPP AtomType : public DataType {
         // Constructor that takes an existing id
         AtomType(const hid_t existing_id);
 #endif // DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS
-};
-}
+
+}; // end of AtomType
+} // namespace H5
+
 #endif // __H5AtomType_H
diff --git a/c++/src/H5Attribute.h b/c++/src/H5Attribute.h
index 0243cd9..6d6df2c 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5Attribute.h
+++ b/c++/src/H5Attribute.h
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ class H5_DLLCPP Attribute : public AbstractDs, public H5Location {
         // Friend function to set Attribute id.  For library use only.
         friend void f_Attribute_setId(Attribute* attr, hid_t new_id);
 
-};
-}
+}; // end of Attribute
+} // namespace H5
+
 #endif // __H5Attribute_H
diff --git a/c++/src/H5CommonFG.cpp b/c++/src/H5CommonFG.cpp
index 5c01055..f3390aa 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5CommonFG.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5CommonFG.cpp
@@ -381,4 +381,4 @@ void f_DataSet_setId(DataSet* dset, hid_t new_id)
 
 #endif // DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS
 
-}
+} // end namespace
diff --git a/c++/src/H5CommonFG.h b/c++/src/H5CommonFG.h
index 588d49a..0c7b799 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5CommonFG.h
+++ b/c++/src/H5CommonFG.h
@@ -84,10 +84,8 @@ class H5_DLLCPP CommonFG {
 
 #endif // DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS
 
-}; // end of CommonFG declaration
+}; // end of CommonFG
+} // namespace H5
 
-#ifndef H5_NO_NAMESPACE
-}
-#endif
 #endif // __CommonFG_H
 
diff --git a/c++/src/H5CompType.cpp b/c++/src/H5CompType.cpp
index 037527f..7db2cfe 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5CompType.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5CompType.cpp
@@ -91,11 +91,12 @@ CompType::CompType(const DataSet& dataset) : DataType()
 // Function:    CompType overloaded constructor
 ///\brief       Creates an CompType instance by opening an HDF5 compound
 ///             given its name, provided as a C character string.
+///\param       loc        - IN: Location of the type
 ///\param       dtype_name - IN: Compound type name
 ///\exception   H5::DataTypeIException
 // Programmer   Binh-Minh Ribler - Dec 2016
 // Description
-//              In 1.10.1, this constructor was introduced and will replace the
+//              In 1.10.1, this constructor was introduced and may replace the
 //              existing function CommonFG::openCompType(const char*) to
 //              improve usability.
 //              -BMR, Dec 2016
@@ -109,11 +110,12 @@ CompType::CompType(const H5Location& loc, const char *dtype_name) : DataType()
 // Function:    CompType overloaded constructor
 ///\brief       Creates an CompType instance by opening an HDF5 compound
 ///             datatype given its name, provided as an \c H5std_string.
+///\param       loc        - IN: Location of the type
 ///\param       dtype_name - IN: Compound type name
 ///\exception   H5::DataTypeIException
 // Programmer   Binh-Minh Ribler - Dec 2016
 // Description
-//              In 1.10.1, this constructor was introduced and will replace the
+//              In 1.10.1, this constructor was introduced and may replace the
 //              existing function CommonFG::openCompType(const H5Location&)
 //              to improve usability.
 //              -BMR, Dec 2016
diff --git a/c++/src/H5CompType.h b/c++/src/H5CompType.h
index 222044d..042b59f 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5CompType.h
+++ b/c++/src/H5CompType.h
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@ class H5_DLLCPP CompType : public DataType {
         // Contains common code that is used by the member functions
         // getMemberXxxType
         hid_t p_get_member_type(unsigned member_num) const;
-};
-}
+
+}; // end of CompType
+} // namespace H5
+
 #endif // __H5CompType_H
diff --git a/c++/src/H5DataSet.h b/c++/src/H5DataSet.h
index 93f9782..f9e29ff 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5DataSet.h
+++ b/c++/src/H5DataSet.h
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ class H5_DLLCPP DataSet : public H5Object, public AbstractDs {
         // Friend function to set DataSet id.  For library use only.
         friend void f_DataSet_setId(DataSet* dset, hid_t new_id);
 
-};
-}
+}; // end of DataSet
+} // namespace H5
+
 #endif // __H5DataSet_H
diff --git a/c++/src/H5DataSpace.h b/c++/src/H5DataSpace.h
index 969e146..281e865 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5DataSpace.h
+++ b/c++/src/H5DataSpace.h
@@ -149,6 +149,8 @@ class H5_DLLCPP DataSpace : public IdComponent {
         friend void f_DataSpace_setId(DataSpace *dspace, hid_t new_id);
 
 #endif // DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS
-};
-}
+
+}; // end of DataSpace
+} // namespace H5
+
 #endif // __H5DataSpace_H
diff --git a/c++/src/H5DataType.cpp b/c++/src/H5DataType.cpp
index 1cfc259..2795485 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5DataType.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5DataType.cpp
@@ -109,13 +109,13 @@ DataType::DataType(const H5Location& loc, const void* ref, H5R_type_t ref_type,
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Function:    DataType overload constructor - dereference
-///\brief       Given a reference, ref, to an hdf5 group, creates a
-///             DataType object
-///\param       attr - IN: Specifying location where the referenced object is in
-///\param       ref - IN: Reference pointer
-///\param       ref_type - IN: Reference type - default to H5R_OBJECT
-///\param       plist - IN: Property list - default to PropList::DEFAULT
-///\exception   H5::ReferenceException
+// brief       Given a reference, ref, to an hdf5 group, creates a
+//             DataType object
+// param       attr - IN: Specifying location where the referenced object is in
+// param       ref - IN: Reference pointer
+// param       ref_type - IN: Reference type - default to H5R_OBJECT
+// param       plist - IN: Property list - default to PropList::DEFAULT
+// exception   H5::ReferenceException
 // Programmer   Binh-Minh Ribler - Oct, 2006
 // Modification
 //        Jul, 2008
@@ -162,11 +162,12 @@ DataType::DataType(const PredType& pred_type) : H5Object()
 // Function:    DataType overloaded constructor
 ///\brief       Creates a DataType instance by opening an HDF5 datatype given
 ///             its name as a char*.
+///\param       loc        - IN: Location of the type
 ///\param       dtype_name - IN: Datatype name
 ///\exception   H5::DataTypeIException
 // Programmer   Binh-Minh Ribler - Dec 2016
 // Description
-//              In 1.10.1, this constructor was introduced and will replace the
+//              In 1.10.1, this constructor was introduced and may replace the
 //              existing function CommonFG::openDataType(const char*) to
 //              improve usability.
 //              -BMR, Dec 2016
@@ -180,11 +181,12 @@ DataType::DataType(const H5Location& loc, const char *dtype_name) : H5Object()
 // Function:    DataType overloaded constructor
 ///\brief       Creates a DataType instance by opening an HDF5 datatype given
 ///             its name as an \c H5std_string.
+///\param       loc        - IN: Location of the type
 ///\param       dtype_name - IN: Datatype name
 ///\exception   H5::DataTypeIException
 // Programmer   Binh-Minh Ribler - Dec 2016
 // Description
-//              In 1.10.1, this constructor was introduced and will replace the
+//              In 1.10.1, this constructor was introduced and may replace the
 //              existing function CommonFG::openDataType(const H5std_string&) to
 //              improve usability.
 //              -BMR, Dec 2016
@@ -300,27 +302,6 @@ bool DataType::operator==(const DataType& compared_type) const
 }
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Function:    DataType::p_opentype (private)
-///\brief       Opens an HDF5 datatype given its name
-///\param       dtype_name - IN: Datatype name
-///\exception   H5::DataTypeIException
-// Programmer   Binh-Minh Ribler - Dec 2016
-// Description
-//              This function was introduced in 1.10.1 to be used by the new
-//              XxxType constructors that were introduced to replace the
-//              existing functions CommonFG::openXxxType(), which is awkward
-//              to use.  -BMR, Dec 2016
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-hid_t DataType::p_opentype(const H5Location& loc, const char *dtype_name) const
-{
-    // Call C function to open the named datatype at this location
-    hid_t ret_value = H5Topen2(loc.getId(), dtype_name, H5P_DEFAULT);
-    if (ret_value < 0)
-        throw DataTypeIException("DataType constructor", "H5Topen2 failed");
-    return(ret_value);
-}
-
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Function:    DataType::p_commit (private)
 //\brief        Commits a transient datatype to a file, creating a new
 //              named datatype
@@ -787,6 +768,26 @@ hid_t DataType::getId() const
 
 #ifndef DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function:    DataType::p_opentype (private)
+///\brief       Opens an HDF5 datatype given its name
+///\param       loc        - IN: Location of the type
+///\param       dtype_name - IN: Datatype name
+///\exception   H5::DataTypeIException
+// Programmer   Binh-Minh Ribler - Dec 2016
+// Description
+//              This function was introduced in 1.10.1 to be used by the new
+//              XxxType constructors that open a datatype. -BMR, Dec 2016
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+hid_t DataType::p_opentype(const H5Location& loc, const char *dtype_name) const
+{
+    // Call C function to open the named datatype at this location
+    hid_t ret_value = H5Topen2(loc.getId(), dtype_name, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    if (ret_value < 0)
+        throw DataTypeIException("DataType constructor", "H5Topen2 failed");
+    return(ret_value);
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Function:    DataType::p_setId
 ///\brief       Sets the identifier of this object to a new value.
 ///
@@ -861,4 +862,5 @@ DataType::~DataType()
         cerr << inMemFunc("~DataType - ") << close_error.getDetailMsg() << endl;
     }
 }
+
 } // end namespace
diff --git a/c++/src/H5DataType.h b/c++/src/H5DataType.h
index 6501bb9..c2ea2a3 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5DataType.h
+++ b/c++/src/H5DataType.h
@@ -155,6 +155,8 @@ class H5_DLLCPP DataType : public H5Object {
         friend void f_DataType_setId(DataType* dtype, hid_t new_id);
 
