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- HDF5 C++ Interfaces
- ===================
-
-// HDF5 dataset and attribute have some common characteristics, so the
-// term abstract dataset is used to name the element that can represent
-// both objects, dataset and attribute.
-//
-// Class AbstractDs is an abstract base class, from which Attribute and
-// DataSet inherit. It provides the services that are common to both
-// Attribute and DataSet. It also inherits from H5Object and passes down
-// the services that H5Object provides.
-class AbstractDs : public H5Object
-
- // Gets the dataspace of this abstract dataset - pure virtual
- virtual DataSpace getSpace() const = 0;
-
- // Gets the class of the datatype that is used by this abstract
- // dataset
- H5T_class_t getTypeClass() const;
-
- // Gets a copy of the datatype that this abstract dataset uses.
- // Note that this datatype is a generic one and can only be accessed
- // via generic member functions, i.e., member functions belong to
- // DataType. To get specific datatype, i.e. EnumType, FloatType,
- // etc..., use the specific functions, that follow, instead.
- DataType getDataType() const;
-
- // Gets a copy of the specific datatype of this abstract dataset
- EnumType getEnumType() const;
- CompType getCompType() const;
- IntType getIntType() const;
- FloatType getFloatType() const;
- StrType getStrType() const;
-
- // Copy constructor
- AbstractDs( const AbstractDs& original );
-
- virtual ~AbstractDs();
-
-// end of class AbstractDs
-
-// Atomic datatype can be an integer, float, string, or predefined datatype.
-//
-// Class AtomType is a base class, from which IntType, FloatType, StrType,
-// and PredType inherit. It provides the services that are common to these
-// subclasses. It also inherits from DataType and passes down the
-// services that are common to all the datatypes.
-class AtomType : public DataType
-
- // Sets the total size for an atomic datatype.
- void setSize( size_t size ) const;
-
- // Returns the byte order of an atomic datatype.
- H5T_order_t getOrder( string& order_string ) const;
-
- // Sets the byte ordering of an atomic datatype.
- void setOrder( H5T_order_t order ) const;
-
- // Returns the precision of an atomic datatype.
- size_t getPrecision() const;
-
- // Sets the precision of an atomic datatype.
- void setPrecision( size_t precision ) const;
-
- // Gets the bit offset of the first significant bit.
- int getOffset() const;
-
- // Sets the bit offset of the first significant bit.
- void setOffset( size_t offset ) const;
-
- // Copy constructor
- AtomType( const AtomType& original );
-
- virtual ~AtomType();
-
-// end of class AtomType
-
-
-// An attribute is an abstract dataset because it has some characteristics
-// that a dataset also has, but not all.
-//
-// Class Attribute inherits from AbstractDs and provides accesses to an
-// attribute.
-class Attribute : public AbstractDs
-
- // Writes data to this attribute.
- void write(const DataType& mem_type, void *buf ) const;
-
- // Reads data from this attribute.
- void read( const DataType& mem_type, void *buf ) const;
-
- // Gets a copy of the dataspace for this attribute.
- virtual DataSpace getSpace() const;
-
- // Gets the name of this attribute.
- string getName( size_t buf_size ) const;
-
- // An attribute doesn't have the ability to iterate, simply because
- // it doesn't have any attributes associated with it. Thus, the
- // implementation of this member which is inherited from H5Object
- // is overwritten to do nothing here.
- int iterateAttrs() const;
-
- // Creates a copy of an existing attribute using the attribute id
- Attribute( const hid_t attr_id );
-
- // Copy constructor
- Attribute( const Attribute& original );
-
- virtual ~Attribute();
-
-
-// CommonFG is a protocol class. Its existence is simply to provide the
-// common services that are provided by H5File and Group. The file or
-// group in the context of this class is referred to as 'location'.
-class CommonFG
- // Creates a new group at this location.
- Group createGroup( const string& name, size_t size_hint = 0 ) const;
- Group createGroup( const char* name, size_t size_hint = 0 ) const;
-
- // Opens an existing group in a location.
- Group openGroup( const string& name ) const;
- Group openGroup( const char* name ) const;
-
- // Creates a new dataset at this location.
- DataSet createDataSet( const string& name, const DataType& data_type, const DataSpace& data_space, const DSetCreatPropList& create_plist = DSetCreatPropList::DEFAULT ) const;
- DataSet createDataSet( const char* name, const DataType& data_type, const DataSpace& data_space, const DSetCreatPropList& create_plist = DSetCreatPropList::DEFAULT ) const;
-
- // Opens an existing dataset at this location.
- DataSet openDataSet( const string& name ) const;
- DataSet openDataSet( const char* name ) const;
-
- // Creates a link of the specified type from new_name to current_name;
- // both names are interpreted relative to this location.
- void link( H5G_link_t link_type, const string& curr_name, const string& new_name ) const;
- void link( H5G_link_t link_type, const char* curr_name, const char* new_name ) const;
-
- // Removes the specified name at this location.
- void unlink( const string& name ) const;
- void unlink( const char* name ) const;
-
- // Renames an HDF5 object at this location.
- void move( const string& src, const string& dst ) const;
- void move( const char* src, const char* dst ) const;
-
- // Returns information about an HDF5 object, given by its name, at this location.
- void getObjinfo( const string& name, hbool_t follow_link, H5G_stat_t& statbuf ) const;
- void getObjinfo( const char* name, hbool_t follow_link, H5G_stat_t& statbuf ) const;
-
- // Returns the name of the HDF5 object that the symbolic link points to.
- string getLinkval( const string& name, size_t size ) const;
- string getLinkval( const char* name, size_t size ) const;
-
- // Sets the comment for the HDF5 object specified by its name.
- void setComment( const string& name, const string& comment ) const;
- void setComment( const char* name, const char* comment ) const;
-
- // Retrieves comment for the HDF5 object specified by its name.
