Merge branch 'develop' of https://bitbucket.hdfgroup.org/scm/~bmribler/hdf5_bmr_fixbug into develop

23 files changed, 2190 insertions, 353 deletions

diff --git a/java/src/hdf/hdf5lib/H5.java b/java/src/hdf/hdf5lib/H5.java
index f9f9b65..e354207 100644
--- a/java/src/hdf/hdf5lib/H5.java
+++ b/java/src/hdf/hdf5lib/H5.java
@@ -499,9 +499,9 @@ public class H5 implements java.io.Serializable {
     private synchronized static native boolean H5is_library_threadsafe();
 
     // /////// unimplemented ////////
-    // H5_DLL herr_t H5free_memory(void *mem);
-    // H5_DLL void *H5allocate_memory(size_t size, hbool_t clear);
-    // H5_DLL void *H5resize_memory(void *mem, size_t size);
+    //  herr_t H5free_memory(void *mem);
+    //  void *H5allocate_memory(size_t size, hbool_t clear);
+    //  void *H5resize_memory(void *mem, size_t size);
 
     // ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     // //
@@ -852,7 +852,8 @@ public class H5 implements java.io.Serializable {
      * @exception HDF5LibraryException
      *                - Error from the HDF-5 Library.
      **/
-    public static long H5Aget_space(long attr_id) throws HDF5LibraryException {
+    public static long H5Aget_space(long attr_id) throws HDF5LibraryException
+    {
         long id = _H5Aget_space(attr_id);
         if (id > 0) {
             log.trace("OPEN_IDS: H5Aget_space add {}", id);
@@ -888,7 +889,8 @@ public class H5 implements java.io.Serializable {
      * @exception HDF5LibraryException
      *                - Error from the HDF-5 Library.
      **/
-    public static long H5Aget_type(long attr_id) throws HDF5LibraryException {
+    public static long H5Aget_type(long attr_id) throws HDF5LibraryException
+    {
         long id = _H5Aget_type(attr_id);
         if (id > 0) {
             log.trace("OPEN_IDS: H5Aget_type add {}", id);
@@ -918,8 +920,9 @@ public class H5 implements java.io.Serializable {
      * @exception NullPointerException
      *                - Name is null.
      **/
-    public static long H5Aopen(long obj_id, String attr_name, long aapl_id) throws HDF5LibraryException,
-            NullPointerException {
+    public static long H5Aopen(long obj_id, String attr_name, long aapl_id)
+            throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException
+    {
         long id = _H5Aopen(obj_id, attr_name, aapl_id);
         if (id > 0) {
             log.trace("OPEN_IDS: H5Aopen add {}", id);
@@ -959,7 +962,8 @@ public class H5 implements java.io.Serializable {
      *                - Name is null.
      **/
     public static long H5Aopen_by_idx(long loc_id, String obj_name, int idx_type, int order, long n, long aapl_id,
-            long lapl_id) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException {
+            long lapl_id) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException
+    {
         long id = _H5Aopen_by_idx(loc_id, obj_name, idx_type, order, n, aapl_id, lapl_id);
         if (id > 0) {
             log.trace("OPEN_IDS: H5Aopen_by_idx add {}", id);
@@ -994,7 +998,8 @@ public class H5 implements java.io.Serializable {
      *                - obj_name is null.
      **/
     public static long H5Aopen_by_name(long loc_id, String obj_name, String attr_name, long aapl_id, long lapl_id)
-            throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException {
+            throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException
+    {
         long id = _H5Aopen_by_name(loc_id, obj_name, attr_name, aapl_id, lapl_id);
         if (id > 0) {
             log.trace("OPEN_IDS: H5Aopen_by_name add {}", id);
@@ -1015,8 +1020,10 @@ public class H5 implements java.io.Serializable {
      *            IN: Identifier of an attribute to read.
      * @param mem_type_id
      *            IN: Identifier of the attribute datatype (in memory).
-     * @param buf
-     *            IN: Buffer for data to be read.
+     * @param obj
+     *            Buffer to store data read from the file.
+     * @param isCriticalPinning
+     *            request lock on data reference.
      *
      * @return a non-negative value if successful
      *
@@ -1025,9 +1032,19 @@ public class H5 implements java.io.Serializable {
      * @exception NullPointerException
      *                - data buffer is null.
      **/
-    public synchronized static native int H5Aread(long attr_id, long mem_type_id, byte[] buf)
+    public synchronized static native int H5Aread(long attr_id, long mem_type_id, byte[] obj, boolean isCriticalPinning)
             throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException;
 