         void p_commit(hid_t loc_id, const char* name);
-};
-}
+
+}; // end of DataType
+} // namespace H5
+
 #endif // __H5DataType_H
diff --git a/c++/src/H5DcreatProp.cpp b/c++/src/H5DcreatProp.cpp
index e1be3c4..966ca16 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5DcreatProp.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5DcreatProp.cpp
@@ -744,13 +744,13 @@ void DSetCreatPropList::getExternal(unsigned idx, size_t name_size, char* name,
 // Function:    DSetCreatPropList::setVirtual
 ///\brief       Maps elements of a virtual dataset to elements of the source
 ///             dataset.
-///\param       vspace    - IN: Dataspace the virtual dataset, possibly an
+///\param       vspace     - IN: Dataspace the virtual dataset, possibly an
 ///                             unlimited selection
-///\param       src_fname - IN: Name of the HDF5 file where the source dataset
+///\param       src_fname  - IN: Name of the HDF5 file where the source dataset
 ///                             is located (\a char*)
-///\param       src_fname - IN: Path to the dataset in the file specified by
+///\param       src_dsname - IN: Path to the dataset in the file specified by
 ///                             \a src_file_name (\a char*)
-///\param       sspace    - IN: Dataspace with a selection applied, possibly
+///\param       sspace     - IN: Dataspace with a selection applied, possibly
 ///                             an unlimited selection
 ///\exception   H5::PropListIException
 ///\par Description
@@ -771,13 +771,13 @@ void DSetCreatPropList::setVirtual(const DataSpace& vspace, const char *src_fnam
 // Function:    DSetCreatPropList::setVirtual
 ///\brief       Maps elements of a virtual dataset to elements of the source
 ///             dataset.
-///\param       vspace    - IN: Dataspace the virtual dataset, possibly an
+///\param       vspace     - IN: Dataspace the virtual dataset, possibly an
 ///                             unlimited selection
-///\param       src_fname - IN: Name of the HDF5 file where the source dataset
+///\param       src_fname  - IN: Name of the HDF5 file where the source dataset
 ///                             is located (\a H5std_string)
-///\param       src_fname - IN: Path to the dataset in the file specified by
+///\param       src_dsname - IN: Path to the dataset in the file specified by
 ///                             \a src_file_name (\a H5std_string)
-///\param       sspace    - IN: Dataspace with a selection applied, possibly
+///\param       sspace     - IN: Dataspace with a selection applied, possibly
 ///                             an unlimited selection
 ///\exception   H5::PropListIException
 ///\par Description
diff --git a/c++/src/H5DcreatProp.h b/c++/src/H5DcreatProp.h
index 5371e03..f0475eb 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5DcreatProp.h
+++ b/c++/src/H5DcreatProp.h
@@ -146,6 +146,8 @@ class H5_DLLCPP DSetCreatPropList : public ObjCreatPropList {
         static DSetCreatPropList* getConstant();
 
 #endif // DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS
-};
-}
+
+}; // end of DSetCreatPropList
+} // namespace H5
+
 #endif // __H5DSCreatPropList_H
diff --git a/c++/src/H5DxferProp.h b/c++/src/H5DxferProp.h
index f1c363f..39d3ba8 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5DxferProp.h
+++ b/c++/src/H5DxferProp.h
@@ -127,6 +127,8 @@ class H5_DLLCPP DSetMemXferPropList : public PropList {
         static DSetMemXferPropList* getConstant();
 
 #endif // DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS
-};
-}
+
+}; // end of DSetMemXferPropList
+} // namespace H5
+
 #endif // __H5DSetMemXferPropList_H
diff --git a/c++/src/H5EnumType.cpp b/c++/src/H5EnumType.cpp
index 49f60e6..9072aab 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5EnumType.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5EnumType.cpp
@@ -114,10 +114,11 @@ EnumType::EnumType(const IntType& data_type) : DataType()
 ///\brief       Creates an EnumType instance by opening an HDF5 enum datatype
 ///             given its name, provided as a C character string.
 ///\param       dtype_name - IN: Enum datatype name
+///\param       loc        - IN: Location of the type
 ///\exception   H5::DataTypeIException
 // Programmer   Binh-Minh Ribler - Dec 2016
 // Description
-//              In 1.10.1, this constructor was introduced and will replace the
+//              In 1.10.1, this constructor was introduced and may replace the
 //              existing function CommonFG::openEnumType(const char*) to
 //              improve usability.
 //              -BMR, Dec 2016
@@ -131,11 +132,12 @@ EnumType::EnumType(const H5Location& loc, const char *dtype_name) : DataType()
 // Function:    EnumType overloaded constructor
 ///\brief       Creates an EnumType instance by opening an HDF5 enum datatype
 ///             given its name, provided as an \c H5std_string.
+///\param       loc        - IN: Location of the type
 ///\param       dtype_name - IN: Enum datatype name
 ///\exception   H5::DataTypeIException
 // Programmer   Binh-Minh Ribler - Dec 2016
 // Description
-//              In 1.10.1, this constructor was introduced and will replace the
+//              In 1.10.1, this constructor was introduced and may replace the
 //              existing function CommonFG::openEnumType(const H5std_string&)
 //              to improve usability.
 //              -BMR, Dec 2016
diff --git a/c++/src/H5EnumType.h b/c++/src/H5EnumType.h
index 2fbe2cd..cd93eb5 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5EnumType.h
+++ b/c++/src/H5EnumType.h
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ class H5_DLLCPP EnumType : public DataType {
         EnumType(const EnumType& original);
 
         virtual ~EnumType();
-};
-}
+
+}; // end of EnumType
+} // namespace H5
+
 #endif // __H5EnumType_H
diff --git a/c++/src/H5Exception.h b/c++/src/H5Exception.h
index 1f85711..2e68cf0 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5Exception.h
+++ b/c++/src/H5Exception.h
@@ -174,8 +174,8 @@ class H5_DLLCPP IdComponentException : public Exception {
         IdComponentException(const H5std_string& func_name, const H5std_string& message = DEFAULT_MSG);
         IdComponentException();
         virtual ~IdComponentException() throw();
-};
 
-}
+}; // end of IdComponentException
+} // namespace H5
 
 #endif // __H5Exception_H
diff --git a/c++/src/H5FaccProp.h b/c++/src/H5FaccProp.h
index 586dcf8..8e488e5 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5FaccProp.h
+++ b/c++/src/H5FaccProp.h
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ class H5_DLLCPP FileAccPropList : public PropList {
 
 #endif // DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS
 
-};
-}
+}; // end of FileAccPropList
+} // namespace H5
+
 #endif // __H5FileAccPropList_H
diff --git a/c++/src/H5FcreatProp.cpp b/c++/src/H5FcreatProp.cpp
index ea69049..b3e6b7b 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5FcreatProp.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5FcreatProp.cpp
@@ -294,12 +294,12 @@ unsigned FileCreatPropList::getIstorek() const
     return(ik);
 }
 
-#ifndef H5_NO_DEPRECATED_SYMBOLS
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Function:    FileCreatPropList::setFileSpace
+// Function:    FileCreatPropList::setFileSpaceStrategy
 ///\brief       Sets the strategy and the threshold value that the library
 ///             will employ in managing file space.
-///\param       strategy - IN: Strategy for file space management
+///\param       strategy  - IN: Strategy for file space management
+///\param       persist   - IN: Whether to persist free-space
 ///\param       threshold - IN: Free-space section threshold. The library
 ///             default is 1, which is to track all free-space sections.
 ///\exception   H5::PropListIException
@@ -308,64 +308,76 @@ unsigned FileCreatPropList::getIstorek() const
 ///             changed and the existing strategy will be retained.
 ///             If the given threshold value is zero, the property will not be
 ///             changed and the existing threshold will be retained.
-///             Valid values of \a libver_low are as follows:
-///             \li \c H5F_FILE_SPACE_ALL   (Default)
-///             \li \c H5F_FILE_SPACE_ALL_PERSIST
-///             \li \c H5F_FILE_SPACE_AGGR_VFD
-///             \li \c H5F_FILE_SPACE_VFD
 ///             For information, please see the C layer Reference Manual at:
 /// https://support.hdfgroup.org/HDF5/doc/RM/RM_H5P.html#Property-SetFileSpace
 // Programmer   Binh-Minh Ribler - Feb, 2017
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void FileCreatPropList::setFileSpace(H5F_file_space_type_t strategy, hsize_t threshold) const
+void FileCreatPropList::setFileSpaceStrategy(H5F_fspace_strategy_t strategy, hbool_t persist, hsize_t threshold) const
 {
-    herr_t ret_value = H5Pset_file_space(id, strategy, threshold);
+    herr_t ret_value = H5Pset_file_space_strategy(id, strategy, persist, threshold);
     if (ret_value < 0)
     {
-        throw PropListIException("FileCreatPropList::setFileSpace",
-            "H5Pset_file_space failed");
+        throw PropListIException("FileCreatPropList::setFileSpaceStrategy",
+            "H5Pset_file_space_strategy failed");
     }
 }
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Function:    FileCreatPropList::getFileSpaceStrategy
-///\brief       Returns the strategy that the library uses in managing file space.
-///\return      The strategy value
+///\brief       Retrieves the strategy, persist, and threshold that the library
+///             uses in managing file space.
+///\param       strategy  - OUT: Strategy for file space management
+///\param       persist   - OUT: Whether to persist free-space
+///\param       threshold - OUT: Free-space section threshold
 ///\exception   H5::PropListIException
 // Programmer   Binh-Minh Ribler - Feb, 2017
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-H5F_file_space_type_t FileCreatPropList::getFileSpaceStrategy() const
+void FileCreatPropList::getFileSpaceStrategy(H5F_fspace_strategy_t& strategy, hbool_t& persist, hsize_t& threshold) const
 {
-    H5F_file_space_type_t strategy = H5F_FILE_SPACE_ALL;
-    herr_t ret_value = H5Pget_file_space(id, &strategy, NULL);
+    herr_t ret_value = H5Pget_file_space_strategy(id, &strategy, &persist, &threshold);
     if (ret_value < 0)
     {
         throw PropListIException("FileCreatPropList::getFileSpaceStrategy",
-            "H5Pget_file_space for strategy failed");
+            "H5Pget_file_space_strategy failed");
     }
-    return(strategy);
 }
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Function:    FileCreatPropList::getFileSpaceThreshold
-///\brief       Returns the threshold value that the library uses in tracking
-///             free space sections.
-///\return      The threshold value
+// Function:    FileCreatPropList::setFileSpacePagesize
+///\brief       Sets the file space page size for paged aggregation.
+///\param       fsp_psize - IN: Filespace's page size
 ///\exception   H5::PropListIException
 // Programmer   Binh-Minh Ribler - Feb, 2017
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-hsize_t FileCreatPropList::getFileSpaceThreshold() const
+void FileCreatPropList::setFileSpacePagesize(hsize_t fsp_psize) const
 {
-    hsize_t threshold = 0;
-    herr_t ret_value = H5Pget_file_space(id, NULL, &threshold);
+    herr_t ret_value = H5Pset_file_space_page_size(id, fsp_psize);
     if (ret_value < 0)
     {
-        throw PropListIException("FileCreatPropList::getFileSpaceThreshold",
-            "H5Pget_file_space for threshold failed");
+        throw PropListIException("FileCreatPropList::setFileSpacePagesize",
+            "H5Pset_file_space_page_size failed");
     }
-    return(threshold);
 }
-#endif /* H5_NO_DEPRECATED_SYMBOLS */
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function:    FileCreatPropList::getFileSpacePagesize
+///\brief       Returns the file space page size for aggregating small
+///             metadata or raw data.
+///\return      File space page size
+///\exception   H5::PropListIException
+// Programmer   Binh-Minh Ribler - Feb, 2017
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+hsize_t FileCreatPropList::getFileSpacePagesize() const
+{
+    hsize_t fsp_psize = 0;
+    herr_t ret_value = H5Pget_file_space_page_size(id, &fsp_psize);
+    if (ret_value < 0)
+    {
+        throw PropListIException("FileCreatPropList::getFileSpacePagesize",
+            "H5Pget_file_space_page_size failed");
+    }
+    return(fsp_psize);
+}
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Function:    FileCreatPropList destructor
diff --git a/c++/src/H5FcreatProp.h b/c++/src/H5FcreatProp.h
index 1d999cb..6beac02 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5FcreatProp.h
+++ b/c++/src/H5FcreatProp.h
@@ -65,18 +65,19 @@ class H5_DLLCPP FileCreatPropList : public PropList {
         // indexing chunked datasets.
         void setIstorek(unsigned ik) const;
 
