Refactor JNI translate functions to a recursive switch on datatype (#2232)

3 files changed, 586 insertions, 428 deletions

diff --git a/java/src/jni/h5aImp.c b/java/src/jni/h5aImp.c
index 132ce43..71caf76 100644
--- a/java/src/jni/h5aImp.c
+++ b/java/src/jni/h5aImp.c
@@ -175,10 +175,8 @@ Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Aread(JNIEnv *env, jclass clss, jlong attr_id, jlong mem_t
 
     if (vl_data_class) {
         /* Get size of data array */
-        if ((vl_array_len = ENVPTR->GetArrayLength(ENVONLY, buf)) < 0) {
-            CHECK_JNI_EXCEPTION(ENVONLY, JNI_TRUE);
+        if ((vl_array_len = ENVPTR->GetArrayLength(ENVONLY, buf)) < 0)
             H5_BAD_ARGUMENT_ERROR(ENVONLY, "H5Aread: readBuf length < 0");
-        }
 
         if (!(typeSize = H5Tget_size(mem_type_id)))
             H5_LIBRARY_ERROR(ENVONLY);
@@ -1109,9 +1107,56 @@ done:
 JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
 Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5AreadVL(JNIEnv *env, jclass clss, jlong attr_id, jlong mem_type_id, jobjectArray buf)
 {
-    herr_t status = FAIL;
+    jboolean    readBufIsCopy;
+    jbyte      *readBuf = NULL;
+    hsize_t     dims[H5S_MAX_RANK];
+    hid_t       sid = H5I_INVALID_HID;
+    size_t      typeSize;
+    H5T_class_t type_class;
+    jsize       vl_array_len;
+    htri_t      vl_data_class;
+    herr_t      status = FAIL;
+
+    UNUSED(clss);
+
+    if (NULL == buf)
+        H5_NULL_ARGUMENT_ERROR(ENVONLY, "H5Aread: read buffer is NULL");
+
+    if ((vl_data_class = h5str_detect_vlen(mem_type_id)) < 0)
+        H5_LIBRARY_ERROR(ENVONLY);
+
+    /* Get size of data array */
+    if ((vl_array_len = ENVPTR->GetArrayLength(ENVONLY, buf)) < 0)
+        H5_BAD_ARGUMENT_ERROR(ENVONLY, "H5Aread: readBuf length < 0");
+
+    if (!(typeSize = H5Tget_size(mem_type_id)))
+        H5_LIBRARY_ERROR(ENVONLY);
+
+    if (NULL == (readBuf = HDcalloc((size_t)vl_array_len, typeSize)))
+        H5_OUT_OF_MEMORY_ERROR(ENVONLY, "H5Aread: failed to allocate raw VL read buffer");
+
+    if ((status = H5Aread((hid_t)attr_id, (hid_t)mem_type_id, (void *)readBuf)) < 0)
+        H5_LIBRARY_ERROR(ENVONLY);
+    if ((type_class = H5Tget_class((hid_t)mem_type_id)) < 0)
+        H5_LIBRARY_ERROR(ENVONLY);
+
+    translate_rbuf(env, buf, mem_type_id, type_class, vl_array_len, readBuf);
+
+done:
+    if (readBuf) {
+        if ((status >= 0) && vl_data_class) {
+            dims[0] = (hsize_t)vl_array_len;
+            if ((sid = H5Screate_simple(1, dims, NULL)) < 0)
+                H5_LIBRARY_ERROR(ENVONLY);
+
+            H5Treclaim(attr_id, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, readBuf);
+
+            if (sid >= 0)
+                H5Sclose(sid);
+        }
 
-    status = Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Aread(env, clss, attr_id, mem_type_id, (jbyteArray)buf, JNI_TRUE);
+        HDfree(readBuf);
+    }
 
     return (jint)status;
 } /* end Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5AreadVL */
@@ -1124,9 +1169,56 @@ Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5AreadVL(JNIEnv *env, jclass clss, jlong attr_id, jlong mem
 JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
 Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5AwriteVL(JNIEnv *env, jclass clss, jlong attr_id, jlong mem_type_id, jobjectArray buf)
 {
-    herr_t status = FAIL;
+    jboolean    writeBufIsCopy;
+    jbyte      *writeBuf = NULL;
+    hsize_t     dims[H5S_MAX_RANK];
+    hid_t       sid = H5I_INVALID_HID;
+    size_t      typeSize;
+    H5T_class_t type_class;
+    jsize       vl_array_len;
+    htri_t      vl_data_class;
+    herr_t      status = FAIL;
+
+    UNUSED(clss);
+
+    if (NULL == buf)
+        H5_NULL_ARGUMENT_ERROR(ENVONLY, "H5Awrite: write buffer is NULL");
+
+    if ((vl_data_class = h5str_detect_vlen(mem_type_id)) < 0)
+        H5_LIBRARY_ERROR(ENVONLY);
+
+    /* Get size of data array */
+    if ((vl_array_len = ENVPTR->GetArrayLength(ENVONLY, buf)) < 0) {
+        CHECK_JNI_EXCEPTION(ENVONLY, JNI_TRUE);
+        H5_BAD_ARGUMENT_ERROR(ENVONLY, "H5Awrite: write buffer length < 0");
+    }
 
-    status = Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Awrite(env, clss, attr_id, mem_type_id, (jbyteArray)buf, JNI_TRUE);
+    if (!(typeSize = H5Tget_size(mem_type_id)))
+        H5_LIBRARY_ERROR(ENVONLY);
+
+    if (NULL == (writeBuf = HDcalloc((size_t)vl_array_len, typeSize)))
+        H5_OUT_OF_MEMORY_ERROR(ENVONLY, "H5Awrite: failed to allocate raw VL write buffer");
+
+    if ((type_class = H5Tget_class((hid_t)mem_type_id)) < 0)
+        H5_LIBRARY_ERROR(ENVONLY);
+
+    translate_wbuf(ENVONLY, buf, mem_type_id, type_class, vl_array_len, writeBuf);
+
+    if ((status = H5Awrite((hid_t)attr_id, (hid_t)mem_type_id, writeBuf)) < 0)
+        H5_LIBRARY_ERROR(ENVONLY);
+
+done:
+    if (writeBuf) {
+        if ((status >= 0) && vl_data_class) {
+            dims[0] = (hsize_t)vl_array_len;
+            if ((sid = H5Screate_simple(1, dims, NULL)) < 0)
+                H5_LIBRARY_ERROR(ENVONLY);
+
+            H5Treclaim(attr_id, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, writeBuf);
+        }
+
+        HDfree(writeBuf);
+    }
 
     return (jint)status;
 } /* end Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5AwriteVL */
diff --git a/java/src/jni/h5dImp.c b/java/src/jni/h5dImp.c
index 1a24bf6..56c5cc8 100644
--- a/java/src/jni/h5dImp.c
+++ b/java/src/jni/h5dImp.c
@@ -1134,10 +1134,47 @@ JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
 Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5DreadVL(JNIEnv *env, jclass clss, jlong dataset_id, jlong mem_type_id,
                               jlong mem_space_id, jlong file_space_id, jlong xfer_plist_id, jobjectArray buf)
 {
-    herr_t status = FAIL;
+    jboolean    readBufIsCopy;
+    jbyte      *readBuf = NULL;
+    size_t      typeSize;
+    H5T_class_t type_class;
+    jsize       vl_array_len;
+    htri_t      vl_data_class;
+    herr_t      status = FAIL;
 