+    public synchronized static int H5Aread(long attr_id, long mem_type_id, byte[] buf) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException
+    {
+        return H5Aread(attr_id, mem_type_id, buf, true);
+    }
+
+    public synchronized static int H5Aread(long attr_id, long mem_type_id, Object obj) throws HDF5Exception, HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException
+    {
+        return H5Aread(attr_id, mem_type_id, obj, true);
+    }
+
     /**
      * H5Aread reads an attribute, specified with attr_id. The attribute's memory datatype is specified with
      * mem_type_id. The entire attribute is read into data object from the file.
@@ -1038,31 +1055,143 @@ public class H5 implements java.io.Serializable {
      *            IN: Identifier of the attribute datatype (in memory).
      * @param obj
      *            IN: Object for data to be read.
+     * @param isCriticalPinning
+     *            request lock on data reference.
      *
      * @return a non-negative value if successful
      *
+     * @exception HDF5Exception
+     *                - Failure in the data conversion.
      * @exception HDF5LibraryException
      *                - Error from the HDF-5 Library.
      * @exception NullPointerException
      *                - data buffer is null. See public synchronized static native int H5Aread( )
      **/
-    public synchronized static int H5Aread(long attr_id, long mem_type_id, Object obj) throws HDF5Exception,
-            NullPointerException {
-        HDFArray theArray = new HDFArray(obj);
-        byte[] buf = theArray.emptyBytes();
+    public synchronized static int H5Aread(long attr_id, long mem_type_id, Object obj, boolean isCriticalPinning)
+            throws HDF5Exception, HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException
+    {
+        int status = -1;
+        boolean is1D = false;
 
-        // This will raise an exception if there is an error
-        int status = H5Aread(attr_id, mem_type_id, buf);
+        Class dataClass = obj.getClass();
+        if (!dataClass.isArray()) {
+            throw (new HDF5JavaException("H5Aread: data is not an array"));
+        }
 
-        // No exception: status really ought to be OK
-        if (status >= 0) {
-            obj = theArray.arrayify(buf);
+        String cname = dataClass.getName();
+        is1D = (cname.lastIndexOf('[') == cname.indexOf('['));
+        char dname = cname.charAt(cname.lastIndexOf("[") + 1);
+        log.trace("H5Aread: cname={} is1D={} dname={}", cname, is1D, dname);
+
+        if (is1D && (dname == 'B')) {
+            log.trace("H5Aread_dname_B");
+            status = H5Aread(attr_id, mem_type_id, (byte[]) obj, isCriticalPinning);
+        }
+        else if (is1D && (dname == 'S')) {
+            log.trace("H5Aread_dname_S");
+            status = H5Aread_short(attr_id, mem_type_id, (short[]) obj, isCriticalPinning);
+        }
+        else if (is1D && (dname == 'I')) {
+            log.trace("H5Aread_dname_I");
+            status = H5Aread_int(attr_id, mem_type_id, (int[]) obj, isCriticalPinning);
+        }
+        else if (is1D && (dname == 'J')) {
+            log.trace("H5Aread_dname_J");
+            status = H5Aread_long(attr_id, mem_type_id, (long[]) obj, isCriticalPinning);
+        }
+        else if (is1D && (dname == 'F')) {
+            log.trace("H5Aread_dname_F");
+            status = H5Aread_float(attr_id, mem_type_id, (float[]) obj, isCriticalPinning);
+        }
+        else if (is1D && (dname == 'D')) {
+            log.trace("H5Aread_dname_D");
+            status = H5Aread_double(attr_id, mem_type_id, (double[]) obj, isCriticalPinning);
+        }
+        else if ((H5.H5Tdetect_class(mem_type_id, HDF5Constants.H5T_REFERENCE) && (is1D && (dataClass.getComponentType() == String.class))) || H5.H5Tequal(mem_type_id, HDF5Constants.H5T_STD_REF_DSETREG)) {
+            log.trace("H5Aread_reg_ref");
+            status = H5Aread_reg_ref(attr_id, mem_type_id, (String[]) obj);
+        }
+        else if (is1D && (dataClass.getComponentType() == String.class)) {
+            log.trace("H5Aread_string type");
+            status = H5Aread_string(attr_id, mem_type_id, (String[]) obj);
+        }
+        else {
+            // Create a data buffer to hold the data into a Java Array
+            HDFArray theArray = new HDFArray(obj);
+            byte[] buf = theArray.emptyBytes();
+            log.trace("H5Aread_else");
+
+            // This will raise an exception if there is an error
+            status = H5Aread(attr_id, mem_type_id, buf, isCriticalPinning);
+
+            // No exception: status really ought to be OK
+            if (status >= 0) {
+                obj = theArray.arrayify(buf);
+            }
+
+            // clean up these: assign 'null' as hint to gc()
+            buf = null;
+            theArray = null;
         }
 