-#ifndef H5_NO_DEPRECATED_SYMBOLS
         // Sets the strategy and the threshold value that the library will
         // will employ in managing file space.
-        void setFileSpace(H5F_file_space_type_t strategy, hsize_t threshold) const;
+        void setFileSpaceStrategy(H5F_fspace_strategy_t strategy, hbool_t persist, hsize_t threshold) const;
 
         // Returns the strategy that the library uses in managing file space.
-        H5F_file_space_type_t getFileSpaceStrategy() const;
+        void getFileSpaceStrategy(H5F_fspace_strategy_t& strategy, hbool_t& persist, hsize_t& threshold) const;
+
+        // Sets the file space page size for paged aggregation.
+        void setFileSpacePagesize(hsize_t fsp_psize) const;
 
         // Returns the threshold value that the library uses in tracking free
         // space sections.
-        hsize_t getFileSpaceThreshold() const;
-#endif /* H5_NO_DEPRECATED_SYMBOLS */
+        hsize_t getFileSpacePagesize() const;
 
         ///\brief Returns this class name.
         virtual H5std_string fromClass() const { return("FileCreatPropList"); }
@@ -104,6 +105,7 @@ class H5_DLLCPP FileCreatPropList : public PropList {
 
 #endif // DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS
 
-};
-}
+}; // end of FileCreatPropList
+} // namespace H5
+
 #endif // __H5FileCreatPropList_H
diff --git a/c++/src/H5File.cpp b/c++/src/H5File.cpp
index cdb5837..bea4612 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5File.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5File.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ namespace H5 {
     using std::endl;
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Function	H5File default constructor
+// Function     H5File default constructor
 ///\brief       Default constructor: creates a stub H5File object.
 // Programmer   Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -64,30 +64,30 @@ H5File::H5File() : Group(), id(H5I_INVALID_HID) {}
 ///\par Description
 ///             Valid values of \a flags include:
 ///             \li \c H5F_ACC_TRUNC - Truncate file, if it already exists,
-///             		       erasing all data previously stored in
-///             		       the file.
+///                             erasing all data previously stored in
+///                             the file.
 ///             \li \c H5F_ACC_EXCL - Fail if file already exists.
-///             	\c H5F_ACC_TRUNC and \c H5F_ACC_EXCL are mutually exclusive
+///                 \c H5F_ACC_TRUNC and \c H5F_ACC_EXCL are mutually exclusive
 ///             \li \c H5F_ACC_RDONLY - Open file as read-only, if it already
-///             			exists, and fail, otherwise
+///                             exists, and fail, otherwise
 ///             \li \c H5F_ACC_RDWR - Open file for read/write, if it already
-///             			exists, and fail, otherwise
+///                             exists, and fail, otherwise
 ///\par
 ///             For info on file creation in the case of an already-open file,
 ///             please refer to the \b Special \b case section in the C layer
 ///             Reference Manual at:
 /// http://www.hdfgroup.org/HDF5/doc/RM/RM_H5F.html#File-Create
-// Notes	With a PGI compiler (~2012-2013), the exception thrown by p_get_file
-//              could not be caught in the applications.  Added try block here
-//              to catch then re-throw it. -BMR 2013/03/21
+// Notes        With a PGI compiler (~2012-2013,) the exception thrown by
+//              p_get_file could not be caught in the applications.  Added try
+//              block here to catch then re-throw it. -BMR 2013/03/21
 // Programmer   Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 H5File::H5File(const char* name, unsigned int flags, const FileCreatPropList& create_plist, const FileAccPropList& access_plist) : Group(), id(H5I_INVALID_HID)
 {
     try {
-	p_get_file(name, flags, create_plist, access_plist);
+        p_get_file(name, flags, create_plist, access_plist);
     } catch (FileIException& open_file) {
-	throw open_file;
+        throw open_file;
     }
 }
 
@@ -102,17 +102,17 @@ H5File::H5File(const char* name, unsigned int flags, const FileCreatPropList& cr
 ///             FileCreatPropList::DEFAULT
 ///\param       access_plist - IN: File access property list.  Default to
 ///             FileAccPropList::DEFAULT
-// Notes	With a PGI compiler (~2012-2013), the exception thrown by p_get_file
-//              could not be caught in the applications.  Added try block here
-//              to catch then re-throw it. -BMR 2013/03/21
+// Notes        With a PGI compiler (~2012-2013,) the exception thrown by
+//              p_get_file could not be caught in the applications.  Added try
+//              block here to catch then re-throw it. -BMR 2013/03/21
 // Programmer   Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 H5File::H5File(const H5std_string& name, unsigned int flags, const FileCreatPropList& create_plist, const FileAccPropList& access_plist) : Group(), id(H5I_INVALID_HID)
 {
     try {
-	p_get_file(name.c_str(), flags, create_plist, access_plist);
+        p_get_file(name.c_str(), flags, create_plist, access_plist);
     } catch (FileIException& open_file) {
-	throw open_file;
+        throw open_file;
     }
 }
 
@@ -131,23 +131,23 @@ void H5File::p_get_file(const char* name, unsigned int flags, const FileCreatPro
     // create the file.
     if (flags & (H5F_ACC_EXCL|H5F_ACC_TRUNC))
     {
-	hid_t create_plist_id = create_plist.getId();
-	hid_t access_plist_id = access_plist.getId();
-	id = H5Fcreate(name, flags, create_plist_id, access_plist_id);
-	if (id < 0)  // throw an exception when open/create fail
-	{
-	    throw FileIException("H5File constructor", "H5Fcreate failed");
-	}
+        hid_t create_plist_id = create_plist.getId();
+        hid_t access_plist_id = access_plist.getId();
+        id = H5Fcreate(name, flags, create_plist_id, access_plist_id);
+        if (id < 0)  // throw an exception when open/create fail
+        {
+            throw FileIException("H5File constructor", "H5Fcreate failed");
+        }
     }
     // Open the file if none of the bits above are set.
     else
     {
-	hid_t access_plist_id = access_plist.getId();
-	id = H5Fopen(name, flags, access_plist_id);
-	if (id < 0)  // throw an exception when open/create fail
-	{
-	    throw FileIException("H5File constructor", "H5Fopen failed");
-	}
+        hid_t access_plist_id = access_plist.getId();
+        id = H5Fopen(name, flags, access_plist_id);
+        if (id < 0)  // throw an exception when open/create fail
+        {
+            throw FileIException("H5File constructor", "H5Fopen failed");
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ void H5File::p_get_file(const char* name, unsigned int flags, const FileCreatPro
 ///\param       existing_id - IN: Id of an existing file
 // Programmer   Binh-Minh Ribler - 2015
 // Description
-//	Mar 29, 2015
+//      Mar 29, 2015
 //              Added in responding to a request from user Jason Newton.
 //              However, it is not recommended to use the private member "id"
 //              in applications.  Unlike other situations, where similar
@@ -230,9 +230,9 @@ bool H5File::isHdf5(const H5std_string& name)
 ///\par Description
 ///             Valid values of \a flags include:
 ///             H5F_ACC_RDWR:   Open with read/write access. If the file is
-///             		currently open for read-only access then it
-///             		will be reopened. Absence of this flag
-///             		implies read-only access.
+///                     currently open for read-only access then it
+///                     will be reopened. Absence of this flag
+///                     implies read-only access.
 ///
 ///             H5F_ACC_RDONLY: Open with read only access. - default
 ///
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ void H5File::openFile(const char* name, unsigned int flags, const FileAccPropLis
     id = H5Fopen (name, flags, access_plist_id);
     if (id < 0)  // throw an exception when open fails
     {
-	throw FileIException("H5File::openFile", "H5Fopen failed");
+        throw FileIException("H5File::openFile", "H5Fopen failed");
     }
 }
 