-    status = Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Dread(env, clss, dataset_id, mem_type_id, mem_space_id, file_space_id,
-                                         xfer_plist_id, (jbyteArray)buf, JNI_TRUE);
+    UNUSED(clss);
+
+    if (NULL == buf)
+        H5_NULL_ARGUMENT_ERROR(ENVONLY, "H5Dread: read buffer is NULL");
+
+    if ((vl_data_class = h5str_detect_vlen(mem_type_id)) < 0)
+        H5_LIBRARY_ERROR(ENVONLY);
+    /* Get size of data array */
+    if ((vl_array_len = ENVPTR->GetArrayLength(ENVONLY, buf)) < 0) {
+        CHECK_JNI_EXCEPTION(ENVONLY, JNI_TRUE);
+        H5_BAD_ARGUMENT_ERROR(ENVONLY, "H5Dread: readBuf length < 0");
+    }
+
+    if (!(typeSize = H5Tget_size(mem_type_id)))
+        H5_LIBRARY_ERROR(ENVONLY);
+
+    if (NULL == (readBuf = HDcalloc((size_t)vl_array_len, typeSize)))
+        H5_OUT_OF_MEMORY_ERROR(ENVONLY, "H5Dread: failed to allocate raw VL read buffer");
+
+    if ((status = H5Dread((hid_t)dataset_id, (hid_t)mem_type_id, (hid_t)mem_space_id, (hid_t)file_space_id,
+                          (hid_t)xfer_plist_id, (void *)readBuf)) < 0)
+        H5_LIBRARY_ERROR(ENVONLY);
+    if ((type_class = H5Tget_class((hid_t)mem_type_id)) < 0)
+        H5_LIBRARY_ERROR(ENVONLY);
+
+    translate_rbuf(env, buf, mem_type_id, type_class, vl_array_len, readBuf);
+
+done:
+    if (readBuf) {
+        if ((status >= 0) && vl_data_class)
+            H5Treclaim(dataset_id, mem_space_id, H5P_DEFAULT, readBuf);
+        HDfree(readBuf);
+    }
 
     return (jint)status;
 } /* end Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5DreadVL */
@@ -1151,10 +1188,50 @@ JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
 Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5DwriteVL(JNIEnv *env, jclass clss, jlong dataset_id, jlong mem_type_id,
                                jlong mem_space_id, jlong file_space_id, jlong xfer_plist_id, jobjectArray buf)
 {
-    herr_t status = FAIL;
+    jboolean    writeBufIsCopy;
+    jbyte      *writeBuf = NULL;
+    size_t      typeSize;
+    H5T_class_t type_class;
+    jsize       vl_array_len; // Only used by vl_data_class types
+    htri_t      vl_data_class;
+    herr_t      status = FAIL;
+
+    UNUSED(clss);
+
+    if (NULL == buf)
+        H5_NULL_ARGUMENT_ERROR(ENVONLY, "H5Dwrite: write buffer is NULL");
+
+    if ((vl_data_class = h5str_detect_vlen(mem_type_id)) < 0)
+        H5_LIBRARY_ERROR(ENVONLY);
+
+    /* Get size of data array */
+    if ((vl_array_len = ENVPTR->GetArrayLength(ENVONLY, buf)) < 0) {
+        CHECK_JNI_EXCEPTION(ENVONLY, JNI_TRUE);
+        H5_BAD_ARGUMENT_ERROR(ENVONLY, "H5Dwrite: write buffer length < 0");
+    }
 
-    status = Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Dwrite(env, clss, dataset_id, mem_type_id, mem_space_id, file_space_id,
-                                          xfer_plist_id, (jbyteArray)buf, JNI_TRUE);
+    if (!(typeSize = H5Tget_size(mem_type_id)))
+        H5_LIBRARY_ERROR(ENVONLY);
+
+    if (NULL == (writeBuf = HDcalloc((size_t)vl_array_len, typeSize)))
+        H5_OUT_OF_MEMORY_ERROR(ENVONLY, "H5Dwrite: failed to allocate raw VL write buffer");
+
+    if ((type_class = H5Tget_class((hid_t)mem_type_id)) < 0)
+        H5_LIBRARY_ERROR(ENVONLY);
+
+    translate_wbuf(ENVONLY, buf, mem_type_id, type_class, vl_array_len, writeBuf);
+
+    if ((status = H5Dwrite((hid_t)dataset_id, (hid_t)mem_type_id, (hid_t)mem_space_id, (hid_t)file_space_id,
+                           (hid_t)xfer_plist_id, writeBuf)) < 0)
+        H5_LIBRARY_ERROR(ENVONLY);
+
+done:
+    if (writeBuf) {
+        if ((status >= 0) && vl_data_class)
+            H5Treclaim(dataset_id, mem_space_id, H5P_DEFAULT, writeBuf);
+
+        HDfree(writeBuf);
+    }
 
     return (jint)status;
 } /* end Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5DwriteVL */
diff --git a/java/src/jni/h5util.c b/java/src/jni/h5util.c
index 05138fd..4e62085 100644
--- a/java/src/jni/h5util.c
+++ b/java/src/jni/h5util.c
@@ -3426,10 +3426,8 @@ Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5AreadComplex(JNIEnv *env, jclass clss, jlong attr_id, jlon
     size = (((H5Tget_size(mem_type_id)) > (H5Tget_size(p_type))) ? (H5Tget_size(mem_type_id))
                                                                  : (H5Tget_size(p_type)));
 
-    if ((n = ENVPTR->GetArrayLength(ENVONLY, buf)) <= 0) {
-        CHECK_JNI_EXCEPTION(ENVONLY, JNI_TRUE);
+    if ((n = ENVPTR->GetArrayLength(ENVONLY, buf)) <= 0)
         H5_BAD_ARGUMENT_ERROR(ENVONLY, "H5AreadComplex: read buffer length <= 0");
-    }
 
     if (NULL == (readBuf = (char *)HDmalloc((size_t)n * size)))
         H5_OUT_OF_MEMORY_ERROR(ENVONLY, "H5AreadComplex: failed to allocate read buffer");
@@ -4046,12 +4044,12 @@ herr_t
 translate_rbuf(JNIEnv *env, jobjectArray ret_buf, jlong mem_type_id, H5T_class_t type_class, jsize count,
                jbyte *raw_buf)
 {
-    herr_t       status = FAIL;
-    hid_t        memb   = H5I_INVALID_HID;
-    H5T_class_t  vlClass;
-    size_t       vlSize;
-    jobjectArray jList = NULL;
-    size_t       i, j, x;
+    herr_t      status = FAIL;
+    hid_t       memb   = H5I_INVALID_HID;
+    H5T_class_t vlClass;
+    size_t      vlSize;
+    size_t      i, x;
+    size_t      typeSize;
 
     /* retrieve the java.util.ArrayList interface class */
     jclass    arrCList      = ENVPTR->FindClass(ENVONLY, "java/util/ArrayList");
@@ -4078,335 +4076,297 @@ translate_rbuf(JNIEnv *env, jobjectArray ret_buf, jlong mem_type_id, H5T_class_t
     jmethodID doubleValueMid =
         ENVPTR->GetStaticMethodID(ENVONLY, cDouble, "valueOf", "(D)Ljava/lang/Double;");
 