         return status;
     }
 
-    public synchronized static native int H5AreadVL(long attr_id, long mem_type_id, String[] buf)
+    public synchronized static native int H5Aread_double(long attr_id, long mem_type_id, double[] buf, boolean isCriticalPinning)
+            throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException;
+
+    public synchronized static int H5Aread_double(long attr_id, long mem_type_id, double[] buf)
+            throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException
+    {
+        return H5Aread_double(attr_id, mem_type_id, buf, true);
+    }
+
+    public synchronized static native int H5Aread_float(long attr_id, long mem_type_id, float[] buf, boolean isCriticalPinning)
+            throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException;
+
+    public synchronized static int H5Aread_float(long attr_id, long mem_type_id, float[] buf)
+            throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException
+    {
+        return H5Aread_float(attr_id, mem_type_id, buf, true);
+    }
+
+    public synchronized static native int H5Aread_int(long attr_id, long mem_type_id, int[] buf, boolean isCriticalPinning)
+            throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException;
+
+    public synchronized static int H5Aread_int(long attr_id, long mem_type_id, int[] buf)
+            throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException
+    {
+        return H5Aread_int(attr_id, mem_type_id, buf, true);
+    }
+
+    public synchronized static native int H5Aread_long(long attr_id, long mem_type_id, long[] buf, boolean isCriticalPinning)
+            throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException;
+
+    public synchronized static int H5Aread_long(long attr_id, long mem_type_id, long[] buf)
+            throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException
+    {
+        return H5Aread_long(attr_id, mem_type_id, buf, true);
+    }
+
+    public synchronized static native int H5Aread_reg_ref(long attr_id, long mem_type_id, String[] buf)
+            throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException;
+
+    public synchronized static native int H5Aread_short(long attr_id, long mem_type_id, short[] buf, boolean isCriticalPinning)
+            throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException;
+
+    public synchronized static int H5Aread_short(long attr_id, long mem_type_id, short[] buf)
+            throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException
+    {
+        return H5Aread_short(attr_id, mem_type_id, buf, true);
+    }
+
+    public synchronized static native int H5AreadVL(long attr_id, long mem_type_id, Object[] buf)
+            throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException;
+
+    public synchronized static native int H5Aread_string(long attr_id, long mem_type_id, String[] buf)
+            throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException;
+
+    public synchronized static native int H5Aread_VLStrings(long attr_id, long mem_type_id, Object[] buf)
             throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException;
 
     public synchronized static native int H5AreadComplex(long attr_id, long mem_type_id, String[] buf)
@@ -1123,7 +1252,9 @@ public class H5 implements java.io.Serializable {
      * @param mem_type_id
      *            IN: Identifier of the attribute datatype (in memory).
      * @param buf
-     *            IN: Data to be written.
+     *            IN: Buffer with data to be written to the file.
+     * @param isCriticalPinning
+     *            IN: request lock on data reference.
      *
      * @return a non-negative value if successful
      *
@@ -1132,9 +1263,21 @@ public class H5 implements java.io.Serializable {
      * @exception NullPointerException
      *                - data is null.
      **/
-    public synchronized static native int H5Awrite(long attr_id, long mem_type_id, byte[] buf)
+    public synchronized static native int H5Awrite(long attr_id, long mem_type_id, byte[] buf, boolean isCriticalPinning)
             throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException;
 
+    public synchronized static int H5Awrite(long attr_id, long mem_type_id, byte[] buf)
+            throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException
+    {
+        return H5Awrite(attr_id, mem_type_id, buf, true);
+    }
+
+    public synchronized static int H5Awrite(long attr_id, long mem_type_id, Object obj)
+            throws HDF5Exception, HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException
+    {
+        return H5Awrite(attr_id, mem_type_id, obj, true);
+    }
+
     /**
      * H5Awrite writes an attribute, specified with attr_id. The attribute's memory datatype is specified with
      * mem_type_id. The entire attribute is written from data object to the file.
@@ -1145,28 +1288,140 @@ public class H5 implements java.io.Serializable {
      *            IN: Identifier of the attribute datatype (in memory).
      * @param obj
      *            IN: Data object to be written.
+     * @param isCriticalPinning
+     *            request lock on data reference.
      *
      * @return a non-negative value if successful
      *
+     * @exception HDF5Exception
+     *                - Failure in the data conversion.
      * @exception HDF5LibraryException
      *                - Error from the HDF-5 Library.
      * @exception NullPointerException
-     *                - data object is null. See public synchronized static native int H5Awrite(int attr_id, int
-     *                mem_type_id, byte[] buf);
+     *                - data object is null
      **/
-    public synchronized static int H5Awrite(long attr_id, long mem_type_id, Object obj)
-            throws HDF5Exception, NullPointerException
+    public synchronized static int H5Awrite(long attr_id, long mem_type_id, Object obj, boolean isCriticalPinning)
+            throws HDF5Exception, HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException
     {
-        HDFArray theArray = new HDFArray(obj);
-        byte[] buf = theArray.byteify();
+        int status = -1;
+        boolean is1D = false;
 