@@ -397,14 +397,14 @@ hssize_t H5File::getFreeSpace() const
 ///\exception   H5::FileIException
 ///\par Description
 ///             The valid values for \a types include:
-///             \li \c H5F_OBJ_FILE	- Files only
-///             \li \c H5F_OBJ_DATASET	- Datasets only
-///             \li \c H5F_OBJ_GROUP	- Groups only
-///             \li \c H5F_OBJ_DATATYPE	- Named datatypes only
-///             \li \c H5F_OBJ_ATTR	- Attributes only
+///             \li \c H5F_OBJ_FILE     - Files only
+///             \li \c H5F_OBJ_DATASET  - Datasets only
+///             \li \c H5F_OBJ_GROUP    - Groups only
+///             \li \c H5F_OBJ_DATATYPE - Named datatypes only
+///             \li \c H5F_OBJ_ATTR     - Attributes only
 ///             \li \c H5F_OBJ_ALL    - All of the above, i.e., \c H5F_OBJ_FILE
-///             			| \c H5F_OBJ_DATASET | \c H5F_OBJ_GROUP
-///             			| \c H5F_OBJ_DATATYPE | \c H5F_OBJ_ATTR
+///                         | \c H5F_OBJ_DATASET | \c H5F_OBJ_GROUP
+///                         | \c H5F_OBJ_DATATYPE | \c H5F_OBJ_ATTR
 ///\par
 /// Multiple object types can be combined with the logical OR operator (|).
 // Programmer   Binh-Minh Ribler - May 2004
@@ -425,19 +425,19 @@ ssize_t H5File::getObjCount(unsigned types) const
 ///             groups and datatypes) in the same file.
 ///\param       types    - Type of object to retrieve the count
 ///\param       max_objs - Maximum number of object identifiers to place
-///             	   into obj_id_list.
+///                        into obj_id_list.
 ///\param       oid_list - List of open object identifiers
 ///\exception   H5::FileIException
 ///\par Description
 ///             The valid values for \a types include:
-///             \li \c H5F_OBJ_FILE	- Files only
-///             \li \c H5F_OBJ_DATASET	- Datasets only
-///             \li \c H5F_OBJ_GROUP	- Groups only
-///             \li \c H5F_OBJ_DATATYPE	- Named datatypes only
-///             \li \c H5F_OBJ_ATTR	- Attributes only
+///             \li \c H5F_OBJ_FILE - Files only
+///             \li \c H5F_OBJ_DATASET - Datasets only
+///             \li \c H5F_OBJ_GROUP - Groups only
+///             \li \c H5F_OBJ_DATATYPE - Named datatypes only
+///             \li \c H5F_OBJ_ATTR - Attributes only
 ///             \li \c H5F_OBJ_ALL    - All of the above, i.e., \c H5F_OBJ_FILE
-///             			| \c H5F_OBJ_DATASET | \c H5F_OBJ_GROUP
-///             			| \c H5F_OBJ_DATATYPE | \c H5F_OBJ_ATTR
+///                     | \c H5F_OBJ_DATASET | \c H5F_OBJ_GROUP
+///                     | \c H5F_OBJ_DATATYPE | \c H5F_OBJ_ATTR
 ///\par
 /// Multiple object types can be combined with the logical OR operator (|).
 //
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ void H5File::getObjIDs(unsigned types, size_t max_objs, hid_t *oid_list) const
 ///             driver.
 ///\param       fapl        - File access property list
 ///\param       file_handle - Pointer to the file handle being used by
-///             	      the low-level virtual file driver
+///                           the low-level virtual file driver
 ///\exception   H5::FileIException
 ///\par Description
 ///             For the \c FAMILY or \c MULTI drivers, \a fapl should be
@@ -487,10 +487,10 @@ void H5File::getVFDHandle(const FileAccPropList& fapl, void **file_handle) const
 // Purpose      This is an overloaded member function, kept for backward
 //              compatibility.  It differs from the above function in that it
 //              misses const's.  This wrapper will be removed in future release.
-// Param 	fapl        - File access property list
-// Param 	file_handle - Pointer to the file handle being used by
-//              	      the low-level virtual file driver
-// Exception	H5::FileIException
+// Param        fapl        - File access property list
+// Param        file_handle - Pointer to the file handle being used by
+//                            the low-level virtual file driver
+// Exception    H5::FileIException
 // Programmer   Binh-Minh Ribler - May 2004
 // Modification
 //              Planned for removal. -BMR, 2014/04/16
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ void H5File::getVFDHandle(const FileAccPropList& fapl, void **file_handle) const
 ///             It differs from the above function only in what arguments it
 ///             accepts.
 ///\param       file_handle - Pointer to the file handle being used by
-///             	      the low-level virtual file driver
+///                     the low-level virtual file driver
 ///\exception   H5::FileIException
 // Programmer   Binh-Minh Ribler - May 2004
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ hsize_t H5File::getFileSize() const
 ///\brief       Get the id of this file
 ///\return      File identifier
 // Modification
-//	May 2008 - BMR
+//      May 2008 - BMR
 //              Class hierarchy is revised to address bugzilla 1068.  Class
 //              AbstractDS and Attribute are moved out of H5Object.  In
 //              addition, member IdComponent::id is moved into subclasses, and
@@ -562,8 +562,8 @@ hid_t H5File::getId() const
 #ifndef DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Function:    H5File::reopen
-// Purpose	Reopens this file.
-// Exception	H5::FileIException
+// Purpose      Reopens this file.
+// Exception    H5::FileIException
 // Description
 //              This function is replaced by the above function reOpen.
 // Programmer   Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
@@ -575,14 +575,15 @@ void H5File::reopen()
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Function:    H5File::getLocId
-// Purpose	Get the id of this file
+// Purpose      Get the id of this file
 // Description
 //              This function is a redefinition of CommonFG::getLocId.  It
 //              is used by CommonFG member functions to get the file id.
 // Programmer   Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
 // Deprecated:
-//	After HDFFV-9920, the Group's methods can use getId() and getLocId()
-//	is kept for backward compatibility.  Aug 18, 2016 -BMR
+//      Aug 18, 2016 -BMR
+//              After HDFFV-9920, the Group's methods can use getId() and
+//              getLocId() is kept for backward compatibility.
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 hid_t H5File::getLocId() const
 {
@@ -626,13 +627,13 @@ void H5File::close()
 {
     if (p_valid_id(id))
     {
-	herr_t ret_value = H5Fclose(id);
-	if (ret_value < 0)
-	{
-	    throw FileIException("H5File::close", "H5Fclose failed");
-	}
-	// reset the id
-	id = H5I_INVALID_HID;
+        herr_t ret_value = H5Fclose(id);
+        if (ret_value < 0)
+        {
+            throw FileIException("H5File::close", "H5Fclose failed");
+        }
+        // reset the id
+        id = H5I_INVALID_HID;
     }
 }
 
@@ -643,7 +644,7 @@ void H5File::close()
 ///\param       msg       - Message describing the failure
 ///\exception   H5::FileIException
 // Description
-// 		This function is also used in H5Location implementation so that
+//              This function is also used in H5Location implementation so that
 //              proper exception can be thrown for file or group.  The
 //              "H5File::" will be inserted to indicate the function called is
 //              an implementation of H5File.
@@ -669,9 +670,9 @@ void H5File::throwException(const H5std_string& func_name, const H5std_string& m
 H5File::~H5File()
 {
     try {
-	close();
+        close();
     } catch (Exception& close_error) {
-	cerr << "H5File::~H5File - " << close_error.getDetailMsg() << endl;
+        cerr << "H5File::~H5File - " << close_error.getDetailMsg() << endl;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/c++/src/H5File.h b/c++/src/H5File.h
index 5ac9118..df5cca6 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5File.h
+++ b/c++/src/H5File.h
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 #ifndef __H5File_H
 #define __H5File_H
 
-
 namespace H5 {
 
 /*! \class H5File
@@ -123,7 +122,8 @@ class H5_DLLCPP H5File : public Group {
         // constructors taking a string or a char*
         void p_get_file(const char* name, unsigned int flags, const FileCreatPropList& create_plist, const FileAccPropList& access_plist);
 
-};
-}
+}; // end of H5File
+} // namespace H5
+
 #endif // __H5File_H
 
diff --git a/c++/src/H5FloatType.cpp b/c++/src/H5FloatType.cpp
index 5902cbe..f573add 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5FloatType.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5FloatType.cpp
@@ -95,11 +95,12 @@ FloatType::FloatType(const DataSet& dataset) : AtomType()
 // Function:    FloatType overloaded constructor
 ///\brief       Creates an FloatType instance by opening an HDF5 float datatype
 ///             given its name, provided as a C character string.
+///\param       loc        - IN: Location of the type
 ///\param       dtype_name - IN: Float type name
 ///\exception   H5::DataTypeIException
 // Programmer   Binh-Minh Ribler - Dec 2016
 // Description
-//              In 1.10.1, this constructor was introduced and will replace the
+//              In 1.10.1, this constructor was introduced and may replace the
 //              existing function CommonFG::openFloatType(const char*)
 //              to improve usability.
 //              -BMR, Dec 2016
@@ -113,11 +114,12 @@ FloatType::FloatType(const H5Location& loc, const char *dtype_name) : AtomType()
 // Function:    FloatType overloaded constructor
 ///\brief       Creates an FloatType instance by opening an HDF5 float datatype
 ///             given its name, provided as an \c H5std_string.
+///\param       loc        - IN: Location of the type
 ///\param       dtype_name - IN: Float type name
 ///\exception   H5::DataTypeIException
 // Programmer   Binh-Minh Ribler - Dec 2016
 // Description
-//              In 1.10.1, this constructor was introduced and will replace the
+//              In 1.10.1, this constructor was introduced and may replace the
 //              existing function CommonFG::openFloatType(const H5std_string&)
 //              to improve usability.
 //              -BMR, Dec 2016
diff --git a/c++/src/H5FloatType.h b/c++/src/H5FloatType.h
index 2c925de..8affa1a 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5FloatType.h
+++ b/c++/src/H5FloatType.h
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ class H5_DLLCPP FloatType : public AtomType {
 
         // Noop destructor.
         virtual ~FloatType();
-};
-}
+
+}; // end of FloatType
+} // namespace H5
+
 #endif // __H5FloatType_H
diff --git a/c++/src/H5Group.cpp b/c++/src/H5Group.cpp
index 6e5cdaa..66e2339 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5Group.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5Group.cpp
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ Group::Group(const Group& original) : H5Object(), CommonFG(), id(original.id)
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Function:    Group::getObjId
 ///\brief       Opens an object via object header.
+///\param       obj_name - IN: Path to the object
+///\param       plist    - IN: Access property list for the link pointing to
+///                            the object
 ///\exception   H5::FileIException or H5::GroupIException
 ///\par Description
 ///             This function opens an object in a group or file, using
@@ -88,6 +91,8 @@ hid_t Group::getObjId(const char* obj_name, const PropList& plist) const
 ///\brief       This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
 ///             It takes a reference to a \c H5std_string for the object's name.
 ///\param       obj_name - IN: Path to the object
+///\param       plist    - IN: Access property list for the link pointing to
+///                            the object
 ///\exception   H5::FileIException or H5::GroupIException
 // Programmer   Binh-Minh Ribler - March, 2017
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -113,14 +118,15 @@ void Group::closeObjId(hid_t obj_id) const
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Function:    Group::getLocId
-// Purpose:	    Get the id of this group
+// Purpose:     Get the id of this group
 // Programmer   Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
 // Description
 //              This function is a redefinition of CommonFG::getLocId.  It
 //              is used by CommonFG member functions to get the file id.
 // Deprecated:
-//	After HDFFV-9920, the Group's methods can use getId() and getLocId()
-//	is kept for backward compatibility.  Aug 18, 2016 -BMR
+//      Aug 18, 2016 -BMR
+//              After HDFFV-9920, the Group's methods can use getId() and
+//              getLocId() is kept for backward compatibility.
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 hid_t Group::getLocId() const
 {
@@ -158,15 +164,19 @@ Group::Group(const H5Location& loc, const void* ref, H5R_type_t ref_type, const
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Function:    Group overload constructor - dereference
-///\brief       Given a reference, ref, to an hdf5 group, creates a Group object
-///\param       attr - IN: Specifying location where the referenced object is in
-///\param       ref - IN: Reference pointer
-///\param       ref_type - IN: Reference type - default to H5R_OBJECT
-///\param       plist - IN: Property list - default to PropList::DEFAULT
-///\exception   H5::ReferenceException
+// brief        Given a reference, ref, to an hdf5 group, creates a Group objec
+// param        attr - IN: Specifying location where the referenced object is i
+// param        ref - IN: Reference pointer
+// param        ref_type - IN: Reference type - default to H5R_OBJECT
+// param        plist - IN: Property list - default to PropList::DEFAULT
+// exception    H5::ReferenceException
 // Programmer   Binh-Minh Ribler - Oct, 2006
+// Modification
+//      Mar, 2017
+//              Removed in 1.10.1 because H5Location is Attribute's baseclass
+//              now. -BMR
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
- /* Group::Group(const Attribute& attr, const void* ref, H5R_type_t ref_type, const PropList& plist) : H5Object(), id(H5I_INVALID_HID)
+/* Group::Group(const Attribute& attr, const void* ref, H5R_type_t ref_type, const PropList& plist) : H5Object(), id(H5I_INVALID_HID)
 {
     id = H5Location::p_dereference(attr.getId(), ref, ref_type, plist, "constructor - by dereference");
 }
@@ -227,13 +237,13 @@ void Group::close()
 {
     if (p_valid_id(id))
     {
-	herr_t ret_value = H5Gclose(id);
-	if (ret_value < 0)
-	{
-	    throwException("Group::close", "H5Gclose failed");
-	}
-	// reset the id
-	id = H5I_INVALID_HID;
+        herr_t ret_value = H5Gclose(id);
+        if (ret_value < 0)
+        {
+            throwException("Group::close", "H5Gclose failed");
+        }
+        // reset the id
+        id = H5I_INVALID_HID;
     }
 }
 