-    if (type_class == H5T_VLEN) {
-        if (!(memb = H5Tget_super(mem_type_id)))
-            H5_LIBRARY_ERROR(ENVONLY);
-        if ((vlClass = H5Tget_class(memb)) < 0)
-            H5_LIBRARY_ERROR(ENVONLY);
-        if (!(vlSize = H5Tget_size(memb)))
-            H5_LIBRARY_ERROR(ENVONLY);
+    if (!(typeSize = H5Tget_size(mem_type_id)))
+        H5_LIBRARY_ERROR(ENVONLY);
 
-        /* Convert each element to a list */
-        for (i = 0; i < (size_t)count; i++) {
-            hvl_t    vl_elem;
-            jboolean found_jList = JNI_TRUE;
-
-            /* Get the number of sequence elements */
-            HDmemcpy(&vl_elem, (char *)raw_buf + i * sizeof(hvl_t), sizeof(hvl_t));
-            jsize nelmts = (jsize)vl_elem.len;
-            if (vl_elem.len != (size_t)nelmts)
-                H5_JNI_FATAL_ERROR(ENVONLY, "translate_rbuf: overflow of number of VL elements");
-
-            if (nelmts < 0)
-                H5_BAD_ARGUMENT_ERROR(ENVONLY, "translate_rbuf: number of VL elements < 0");
-
-            /* The list we're going to return: */
-            if (NULL == (jList = ENVPTR->GetObjectArrayElement(ENVONLY, (jobjectArray)ret_buf, (jsize)i))) {
-                found_jList = JNI_FALSE;
-                if (NULL == (jList = (jobjectArray)ENVPTR->NewObject(ENVONLY, arrCList, arrListMethod, 0)))
-                    H5_OUT_OF_MEMORY_ERROR(ENVONLY, "translate_rbuf: failed to allocate list read buffer");
-            }
+    switch (type_class) {
+        case H5T_VLEN: {
+            if (!(memb = H5Tget_super(mem_type_id)))
+                H5_LIBRARY_ERROR(ENVONLY);
+            if ((vlClass = H5Tget_class(memb)) < 0)
+                H5_LIBRARY_ERROR(ENVONLY);
+            if (!(vlSize = H5Tget_size(memb)))
+                H5_LIBRARY_ERROR(ENVONLY);
+
+            /* Convert each element to a list */
+            for (i = 0; i < (size_t)count; i++) {
+                hvl_t        vl_elem;
+                jboolean     found_jList = JNI_TRUE;
+                int          ret_buflen  = -1;
+                jobjectArray jList       = NULL;
+
+                /* Get the number of sequence elements */
+                HDmemcpy(&vl_elem, (char *)raw_buf + i * sizeof(hvl_t), sizeof(hvl_t));
+                jsize nelmts = (jsize)vl_elem.len;
+                if (vl_elem.len != (size_t)nelmts)
+                    H5_JNI_FATAL_ERROR(ENVONLY, "translate_rbuf: overflow of number of VL elements");
+
+                if (nelmts < 0)
+                    H5_BAD_ARGUMENT_ERROR(ENVONLY, "translate_rbuf: number of VL elements < 0");
+
+                ret_buflen = ENVPTR->GetArrayLength(ENVONLY, ret_buf);
+                /* The list we're going to return: */
+                if (i < ret_buflen) {
+                    jList = ENVPTR->GetObjectArrayElement(ENVONLY, (jobjectArray)ret_buf, (jsize)i);
+                }
+                if (NULL == jList) {
+                    found_jList = JNI_FALSE;
+                    if (NULL ==
+                        (jList = (jobjectArray)ENVPTR->NewObject(ENVONLY, arrCList, arrListMethod, 0)))
+                        H5_OUT_OF_MEMORY_ERROR(ENVONLY,
+                                               "translate_rbuf: failed to allocate list read buffer");
+                }
 
-            if ((vlClass == H5T_ARRAY) || (vlClass == H5T_COMPOUND) || (vlClass == H5T_VLEN))
                 translate_rbuf(ENVONLY, jList, memb, vlClass, (jsize)nelmts, vl_elem.p);
-            else {
-                jobject jobj = NULL;
-                for (j = 0; j < (size_t)nelmts; j++) {
-                    switch (vlClass) {
-                        /*case H5T_BOOL: {
-                         jboolean boolValue;
-                         for (x = 0; x < vlSize; x++) {
-                         ((char *)&boolValue)[x] = ((char *)vl_elem.p)[j*vlSize+x];
-                         }
-
-                         jobj = ENVPTR->CallStaticObjectMethod(ENVONLY, cBool, boolValueMid, boolValue);
-                         CHECK_JNI_EXCEPTION(ENVONLY, JNI_FALSE);
-                         break;
-                         } */
-                        case H5T_INTEGER: {
-                            switch (vlSize) {
-                                case sizeof(jbyte): {
-                                    jbyte byteValue;
-                                    for (x = 0; x < vlSize; x++) {
-                                        ((char *)&byteValue)[x] = ((char *)vl_elem.p)[j * vlSize + x];
-                                    }
-                                    jobj = ENVPTR->CallStaticObjectMethod(ENVONLY, cByte, byteValueMid,
-                                                                          byteValue);
-                                    CHECK_JNI_EXCEPTION(ENVONLY, JNI_FALSE);
-                                    break;
-                                }
-                                case sizeof(jshort): {
-                                    jshort shortValue;
-                                    for (x = 0; x < vlSize; x++) {
-                                        ((char *)&shortValue)[x] = ((char *)vl_elem.p)[j * vlSize + x];
-                                    }
-                                    jobj = ENVPTR->CallStaticObjectMethod(ENVONLY, cShort, shortValueMid,
-                                                                          shortValue);
-                                    CHECK_JNI_EXCEPTION(ENVONLY, JNI_FALSE);
-                                    break;
-                                }
-                                case sizeof(jint): {
-                                    jint intValue;
-                                    for (x = 0; x < vlSize; x++) {
-                                        ((char *)&intValue)[x] = ((char *)vl_elem.p)[j * vlSize + x];
-                                    }
-                                    jobj =
-                                        ENVPTR->CallStaticObjectMethod(ENVONLY, cInt, intValueMid, intValue);
-                                    CHECK_JNI_EXCEPTION(ENVONLY, JNI_TRUE);
-                                    break;
-                                }
-                                case sizeof(jlong): {
-                                    jlong longValue;
-                                    for (x = 0; x < vlSize; x++) {
-                                        ((char *)&longValue)[x] = ((char *)vl_elem.p)[j * vlSize + x];
-                                    }
-                                    jobj = ENVPTR->CallStaticObjectMethod(ENVONLY, cLong, longValueMid,
-                                                                          longValue);
-                                    CHECK_JNI_EXCEPTION(ENVONLY, JNI_FALSE);
-                                    break;
-                                }
-                            }
-                            break;
-                        }
-                        case H5T_FLOAT: {
-                            switch (vlSize) {
-                                case sizeof(jfloat): {
-                                    jfloat floatValue;
-                                    for (x = 0; x < vlSize; x++) {
-                                        ((char *)&floatValue)[x] = ((char *)vl_elem.p)[j * vlSize + x];
-                                    }
-                                    jobj = ENVPTR->CallStaticObjectMethod(ENVONLY, cFloat, floatValueMid,
-                                                                          (double)floatValue);
-                                    CHECK_JNI_EXCEPTION(ENVONLY, JNI_FALSE);
-                                    break;
-                                }
-                                case sizeof(jdouble): {
-                                    jdouble doubleValue;
-                                    for (x = 0; x < vlSize; x++) {
-                                        ((char *)&doubleValue)[x] = ((char *)vl_elem.p)[j * vlSize + x];
-                                    }
-                                    jobj = ENVPTR->CallStaticObjectMethod(ENVONLY, cDouble, doubleValueMid,
-                                                                          doubleValue);
-                                    CHECK_JNI_EXCEPTION(ENVONLY, JNI_FALSE);
-                                    break;
-                                }
-                            }
-                            break;
-                        }
-                        case H5T_REFERENCE: {
-                            jboolean bb;
-                            jbyte   *barray        = NULL;
-                            jsize    byteArraySize = (jsize)vlSize;
+                int jListlen = ENVPTR->GetArrayLength(ENVONLY, jList);
+                if (found_jList == JNI_FALSE) {
+                    jboolean addResult =
+                        ENVPTR->CallBooleanMethod(ENVONLY, ret_buf, arrAddMethod, (jobject)jList);
+                    if (!addResult)
+                        H5_JNI_FATAL_ERROR(ENVONLY, "translate_rbuf: cannot add VL element");
+                }
+                ENVPTR->DeleteLocalRef(ENVONLY, jList);
+            }
+            break;
+        } /* H5T_VLEN */
+        case H5T_COMPOUND: {
+            int    nmembs = H5Tget_nmembers(mem_type_id);
+            void  *objBuf = NULL;
+            size_t offset;
 