- string getComment( const string& name, size_t bufsize ) const;
- string getComment( const char* name, size_t bufsize ) const;
-
- // Mounts the file 'child' onto this location.
- void mount( const string& name, H5File& child, PropList& plist ) const;
- void mount( const char* name, H5File& child, PropList& plist) const;
-
- // Unmounts the file named 'name' from this location.
- void unmount( const string& name ) const;
- void unmount( const char* name ) const;
-
- // Iterates over the elements of this location - not implemented in
- // C++ style yet
- int iterateElems( const string& name, int *idx, H5G_iterate_t op, void *op_data );
- int iterateElems( const char* name, int *idx, H5G_iterate_t op, void *op_data );
-
- // Opens a generic named datatype at this location
- DataType openDataType( const string& name ) const;
- DataType openDataType( const char* name ) const;
-
- // Opens a named enumeration datatype at this location
- EnumType openEnumType( const string& name ) const;
- EnumType openEnumType( const char* name ) const;
-
- // Opens a named compound datatype at this location
- CompType openCompType( const string& name ) const;
- CompType openCompType( const char* name ) const;
-
- // Opens a named integer datatype at this location
- IntType openIntType( const string& name ) const;
- IntType openIntType( const char* name ) const;
-
- // Opens a named floating-point datatype at this location
- FloatType openFloatType( const string& name ) const;
- FloatType openFloatType( const char* name ) const;
-
- // Opens a named string datatype at this location
- StrType openStrType( const string& name ) const;
- StrType openStrType( const char* name ) const;
-
- // For H5File and Group to throw appropriate exception - pure virtual
- virtual void throwException() const = 0;
-
- // Get id of the location, either group or file - pure virtual
- virtual hid_t getLocId() const = 0;
-
- CommonFG();
- virtual ~CommonFG();
-
-// end of CommonFG declaration
-
-
-// Class CompType inherits from DataType and provides accesses to a compound
-// datatype.
-class CompType : public DataType
-
- // Creates a new compound datatype, given the type's size.
- CompType( size_t size );
-
- // Creates a compound datatype using an existing id.
- CompType( const hid_t existing_id );
-
- // Gets the compound datatype of the specified dataset.
- CompType( const DataSet& dataset );
-
- // Returns the number of members in this compound datatype.
- int getNmembers() const;
-
- // Returns the name of a member of this compound datatype.
- string getMemberName( unsigned member_num ) const;
-
- // Returns the offset of a member of this compound datatype.
- size_t getMemberOffset( unsigned memb_no ) const;
-
- // Returns the dimensionality of the specified member of this compound datatype.
- int getMemberDims( int member_num, size_t* dims, int* perm ) const;
-
- // Returns the type class of the specified member of this compound
- // datatype. It provides to the user a way of knowing what type
- // to create another datatype of the same class.
- H5T_class_t getMemberClass( unsigned member_num ) const;
-
- // Returns the generic datatype of the specified member in
- // this compound datatype.
- DataType getMemberDataType( int member_num ) const;
-
- // Returns the enumeration datatype of the specified member in
- // this compound datatype.
- EnumType getMemberEnumType( int member_num ) const;
-
- // Returns the compound datatype of the specified member in
- // this compound datatype.
- CompType getMemberCompType( int member_num ) const;
-
- // Returns the integer datatype of the specified member in
- // this compound datatype.
- IntType getMemberIntType( int member_num ) const;
-
- // Returns the floating-point datatype of the specified member in
- // this compound datatype.
- FloatType getMemberFloatType( int member_num ) const;
-
- // Returns the string datatype of the specified member in
- // this compound datatype.
- StrType getMemberStrType( int member_num ) const;
-
- // Adds a new member to this compound datatype.
- void insertMember( const string name, size_t offset, const DataType& new_member ) const;
-
- // Recursively removes padding from within this compound datatype.
- void pack() const;
-
- // Default constructor
- CompType();
-
- // Copy constructor
- CompType( const CompType& original );
-
- virtual ~CompType();
-
-// end of class CompType
-
-
-// Class DataSet inherits from AbstractDs and provides accesses to a dataset.
-class DataSet : public AbstractDs
-
- // Gets the dataspace of this dataset.
- virtual DataSpace getSpace() const;
-
- // Gets the creation property list of this dataset.
- DSetCreatPropList getCreatePlist() const;
-
- // Gets the storage size of this dataset.
- hsize_t getStorageSize() const;
-
- // Reads the data of this dataset and stores it in the provided buffer.
- // The memory and file dataspaces and the transferring property list
- // can be defaults.
- void read( void* buf, const DataType& mem_type, const DataSpace& mem_space = DataSpace::ALL, const DataSpace& file_space = DataSpace::ALL, const DSetMemXferPropList& xfer_plist = DSetMemXferPropList::DEFAULT ) const;
-
- // Writes the buffered data to this dataset.
- // The memory and file dataspaces and the transferring property list
- // can be defaults.
- void write( const void* buf, const DataType& mem_type, const DataSpace& mem_space = DataSpace::ALL, const DataSpace& file_space = DataSpace::ALL, const DSetMemXferPropList& xfer_plist = DSetMemXferPropList::DEFAULT ) const;
-
- // Extends the dataset with unlimited dimension.
- void extend( const hsize_t* size ) const;
-
- // Default constructor
- DataSet();
-
- // Copy constructor
- DataSet( const DataSet& original );
-
- virtual ~DataSet();
-
-// end of class DataSet
-
-
-// Class DataSpace provides accesses to the dataspace.
-class DataSpace : public IdComponent
-
- // Default DataSpace objects
- static const DataSpace ALL;
-
- // Creates a dataspace object given the space type.
- DataSpace( H5S_class_t type );
-
- // Creates a simple dataspace.
- DataSpace( int rank, const hsize_t * dims, const hsize_t * maxdims = NULL);
-
- // Makes copy of an existing dataspace.