@@ -270,10 +280,10 @@ void Group::throwException(const H5std_string& func_name, const H5std_string& ms
 Group::~Group()
 {
     try {
-	close();
+        close();
     }
     catch (Exception& close_error) {
-	cerr << "Group::~Group - " << close_error.getDetailMsg() << endl;
+        cerr << "Group::~Group - " << close_error.getDetailMsg() << endl;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/c++/src/H5Group.h b/c++/src/H5Group.h
index 3118aa7..c8b2961 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5Group.h
+++ b/c++/src/H5Group.h
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ class H5_DLLCPP Group : public H5Object, public CommonFG {
 
         // Creates a group by way of dereference.
         Group(const H5Location& loc, const void* ref, H5R_type_t ref_type = H5R_OBJECT, const PropList& plist = PropList::DEFAULT);
+        // Removed in 1.10.1, because H5Location is baseclass
 //        Group(const Attribute& attr, const void* ref, H5R_type_t ref_type = H5R_OBJECT, const PropList& plist = PropList::DEFAULT);
 
         // Opens an object within a group or a file, i.e., root group.
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@ class H5_DLLCPP Group : public H5Object, public CommonFG {
 
    private:
         hid_t id;    // HDF5 group id
-};
 
-}
+}; // end of Group
+} // namespace H5
+
 #endif // __Group_H
diff --git a/c++/src/H5IdComponent.cpp b/c++/src/H5IdComponent.cpp
index 0bcc67a..122479f 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5IdComponent.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5IdComponent.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 
 namespace H5 {
 
+#ifndef DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS
 // This flag indicates whether H5Library::initH5cpp has been called to register
 // the terminating functions with atexit()
 bool IdComponent::H5cppinit = false;
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ bool IdComponent::H5cppinit = false;
 // Subclasses that have global constants use it.  This is a temporary
 // work-around in 1.8.16.  It will be removed after HDFFV-9540 is fixed.
 bool IdComponent::H5dontAtexit_called = false;
+#endif // DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Function:    IdComponent::incRefCount
@@ -165,7 +167,7 @@ H5I_type_t IdComponent::getHDFObjType() const
 // Function:    getNumMembers (static)
 ///\brief       Returns the number of members of the given type.
 ///\return      Number of members
-///\Description
+///\par Description
 ///             If there is no member of the given type, getNumMembers will
 ///             return 0.  Valid types are:
 ///             \li \c H5I_FILE (= 1)
@@ -197,9 +199,9 @@ hsize_t IdComponent::getNumMembers(H5I_type_t type)
 // Function:    isValid (static)
 ///\brief       Checks if the given ID is valid.
 ///\return      true if the given identifier is valid, and false, otherwise.
-///\Description
+///\par Description
 ///             A valid ID is one that is in use and has an application
-///     reference count of at least 1.
+///             reference count of at least 1.
 // Programmer   Binh-Minh Ribler - Mar 1, 2017
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 bool IdComponent::isValid(hid_t an_id)
@@ -219,7 +221,7 @@ bool IdComponent::isValid(hid_t an_id)
 ///\brief       Queries if a given type is currently registered with the
 ///             library.
 ///\return      true if the given type exists, and false, otherwise.
-///\Description
+///\par Description
 ///             Valid types are:
 ///             \li \c H5I_FILE (= 1)
 ///             \li \c H5I_GROUP
diff --git a/c++/src/H5IdComponent.h b/c++/src/H5IdComponent.h
index b449d4a..0603e5c 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5IdComponent.h
+++ b/c++/src/H5IdComponent.h
@@ -123,6 +123,6 @@ class H5_DLLCPP IdComponent {
 #endif // DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS
 
 }; // end class IdComponent
+} // namespace H5
 
-}
 #endif // __IdComponent_H
diff --git a/c++/src/H5IntType.cpp b/c++/src/H5IntType.cpp
index c64dae9..3aadcab 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5IntType.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5IntType.cpp
@@ -94,11 +94,12 @@ IntType::IntType(const DataSet& dataset) : AtomType()
 // Function:    IntType overloaded constructor
 ///\brief       Creates a IntType instance by opening an HDF5 integer datatype
 ///             given its name as a char*.
+///\param       loc        - IN: Location of the type
 ///\param       dtype_name - IN: Integer type name
 ///\exception   H5::DataTypeIException
 // Programmer   Binh-Minh Ribler - Dec 2016
 // Description
-//              In 1.10.1, this constructor was introduced and will replace the
+//              In 1.10.1, this constructor was introduced and may replace the
 //              existing function CommonFG::openIntType(const char*) to
 //              improve usability.
 //              -BMR, Dec 2016
@@ -112,11 +113,12 @@ IntType::IntType(const H5Location& loc, const char *dtype_name) : AtomType()
 // Function:    IntType overloaded constructor
 ///\brief       Creates a IntType instance by opening an HDF5 integer datatype
 ///             given its name, provided as an \c H5std_string.
+///\param       loc        - IN: Location of the type
 ///\param       dtype_name - IN: Integer type name
 ///\exception   H5::DataTypeIException
 // Programmer   Binh-Minh Ribler - Dec 2016
 // Description
-//              In 1.10.1, this constructor was introduced and will replace the
+//              In 1.10.1, this constructor was introduced and may replace the
 //              existing function CommonFG::openArrayType(const H5std_string&)
 //              to improve usability.
 //              -BMR, Dec 2016
diff --git a/c++/src/H5IntType.h b/c++/src/H5IntType.h
index ae4b3df..1ce05c8 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5IntType.h
+++ b/c++/src/H5IntType.h
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ class H5_DLLCPP IntType : public AtomType {
 
         // Noop destructor.
         virtual ~IntType();
-};
-}
+
+}; // end of IntType
+} // namespace H5
+
 #endif // __H5IntType_H
diff --git a/c++/src/H5LaccProp.h b/c++/src/H5LaccProp.h
index 1cb80f7..f31c3fc 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5LaccProp.h
+++ b/c++/src/H5LaccProp.h
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ class H5_DLLCPP LinkAccPropList : public PropList {
 
 #endif // DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS
 
-};
-}
+}; // end of LinkAccPropList
+} // namespace H5
+
 #endif // __H5LinkAccPropList_H
diff --git a/c++/src/H5Library.h b/c++/src/H5Library.h
index 018ba38..76b5f82 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5Library.h
+++ b/c++/src/H5Library.h
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ class H5_DLLCPP H5Library {
         ~H5Library();
 #endif // DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS
 
-};
-}
+}; // end of H5Library
+} // namespace H5
+
 #endif // __H5Library_H
diff --git a/c++/src/H5Location.cpp b/c++/src/H5Location.cpp
index 5a0bb73..79b353a 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5Location.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5Location.cpp
@@ -524,16 +524,19 @@ void H5Location::dereference(const H5Location& loc, const void* ref, H5R_type_t
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Function:    H5Location::dereference
-///\brief       Dereferences a reference into an HDF5 object, given an attribute.
-///\param       attr - IN: Attribute specifying the location of the referenced object
-///\param       ref - IN: Reference pointer
-///\param       ref_type - IN: Reference type
-///\param       plist - IN: Property list - default to PropList::DEFAULT
-///\exception   H5::ReferenceException
+// brief        Dereferences a reference into an HDF5 object, given an attribute.
+// param        attr - IN: Attribute specifying the location of the referenced object
+// param        ref - IN: Reference pointer
+// param        ref_type - IN: Reference type
+// param        plist - IN: Property list - default to PropList::DEFAULT
+// exception    H5::ReferenceException
 // Programmer   Binh-Minh Ribler - Oct, 2006
 // Modification
 //      May, 2008
-//              Corrected missing parameters. - BMR
+//              Corrected missing parameters. -BMR
+//      Mar, 2017
+//              Removed in 1.10.1 because H5Location is Attribute's baseclass
+//              now. -BMR
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  /* void H5Location::dereference(const Attribute& attr, const void* ref, H5R_type_t ref_type, const PropList& plist)
 {
@@ -865,7 +868,7 @@ DataSet H5Location::createDataSet(const char* name, const DataType& data_type, c
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 DataSet H5Location::createDataSet(const H5std_string& name, const DataType& data_type, const DataSpace& data_space, const DSetCreatPropList& create_plist) const
 {
-    return(createDataSet( name.c_str(), data_type, data_space, create_plist));
+    return(createDataSet(name.c_str(), data_type, data_space, create_plist));
 }
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/c++/src/H5Location.h b/c++/src/H5Location.h
index 337a2b3..48fc2b1 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5Location.h
+++ b/c++/src/H5Location.h
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ class H5_DLLCPP H5Location : public IdComponent {
         // Open a referenced object whose location is specified by either
         // a file, an HDF5 object, or an attribute.
         void dereference(const H5Location& loc, const void* ref, H5R_type_t ref_type = H5R_OBJECT, const PropList& plist = PropList::DEFAULT);
+        // Removed in 1.10.1, because H5Location is baseclass
         //void dereference(const Attribute& attr, const void* ref, H5R_type_t ref_type = H5R_OBJECT, const PropList& plist = PropList::DEFAULT);
 