-                            if (vlSize != (size_t)byteArraySize)
-                                H5_JNI_FATAL_ERROR(ENVONLY, "translate_rbuf: overflow of byteArraySize");
+            if (!(memb = H5Tget_super(mem_type_id)))
+                H5_LIBRARY_ERROR(ENVONLY);
+            if ((vlClass = H5Tget_class(memb)) < 0)
+                H5_LIBRARY_ERROR(ENVONLY);
+            if (!(vlSize = H5Tget_size(memb)))
+                H5_LIBRARY_ERROR(ENVONLY);
 
-                            if (NULL == (jobj = ENVPTR->NewByteArray(ENVONLY, byteArraySize)))
-                                CHECK_JNI_EXCEPTION(ENVONLY, JNI_FALSE);
+            if (nmembs < 0)
+                goto done;
 
-                            PIN_BYTE_ARRAY(ENVONLY, (jbyteArray)jobj, barray, &bb,
-                                           "read(translate_buf) reference: byte array not pinned");
-                            for (x = 0; x < vlSize; x++) {
-                                barray[x] = ((jbyte *)vl_elem.p)[j * vlSize + x];
-                            }
-                            if (barray)
-                                UNPIN_BYTE_ARRAY(ENVONLY, (jbyteArray)jobj, barray, jobj ? 0 : JNI_ABORT);
+            /* Convert each element to a list */
+            for (i = 0; i < (size_t)nmembs; i++) {
+                jboolean     found_jList = JNI_TRUE;
+                jobjectArray jList       = NULL;
+                int          ret_buflen  = -1;
 
-                            break;
-                        }
-                        default:
-                            H5_UNIMPLEMENTED(ENVONLY, "translate_rbuf: invalid class type");
-                            break;
-                    }
-                    /* Add it to the list */
-                    if (jobj) {
-                        ENVPTR->CallBooleanMethod(ENVONLY, jList, arrAddMethod, jobj);
-                        CHECK_JNI_EXCEPTION(ENVONLY, JNI_TRUE);
+                if ((memb = H5Tget_member_type(mem_type_id, (unsigned int)i)) < 0)
+                    H5_LIBRARY_ERROR(ENVONLY);
+                offset = H5Tget_member_offset(mem_type_id, (unsigned int)i);
 
-                        ENVPTR->DeleteLocalRef(ENVONLY, jobj);
-                    }
+                if ((vlClass = H5Tget_class(memb)) < 0)
+                    H5_LIBRARY_ERROR(ENVONLY);
+                if (!(vlSize = H5Tget_size(memb)))
+                    H5_LIBRARY_ERROR(ENVONLY);
+
+                /* Get the object element */
+                HDmemcpy(&objBuf, (char *)raw_buf + offset, vlSize);
+
+                ret_buflen = ENVPTR->GetArrayLength(ENVONLY, ret_buf);
+                /* The list we're going to return: */
+                if (i < ret_buflen) {
+                    if (NULL ==
+                        (jList = ENVPTR->GetObjectArrayElement(ENVONLY, (jobjectArray)ret_buf, (jsize)i)))
+                        found_jList = JNI_FALSE;
+                }
+                if (NULL == jList) {
+                    if (NULL ==
+                        (jList = (jobjectArray)ENVPTR->NewObject(ENVONLY, arrCList, arrListMethod, 0)))
+                        H5_OUT_OF_MEMORY_ERROR(ENVONLY,
+                                               "translate_rbuf: failed to allocate list read buffer");
                 }
+
+                translate_rbuf(ENVONLY, jList, memb, vlClass, (jsize)1, objBuf);
                 if (!found_jList) {
                     ENVPTR->CallBooleanMethod(ENVONLY, ret_buf, arrAddMethod, jList);
-                    CHECK_JNI_EXCEPTION(ENVONLY, JNI_TRUE);
                     ENVPTR->DeleteLocalRef(ENVONLY, jList);
                 }
             }
-        }
-    }
-    else if (type_class == H5T_COMPOUND) {
-        int    nmembs = H5Tget_nmembers(mem_type_id);
-        void  *objBuf = NULL;
-        size_t offset;
-
-        if (nmembs < 0)
-            goto done;
-
-        /* Convert each element to a list */
-        for (i = 0; i < (size_t)nmembs; i++) {
-            jboolean found_jList = JNI_TRUE;
+            H5Tclose(memb);
+            break;
+        } /* H5T_COMPOUND */
+        case H5T_ARRAY: {
+            void  *objBuf = NULL;
+            size_t typeCount;
 
-            if ((memb = H5Tget_member_type(mem_type_id, (unsigned int)i)) < 0)
+            if (!(memb = H5Tget_super(mem_type_id)))
                 H5_LIBRARY_ERROR(ENVONLY);
-            offset = H5Tget_member_offset(mem_type_id, (unsigned int)i);
-
             if ((vlClass = H5Tget_class(memb)) < 0)
                 H5_LIBRARY_ERROR(ENVONLY);
             if (!(vlSize = H5Tget_size(memb)))
                 H5_LIBRARY_ERROR(ENVONLY);
 
-            /* Get the object element */
-            HDmemcpy(&objBuf, (char *)raw_buf + offset, vlSize);
+            if (!(typeSize = H5Tget_size(mem_type_id)))
+                H5_LIBRARY_ERROR(ENVONLY);
+
+            typeCount = typeSize / vlSize;
+
+            if (NULL == (objBuf = HDmalloc(typeSize)))
+                H5_OUT_OF_MEMORY_ERROR(ENVONLY, "translate_rbuf: failed to allocate buffer");
+
+            /* Convert each element to a list */
+            for (i = 0; i < (size_t)count; i++) {
+                jboolean     found_jList = JNI_TRUE;
+                jobjectArray jList       = NULL;
+                int          ret_buflen  = -1;
+
+                /* Get the object element */
+                HDmemcpy((char *)objBuf, (char *)raw_buf + i * typeSize, typeSize);
 