- void copy( const DataSpace& like_space );
-
- // Determines if this dataspace is a simple one.
- bool isSimple () const;
-
- // Sets the offset of this simple dataspace.
- void offsetSimple ( const hssize_t* offset ) const;
-
- // Retrieves dataspace dimension size and maximum size.
- int getSimpleExtentDims ( hsize_t *dims, hsize_t *maxdims = NULL ) const;
-
- // Gets the dimensionality of this dataspace.
- int getSimpleExtentNdims () const;
-
- // Gets the number of elements in this dataspace.
- hssize_t getSimpleExtentNpoints () const;
-
- // Gets the current class of this dataspace.
- H5S_class_t getSimpleExtentType () const;
-
- // Copies the extent of this dataspace.
- void extentCopy ( DataSpace& dest_space ) const;
-
- // Sets or resets the size of this dataspace.
- void setExtentSimple( int rank, const hsize_t *current_size, const hsize_t *maximum_size = NULL ) const;
-
- // Removes the extent from this dataspace.
- void setExtentNone () const;
-
- // Gets the number of elements in this dataspace selection.
- hssize_t getSelectNpoints () const;
-
- // Get number of hyperslab blocks.
- hssize_t getSelectHyperNblocks () const;
-
- // Gets the list of hyperslab blocks currently selected.
- void getSelectHyperBlocklist( hsize_t startblock, hsize_t numblocks, hsize_t *buf ) const;
-
- // Gets the number of element points in the current selection.
- hssize_t getSelectElemNpoints () const;
-
- // Retrieves the list of element points currently selected.
- void getSelectElemPointlist ( hsize_t startpoint, hsize_t numpoints, hsize_t *buf ) const;
-
- // Gets the bounding box containing the current selection.
- void getSelectBounds ( hsize_t* start, hsize_t* end ) const;
-
- // Selects array elements to be included in the selection for
- // this dataspace.
- void selectElements ( H5S_seloper_t op, const size_t num_elements, const hsize_t* coord[ ] ) const;
-
- // Selects the entire dataspace.
- void selectAll () const;
-
- // Resets the selection region to include no elements.
- void selectNone () const;
-
- // Verifies that the selection is within the extent of the dataspace.
- bool selectValid () const;
-
- // Selects a hyperslab region to add to the current selected region.
- void selectHyperslab( H5S_seloper_t op, const hsize_t *count, const hsize_t *start, const hsize_t *stride = NULL, const hsize_t *block = NULL ) const;
-
- // Default constructor
- DataSpace();
-
- // Create a dataspace object from a dataspace identifier
- DataSpace( const hid_t space_id );
-
- // Copy constructor
- DataSpace( const DataSpace& original );
-
- virtual ~DataSpace();
-// end of class DataSpace
-
-
-// HDF5 datatype can be an atom datatype, a compound datatype, or an
-// enumeration datatype. A datatype is itself a kind of HDF5 object.
-//
-// Class DataType provides accesses to a generic HDF5 datatype. It has
-// characteristics which AtomType, CompType, and EnumType inherit. It also
-// inherits from H5Object and passes down the services to its subclasses.
-class DataType : public H5Object
-
- // Creates a datatype given its class and size.
- DataType( const H5T_class_t type_class, size_t size );
-
- // Copies an existing datatype to this datatype instance.
- void copy( const DataType& like_type );
-
- // Returns the datatype class identifier of this datatype.
- H5T_class_t getClass() const;
-
- // Commits a transient datatype to a file; this datatype becomes
- // a named datatype which can be accessed from the location.
- void commit( H5Object& loc, const string& name ) const;
- void commit( H5Object& loc, const char* name ) const;
-
- // Determines whether this datatype is a named datatype or
- // a transient datatype.
- bool committed() const;
-
- // Finds a conversion function that can handle the conversion
- // of this datatype to the given datatype, dest.
- H5T_conv_t find( const DataType& dest, H5T_cdata_t **pcdata ) const;
-
- // Converts data from this datatype into the specified datatype, dest.
- void convert( const DataType& dest, size_t nelmts, void *buf, void *background, PropList& plist ) const;
-
- // Sets the overflow handler to a specified function.
- void setOverflow(H5T_overflow_t func) const;
-
- // Returns a pointer to the current global overflow function.
- H5T_overflow_t getOverflow(void) const;
-
- // Locks a datatype.
- void lock() const;
-
- // Returns the size of this datatype.
- size_t getSize() const;
-
- // Returns the base datatype from which a datatype is derived.
- // Not implemented yet
- DataType getSuper() const;
-
- // Registers a conversion function.
- void registerFunc(H5T_pers_t pers, const string& name, const DataType& dest, H5T_conv_t func ) const;
- void registerFunc(H5T_pers_t pers, const char* name, const DataType& dest, H5T_conv_t func ) const;
-
- // Removes a conversion function from all conversion paths.
- void unregister( H5T_pers_t pers, const string& name, const DataType& dest, H5T_conv_t func ) const;
- void unregister( H5T_pers_t pers, const char* name, const DataType& dest, H5T_conv_t func ) const;
-
- // Tags an opaque datatype.
- void setTag( const string& tag ) const;
- void setTag( const char* tag ) const;
-
- // Gets the tag associated with an opaque datatype.
- string getTag() const;
-
- // Creates a DataType using an existing id - this datatype is
- // not a predefined type
- DataType( const hid_t type_id, bool predtype = false );
-
- // Default constructor
- DataType();
-
- // Copy constructor
- DataType( const DataType& original );
-
- virtual ~DataType();
-
-// end of class DataType
-
-
-// Class DSetCreatPropList provides accesses to a dataset creation
-// property list.
-class DSetCreatPropList : public PropList
-
- // Default DSetCreatPropList object
- static const DSetCreatPropList DEFAULT;
-
- // Copies a dataset creation property list using assignment statement.