-        int retVal = H5Awrite(attr_id, mem_type_id, buf);
-        buf = null;
-        theArray = null;
-        return retVal;
+        Class dataClass = obj.getClass();
+        if (!dataClass.isArray()) {
+            throw (new HDF5JavaException("H5Dwrite: data is not an array"));
+        }
+
+        String cname = dataClass.getName();
+        is1D = (cname.lastIndexOf('[') == cname.indexOf('['));
+        char dname = cname.charAt(cname.lastIndexOf("[") + 1);
+
+        if (is1D && (dname == 'B')) {
+            status = H5Awrite(attr_id, mem_type_id, (byte[]) obj, isCriticalPinning);
+        }
+        else if (is1D && (dname == 'S')) {
+            status = H5Awrite_short(attr_id, mem_type_id, (short[]) obj, isCriticalPinning);
+        }
+        else if (is1D && (dname == 'I')) {
+            status = H5Awrite_int(attr_id, mem_type_id, (int[]) obj, isCriticalPinning);
+        }
+        else if (is1D && (dname == 'J')) {
+            status = H5Awrite_long(attr_id, mem_type_id, (long[]) obj, isCriticalPinning);
+        }
+        else if (is1D && (dname == 'F')) {
+            status = H5Awrite_float(attr_id, mem_type_id, (float[]) obj, isCriticalPinning);
+        }
+        else if (is1D && (dname == 'D')) {
+            status = H5Awrite_double(attr_id, mem_type_id, (double[]) obj, isCriticalPinning);
+        }
+        else if (is1D && (dataClass.getComponentType() == String.class)) {
+            log.trace("H5Dwrite_string type");
+            status = H5Awrite_string(attr_id, mem_type_id, (String[]) obj);
+        }
+        else {
+            HDFArray theArray = new HDFArray(obj);
+            byte[] buf = theArray.byteify();
+
+            status = H5Awrite(attr_id, mem_type_id, buf);
+            buf = null;
+            theArray = null;
+        }
+
+        return status;
     }
 
-    public synchronized static native int H5AwriteVL(long attr_id, long mem_type_id, String[] buf)
+    public synchronized static native int H5Awrite_double(long attr_id, long mem_type_id, double[] buf, boolean isCriticalPinning)
+            throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException;
+
+    public synchronized static int H5Awrite_double(long attr_id, long mem_type_id, double[] buf)
+            throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException
+    {
+        return H5Awrite_double(attr_id, mem_type_id, buf, true);
+    }
+
+    public synchronized static native int H5Awrite_float(long attr_id, long mem_type_id, float[] buf, boolean isCriticalPinning)
+            throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException;
+
+    public synchronized static int H5Awrite_float(long attr_id, long mem_type_id, float[] buf)
+            throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException
+    {
+        return H5Awrite_float(attr_id, mem_type_id, buf, true);
+    }
+
+    public synchronized static native int H5Awrite_int(long attr_id, long mem_type_id, int[] buf, boolean isCriticalPinning)
+            throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException;
+
+    public synchronized static int H5Awrite_int(long attr_id, long mem_type_id, int[] buf)
+            throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException
+    {
+        return H5Awrite_int(attr_id, mem_type_id, buf, true);
+    }
+
+    public synchronized static native int H5Awrite_long(long attr_id, long mem_type_id, long[] buf, boolean isCriticalPinning)
+            throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException;
+
+    public synchronized static int H5Awrite_long(long attr_id, long mem_type_id, long[] buf)
+            throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException
+    {
+        return H5Awrite_long(attr_id, mem_type_id, buf, true);
+    }
+
+    public synchronized static native int H5Awrite_short(long attr_id, long mem_type_id, short[] buf, boolean isCriticalPinning)
+            throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException;
+
+    public synchronized static int H5Awrite_short(long attr_id, long mem_type_id, short[] buf)
+            throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException
+    {
+        return H5Awrite_short(attr_id, mem_type_id, buf, true);
+    }
+
+    public synchronized static native int H5Awrite_string(long attr_id, long mem_type_id, String[] buf)
+            throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException;
+
+    public synchronized static native int H5AwriteVL(long attr_id, long mem_type_id, Object[] buf)
+            throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException;
+
+    /**
+     * H5Awrite_VLStrings writes a variable length String dataset, specified by its identifier attr_id, from
+     * the application memory buffer buf into the file.
+     *
+     * ---- contributed by Rosetta Biosoftware
+     *
+     * @param attr_id
+     *            Identifier of the attribute read from.
+     * @param mem_type_id
+     *            Identifier of the memory datatype.
+     * @param buf
+     *            Buffer with data to be written to the file.
+     *
+     * @return a non-negative value if successful
+     *
+     * @exception HDF5LibraryException
+     *                - Error from the HDF-5 Library.
+     * @exception NullPointerException
+     *                - name is null.
+     **/
+
+    public synchronized static native int H5Awrite_VLStrings(long attr_id, long mem_type_id, Object[] buf)
             throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException;
 