-            /* The list we're going to return: */
-            if (NULL == (jList = ENVPTR->GetObjectArrayElement(ENVONLY, (jobjectArray)ret_buf, (jsize)i))) {
-                found_jList = JNI_FALSE;
-                if (NULL == (jList = (jobjectArray)ENVPTR->NewObject(ENVONLY, arrCList, arrListMethod, 0)))
-                    H5_OUT_OF_MEMORY_ERROR(ENVONLY, "translate_rbuf: failed to allocate list read buffer");
+                ret_buflen = ENVPTR->GetArrayLength(ENVONLY, ret_buf);
+                /* The list we're going to return: */
+                if (i < ret_buflen) {
+                    if (NULL ==
+                        (jList = ENVPTR->GetObjectArrayElement(ENVONLY, (jobjectArray)ret_buf, (jsize)i)))
+                        found_jList = JNI_FALSE;
+                }
+                if (NULL == jList) {
+                    if (NULL ==
+                        (jList = (jobjectArray)ENVPTR->NewObject(ENVONLY, arrCList, arrListMethod, 0)))
+                        H5_OUT_OF_MEMORY_ERROR(ENVONLY,
+                                               "translate_rbuf: failed to allocate list read buffer");
+                }
+
+                translate_rbuf(ENVONLY, jList, memb, vlClass, (jsize)typeCount, objBuf);
+                if (!found_jList) {
+                    ENVPTR->CallBooleanMethod(ENVONLY, ret_buf, arrAddMethod, jList);
+                    ENVPTR->DeleteLocalRef(ENVONLY, jList);
+                }
             }
 
-            if ((vlClass == H5T_ARRAY) || (vlClass == H5T_COMPOUND) || (vlClass == H5T_VLEN))
-                translate_rbuf(ENVONLY, jList, memb, vlClass, (jsize)1, objBuf);
-            else {
+            if (objBuf)
+                HDfree(objBuf);
+
+            break;
+        } /* H5T_ARRAY */
+        case H5T_INTEGER: {
+            /* Convert each element to a list */
+            for (i = 0; i < (size_t)count; i++) {
                 jobject jobj = NULL;
-                switch (vlClass) {
-                    /*case H5T_BOOL: {
-                        jboolean boolValue;
-                        for (x = 0; x < vlSize; x++) {
-                            ((char *)&boolValue)[x] = ((char *)vl_elem.p)[j*vlSize+x];
+                switch (typeSize) {
+                    case sizeof(jbyte): {
+                        jbyte byteValue;
+                        for (x = 0; x < typeSize; x++) {
+                            ((char *)&byteValue)[x] = ((char *)raw_buf)[i * typeSize + x];
                         }
 
-                        jobj = ENVPTR->CallStaticObjectMethod(ENVONLY, cBool, boolValueMid, boolValue);
-                        CHECK_JNI_EXCEPTION(ENVONLY, JNI_FALSE);
+                        if (NULL ==
+                            (jobj = ENVPTR->CallStaticObjectMethod(ENVONLY, cByte, byteValueMid, byteValue)))
+                            CHECK_JNI_EXCEPTION(ENVONLY, JNI_FALSE);
                         break;
-                    } */
-                    case H5T_INTEGER: {
-                        switch (vlSize) {
-                            case sizeof(jbyte): {
-                                jbyte byteValue;
-                                for (x = 0; x < vlSize; x++) {
-                                    ((char *)&byteValue)[x] = ((char *)objBuf)[vlSize + x];
-                                }
-
-                                jobj =
-                                    ENVPTR->CallStaticObjectMethod(ENVONLY, cByte, byteValueMid, byteValue);
-                                CHECK_JNI_EXCEPTION(ENVONLY, JNI_FALSE);
-                                break;
-                            }
-                            case sizeof(jshort): {
-                                jshort shortValue;
-                                for (x = 0; x < vlSize; x++) {
-                                    ((char *)&shortValue)[x] = ((char *)objBuf)[vlSize + x];
-                                }
-
-                                jobj = ENVPTR->CallStaticObjectMethod(ENVONLY, cShort, shortValueMid,
-                                                                      shortValue);
-                                CHECK_JNI_EXCEPTION(ENVONLY, JNI_FALSE);
-                                break;
-                            }
-                            case sizeof(jint): {
-                                jint intValue;
-                                for (x = 0; x < vlSize; x++) {
-                                    ((char *)&intValue)[x] = ((char *)objBuf)[vlSize + x];
-                                }
-
-                                jobj = ENVPTR->CallStaticObjectMethod(ENVONLY, cInt, intValueMid, intValue);
-                                CHECK_JNI_EXCEPTION(ENVONLY, JNI_FALSE);
-                                break;
-                            }
-                            case sizeof(jlong): {
-                                jlong longValue;
-                                for (x = 0; x < vlSize; x++) {
-                                    ((char *)&longValue)[x] = ((char *)objBuf)[vlSize + x];
-                                }
-
-                                jobj =
-                                    ENVPTR->CallStaticObjectMethod(ENVONLY, cLong, longValueMid, longValue);
-                                CHECK_JNI_EXCEPTION(ENVONLY, JNI_FALSE);
-                                break;
-                            }
+                    }
+                    case sizeof(jshort): {
+                        jshort shortValue;
+                        for (x = 0; x < typeSize; x++) {
+                            ((char *)&shortValue)[x] = ((char *)raw_buf)[i * typeSize + x];
                         }
+
+                        if (NULL == (jobj = ENVPTR->CallStaticObjectMethod(ENVONLY, cShort, shortValueMid,
+                                                                           shortValue)))
+                            CHECK_JNI_EXCEPTION(ENVONLY, JNI_FALSE);
                         break;
                     }
-                    case H5T_FLOAT: {
-                        switch (vlSize) {
-                            case sizeof(jfloat): {
-                                jfloat floatValue;
-                                for (x = 0; x < vlSize; x++) {
-                                    ((char *)&floatValue)[x] = ((char *)objBuf)[vlSize + x];
-                                }
-
-                                jobj = ENVPTR->CallStaticObjectMethod(ENVONLY, cFloat, floatValueMid,
-                                                                      (double)floatValue);
-                                CHECK_JNI_EXCEPTION(ENVONLY, JNI_FALSE);
-                                break;
-                            }
-                            case sizeof(jdouble): {
-                                jdouble doubleValue;
-                                for (x = 0; x < vlSize; x++) {
-                                    ((char *)&doubleValue)[x] = ((char *)objBuf)[vlSize + x];
-                                }
-
-                                jobj = ENVPTR->CallStaticObjectMethod(ENVONLY, cDouble, doubleValueMid,
-                                                                      doubleValue);
-                                CHECK_JNI_EXCEPTION(ENVONLY, JNI_FALSE);
-                                break;
-                            }
+                    case sizeof(jint): {
+                        jint intValue;
+                        for (x = 0; x < typeSize; x++) {
+                            ((char *)&intValue)[x] = ((char *)raw_buf)[i * typeSize + x];
                         }
+
+                        if (NULL ==
+                            (jobj = ENVPTR->CallStaticObjectMethod(ENVONLY, cInt, intValueMid, intValue)))
+                            CHECK_JNI_EXCEPTION(ENVONLY, JNI_FALSE);
                         break;
                     }
-                    case H5T_REFERENCE: {
-                        jboolean bb;
-                        jbyte   *barray = NULL;
-
-                        jsize byteArraySize = (jsize)vlSize;
-                        if (vlSize != (size_t)byteArraySize)
-                            H5_JNI_FATAL_ERROR(ENVONLY, "translate_rbuf: overflow of byteArraySize");
+                    case sizeof(jlong): {
+                        jlong longValue;
+                        for (x = 0; x < typeSize; x++) {
+                            ((char *)&longValue)[x] = ((char *)raw_buf)[i * typeSize + x];
+                        }
 