- DSetCreatPropList& operator=( const DSetCreatPropList& rhs );
-
- // Sets the type of storage used to store the raw data for the
- // dataset that uses this property list.
- void setLayout( hid_t plist, H5D_layout_t layout ) const;
-
- // Gets the layout of the raw data storage of the data that uses this
- // property list.
- H5D_layout_t getLayout() const;
-
- // Sets the size of the chunks used to store a chunked layout dataset.
- void setChunk( int ndims, const hsize_t* dim ) const;
-
- // Retrieves the size of the chunks used to store a chunked layout dataset.
- int getChunk( int max_ndims, hsize_t* dim ) const;
-
- // Sets compression method and compression level
- void setDeflate( int level ) const;
-
- // Sets a dataset fill value.
- void setFillValue( DataType& fvalue_type, const void* value ) const;
-
- // Retrieves a dataset fill value.
- void getFillValue( DataType& fvalue_type, void* value ) const;
-
- // Adds a filter to the filter pipeline
- void setFilter( H5Z_filter_t filter, unsigned int flags, size_t cd_nelmts, const unsigned int cd_values[] ) const;
-
- // Returns the number of filters in the pipeline.
- int getNfilters() const;
-
- // Returns information about a filter in a pipeline.
- H5Z_filter_t getFilter( int filter_number, unsigned int& flags, size_t& cd_nelmts, unsigned int* cd_values, size_t namelen, char name[] ) const;
-
- // Adds an external file to the list of external files.
- void setExternal( const char* name, off_t offset, hsize_t size ) const;
-
- // Returns the number of external files for a dataset.
- int getExternalCount() const;
-
- // Returns information about an external file
- void getExternal( unsigned idx, size_t name_size, char* name, off_t& offset, hsize_t& size ) const;
-
- // Creates a copy of an existing dataset creation property list
- // using the property list id
- DSetCreatPropList( const hid_t plist_id );
-
- // Default constructor
- DSetCreatPropList();
-
- // Copy constructor
- DSetCreatPropList( const DSetCreatPropList& original );
-
- virtual ~DSetCreatPropList();
-
-// end of class DSetCreatPropList
-
-
-// Class DSetMemXferPropList provides accesses to a dataset memory and
-// transfer property list.
-class DSetMemXferPropList : public PropList
-
- // Default object for dataset memory and transfer property list
- static const DSetMemXferPropList DEFAULT;
-
- // Copies a dataset memory and transfer property list using
- // assignment statement
- DSetMemXferPropList& operator=( const DSetMemXferPropList& rhs );
-
- // Sets type conversion and background buffers
- void setBuffer( size_t size, void* tconv, void* bkg ) const;
-
- // Reads buffer settings
- size_t getBuffer( void** tconv, void** bkg ) const;
-
- // Sets the dataset transfer property list status to TRUE or FALSE
- void setPreserve( bool status ) const;
-
- // Checks status of the dataset transfer property list
- bool getPreserve() const;
-
- // Indicates whether to cache hyperslab blocks during I/O
- void setHyperCache( bool cache, unsigned limit = 0 ) const;
-
- // Returns information regarding the caching of hyperslab blocks during I/O
- void getHyperCache( bool& cache, unsigned& limit ) const;
-
- // Sets B-tree split ratios for a dataset transfer property list
- void setBtreeRatios( double left, double middle, double right ) const;
-
- // Gets B-tree split ratios for a dataset transfer property list
- void getBtreeRatios( double& left, double& middle, double& right ) const;
-
- // Sets the memory manager for variable-length datatype
- // allocation in H5Dread and H5Dvlen_reclaim
- void setVlenMemManager( H5MM_allocate_t alloc, void* alloc_info,
- H5MM_free_t free, void* free_info ) const;
-
- // alloc and free are set to NULL, indicating that system
- // malloc and free are to be used
- void setVlenMemManager() const;
-
- // Gets the memory manager for variable-length datatype
- // allocation in H5Dread and H5Tvlen_reclaim
- void getVlenMemManager( H5MM_allocate_t& alloc, void** alloc_info,
- H5MM_free_t& free, void** free_info ) const;
-
- // Sets the transfer mode - parallel mode, not currently supported
- //void setXfer( H5D_transfer_t data_xfer_mode = H5D_XFER_INDEPENDENT ) const;
-
- // Gets the transfer mode - parallel mode, not currently supported
- //H5D_transfer_t getXfer() const;
-
- // Creates a copy of an existing dataset memory and transfer
- // property list using the property list id
- DSetMemXferPropList (const hid_t plist_id)
-
- // Default constructor
- DSetMemXferPropList();
-
- // Copy constructor
- DSetMemXferPropList( const DSetMemXferPropList& original );
-
- // Default destructor
- virtual ~DSetMemXferPropList();
-
-// end of class DSetMemXferPropList
-
-
-class EnumType : public DataType
-
- // Creates an empty enumeration datatype based on a native signed
- // integer type, whose size is given by size.
- EnumType( size_t size );
-
- // Gets the enum datatype of the specified dataset
- EnumType( const DataSet& dataset ); // H5Dget_type
-
- // Creates a new enum datatype based on an integer datatype
- EnumType( const IntType& data_type ); // H5Tenum_create
-
- // Inserts a new member to this enumeration type.
- void insert( const string& name, void *value ) const;
- void insert( const char* name, void *value ) const;
-
- // Returns the symbol name corresponding to a specified member
- // of this enumeration datatype.
- string nameOf( void *value, size_t size ) const;
-
- // Returns the value corresponding to a specified member of this
- // enumeration datatype.