     /**
@@ -1614,8 +1869,8 @@ public class H5 implements java.io.Serializable {
      * @exception NullPointerException
      *                - name is null.
      **/
-    public static long H5Dopen(long loc_id, String name, long dapl_id) throws HDF5LibraryException,
-    NullPointerException {
+    public static long H5Dopen(long loc_id, String name, long dapl_id) throws HDF5LibraryException,  NullPointerException
+    {
         long id = _H5Dopen2(loc_id, name, dapl_id);
         if (id > 0) {
             log.trace("OPEN_IDS: H5Dopen add {}", id);
@@ -1664,12 +1919,14 @@ public class H5 implements java.io.Serializable {
             NullPointerException;
 
     public synchronized static int H5Dread(long dataset_id, long mem_type_id, long mem_space_id, long file_space_id,
-            long xfer_plist_id, byte[] buf) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException {
+            long xfer_plist_id, byte[] buf) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException
+    {
         return H5Dread(dataset_id, mem_type_id, mem_space_id, file_space_id, xfer_plist_id, buf, true);
     }
 
     public synchronized static int H5Dread(long dataset_id, long mem_type_id, long mem_space_id, long file_space_id,
-            long xfer_plist_id, Object obj) throws HDF5Exception, HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException {
+            long xfer_plist_id, Object obj) throws HDF5Exception, HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException
+    {
         return H5Dread(dataset_id, mem_type_id, mem_space_id, file_space_id, xfer_plist_id, obj, true);
     }
 
@@ -1703,7 +1960,8 @@ public class H5 implements java.io.Serializable {
      **/
     public synchronized static int H5Dread(long dataset_id, long mem_type_id, long mem_space_id, long file_space_id,
             long xfer_plist_id, Object obj, boolean isCriticalPinning) throws HDF5Exception, HDF5LibraryException,
-            NullPointerException {
+            NullPointerException
+    {
         int status = -1;
         boolean is1D = false;
 
@@ -1734,7 +1992,8 @@ public class H5 implements java.io.Serializable {
         }
         else if (is1D && (dname == 'J')) {
             log.trace("H5Dread_dname_J");
-            status = H5Dread_long(dataset_id, mem_type_id, mem_space_id, file_space_id, xfer_plist_id, (long[]) obj);
+            status = H5Dread_long(dataset_id, mem_type_id, mem_space_id, file_space_id, xfer_plist_id, (long[]) obj,
+                    isCriticalPinning);
         }
         else if (is1D && (dname == 'F')) {
             log.trace("H5Dread_dname_F");
@@ -1783,7 +2042,8 @@ public class H5 implements java.io.Serializable {
                     throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException;
 
     public synchronized static int H5Dread_double(long dataset_id, long mem_type_id, long mem_space_id,
-            long file_space_id, long xfer_plist_id, double[] buf) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException {
+            long file_space_id, long xfer_plist_id, double[] buf) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException
+    {
         return H5Dread_double(dataset_id, mem_type_id, mem_space_id, file_space_id, xfer_plist_id, buf, true);
     }
 
@@ -1792,7 +2052,8 @@ public class H5 implements java.io.Serializable {
                     throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException;
 
     public synchronized static int H5Dread_float(long dataset_id, long mem_type_id, long mem_space_id,
-            long file_space_id, long xfer_plist_id, float[] buf) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException {
+            long file_space_id, long xfer_plist_id, float[] buf) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException
+    {
         return H5Dread_float(dataset_id, mem_type_id, mem_space_id, file_space_id, xfer_plist_id, buf, true);
     }
 
@@ -1801,7 +2062,8 @@ public class H5 implements java.io.Serializable {
             NullPointerException;
 
     public synchronized static int H5Dread_int(long dataset_id, long mem_type_id, long mem_space_id,
-            long file_space_id, long xfer_plist_id, int[] buf) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException {
+            long file_space_id, long xfer_plist_id, int[] buf) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException
+    {
         return H5Dread_int(dataset_id, mem_type_id, mem_space_id, file_space_id, xfer_plist_id, buf, true);
     }
 
@@ -1810,22 +2072,21 @@ public class H5 implements java.io.Serializable {
             NullPointerException;
 
     public synchronized static int H5Dread_long(long dataset_id, long mem_type_id, long mem_space_id,
-            long file_space_id, long xfer_plist_id, long[] buf) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException {
+            long file_space_id, long xfer_plist_id, long[] buf) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException
+    {
         return H5Dread_long(dataset_id, mem_type_id, mem_space_id, file_space_id, xfer_plist_id, buf, true);
     }
 
     public synchronized static native int H5Dread_reg_ref(long dataset_id, long mem_type_id, long mem_space_id,
             long file_space_id, long xfer_plist_id, String[] buf) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException;
 