-                        if (NULL == (jobj = ENVPTR->NewByteArray(ENVONLY, byteArraySize)))
+                        if (NULL ==
+                            (jobj = ENVPTR->CallStaticObjectMethod(ENVONLY, cLong, longValueMid, longValue)))
                             CHECK_JNI_EXCEPTION(ENVONLY, JNI_FALSE);
-
-                        PIN_BYTE_ARRAY(ENVONLY, (jbyteArray)jobj, barray, &bb,
-                                       "translate_rbuf reference: byte array not pinned");
-
-                        for (x = 0; x < vlSize; x++) {
-                            barray[x] = ((jbyte *)objBuf)[vlSize + x];
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+                if (jobj) {
+                    ENVPTR->CallBooleanMethod(ENVONLY, ret_buf, arrAddMethod, jobj);
+                    ENVPTR->DeleteLocalRef(ENVONLY, jobj);
+                }
+                else {
+                }
+            }
+            break;
+        } /* H5T_INTEGER */
+        case H5T_FLOAT: {
+            /* Convert each element to a list */
+            for (i = 0; i < (size_t)count; i++) {
+                jobject jobj = NULL;
+                switch (typeSize) {
+                    case sizeof(jfloat): {
+                        jfloat floatValue;
+                        for (x = 0; x < typeSize; x++) {
+                            ((char *)&floatValue)[x] = ((char *)raw_buf)[i * typeSize + x];
                         }
-                        if (barray)
-                            UNPIN_BYTE_ARRAY(ENVONLY, (jbyteArray)jobj, barray, jobj ? 0 : JNI_ABORT);
+
+                        if (NULL == (jobj = ENVPTR->CallStaticObjectMethod(ENVONLY, cFloat, floatValueMid,
+                                                                           (double)floatValue)))
+                            CHECK_JNI_EXCEPTION(ENVONLY, JNI_FALSE);
                         break;
                     }
-                    default:
-                        H5_UNIMPLEMENTED(ENVONLY, "translate_rbuf: invalid class type");
+                    case sizeof(jdouble): {
+                        jdouble doubleValue;
+                        for (x = 0; x < typeSize; x++) {
+                            ((char *)&doubleValue)[x] = ((char *)raw_buf)[i * typeSize + x];
+                        }
+
+                        if (NULL == (jobj = ENVPTR->CallStaticObjectMethod(ENVONLY, cDouble, doubleValueMid,
+                                                                           doubleValue)))
+                            CHECK_JNI_EXCEPTION(ENVONLY, JNI_FALSE);
                         break;
+                    }
                 }
-                /* Add it to the list */
                 if (jobj) {
-                    ENVPTR->CallBooleanMethod(ENVONLY, jList, arrAddMethod, jobj);
-                    CHECK_JNI_EXCEPTION(ENVONLY, JNI_TRUE);
-
+                    ENVPTR->CallBooleanMethod(ENVONLY, ret_buf, arrAddMethod, jobj);
                     ENVPTR->DeleteLocalRef(ENVONLY, jobj);
                 }
             }
-            if (!found_jList) {
-                ENVPTR->CallBooleanMethod(ENVONLY, ret_buf, arrAddMethod, jList);
-                CHECK_JNI_EXCEPTION(ENVONLY, JNI_TRUE);
-                ENVPTR->DeleteLocalRef(ENVONLY, jList);
-            }
-        }
-        H5Tclose(memb);
-    }
-    else if (type_class == H5T_ARRAY) {
-        if (!(memb = H5Tget_super(mem_type_id)))
-            H5_LIBRARY_ERROR(ENVONLY);
-        if ((vlClass = H5Tget_class(memb)) < 0)
-            H5_LIBRARY_ERROR(ENVONLY);
-        if (!(vlSize = H5Tget_size(memb)))
-            H5_LIBRARY_ERROR(ENVONLY);
+            break;
+        } /* H5T_FLOAT */
+        case H5T_REFERENCE: {
+            /* Convert each element to a list */
+            for (i = 0; i < (size_t)count; i++) {
+                jboolean bb;
+                jbyte   *barray = NULL;
+                jobject  jobj   = NULL;
 
-        // TODO
-        H5_UNIMPLEMENTED(ENVONLY, "translate_rbuf: invalid H5T_ARRAY type");
-    }
+                jsize byteArraySize = (jsize)typeSize;
+                if (typeSize != (size_t)byteArraySize)
+                    H5_JNI_FATAL_ERROR(ENVONLY, "translate_rbuf: overflow of byteArraySize");
+
+                if (NULL == (jobj = ENVPTR->NewByteArray(ENVONLY, byteArraySize)))
+                    CHECK_JNI_EXCEPTION(ENVONLY, JNI_FALSE);
+
+                PIN_BYTE_ARRAY(ENVONLY, (jbyteArray)jobj, barray, &bb,
+                               "translate_rbuf reference: byte array not pinned");
+
+                for (x = 0; x < typeSize; x++) {
+                    barray[x] = ((jbyte *)raw_buf)[i * typeSize + x];
+                }
+                if (barray)
+                    UNPIN_BYTE_ARRAY(ENVONLY, (jbyteArray)jobj, barray, jobj ? 0 : JNI_ABORT);
+
+                if (jobj) {
+                    ENVPTR->CallBooleanMethod(ENVONLY, ret_buf, arrAddMethod, jobj);
+                    ENVPTR->DeleteLocalRef(ENVONLY, jobj);
+                }
+            }
+            break;
+        } /* H5T_REFERENCE */
+        default:
+            H5_UNIMPLEMENTED(ENVONLY, "translate_rbuf: invalid class type");
+            break;
+    } /* switch(type_class) */
 
 done:
 
@@ -4419,10 +4379,12 @@ translate_wbuf(JNIEnv *env, jobjectArray in_buf, jlong mem_type_id, H5T_class_t
 {
     herr_t       status = FAIL;
     hid_t        memb   = H5I_INVALID_HID;
+    jobjectArray jList  = NULL;
+    jobject      jobj   = NULL;
     H5T_class_t  vlClass;
     size_t       vlSize;
-    jobjectArray jList = NULL;
-    size_t       i, j, x;
+    size_t       i, x;
+    size_t       typeSize;
 
     /* retrieve the java.util.ArrayList interface class */
     jclass arrCList = ENVPTR->FindClass(ENVONLY, "java/util/ArrayList");
@@ -4446,141 +4408,168 @@ translate_wbuf(JNIEnv *env, jobjectArray in_buf, jlong mem_type_id, H5T_class_t
     jmethodID floatValueMid  = ENVPTR->GetMethodID(ENVONLY, cFloat, "floatValue", "()F");
     jmethodID doubleValueMid = ENVPTR->GetMethodID(ENVONLY, cDouble, "doubleValue", "()D");
 
-    if (type_class == H5T_VLEN) {
-        if (!(memb = H5Tget_super(mem_type_id)))
-            H5_LIBRARY_ERROR(ENVONLY);
-        if ((vlClass = H5Tget_class((hid_t)memb)) < 0)
-            H5_LIBRARY_ERROR(ENVONLY);
-        if (!(vlSize = H5Tget_size(memb)))
-            H5_LIBRARY_ERROR(ENVONLY);
+    if (!(typeSize = H5Tget_size(mem_type_id)))
+        H5_LIBRARY_ERROR(ENVONLY);
 