         // Retrieves a dataspace with the region pointed to selected.
@@ -220,7 +221,7 @@ class H5_DLLCPP H5Location : public IdComponent {
         // Noop destructor.
         virtual ~H5Location();
 
-}; /* end class H5Location */
+}; // end of H5Location
+} // namespace H5
 
-}
 #endif // __H5Location_H
diff --git a/c++/src/H5Object.cpp b/c++/src/H5Object.cpp
index b5d0f88..359fab2 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5Object.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5Object.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ extern "C" herr_t userAttrOpWrpr(hid_t loc_id, const char *attr_name,
    myData->op(*myData->location, s_attr_name, myData->opData);
    return 0;
 }
-#endif
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Function:    H5Object default constructor (protected)
@@ -101,6 +100,7 @@ void f_Attribute_setId(Attribute* attr, hid_t new_id)
 {
     attr->p_setId(new_id);
 }
+#endif
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Function:    H5Object::createAttribute
@@ -391,6 +391,8 @@ void H5Object::renameAttr(const H5std_string& oldname, const H5std_string& newna
 {
     renameAttr (oldname.c_str(), newname.c_str());
 }
+
+#ifndef DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Function:    getObjName
 ///\brief       Given an id, returns the type of the object.
@@ -502,7 +504,6 @@ ssize_t H5Object::getObjName(H5std_string& obj_name, size_t len) const
     return(name_size);
 }
 
-#ifndef DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Function:    H5Object destructor
 ///\brief       Noop destructor.
diff --git a/c++/src/H5Object.h b/c++/src/H5Object.h
index 866d739..53f183e 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5Object.h
+++ b/c++/src/H5Object.h
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ class H5_DLLCPP H5Object : public H5Location {
 
 #endif // DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS
 
-}; /* end class H5Object */
+}; // end of H5Object
+} // namespace H5
 
-}
 #endif // __H5Object_H
diff --git a/c++/src/H5OcreatProp.cpp b/c++/src/H5OcreatProp.cpp
index 6fdd9dc..9a3af7e 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5OcreatProp.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5OcreatProp.cpp
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ void ObjCreatPropList::getAttrPhaseChange(unsigned& max_compact, unsigned& min_d
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Function:    ObjCreatPropList::setAttrCrtOrder
-///\brief       Sets tracking and indexing of attribute creation order.
+///\brief       Set the flags for creation order of attributes on an object
 ///\param       crt_order_flags  - IN: Flags specifying whether to track and
 ///                     index attribute creation order.  Default: No flag set
 ///\exception   H5::PropListIException
@@ -183,10 +183,9 @@ void ObjCreatPropList::setAttrCrtOrder(unsigned crt_order_flags) const
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Function:    ObjCreatPropList::getAttrCrtOrder
-///\brief       Gets tracking and indexing settings for attribute
-///             creation order.
-///\param       crt_order_flags - OUT: Flags specifying whether to track and
-///                                    index attribute creation order
+///\brief       Returns the flags indicating creation order is tracked/indexed
+///             for attributes on an object.
+///\return      The flags
 ///\exception   H5::PropListIException
 ///\par Description
 ///             When no flag is set, i.e. crt_order_flags = 0, attribute
diff --git a/c++/src/H5OcreatProp.h b/c++/src/H5OcreatProp.h
index 4858e07..c9c245a 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5OcreatProp.h
+++ b/c++/src/H5OcreatProp.h
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ class H5_DLLCPP ObjCreatPropList : public PropList {
 
 #endif // DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS
 
-};
-}
+}; // end of ObjCreatPropList
+} // namespace H5
+
 #endif // __H5ObjCreatPropList_H
diff --git a/c++/src/H5PredType.h b/c++/src/H5PredType.h
index a8d6e37..2fd8a6b 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5PredType.h
+++ b/c++/src/H5PredType.h
@@ -438,6 +438,7 @@ class H5_DLLCPP PredType : public AtomType {
 
 #endif // DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS
 
-};
-}
+}; // end of PredType
+} // namespace H5
+
 #endif // __H5PredType_H
diff --git a/c++/src/H5PropList.cpp b/c++/src/H5PropList.cpp
index c4176c2..0df0a9f 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5PropList.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5PropList.cpp
@@ -565,8 +565,27 @@ size_t PropList::getNumProps() const
 ///\param       name  - IN: Name of property to set - \c char pointer
 ///\param       value - IN: Void pointer to the value for the property
 ///\exception   H5::PropListIException
+// Description
+//              Revision svn r29815 changed 'value' to const, hence, deprecated
+//              the non-const setProperty.
 // Programmer:  Binh-Minh Ribler - April, 2004
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void PropList::setProperty(const char* name, const void* value) const
+{
+    herr_t ret_value = H5Pset(id, name, value);
+    if (ret_value < 0)
+    {
+        throw PropListIException(inMemFunc("setProperty"), "H5Pset failed");
+    }
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function:    PropList::setProperty
+///\brief       Deprecated due to missing const in prototype. (1.10.1)
+// Programmer:  Binh-Minh Ribler - March, 2017
+// Modification
+//              Planned for removal. -BMR, 2017/03/17 1.10.1
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void PropList::setProperty(const char* name, void* value) const
 {
     herr_t ret_value = H5Pset(id, name, value);
@@ -575,6 +594,7 @@ void PropList::setProperty(const char* name, void* value) const
         throw PropListIException(inMemFunc("setProperty"), "H5Pset failed");
     }
 }
+
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Function:    PropList::setProperty
 ///\brief       This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
@@ -582,11 +602,14 @@ void PropList::setProperty(const char* name, void* value) const
 ///             accepts.
 ///\param       name    - IN: Name of property to set - \c char pointer
 ///\param       charptr - IN: Char pointer to the value for the property
+// Description
+//              Revision svn r29815 changed 'value' to const, hence, deprecated
+//              the non-const setProperty.
 // Programmer:  Binh-Minh Ribler - April, 2004
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void PropList::setProperty(const char* name, const char* charptr) const
 {
-    herr_t ret_value = H5Pset(id, name, (void*)charptr);
+    herr_t ret_value = H5Pset(id, name, (const void*)charptr);
     if (ret_value < 0)
     {
         throw PropListIException(inMemFunc("setProperty"), "H5Pset failed");
@@ -601,6 +624,18 @@ void PropList::setProperty(const char* name, const char* charptr) const
 ///\param       strg - IN: Value for the property is a \c H5std_string
 // Programmer:  Binh-Minh Ribler - April, 2004
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void PropList::setProperty(const char* name, const H5std_string& strg) const
+{
+    setProperty(name, strg.c_str());
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function:    PropList::setProperty
+///\brief       Deprecated due to missing const in prototype. (1.10.1)
+// Programmer:  Binh-Minh Ribler - March, 2017
+// Modification
+//              Planned for removal. -BMR, 2017/03/17 1.10.1
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void PropList::setProperty(const char* name, H5std_string& strg) const
 {
     setProperty(name, strg.c_str());
@@ -615,6 +650,18 @@ void PropList::setProperty(const char* name, H5std_string& strg) const
 ///\param       value - IN: Void pointer to the value for the property
 // Programmer:  Binh-Minh Ribler - April, 2004
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void PropList::setProperty(const H5std_string& name, const void* value) const
+{
+    setProperty(name.c_str(), value);
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function:    PropList::setProperty
+///\brief       Deprecated due to missing const in prototype. (1.10.1)
+// Programmer:  Binh-Minh Ribler - March, 2017
+// Modification
+//              Planned for removal. -BMR, 2017/03/17 1.10.1
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void PropList::setProperty(const H5std_string& name, void* value) const
 {
     setProperty(name.c_str(), value);
@@ -629,6 +676,18 @@ void PropList::setProperty(const H5std_string& name, void* value) const
 ///\param       strg - IN: Value for the property is a \c H5std_string
 // Programmer:  Binh-Minh Ribler - April, 2004
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void PropList::setProperty(const H5std_string& name, const H5std_string& strg) const
+{
+    setProperty(name.c_str(), strg.c_str());
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function:    PropList::setProperty
+///\brief       Deprecated due to missing const in prototype. (1.10.1)
+// Programmer:  Binh-Minh Ribler - March, 2017
+// Modification
+//              Planned for removal. -BMR, 2017/03/17 1.10.1
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void PropList::setProperty(const H5std_string& name, H5std_string& strg) const
 {
     setProperty(name.c_str(), strg.c_str());
diff --git a/c++/src/H5PropList.h b/c++/src/H5PropList.h
index 3977774..772e96c 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5PropList.h
+++ b/c++/src/H5PropList.h
@@ -78,8 +78,13 @@ class H5_DLLCPP PropList : public IdComponent {
         H5std_string getProperty(const H5std_string& name) const;
 
         // Set a property's value in a property list.
-        void setProperty(const char* name, void* value) const;
         void setProperty(const char* name, const char* charptr) const;
+        void setProperty(const char* name, const void* value) const;
+        void setProperty(const char* name, const H5std_string& strg) const;
+        void setProperty(const H5std_string& name, const void* value) const;
+        void setProperty(const H5std_string& name, const H5std_string& strg) const;
+        // Deprecated after 1.10.1, missing const
+        void setProperty(const char* name, void* value) const;
         void setProperty(const char* name, H5std_string& strg) const;
         void setProperty(const H5std_string& name, void* value) const;
         void setProperty(const H5std_string& name, H5std_string& strg) const;
@@ -135,7 +140,8 @@ class H5_DLLCPP PropList : public IdComponent {
         friend void f_PropList_setId(PropList* plist, hid_t new_id);
 
 #endif // DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS
-};
 
-}
+}; // end of PropList
+} // namespace H5
+
 #endif  // __H5PropList_H
diff --git a/c++/src/H5StrType.cpp b/c++/src/H5StrType.cpp
index 54981ab..db1cf04 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5StrType.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5StrType.cpp
@@ -148,11 +148,12 @@ StrType::StrType(const DataSet& dataset) : AtomType ()
 // Function:    StrType overloaded constructor
 ///\brief       Creates an StrType instance by opening an HDF5 string datatype
 ///             given its name, provided as a C character string.
+///\param       loc        - IN: Location of the type
 ///\param       dtype_name - IN: String type name
 ///\exception   H5::DataTypeIException
 // Programmer   Binh-Minh Ribler - Dec 2016
 // Description
-//              In 1.10.1, this constructor was introduced and will replace the
+//              In 1.10.1, this constructor was introduced and may replace the
 //              existing function CommonFG::openStrType(const char*) to
 //              improve usability.
 //              -BMR, Dec 2016
@@ -166,11 +167,12 @@ StrType::StrType(const H5Location& loc, const char *dtype_name) : AtomType()
 // Function:    StrType overloaded constructor
 ///\brief       Creates an StrType instance by opening an HDF5 string datatype
 ///             given its name, provided as an \c H5std_string.
+///\param       loc        - IN: Location of the type
 ///\param       dtype_name - IN: String type name
 ///\exception   H5::DataTypeIException
 // Programmer   Binh-Minh Ribler - Dec 2016
 // Description
-//              In 1.10.1, this constructor was introduced and will replace the
+//              In 1.10.1, this constructor was introduced and may replace the
 //              existing function CommonFG::openStrType(const H5std_string&)
 //              to improve usability.
 //              -BMR, Dec 2016
diff --git a/c++/src/H5StrType.h b/c++/src/H5StrType.h
index 3272ad3..aa87bba 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5StrType.h
+++ b/c++/src/H5StrType.h
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ class H5_DLLCPP StrType : public AtomType {
 