-    public synchronized static native int H5Dread_reg_ref_data(long dataset_id, long mem_type_id, long mem_space_id,
-            long file_space_id, long xfer_plist_id, String[] buf) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException;
-
     public synchronized static native int H5Dread_short(long dataset_id, long mem_type_id, long mem_space_id,
             long file_space_id, long xfer_plist_id, short[] buf, boolean isCriticalPinning)
                     throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException;
 
     public synchronized static int H5Dread_short(long dataset_id, long mem_type_id, long mem_space_id,
-            long file_space_id, long xfer_plist_id, short[] buf) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException {
+            long file_space_id, long xfer_plist_id, short[] buf) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException
+    {
         return H5Dread_short(dataset_id, mem_type_id, mem_space_id, file_space_id, xfer_plist_id, buf, true);
     }
 
@@ -1929,12 +2190,14 @@ public class H5 implements java.io.Serializable {
             NullPointerException;
 
     public synchronized static int H5Dwrite(long dataset_id, long mem_type_id, long mem_space_id, long file_space_id,
-            long xfer_plist_id, byte[] buf) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException {
+            long xfer_plist_id, byte[] buf) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException
+    {
         return H5Dwrite(dataset_id, mem_type_id, mem_space_id, file_space_id, xfer_plist_id, buf, true);
     }
 
     public synchronized static int H5Dwrite(long dataset_id, long mem_type_id, long mem_space_id, long file_space_id,
-            long xfer_plist_id, Object obj) throws HDF5Exception, HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException {
+            long xfer_plist_id, Object obj) throws HDF5Exception, HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException
+    {
         return H5Dwrite(dataset_id, mem_type_id, mem_space_id, file_space_id, xfer_plist_id, obj, true);
     }
 
@@ -1968,7 +2231,8 @@ public class H5 implements java.io.Serializable {
      **/
     public synchronized static int H5Dwrite(long dataset_id, long mem_type_id, long mem_space_id, long file_space_id,
             long xfer_plist_id, Object obj, boolean isCriticalPinning) throws HDF5Exception, HDF5LibraryException,
-            NullPointerException {
+            NullPointerException
+    {
         int status = -1;
         boolean is1D = false;
 
@@ -2031,7 +2295,8 @@ public class H5 implements java.io.Serializable {
                     throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException;
 
     public synchronized static int H5Dwrite_double(long dataset_id, long mem_type_id, long mem_space_id,
-            long file_space_id, long xfer_plist_id, double[] buf) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException {
+            long file_space_id, long xfer_plist_id, double[] buf) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException
+    {
         return H5Dwrite_double(dataset_id, mem_type_id, mem_space_id, file_space_id, xfer_plist_id, buf, true);
     }
 
@@ -2040,7 +2305,8 @@ public class H5 implements java.io.Serializable {
                     throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException;
 
     public synchronized static int H5Dwrite_float(long dataset_id, long mem_type_id, long mem_space_id,
-            long file_space_id, long xfer_plist_id, float[] buf) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException {
+            long file_space_id, long xfer_plist_id, float[] buf) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException
+    {
         return H5Dwrite_float(dataset_id, mem_type_id, mem_space_id, file_space_id, xfer_plist_id, buf, true);
     }
 
@@ -2049,7 +2315,8 @@ public class H5 implements java.io.Serializable {
             NullPointerException;
 
     public synchronized static int H5Dwrite_int(long dataset_id, long mem_type_id, long mem_space_id,
-            long file_space_id, long xfer_plist_id, int[] buf) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException {
+            long file_space_id, long xfer_plist_id, int[] buf) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException
+    {
         return H5Dwrite_int(dataset_id, mem_type_id, mem_space_id, file_space_id, xfer_plist_id, buf, true);
     }
 
@@ -2058,7 +2325,8 @@ public class H5 implements java.io.Serializable {
             NullPointerException;
 
     public synchronized static int H5Dwrite_long(long dataset_id, long mem_type_id, long mem_space_id,
-            long file_space_id, long xfer_plist_id, long[] buf) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException {
+            long file_space_id, long xfer_plist_id, long[] buf) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException
+    {
         return H5Dwrite_long(dataset_id, mem_type_id, mem_space_id, file_space_id, xfer_plist_id, buf, true);
     }
 