- void valueOf( const string& name, void *value ) const;
- void valueOf( const char* name, void *value ) const;
-
- // Returns the value of an enumeration datatype member
- void getMemberValue( unsigned memb_no, void *value ) const;
-
- // Default constructor
- EnumType();
-
- // Creates an enumeration datatype using an existing id
- EnumType( const hid_t existing_id );
-
- // Copy constructor
- EnumType( const EnumType& original );
-
- virtual ~EnumType();
-// end of class EnumType
-
-
-class Exception
-
- // Creates an exception with a detailed message
- Exception( const string& message );
-
- Exception( const char* message);
-
- // Returns the character string that describes an error specified by
- // a major error number.
- string getMajorString( H5E_major_t major_num ) const;
-
- // Returns the character string that describes an error specified by
- // a minor error number.
- string getMinorString( H5E_minor_t minor_num ) const;
-
- // Returns the detailed message set at the time the exception is thrown
- string getDetailMesg() const;
-
- // Turns on the automatic error printing.
- void setAutoPrint( H5E_auto_t func,
- void* client_data ) const;
-
- // Turns off the automatic error printing.
- static void dontPrint();
-
- // Retrieves the current settings for the automatic error stack
- // traversal function and its data.
- void getAutoPrint( H5E_auto_t& func,
- void** client_data ) const;
-
- // Clears the error stack for the current thread.
- void clearErrorStack() const;
-
- // Walks the error stack for the current thread, calling the
- // specified function.
- void walkErrorStack( H5E_direction_t direction,
- H5E_walk_t func, void* client_data ) const;
-
- // Default error stack traversal callback function that prints
- // error messages to the specified output stream.
- void walkDefErrorStack( int n, H5E_error_t& err_desc,
- void* client_data ) const;
-
- // Prints the error stack in a default manner.
- //void printError() const;
- void printError( FILE* stream = NULL ) const;
-
- // Creates an exception with no message
- Exception();
-
- // copy constructor
- Exception( const Exception& original );
-
-// end of class Exception
-
-
-// Class FileIException inherits from Exception to provide exception
-// handling for H5File.
-class FileIException : public Exception
- FileIException();
- FileIException( string message );
-// end of class FileIException
-
-
-// Class GroupIException inherits from Exception to provide exception
-// handling for Group.
-class GroupIException : public Exception
- GroupIException();
- GroupIException( string message );
-// end of class GroupIException
-
-
-// Class DataSpaceIException inherits from Exception to provide exception
-// handling for DataSpace.
-class DataSpaceIException : public Exception
- DataSpaceIException();
- DataSpaceIException( string message );
-// end of class DataSpaceIException
-
-
-// Class DataTypeIException inherits from Exception to provide exception
-// handling for DataType.
-class DataTypeIException : public Exception
- DataTypeIException();
- DataTypeIException( string message );
-// end of class DataTypeIException
-
-
-// Class PropListIException inherits from Exception to provide exception
-// handling for PropList.
-class PropListIException : public Exception
- PropListIException();
- PropListIException( string message );
-// end of class PropListIException
-
-
-// Class DataSetIException inherits from Exception to provide exception
-// handling for DataSet.
-class DataSetIException : public Exception
- DataSetIException();
- DataSetIException( string message );
-// end of class DataSetIException
-
-
-// Class AttributeIException inherits from Exception to provide exception
-// handling for Attribute.
-class AttributeIException : public Exception
- AttributeIException();
- AttributeIException( string message );
-// end of class AttributeIException
-
-
-// Class LibraryIException inherits from Exception to provide exception
-// handling for H5Library.
-class LibraryIException : public Exception
- LibraryIException();
- LibraryIException( string message );
-// end of class LibraryIException
-
-
-// Class IdComponentException inherits from Exception to provide exception
-// handling for IdComponent.
-class IdComponentException : public Exception
- IdComponentException();
- IdComponentException( string message );
-// end of class IdComponentException
-
-
-// Class FileAccPropList provides accesses to a file access property list.
-class FileAccPropList : public PropList
-
- // Default file access property list object
- static const FileAccPropList DEFAULT;
-
- // Copies a file access property list using assignment statement.
- FileAccPropList& operator=( const FileAccPropList& rhs );
-
- // Sets alignment properties of this file access property list.
- void setAlignment( hsize_t threshold = 1, hsize_t alignment = 1 ) const;
-
- // Retrieves the current settings for alignment properties from
- // this file access property list.
- void getAlignment( hsize_t& threshold, hsize_t& alignment ) const;
-
- // Sets the meta data cache and raw data chunk cache parameters.
- void setCache( int mdc_nelmts, size_t rdcc_nelmts, size_t rdcc_nbytes, double rdcc_w0 ) const;
-
- // Retrieves maximum sizes of data caches and the preemption
- // policy value.
- void getCache( int& mdc_nelmts, size_t& rdcc_nelmts, size_t& rdcc_nbytes, double& rdcc_w0 ) const;
-
- // Sets garbage collecting references flag.
- void setGcReferences( unsigned gc_ref = 0 ) const;
-
- // Returns garbage collecting references setting.
- unsigned getGcReferences() const;
-
- // Creates a copy of an existing file access property list
- // using the property list id.
- FileAccPropList (const hid_t plist_id);
-
- // Default constructor
- FileAccPropList();
-
- // Copy constructor
- FileAccPropList( const FileAccPropList& original );
-
- // Default destructor
- virtual ~FileAccPropList();
-
-// end of class FileAccPropList
-
-
-// Class FileCreatPropList provides accesses to a file creation property list.
-class FileCreatPropList : public PropList
-
- // Default file creation property list object
- static const FileCreatPropList DEFAULT;
-
- // Copies a file creation property list using assignment statement.
- FileCreatPropList& operator=( const FileCreatPropList& rhs );
-
- // Retrieves version information for various parts of a file.
- void getVersion( unsigned& boot, unsigned& freelist, unsigned& stab, unsigned& shhdr ) const;
-
- // Sets the userblock size field of a file creation property list.
- void setUserblock( hsize_t size ) const;
-
- // Gets the size of a user block in this file creation property list.
- hsize_t getUserblock() const;
-
- // Sets file size-of addresses and sizes.