         // Noop destructor.
         virtual ~StrType();
-};
-}
+
+}; // end of StrType
+} // namespace H5
+
 #endif // __H5StrType_H
diff --git a/c++/src/H5VarLenType.cpp b/c++/src/H5VarLenType.cpp
index 7f50b9a..64029cc 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5VarLenType.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5VarLenType.cpp
@@ -76,11 +76,12 @@ VarLenType::VarLenType(const DataType* base_type) : DataType()
 // Function:    VarLenType overloaded constructor
 ///\brief       Creates an VarLenType instance by opening an HDF5 variable
 ///             length datatype given its name, provided as a C char*.
+///\param       loc        - IN: Location of the type
 ///\param       dtype_name - IN: Variable length type name
 ///\exception   H5::DataTypeIException
 // Programmer   Binh-Minh Ribler - Dec 2016
 // Description
-//              In 1.10.1, this constructor was introduced and will replace the
+//              In 1.10.1, this constructor was introduced and may replace the
 //              existing function CommonFG::openVarLenType(const char*) to
 //              improve usability.
 //              -BMR, Dec 2016
@@ -94,11 +95,12 @@ VarLenType::VarLenType(const H5Location& loc, const char *dtype_name) : DataType
 // Function:    VarLenType overloaded constructor
 ///\brief       Creates an VarLenType instance by opening an HDF5 variable
 ///             length datatype given its name, provided as an \c H5std_string.
+///\param       loc        - IN: Location of the type
 ///\param       dtype_name - IN: Variable length type name
 ///\exception   H5::DataTypeIException
 // Programmer   Binh-Minh Ribler - Dec 2016
 // Description
-//              In 1.10.1, this constructor was introduced and will replace the
+//              In 1.10.1, this constructor was introduced and may replace the
 //              existing function CommonFG::openVarLenType(const H5std_string&)
 //              to improve usability.
 //              -BMR, Dec 2016
diff --git a/c++/src/H5VarLenType.h b/c++/src/H5VarLenType.h
index a93f44d..4dc0eb5 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5VarLenType.h
+++ b/c++/src/H5VarLenType.h
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ class H5_DLLCPP VarLenType : public DataType {
 
         // Default constructor
         VarLenType();
-};
-}
+
+}; // end of VarLenType
+} // namespace H5
+
 #endif // __H5VarLenType_H
diff --git a/c++/test/tfile.cpp b/c++/test/tfile.cpp
index eb07657..715bb30 100644
--- a/c++/test/tfile.cpp
+++ b/c++/test/tfile.cpp
@@ -812,19 +812,17 @@ const H5std_string        FILE7("tfile7.h5");
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
+const hsize_t FSP_SIZE_DEF = 4096;
+const hsize_t FSP_SIZE512 = 512;
 static void test_file_info()
 {
     // Output message about test being performed
     SUBTEST("File general information");
 
-#ifndef H5_NO_DEPRECATED_SYMBOLS
-    hsize_t in_threshold = 2;   // Free space section threshold to set */
-    hsize_t out_threshold = 0;  // Free space section threshold to get */
+    hsize_t out_threshold = 0;  // Free space section threshold to get
+    hbool_t out_persist = FALSE;// Persist free-space read
     // File space handling strategy
-    H5F_file_space_type_t in_strategy = H5F_FILE_SPACE_ALL;
-    // File space handling strategy
-    H5F_file_space_type_t out_strategy = H5F_FILE_SPACE_DEFAULT;
-#endif /* H5_NO_DEPRECATED_SYMBOLS */
+    H5F_fspace_strategy_t out_strategy = H5F_FSPACE_STRATEGY_FSM_AGGR;
 
     try {
         // Create a file using default properties.
@@ -843,14 +841,30 @@ static void test_file_info()
         // Create file creation property list.
         FileCreatPropList fcpl;
 
+        // Retrieve file space information.
+        fcpl.getFileSpaceStrategy(out_strategy, out_persist, out_threshold);
+
+        // Verify file space information.
+        verify_val(out_strategy, H5F_FSPACE_STRATEGY_FSM_AGGR, "H5File::getFileInfo", __LINE__, __FILE__);
+        verify_val(out_persist, FALSE, "H5File::getFileInfo", __LINE__, __FILE__);
+        verify_val(out_threshold, 1, "H5File::getFileInfo", __LINE__, __FILE__);
+
+        /* Retrieve file space page size */
+        hsize_t out_fsp_psize = fcpl.getFileSpacePagesize();
+        verify_val(out_fsp_psize, FSP_SIZE_DEF, "FileCreatPropList::getFileSpacePagesize", __LINE__, __FILE__);
+
         // Set various file information.
         fcpl.setUserblock(F2_USERBLOCK_SIZE);
         fcpl.setSizes(F2_OFFSET_SIZE, F2_LENGTH_SIZE);
         fcpl.setSymk(F2_SYM_INTERN_K, F2_SYM_LEAF_K);
         fcpl.setIstorek(F2_ISTORE);
-#ifndef H5_NO_DEPRECATED_SYMBOLS
-        fcpl.setFileSpace(in_strategy, in_threshold);
-#endif /* H5_NO_DEPRECATED_SYMBOLS */
+
+        hsize_t threshold = 5;      // Free space section threshold to set
+        hbool_t persist = TRUE;     // Persist free-space to set
+        H5F_fspace_strategy_t strategy = H5F_FSPACE_STRATEGY_PAGE;
+
+        fcpl.setFileSpaceStrategy(strategy, persist, threshold);
+        fcpl.setFileSpacePagesize(FSP_SIZE512);
 
         // Creating a file with the non-default file creation property list
         // should create a version 1 superblock
@@ -863,11 +877,7 @@ static void test_file_info()
 
         // Get the file's version information.
         file7.getFileInfo(finfo);
-#ifndef H5_NO_DEPRECATED_SYMBOLS
         verify_val(finfo.super.version, 2, "H5File::getFileInfo", __LINE__, __FILE__);
-#else /* H5_NO_DEPRECATED_SYMBOLS */
-        verify_val(finfo.super.version, 1, "H5File::getFileInfo", __LINE__, __FILE__);
-#endif /* H5_NO_DEPRECATED_SYMBOLS */
         verify_val(finfo.free.version, 0, "H5File::getFileInfo", __LINE__, __FILE__);
         verify_val(finfo.sohm.version, 0, "H5File::getFileInfo", __LINE__, __FILE__);
 
@@ -882,11 +892,7 @@ static void test_file_info()
 
         // Get the file's version information.
         file7.getFileInfo(finfo);
-#ifndef H5_NO_DEPRECATED_SYMBOLS
         verify_val(finfo.super.version, 2, "H5File::getFileInfo", __LINE__, __FILE__);
-#else /* H5_NO_DEPRECATED_SYMBOLS */
-        verify_val(finfo.super.version, 1, "H5File::getFileInfo", __LINE__, __FILE__);
-#endif /* H5_NO_DEPRECATED_SYMBOLS */
         verify_val(finfo.free.version, 0, "H5File::getFileInfo", __LINE__, __FILE__);
         verify_val(finfo.sohm.version, 0, "H5File::getFileInfo", __LINE__, __FILE__);
 
@@ -912,14 +918,14 @@ static void test_file_info()
     VERIFY(nindexes, MISC11_NINDEXES, "H5Pget_shared_mesg_nindexes");
  */ 
 
-#ifndef H5_NO_DEPRECATED_SYMBOLS
         // Get and verify the file space info from the creation property list */
-        out_strategy = fcpl2.getFileSpaceStrategy();
-        verify_val(static_cast<unsigned>(out_strategy), static_cast<unsigned>(in_strategy), "FileCreatPropList::getFileSpaceStrategy", __LINE__, __FILE__);
+        fcpl2.getFileSpaceStrategy(out_strategy, out_persist, out_threshold);
+        verify_val(out_strategy, strategy, "FileCreatPropList::getFileSpaceStrategy", __LINE__, __FILE__);
+        verify_val(out_persist, persist, "FileCreatPropList::getFileSpaceStrategy", __LINE__, __FILE__);
+        verify_val(out_threshold, threshold, "FileCreatPropList::getFileSpaceStrategy", __LINE__, __FILE__);
 
-        out_threshold = fcpl2.getFileSpaceThreshold();
-        verify_val(static_cast<unsigned>(out_threshold), static_cast<unsigned>(in_threshold), "FileCreatPropList::getFileSpaceThreshold", __LINE__, __FILE__);
-#endif /* H5_NO_DEPRECATED_SYMBOLS */
+        out_fsp_psize = fcpl2.getFileSpacePagesize();
+        verify_val(out_fsp_psize, FSP_SIZE512, "FileCreatPropList::getFileSpacePagesize", __LINE__, __FILE__);
 
         PASSED();
     }   // end of try block
diff --git a/c++/test/titerate.cpp b/c++/test/titerate.cpp
index fce42fa..34e6892 100644
--- a/c++/test/titerate.cpp
+++ b/c++/test/titerate.cpp
@@ -503,9 +503,9 @@ void test_iterate()
     FileAccPropList fapl;
     fapl.setLibverBounds(H5F_LIBVER_LATEST, H5F_LIBVER_LATEST);
 
-    test_iter_group(fapl);        // Test iterating groups
-    test_HDFFV_9920();        	// Test the fix of HDFFV-9920
-    //test_iter_attr(fapl);        // Test iterating attributes
+    test_iter_group(fapl);    // Test iterating groups
+    test_HDFFV_9920();        // Test the fix of HDFFV-9920
+    //test_iter_attr(fapl);   // Test iterating attributes
 
 }   // test_iterate
 
diff --git a/c++/test/trefer.cpp b/c++/test/trefer.cpp
index d8a0d5f..c232809 100644
--- a/c++/test/trefer.cpp
+++ b/c++/test/trefer.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 /*****************************************************************************
    FILE
    trefer.cpp - HDF5 C++ testing the functionalities associated with the C
-        	Reference interface (H5R)
+                Reference interface (H5R)
 