-        /* Convert each list to a vlen element */
-        for (i = 0; i < (size_t)count; i++) {
-            hvl_t vl_elem;
+    switch (type_class) {
+        case H5T_VLEN: {
+            if (!(memb = H5Tget_super(mem_type_id)))
+                H5_LIBRARY_ERROR(ENVONLY);
+            if ((vlClass = H5Tget_class((hid_t)memb)) < 0)
+                H5_LIBRARY_ERROR(ENVONLY);
+            if (!(vlSize = H5Tget_size(memb)))
+                H5_LIBRARY_ERROR(ENVONLY);
 
-            if (NULL == (jList = ENVPTR->GetObjectArrayElement(ENVONLY, (jobjectArray)in_buf, (jsize)i)))
-                CHECK_JNI_EXCEPTION(ENVONLY, JNI_FALSE);
+            /* Convert each list to a vlen element */
+            for (i = 0; i < (size_t)count; i++) {
+                hvl_t vl_elem;
 
-            /* invoke the toArray method */
-            if (mToArray == NULL)
-                CHECK_JNI_EXCEPTION(ENVONLY, JNI_FALSE);
-            jobjectArray array   = (jobjectArray)ENVPTR->CallObjectMethod(ENVONLY, jList, mToArray);
-            jsize        jnelmts = ENVPTR->GetArrayLength(ENVONLY, array);
+                if (NULL == (jList = ENVPTR->GetObjectArrayElement(ENVONLY, (jobjectArray)in_buf, (jsize)i)))
+                    CHECK_JNI_EXCEPTION(ENVONLY, JNI_FALSE);
 
-            if (jnelmts < 0)
-                H5_BAD_ARGUMENT_ERROR(ENVONLY, "translate_wbuf: number of VL elements < 0");
+                /* invoke the toArray method */
+                if (mToArray == NULL)
+                    CHECK_JNI_EXCEPTION(ENVONLY, JNI_FALSE);
+                jobjectArray array   = (jobjectArray)ENVPTR->CallObjectMethod(ENVONLY, jList, mToArray);
+                jsize        jnelmts = ENVPTR->GetArrayLength(ENVONLY, array);
+
+                if (jnelmts < 0)
+                    H5_BAD_ARGUMENT_ERROR(ENVONLY, "translate_wbuf: number of VL elements < 0");
 
-            vl_elem.len = (size_t)jnelmts;
+                vl_elem.len = (size_t)jnelmts;
 
-            if (NULL == (vl_elem.p = HDmalloc((size_t)jnelmts * vlSize)))
-                H5_OUT_OF_MEMORY_ERROR(ENVONLY, "translate_wbuf: failed to allocate vlen ptr buffer");
+                if (NULL == (vl_elem.p = HDmalloc((size_t)jnelmts * vlSize)))
+                    H5_OUT_OF_MEMORY_ERROR(ENVONLY, "translate_wbuf: failed to allocate vlen ptr buffer");
 