- void setSizes( size_t sizeof_addr = 4, size_t sizeof_size = 4 ) const;
-
- // Retrieves the size-of address and size quantities stored in a
- // file according to this file creation property list.
- void getSizes( size_t& sizeof_addr, size_t& sizeof_size ) const;
-
- // Sets the size of parameters used to control the symbol table nodes.
- void setSymk( unsigned int_nodes_k, unsigned leaf_nodes_k ) const;
-
- // Retrieves the size of the symbol table B-tree 1/2 rank and the
- // symbol table leaf node 1/2 size.
- void getSymk( unsigned& int_nodes_k, unsigned& leaf_nodes_k ) const;
-
- // Sets the size of parameter used to control the B-trees for
- // indexing chunked datasets.
- void setIstorek( unsigned ik ) const;
-
- // Returns the 1/2 rank of an indexed storage B-tree.
- unsigned getIstorek() const;
-
- // Creates a copy of an existing file create property list
- // using the property list id.
- FileCreatPropList (const hid_t plist_id);
-
- // Default constructor
- FileCreatPropList();
-
- // Copy constructor
- FileCreatPropList( const FileCreatPropList& original );
-
- // Default destructor
- virtual ~FileCreatPropList();
-
-// end of class FileCreatPropList
-
-// Class H5File provides accesses to an HDF5 file. It uses the services
-// provided by CommonFG beside inheriting the HDF5 id management from the
-// IdComponent class.
-class H5File : public IdComponent, public CommonFG
-
- // Creates or opens an HDF5 file. The file creation and access
- // property lists can be default.
- H5File( const string& name, unsigned int flags, const FileCreatPropList& create_plist = FileCreatPropList::DEFAULT, const FileAccPropList& access_plist = FileAccPropList::DEFAULT );
- H5File( const char* name, unsigned int flags, const FileCreatPropList& create_plist = FileCreatPropList::DEFAULT, const FileAccPropList& access_plist = FileAccPropList::DEFAULT );
-
- // Throw file exception - used by CommonFG to specifically throw
- // FileIException.
- virtual void throwException() const;
-
- // Determines if a file, specified by its name, is in HDF5 format.
- static bool isHdf5(const string& name );
- static bool isHdf5(const char* name );
-
- // Reopens this file.
- void reopen();
-
- // Gets the creation property list of this file.
- FileCreatPropList getCreatePlist() const;
-
- // Gets the access property list of this file.
- FileAccPropList getAccessPlist() const;
-
- // Copy constructor
- H5File(const H5File& original );
-
- virtual ~H5File();
-
-// end of class H5File
-
-
-// Class FloatType inherits from AtomType and provides accesses to a
-// floating-point datatype.
-class FloatType : public AtomType
-
- // Creates a floating-point type using a predefined type.
- FloatType( const PredType& pred_type );
-
- // Gets the floating-point datatype of the specified dataset.
- FloatType( const DataSet& dataset );
-
- // Retrieves floating point datatype bit field information.
- void getFields( size_t& spos, size_t& epos, size_t& esize, size_t& mpos, size_t& msize ) const;
-
- // Sets locations and sizes of floating point bit fields.
- void setFields( size_t spos, size_t epos, size_t esize, size_t mpos, size_t msize ) const;
-
- // Retrieves the exponent bias of a floating-point type.
- size_t getEbias() const;
-
- // Sets the exponent bias of a floating-point type.
- void setEbias( size_t ebias ) const;
-
- // Retrieves mantissa normalization of a floating-point datatype.
- H5T_norm_t getNorm( string& norm_string ) const;
-
- // Sets the mantissa normalization of a floating-point datatype.
- void setNorm( H5T_norm_t norm ) const;
-
- // Retrieves the internal padding type for unused bits in
- // floating-point datatypes.
- H5T_pad_t getInpad( string& pad_string ) const;
-
- // Fills unused internal floating point bits.
- void setInpad( H5T_pad_t inpad ) const;
-
- // Default constructor
- FloatType();
-
- // Creates a floating-point datatype using an existing id.
- FloatType( const hid_t existing_id );
-
- // Copy constructor
- FloatType( const FloatType& original );
-
- virtual ~FloatType();
-
-// end of class FloatType
-
-
-// Class Group provides accesses to an HDF5 group. As H5File, it uses the
-// services provided by CommonFG. This class also inherits from H5Object.
-class Group : public H5Object, public CommonFG
- public:
-
- // Throw group exception - used by CommonFG to specifically throw
- // GroupIException.
- virtual void throwException() const;
-
- // Default constructor
- Group();
-
- // Copy constructor
- Group( const Group& original );
-
- virtual ~Group();
-
-// end of class Group
-
-// Class IdComponent provides a mechanism to handle reference counting
-// for an identifier of any HDF5 object.
-class IdComponent
- // Sets the identifier of this object to a new value.
- void setId( hid_t new_id );
-
- // Creates an object to hold an HDF5 identifier.
- IdComponent( const hid_t h5_id );
-
- // Gets the value of the current HDF5 object id which is held
- // by this IdComponent object.
- hid_t getId () const;
-
- // Increment reference counter.
- void incRefCount();
-
- // Decrement reference counter.
- void decRefCount();
-
- // Get the reference counter to this identifier.
- int getCounter();
-
- // Decrements the reference counter then determines if there are
- // no more reference to this object.
- bool noReference();
-
- // Reset this object by deleting its reference counter of the old id.
- void reset();
-
- // Copy constructor
- IdComponent( const IdComponent& original );
-
- // Destructor
- virtual ~IdComponent();
-
-}; // end class IdComponent
-
-
-// Class IntType inherits from AtomType and provides accesses to
-// integer datatypes.
-class IntType : public AtomType
-
- // Creates a integer type using a predefined type.
- IntType( const PredType& pred_type );
-
- // Gets the integer datatype of the specified dataset.