  ***************************************************************************/
 #ifdef OLD_HEADER_FILENAME
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ test_reference_params(void)
         file1 = new H5File (FILE1, H5F_ACC_TRUNC);
 
         // Create dataspace for datasets
-        hsize_t	dims1[] = {SPACE1_DIM1};
+        hsize_t dims1[] = {SPACE1_DIM1};
         DataSpace sid1(SPACE1_RANK, dims1);
 
         // Create a group
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ test_reference_params(void)
     catch (Exception& E)
     {
         issue_fail_msg("test_reference_param()",__LINE__,__FILE__,
-        		E.getCFuncName(), E.getCDetailMsg());
+                        E.getCFuncName(), E.getCDetailMsg());
     }
 
     if(file1)
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ static void test_reference_obj(void)
         file1 = new H5File (FILE1, H5F_ACC_TRUNC);
 
         // Create dataspace for datasets
-        hsize_t	dims1[] = {SPACE1_DIM1};
+        hsize_t dims1[] = {SPACE1_DIM1};
         DataSpace sid1(SPACE1_RANK, dims1);
 
         // Create dataset access property list
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ static void test_reference_obj(void)
     catch (Exception& E)
     {
         issue_fail_msg("test_reference_obj()",__LINE__,__FILE__,
-        		E.getCFuncName(), E.getCDetailMsg());
+                        E.getCFuncName(), E.getCDetailMsg());
     }
 
     if(file1)
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ test_reference_group(void)
     catch (Exception& E)
     {
         issue_fail_msg("test_reference_group()",__LINE__,__FILE__,
-        		E.getCFuncName(), E.getCDetailMsg());
+                        E.getCFuncName(), E.getCDetailMsg());
     }
 
     if(file1)
@@ -523,10 +523,10 @@ test_reference_region_1D(void)
     SUBTEST("1-D Dataset Region Reference Functions");
 
     try {
-        hdset_reg_ref_t *wbuf,	// buffer to write to disk
+        hdset_reg_ref_t *wbuf,   // buffer to write to disk
                    *rbuf;        // buffer read from disk
-        uint8_t    *dwbuf,	// Buffer for writing numeric data to disk
-                   *drbuf;        // Buffer for reading numeric data from disk
+        uint8_t    *dwbuf,       // Buffer for writing numeric data to disk
+                   *drbuf;       // Buffer for reading numeric data from disk
 
         // Allocate write & read buffers
         wbuf = (hdset_reg_ref_t *)HDcalloc(sizeof(hdset_reg_ref_t), (size_t)SPACE1_DIM1);
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ test_reference_region_1D(void)
         H5File file1(FILE2, H5F_ACC_TRUNC);
 
         // Create dataspace for datasets
-        hsize_t	dims3[] = {SPACE3_DIM1};
+        hsize_t dims3[] = {SPACE3_DIM1};
         DataSpace sid3(SPACE3_RANK, dims3);
 
         // Create dataset access property list
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ test_reference_region_1D(void)
         dset3.close();
 
         // Create dataspace for datasets
-        hsize_t	dims1[] = {SPACE1_DIM1};
+        hsize_t dims1[] = {SPACE1_DIM1};
         DataSpace sid1(SPACE1_RANK, dims1);
 
         // Create a dataset
@@ -785,7 +785,7 @@ test_reference_region_1D(void)
     catch (Exception& E)
     {
         issue_fail_msg("test_reference_region_1D()",__LINE__,__FILE__,
-        		E.getCFuncName(), E.getCDetailMsg());
+                        E.getCFuncName(), E.getCDetailMsg());
     }
 }   /* test_reference_region_1D() */
 
diff --git a/c++/test/ttypes.cpp b/c++/test/ttypes.cpp
index 22db539..fee4115 100644
--- a/c++/test/ttypes.cpp
+++ b/c++/test/ttypes.cpp
@@ -272,9 +272,8 @@ static void test_query()
         tcpl.close();
         tid2.close();
 
-        // Open the datatypes for query
+        // Open the datatypes for query.  Testing both ways
 
-        // Deprecated functions
         tid1 = file.openCompType(CompT_NAME);
         tid1.close();
         tid2 = file.openEnumType(EnumT_NAME);
diff --git a/c++/test/tvlstr.cpp b/c++/test/tvlstr.cpp
index 5dee1a2..859867b 100644
--- a/c++/test/tvlstr.cpp
+++ b/c++/test/tvlstr.cpp
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ static void *test_vlstr_alloc_custom(size_t size, void *info)
 {
     void *ret_value=NULL;        // Pointer to return
     size_t *mem_used=(size_t *)info;  // Get the pointer to the memory used
-    size_t extra;        	// Extra space needed
+    size_t extra;                // Extra space needed
 
     /*
      *  This weird contortion is required on the DEC Alpha to keep the
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ static void test_vlstr_free_custom(void *_mem, void *info)
 {
     unsigned char *mem;
     size_t *mem_used=(size_t *)info;  // Get the pointer to the memory used
-    size_t extra;        	// Extra space needed
+    size_t extra;                     // Extra space needed
 
     /*
      *  This weird contortion is required on the DEC Alpha to keep the
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ static void test_vlstring_array_dataset()
         for (ii = 0; ii < SPACE1_DIM1; ii++)
         {
             if(HDstrcmp(string_ds_check[ii], string_ds_array[ii])!=0)
-        	TestErrPrintf("Line %d: Dataset data different: written=%s,read=%s\n",__LINE__, string_ds_array[ii], string_ds_check[ii]);
+            TestErrPrintf("Line %d: Dataset data different: written=%s,read=%s\n",__LINE__, string_ds_array[ii], string_ds_check[ii]);
 
             HDfree(string_ds_check[ii]);
         }
@@ -351,23 +351,26 @@ static void test_vlstrings_special()
         hsize_t ii; // counting variable
         for (ii=0; ii<SPACE1_DIM1; ii++)
             if(rdata[ii]!=NULL)
-        	TestErrPrintf("VL doesn't match!, rdata[%d]=%p\n",(int)ii,rdata[ii]);
+                TestErrPrintf("VL doesn't match!, rdata[%d]=%p\n",(int)ii,rdata[ii]);
 
         // Write dataset to disk, then read it back.
         dataset.write(wdata, vlst);
         dataset.read(rdata, vlst);
 
         // Compare data read in.
-        for (ii = 0; ii < SPACE1_DIM1; ii++) {
+        for (ii = 0; ii < SPACE1_DIM1; ii++)
+        {
             size_t wlen = HDstrlen(wdata[ii]);
             size_t rlen = HDstrlen(rdata[ii]);
-            if(wlen != rlen) {
-        	TestErrPrintf("VL data lengths don't match!, strlen(wdata[%d])=%u, strlen(rdata[%d])=%u\n", (int)ii, (unsigned)wlen, (int)ii, (unsigned)rlen);
-        	continue;
+            if(wlen != rlen)
+            {
+                TestErrPrintf("VL data lengths don't match!, strlen(wdata[%d])=%u, strlen(rdata[%d])=%u\n", (int)ii, (unsigned)wlen, (int)ii, (unsigned)rlen);
+                continue;
             } // end if
-            if(HDstrcmp(wdata[ii],rdata[ii]) != 0) {
-        	TestErrPrintf("VL data values don't match!, wdata[%d]=%s, rdata[%d]=%s\n", (int)ii, wdata[ii], (int)ii, rdata[ii]);
-        	continue;
+            if(HDstrcmp(wdata[ii],rdata[ii]) != 0)
+            {
+                TestErrPrintf("VL data values don't match!, wdata[%d]=%s, rdata[%d]=%s\n", (int)ii, wdata[ii], (int)ii, rdata[ii]);
+                continue;
             } // end if
         } // end for
 
@@ -384,7 +387,7 @@ static void test_vlstrings_special()
         // Create the property list and set the fill value for the second
         // dataset.
         DSetCreatPropList dcpl;
-        char *fill = NULL;	// Fill value
+        char *fill = NULL;  // Fill value
         dcpl.setFillValue(vlst, &fill);
         dataset = file1.createDataSet("Dataset4", vlst, sid1, dcpl);
 
@@ -566,12 +569,12 @@ static void test_compact_vlstring()
         hsize_t i;
         for (i=0; i<SPACE1_DIM1; i++) {
             if (HDstrlen(wdata[i])!=strlen(rdata[i])) {
-        	TestErrPrintf("VL data length don't match!, strlen(wdata[%d])=%d, strlen(rdata[%d])=%d\n",(int)i,(int)strlen(wdata[i]),(int)i,(int)strlen(rdata[i]));
-        	continue;
+                TestErrPrintf("VL data length don't match!, strlen(wdata[%d])=%d, strlen(rdata[%d])=%d\n",(int)i,(int)strlen(wdata[i]),(int)i,(int)strlen(rdata[i]));
+                continue;
             } // end if
             if (HDstrcmp(wdata[i],rdata[i]) != 0) {
-        	TestErrPrintf("VL data values don't match!, wdata[%d]=%s, rdata[%d]=%s\n",(int)i,wdata[i],(int)i,rdata[i]);
-        	continue;
+                TestErrPrintf("VL data values don't match!, wdata[%d]=%s, rdata[%d]=%s\n",(int)i,wdata[i],(int)i,rdata[i]);
+                continue;
             } // end if
         } // end for
 
@@ -800,7 +803,7 @@ static void test_vlstring_array_attribute()
         for (ii = 0; ii < SPACE1_DIM1; ii++)
         {
             if(HDstrcmp(string_att_check[ii], string_att_array[ii])!=0)
-        	TestErrPrintf("Line %d: Attribute data different: written=%s,read=%s\n",__LINE__, string_att_check[ii], string_att_check[ii]);
+                TestErrPrintf("Line %d: Attribute data different: written=%s,read=%s\n",__LINE__, string_att_check[ii], string_att_check[ii]);
 
             HDfree(string_att_check[ii]);  // note: no need for std::string test
         }
@@ -821,7 +824,7 @@ static void test_vlstring_array_attribute()
 
 /* Helper routine for test_vl_rewrite() */
 static void write_scalar_dset(H5File& file, DataType& type, DataSpace& space,
-        			char *name, char *data)
+                              char *name, char *data)
 {
     DataSet dset;
     try {
@@ -839,7 +842,7 @@ static void write_scalar_dset(H5File& file, DataType& type, DataSpace& space,
 
 /* Helper routine for test_vl_rewrite() */
 static void read_scalar_dset(H5File& file, DataType& type, DataSpace& space,
-        			char *name, char *data)
+                             char *name, char *data)
 {
     char *data_read;
     DataSet dset;