@@ -2067,7 +2335,8 @@ public class H5 implements java.io.Serializable {
                     throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException;
 
     public synchronized static int H5Dwrite_short(long dataset_id, long mem_type_id, long mem_space_id,
-            long file_space_id, long xfer_plist_id, short[] buf) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException {
+            long file_space_id, long xfer_plist_id, short[] buf) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException
+    {
         return H5Dwrite_short(dataset_id, mem_type_id, mem_space_id, file_space_id, xfer_plist_id, buf, true);
     }
 
@@ -2133,10 +2402,10 @@ public class H5 implements java.io.Serializable {
     public synchronized static native void H5Drefresh(long dset_id) throws HDF5LibraryException;
 
     // /////// unimplemented ////////
-    // H5_DLL herr_t H5Ddebug(hid_t dset_id);
-    // H5_DLL herr_t H5Dget_chunk_storage_size(hid_t dset_id, const hsize_t *offset, hsize_t *chunk_bytes);
-    // H5_DLL herr_t H5Dformat_convert(hid_t dset_id);
-    // H5_DLL herr_t H5Dget_chunk_index_type(hid_t did, H5D_chunk_index_t *idx_type);
+    //  herr_t H5Ddebug(hid_t dset_id);
+    //  herr_t H5Dget_chunk_storage_size(hid_t dset_id, const hsize_t *offset, hsize_t *chunk_bytes);
+    //  herr_t H5Dformat_convert(hid_t dset_id);
+    //  herr_t H5Dget_chunk_index_type(hid_t did, H5D_chunk_index_t *idx_type);
 
     // herr_t H5Dgather(hid_t src_space_id, const void *src_buf, hid_t type_id,
     //                  size_t dst_buf_size, void *dst_buf, H5D_gather_func_t op, void *op_data);
@@ -2808,10 +3077,29 @@ public class H5 implements java.io.Serializable {
      *                - Error from the HDF-5 Library.
      * @exception NullPointerException
      *                - name is null.
+     *
+     * @deprecated As of HDF5 1.10.5 in favor of H5Fis_accessible.
      **/
     public synchronized static native boolean H5Fis_hdf5(String name) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException;
 
     /**
+     * H5Fis_accessible determines if the file can be opened with the given fapl.
+     *
+     * @param name
+     *            IN: File name to check.
+     * @param file_id
+     *            IN: File identifier for a currently-open HDF5 file
+     *
+     * @return true if file is accessible, false if not.
+     *
+     * @exception HDF5LibraryException
+     *                - Error from the HDF-5 Library.
+     * @exception NullPointerException
+     *                - name is null.
+     **/
+    public synchronized static native boolean H5Fis_accessible(String name, long file_id) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException;
+
+    /**
      * H5Fmount mounts the file specified by child_id onto the group specified by loc_id and name using the mount
      * properties plist_id.
      *
@@ -2942,20 +3230,20 @@ public class H5 implements java.io.Serializable {
             throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException;
 
     // /////// unimplemented ////////
-    // H5_DLL herr_t H5Fget_eoa(hid_t file_id, haddr_t *eoa);
-    // H5_DLL herr_t H5Fincrement_filesize(hid_t file_id, hsize_t increment);
+    //  herr_t H5Fget_eoa(hid_t file_id, haddr_t *eoa);
+    //  herr_t H5Fincrement_filesize(hid_t file_id, hsize_t increment);
     // ssize_t H5Fget_file_image(hid_t file_id, void * buf_ptr, size_t buf_len);
     // herr_t H5Fget_metadata_read_retry_info(hid_t file_id, H5F_retry_info_t *info);
     // ssize_t H5Fget_free_sections(hid_t file_id, H5F_mem_t type, size_t nsects, H5F_sect_info_t *sect_info/*out*/);
-    // H5_DLL herr_t H5Fset_libver_bounds(hid_t file_id, H5F_libver_t low, H5F_libver_t high);
-    // H5_DLL herr_t H5Fformat_convert(hid_t fid);
-    // H5_DLL herr_t H5Freset_page_buffering_stats(hid_t file_id);
-    // H5_DLL herr_t H5Fget_page_buffering_stats(hid_t file_id, unsigned accesses[2],
+    //  herr_t H5Fset_libver_bounds(hid_t file_id, H5F_libver_t low, H5F_libver_t high);
+    //  herr_t H5Fformat_convert(hid_t fid);
+    //  herr_t H5Freset_page_buffering_stats(hid_t file_id);
+    //  herr_t H5Fget_page_buffering_stats(hid_t file_id, unsigned accesses[2],
     //     unsigned hits[2], unsigned misses[2], unsigned evictions[2], unsigned bypasses[2]);
-    // H5_DLL herr_t H5Fget_mdc_image_info(hid_t file_id, haddr_t *image_addr, hsize_t *image_size);
+    //  herr_t H5Fget_mdc_image_info(hid_t file_id, haddr_t *image_addr, hsize_t *image_size);
     // #ifdef H5_HAVE_PARALLEL
-    //   H5_DLL herr_t H5Fset_mpi_atomicity(hid_t file_id, hbool_t flag);
-    //   H5_DLL herr_t H5Fget_mpi_atomicity(hid_t file_id, hbool_t *flag);
+    //    herr_t H5Fset_mpi_atomicity(hid_t file_id, hbool_t flag);
+    //    herr_t H5Fget_mpi_atomicity(hid_t file_id, hbool_t *flag);
     // #endif /* H5_HAVE_PARALLEL */
 