- IntType( const DataSet& dataset );
-
- // Retrieves the sign type for an integer type.
- H5T_sign_t getSign() const;
-
- // Sets the sign proprety for an integer type.
- void setSign( H5T_sign_t sign ) const;
-
- // Default constructor
- IntType();
-
- // Creates a integer datatype using an existing id.
- IntType( const hid_t existing_id );
-
- // Copy constructor
- IntType( const IntType& original );
-
- virtual ~IntType();
-
-// end of class IntType
-
-
-// Class H5Library provides accesses to the HDF5 library. All of its
-// member functions are static.
-class H5Library
-
- // Initializes the HDF5 library.
- static void open();
-
- // Flushes all data to disk, closes files, and cleans up memory.
- static void close();
-
- // Instructs library not to install atexit cleanup routine
- static void dontAtExit();
-
- // Returns the HDF library release number.
- static void getLibVersion( unsigned& majnum, unsigned& minnum, unsigned& relnum );
-
- // Verifies that the arguments match the version numbers compiled
- // into the library
- static void checkVersion( unsigned majnum, unsigned minnum, unsigned relnum );
-
-// end of class H5Library
-
-
-// An HDF5 object can be a group, dataset, attribute, or named datatype.
-//
-// Class H5Object provides the services that are typical to an HDF5 object
-// so Group, DataSet, Attribute, and DataType can use them. It also
-// inherits the HDF5 id management from the class IdComponent.
-class H5Object : public IdComponent
-
- // Flushes all buffers associated with this HDF5 object to disk.
- void flush( H5F_scope_t scope ) const;
-
- // Creates an attribute for a group, dataset, or named datatype.
- // PropList is currently not used, it should always be default.
- Attribute createAttribute( const char* name, const DataType& type, const DataSpace& space, const PropList& create_plist = PropList::DEFAULT ) const;
- Attribute createAttribute( const string& name, const DataType& type, const DataSpace& space, const PropList& create_plist = PropList::DEFAULT ) const;
-
- // Opens an attribute that belongs to this object, given the
- // attribute name.
- Attribute openAttribute( const string& name ) const;
- Attribute openAttribute( const char* name ) const;
-
- // Opens an attribute that belongs to this object, given the
- // attribute index.
- Attribute openAttribute( const unsigned int idx ) const;
-
- // Iterate user's function over the attributes of this HDF5 object
- int iterateAttrs( attr_operator_t user_op, unsigned* idx = NULL, void* op_data = NULL );
-
- // Determines the number of attributes attached to this HDF5 object.
- int getNumAttrs() const;
-
- // Removes an attribute from this HDF5 object, given the attribute
- // name.
- void removeAttr( const string& name ) const;
- void removeAttr( const char* name ) const;
-
- // Copy constructor
- H5Object( const H5Object& original );
-
- virtual ~H5Object();
-
-// end of class H5Object
-
-
-// Class PredType contains all the predefined datatype objects that are
-// currently available.
-class PredType : public AtomType
-
- static const PredType STD_I8BE;
- static const PredType STD_I8LE;
- static const PredType STD_I16BE;
- static const PredType STD_I16LE;
- static const PredType STD_I32BE;
- static const PredType STD_I32LE;
- static const PredType STD_I64BE;
- static const PredType STD_I64LE;
- static const PredType STD_U8BE;
- static const PredType STD_U8LE;
- static const PredType STD_U16BE;
- static const PredType STD_U16LE;
- static const PredType STD_U32BE;
- static const PredType STD_U32LE;
- static const PredType STD_U64BE;
- static const PredType STD_U64LE;
- static const PredType STD_B8BE;
- static const PredType STD_B8LE;
- static const PredType STD_B16BE;
- static const PredType STD_B16LE;
- static const PredType STD_B32BE;
- static const PredType STD_B32LE;
- static const PredType STD_B64BE;
- static const PredType STD_B64LE;
- static const PredType STD_REF_OBJ;
- static const PredType STD_REF_DSETREG;
-
- static const PredType C_S1;
- static const PredType FORTRAN_S1;
-
- static const PredType IEEE_F32BE;
- static const PredType IEEE_F32LE;
- static const PredType IEEE_F64BE;
- static const PredType IEEE_F64LE;
-
- static const PredType UNIX_D32BE;
- static const PredType UNIX_D32LE;
- static const PredType UNIX_D64BE;
- static const PredType UNIX_D64LE;
-
- static const PredType INTEL_I8;
- static const PredType INTEL_I16;
- static const PredType INTEL_I32;
- static const PredType INTEL_I64;
- static const PredType INTEL_U8;
- static const PredType INTEL_U16;
- static const PredType INTEL_U32;
- static const PredType INTEL_U64;
- static const PredType INTEL_B8;
- static const PredType INTEL_B16;
- static const PredType INTEL_B32;
- static const PredType INTEL_B64;
- static const PredType INTEL_F32;
- static const PredType INTEL_F64;
-
- static const PredType ALPHA_I8;
- static const PredType ALPHA_I16;
- static const PredType ALPHA_I32;
- static const PredType ALPHA_I64;
- static const PredType ALPHA_U8;
- static const PredType ALPHA_U16;
- static const PredType ALPHA_U32;
- static const PredType ALPHA_U64;
- static const PredType ALPHA_B8;
- static const PredType ALPHA_B16;
- static const PredType ALPHA_B32;
- static const PredType ALPHA_B64;
- static const PredType ALPHA_F32;
- static const PredType ALPHA_F64;
-
- static const PredType MIPS_I8;
- static const PredType MIPS_I16;
- static const PredType MIPS_I32;
- static const PredType MIPS_I64;
- static const PredType MIPS_U8;
- static const PredType MIPS_U16;
- static const PredType MIPS_U32;
- static const PredType MIPS_U64;
- static const PredType MIPS_B8;
- static const PredType MIPS_B16;
- static const PredType MIPS_B32;