-            if ((vlClass == H5T_ARRAY) || (vlClass == H5T_COMPOUND) || (vlClass == H5T_VLEN))
                 translate_wbuf(ENVONLY, (jobjectArray)array, memb, vlClass, (jsize)jnelmts, vl_elem.p);
-            else {
-                jobject jobj = NULL;
-                for (j = 0; j < (size_t)jnelmts; j++) {
-                    if (NULL ==
-                        (jobj = ENVPTR->GetObjectArrayElement(ENVONLY, (jobjectArray)array, (jsize)j)))
-                        CHECK_JNI_EXCEPTION(ENVONLY, JNI_FALSE);
-
-                    switch (vlClass) {
-                        /* case H5T_BOOL: {
-                                jboolean boolValue = ENVPTR->CallBooleanMethod(ENVONLY, jobj, boolValueMid);
-                                for (x = 0; x < vlSize; x++) {
-                                    ((char *)vl_elem.p)[j * vlSize + x] = ((char *)&boolValue)[x];
-                                }
-                                break;
-                        } */
-                        case H5T_INTEGER: {
-                            switch (vlSize) {
-                                case sizeof(jbyte): {
-                                    jbyte byteValue = ENVPTR->CallByteMethod(ENVONLY, jobj, byteValueMid);
-                                    for (x = 0; x < vlSize; x++) {
-                                        ((char *)vl_elem.p)[j * vlSize + x] = ((char *)&byteValue)[x];
-                                    }
-                                    break;
-                                }
-                                case sizeof(jshort): {
-                                    jshort shortValue = ENVPTR->CallShortMethod(ENVONLY, jobj, shortValueMid);
-                                    for (x = 0; x < vlSize; x++) {
-                                        ((char *)vl_elem.p)[j * vlSize + x] = ((char *)&shortValue)[x];
-                                    }
-                                    break;
-                                }
-                                case sizeof(jint): {
-                                    jint intValue = ENVPTR->CallIntMethod(ENVONLY, jobj, intValueMid);
-                                    for (x = 0; x < vlSize; x++) {
-                                        ((char *)vl_elem.p)[j * vlSize + x] = ((char *)&intValue)[x];
-                                    }
-                                    break;
-                                }
-                                case sizeof(jlong): {
-                                    jlong longValue = ENVPTR->CallLongMethod(ENVONLY, jobj, longValueMid);
-                                    for (x = 0; x < vlSize; x++) {
-                                        ((char *)vl_elem.p)[j * vlSize + x] = ((char *)&longValue)[x];
-                                    }
-                                    break;
-                                }
-                            }
-                            break;
+
+                HDmemcpy((char *)raw_buf + i * sizeof(hvl_t), &vl_elem, sizeof(hvl_t));
+
+                ENVPTR->DeleteLocalRef(ENVONLY, jList);
+            } /* end for (i = 0; i < count; i++) */
+            break;
+        } /* H5T_VLEN */
+        case H5T_COMPOUND: {
+            H5_UNIMPLEMENTED(ENVONLY, "translate_wbuf: invalid H5T_COMPOUND type");
+            break;
+        } /* H5T_COMPOUND */
+        case H5T_ARRAY: {
+            void *objBuf = NULL;
+
+            if (!(memb = H5Tget_super(mem_type_id)))
+                H5_LIBRARY_ERROR(ENVONLY);
+            if ((vlClass = H5Tget_class(memb)) < 0)
+                H5_LIBRARY_ERROR(ENVONLY);
+            if (!(vlSize = H5Tget_size(memb)))
+                H5_LIBRARY_ERROR(ENVONLY);
+
+            /* Convert each list to an array element */
+            for (i = 0; i < (size_t)count; i++) {
+                if (NULL == (jList = ENVPTR->GetObjectArrayElement(ENVONLY, (jobjectArray)in_buf, (jsize)i)))
+                    CHECK_JNI_EXCEPTION(ENVONLY, JNI_FALSE);
+
+                /* invoke the toArray method */
+                if (mToArray == NULL)
+                    CHECK_JNI_EXCEPTION(ENVONLY, JNI_FALSE);
+                jobjectArray array   = (jobjectArray)ENVPTR->CallObjectMethod(ENVONLY, jList, mToArray);
+                jsize        jnelmts = ENVPTR->GetArrayLength(ENVONLY, array);
+
+                if (jnelmts < 0)
+                    H5_BAD_ARGUMENT_ERROR(ENVONLY, "translate_wbuf: number of array elements < 0");
+
+                if (NULL == (objBuf = HDmalloc((size_t)jnelmts * vlSize)))
+                    H5_OUT_OF_MEMORY_ERROR(ENVONLY, "translate_wbuf: failed to allocate buffer");
+
+                translate_wbuf(ENVONLY, (jobjectArray)array, memb, vlClass, (jsize)jnelmts, objBuf);
+
+                HDmemcpy((char *)raw_buf + i * vlSize * jnelmts, (char *)objBuf, vlSize * jnelmts);
+
+                ENVPTR->DeleteLocalRef(ENVONLY, jList);
+            } /* end for (i = 0; i < count; i++) */
+            break;
+        } /* H5T_ARRAY */
+        case H5T_INTEGER: {
+            /* Convert each list to an array element */
+            for (i = 0; i < (size_t)count; i++) {
+                if (NULL == (jobj = ENVPTR->GetObjectArrayElement(ENVONLY, (jobjectArray)in_buf, (jsize)i)))
+                    CHECK_JNI_EXCEPTION(ENVONLY, JNI_FALSE);
+                switch (typeSize) {
+                    case sizeof(jbyte): {
+                        jbyte byteValue = ENVPTR->CallByteMethod(ENVONLY, jobj, byteValueMid);
+                        for (x = 0; x < typeSize; x++) {
+                            ((char *)raw_buf)[i * typeSize + x] = ((char *)&byteValue)[x];
                         }
-                        case H5T_FLOAT: {
-                            switch (vlSize) {
-                                case sizeof(jfloat): {
-                                    jfloat floatValue = ENVPTR->CallFloatMethod(ENVONLY, jobj, floatValueMid);
-                                    for (x = 0; x < vlSize; x++) {
-                                        ((char *)vl_elem.p)[j * vlSize + x] = ((char *)&floatValue)[x];
-                                    }
-                                    break;
-                                }
-                                case sizeof(jdouble): {
-                                    jdouble doubleValue =
-                                        ENVPTR->CallDoubleMethod(ENVONLY, jobj, doubleValueMid);
-                                    for (x = 0; x < vlSize; x++) {
-                                        ((char *)vl_elem.p)[j * vlSize + x] = ((char *)&doubleValue)[x];
-                                    }
-                                    break;
-                                }
-                            }
-                            break;
+                        break;
+                    }
+                    case sizeof(jshort): {
+                        jshort shortValue = ENVPTR->CallShortMethod(ENVONLY, jobj, shortValueMid);
+                        for (x = 0; x < typeSize; x++) {
+                            ((char *)raw_buf)[i * typeSize + x] = ((char *)&shortValue)[x];
                         }
-                        case H5T_REFERENCE: {
-                            jbyte *barray = (jbyte *)ENVPTR->GetByteArrayElements(ENVONLY, jobj, 0);
-                            for (x = 0; x < vlSize; x++) {
-                                ((char *)vl_elem.p)[j * vlSize + x] = ((char *)barray)[x];
-                            }
-                            ENVPTR->ReleaseByteArrayElements(ENVONLY, jobj, barray, 0);
-                            break;
+                        break;
+                    }
+                    case sizeof(jint): {
+                        jint intValue = ENVPTR->CallIntMethod(ENVONLY, jobj, intValueMid);
+                        for (x = 0; x < typeSize; x++) {
+                            ((char *)raw_buf)[i * typeSize + x] = ((char *)&intValue)[x];
                         }
-                        default:
-                            H5_UNIMPLEMENTED(ENVONLY, "translate_wbuf: invalid class type");
-                            break;
+                        break;
+                    }
+                    case sizeof(jlong): {
+                        jlong longValue = ENVPTR->CallLongMethod(ENVONLY, jobj, longValueMid);
+                        for (x = 0; x < typeSize; x++) {
+                            ((char *)raw_buf)[i * typeSize + x] = ((char *)&longValue)[x];
+                        }
+                        break;
                     }
-                    ENVPTR->DeleteLocalRef(ENVONLY, jobj);
                 }
+                ENVPTR->DeleteLocalRef(ENVONLY, jobj);
             }
-
-            HDmemcpy((char *)raw_buf + i * sizeof(hvl_t), &vl_elem, sizeof(hvl_t));
-
-            ENVPTR->DeleteLocalRef(ENVONLY, jList);
-        } /* end for (i = 0; i < count; i++) */
-    }
-    else if (type_class == H5T_COMPOUND) {
-        // TODO
-        H5_UNIMPLEMENTED(ENVONLY, "translate_wbuf: invalid H5T_COMPOUND type");
-    }
-    else if (type_class == H5T_ARRAY) {
-        if (!(memb = H5Tget_super(mem_type_id)))
-            H5_LIBRARY_ERROR(ENVONLY);
-        if ((vlClass = H5Tget_class(memb)) < 0)
-            H5_LIBRARY_ERROR(ENVONLY);
-        if (!(vlSize = H5Tget_size(memb)))
-            H5_LIBRARY_ERROR(ENVONLY);
-
-        // TODO
-        H5_UNIMPLEMENTED(ENVONLY, "translate_wbuf: invalid H5T_ARRAY type");
-    }
+            break;
+        } /* H5T_INTEGER */
+        case H5T_FLOAT: {
+            /* Convert each list to an array element */
+            for (i = 0; i < (size_t)count; i++) {
+                if (NULL == (jobj = ENVPTR->GetObjectArrayElement(ENVONLY, (jobjectArray)in_buf, (jsize)i)))
+                    CHECK_JNI_EXCEPTION(ENVONLY, JNI_FALSE);
+                switch (typeSize) {
+                    case sizeof(jfloat): {
+                        jfloat floatValue = ENVPTR->CallFloatMethod(ENVONLY, jobj, floatValueMid);
+                        for (x = 0; x < typeSize; x++) {
+                            ((char *)raw_buf)[i * typeSize + x] = ((char *)&floatValue)[x];
+                        }
+                        break;
+                    }
+                    case sizeof(jdouble): {
+                        jdouble doubleValue = ENVPTR->CallDoubleMethod(ENVONLY, jobj, doubleValueMid);
+                        for (x = 0; x < typeSize; x++) {
+                            ((char *)raw_buf)[i * typeSize + x] = ((char *)&doubleValue)[x];
+                        }
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+                ENVPTR->DeleteLocalRef(ENVONLY, jobj);
+            }
+            break;
+        } /* H5T_FLOAT */
+        case H5T_REFERENCE: {
+            /* Convert each list to an array element */
+            for (i = 0; i < (size_t)count; i++) {
+                if (NULL == (jobj = ENVPTR->GetObjectArrayElement(ENVONLY, (jobjectArray)in_buf, (jsize)i)))
+                    CHECK_JNI_EXCEPTION(ENVONLY, JNI_FALSE);
+                jbyte *barray = (jbyte *)ENVPTR->GetByteArrayElements(ENVONLY, jobj, 0);
+                for (x = 0; x < typeSize; x++) {
+                    ((char *)raw_buf)[i * typeSize + x] = ((char *)barray)[x];
+                }
+                ENVPTR->ReleaseByteArrayElements(ENVONLY, jobj, barray, 0);
+                ENVPTR->DeleteLocalRef(ENVONLY, jobj);
+            }
+            break;
+        }
+        default:
+            H5_UNIMPLEMENTED(ENVONLY, "translate_wbuf: invalid class type");
+            break;
+    } /* switch(type_class) */
 
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