- static const PredType MIPS_B64;
- static const PredType MIPS_F32;
- static const PredType MIPS_F64;
-
- static const PredType NATIVE_CHAR;
- static const PredType NATIVE_SCHAR;
- static const PredType NATIVE_UCHAR;
- static const PredType NATIVE_SHORT;
- static const PredType NATIVE_USHORT;
- static const PredType NATIVE_INT;
- static const PredType NATIVE_UINT;
- static const PredType NATIVE_LONG;
- static const PredType NATIVE_ULONG;
- static const PredType NATIVE_LLONG;
- static const PredType NATIVE_ULLONG;
- static const PredType NATIVE_FLOAT;
- static const PredType NATIVE_DOUBLE;
- static const PredType NATIVE_LDOUBLE;
- static const PredType NATIVE_B8;
- static const PredType NATIVE_B16;
- static const PredType NATIVE_B32;
- static const PredType NATIVE_B64;
- static const PredType NATIVE_OPAQUE;
- static const PredType NATIVE_HSIZE;
- static const PredType NATIVE_HSSIZE;
- static const PredType NATIVE_HERR;
- static const PredType NATIVE_HBOOL;
-
- static const PredType NATIVE_INT8;
- static const PredType NATIVE_UINT8;
- static const PredType NATIVE_INT_LEAST8;
- static const PredType NATIVE_UINT_LEAST8;
- static const PredType NATIVE_INT_FAST8;
- static const PredType NATIVE_UINT_FAST8;
-
- static const PredType NATIVE_INT16;
- static const PredType NATIVE_UINT16;
- static const PredType NATIVE_INT_LEAST16;
- static const PredType NATIVE_UINT_LEAST16;
- static const PredType NATIVE_INT_FAST16;
- static const PredType NATIVE_UINT_FAST16;
-
- static const PredType NATIVE_INT32;
- static const PredType NATIVE_UINT32;
- static const PredType NATIVE_INT_LEAST32;
- static const PredType NATIVE_UINT_LEAST32;
- static const PredType NATIVE_INT_FAST32;
- static const PredType NATIVE_UINT_FAST32;
-
- static const PredType NATIVE_INT64;
- static const PredType NATIVE_UINT64;
- static const PredType NATIVE_INT_LEAST64;
- static const PredType NATIVE_UINT_LEAST64;
- static const PredType NATIVE_INT_FAST64;
- static const PredType NATIVE_UINT_FAST64;
-
- // Copy constructor
- PredType( const PredType& original );
-
- // Default destructor
- virtual ~PredType();
-
- protected:
- // Default constructor
- PredType();
-
- // Creates a pre-defined type using an HDF5 pre-defined constant
- PredType( const hid_t predtype_id ); // used by the library only
-
-// end of class PredType
-
-
-// An HDF5 property list can be a file creation property list, a file
-// access property list, a dataset creation property list, or a dataset
-// memory and transfer property list.
-//
-// Class PropList provides accesses to an HDF5 property list. Its
-// services are inherited by classes FileCreatPropList, FileAccPropList,
-// DSetCreatPropList, and DSetMemXferPropList. It also inherits the HDF5
-// id management from the class IdComponent.
-class PropList : public IdComponent
-
- // Default property list object
- static const PropList DEFAULT;
-
- // Creates a property list given the property list type.
- PropList( H5P_class_t type );
-
- // Makes a copy of the given property list.
- void copy( const PropList& like_plist );
-
- // Gets the class of this property list, i.e. H5P_FILE_CREATE,
- // H5P_FILE_ACCESS, ...
- H5P_class_t getClass() const;
-
- // Default constructor
- PropList();
-
- // Copy constructor
- PropList( const PropList& original );
-
- // Creates a default property list or creates a copy of an
- // existing property list giving the property list id
- PropList( const hid_t plist_id );
-
- virtual ~PropList();
-
-// end of class PropList
-
-// Class RefCounter provides a reference counting mechanism. It is used
-// mainly by IdComponent to keep track of the references to an HDF5 object
-// identifier.
-class RefCounter
-
- // Returns the value of the counter.
- int getCounter () const;
-
- // Increments and decrements the counter.
- void increment();
- void decrement();
-
- // This bool function is used to determine whether to close an
- // HDF5 object when there are no more reference to that object.
- // It decrements the counter, then returns true if there are no
- // other object references the associated identifier. When the
- // function returns true, the associated identifier can be closed
- // safely.
- bool noReference();
-
- // Default constructor
- RefCounter();
-
- ~RefCounter();
-
-// end of class RefCounter
-
-
-// Class StrType inherits from AtomType and provides accesses to a
-// string datatype.
-class StrType : public AtomType
- public:
- // Creates a string type using a predefined type.
- StrType( const PredType& pred_type );
-
- // Gets the string datatype of the specified dataset.
- StrType( const DataSet& dataset );
-
- // Returns the character set type of this string datatype.
- H5T_cset_t getCset() const;
-
- // Sets character set to be used.
- void setCset( H5T_cset_t cset ) const;
-
- // Returns the string padding method for this string datatype.
- H5T_str_t getStrpad() const;
-
- // Defines the storage mechanism for character strings.
- void setStrpad( H5T_str_t strpad ) const;
-
- // Default constructor
- StrType();
-
- // Copy constructor
- StrType( const StrType& original );
-
- // Creates a string datatype using an existing id.
- StrType( const hid_t existing_id );
-
- virtual ~StrType();
-// end of class StrType
-
-
-// This template function, resetIdComponent, is used to reset an
-// IdComponent object, which includes closing the associated HDF5
-// identifier if it has no other references.
-// 'Type' can be of the following classes: Attribute, DataSet, DataSpace,
-// DataType, H5File, Group, and PropList.
-template <class Type>
-void resetIdComponent(
- Type* obj ) // pointer to object to be reset
-
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