     // /**
@@ -3015,25 +3303,25 @@ public class H5 implements java.io.Serializable {
     // ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
     // /////// unimplemented ////////
-    // H5_DLL hid_t H5FDregister(const H5FD_class_t *cls);
-    // H5_DLL herr_t H5FDunregister(hid_t driver_id);
-    // H5_DLL H5FD_t *H5FDopen(const char *name, unsigned flags, hid_t fapl_id, haddr_t maxaddr);
-    // H5_DLL herr_t H5FDclose(H5FD_t *file);
-    // H5_DLL int H5FDcmp(const H5FD_t *f1, const H5FD_t *f2);
-    // H5_DLL int H5FDquery(const H5FD_t *f, unsigned long *flags);
-    // H5_DLL haddr_t H5FDalloc(H5FD_t *file, H5FD_mem_t type, hid_t dxpl_id, hsize_t size);
-    // H5_DLL herr_t H5FDfree(H5FD_t *file, H5FD_mem_t type, hid_t dxpl_id, haddr_t addr, hsize_t size);
-    // H5_DLL haddr_t H5FDget_eoa(H5FD_t *file, H5FD_mem_t type);
-    // H5_DLL herr_t H5FDset_eoa(H5FD_t *file, H5FD_mem_t type, haddr_t eoa);
-    // H5_DLL haddr_t H5FDget_eof(H5FD_t *file, H5FD_mem_t type);
-    // H5_DLL herr_t H5FDget_vfd_handle(H5FD_t *file, hid_t fapl, void**file_handle);
-    // H5_DLL herr_t H5FDread(H5FD_t *file, H5FD_mem_t type, hid_t dxpl_id, haddr_t addr, size_t size, void *buf/*out*/);
-    // H5_DLL herr_t H5FDwrite(H5FD_t *file, H5FD_mem_t type, hid_t dxpl_id, haddr_t addr, size_t size, const void *buf);
-    // H5_DLL herr_t H5FDflush(H5FD_t *file, hid_t dxpl_id, hbool_t closing);
-    // H5_DLL herr_t H5FDtruncate(H5FD_t *file, hid_t dxpl_id, hbool_t closing);
-    // H5_DLL herr_t H5FDlock(H5FD_t *file, hbool_t rw);
-    // H5_DLL herr_t H5FDunlock(H5FD_t *file);
-    // H5_DLL herr_t H5FDdriver_query(hid_t driver_id, unsigned long *flags/*out*/);
+    //  hid_t H5FDregister(const H5FD_class_t *cls);
+    //  herr_t H5FDunregister(hid_t driver_id);
+    //  H5FD_t *H5FDopen(const char *name, unsigned flags, hid_t fapl_id, haddr_t maxaddr);
+    //  herr_t H5FDclose(H5FD_t *file);
+    //  int H5FDcmp(const H5FD_t *f1, const H5FD_t *f2);
+    //  int H5FDquery(const H5FD_t *f, unsigned long *flags);
+    //  haddr_t H5FDalloc(H5FD_t *file, H5FD_mem_t type, hid_t dxpl_id, hsize_t size);
+    //  herr_t H5FDfree(H5FD_t *file, H5FD_mem_t type, hid_t dxpl_id, haddr_t addr, hsize_t size);
+    //  haddr_t H5FDget_eoa(H5FD_t *file, H5FD_mem_t type);
+    //  herr_t H5FDset_eoa(H5FD_t *file, H5FD_mem_t type, haddr_t eoa);
+    //  haddr_t H5FDget_eof(H5FD_t *file, H5FD_mem_t type);
+    //  herr_t H5FDget_vfd_handle(H5FD_t *file, hid_t fapl, void**file_handle);
+    //  herr_t H5FDread(H5FD_t *file, H5FD_mem_t type, hid_t dxpl_id, haddr_t addr, size_t size, void *buf/*out*/);
+    //  herr_t H5FDwrite(H5FD_t *file, H5FD_mem_t type, hid_t dxpl_id, haddr_t addr, size_t size, const void *buf);
+    //  herr_t H5FDflush(H5FD_t *file, hid_t dxpl_id, hbool_t closing);
+    //  herr_t H5FDtruncate(H5FD_t *file, hid_t dxpl_id, hbool_t closing);
+    //  herr_t H5FDlock(H5FD_t *file, hbool_t rw);
+    //  herr_t H5FDunlock(H5FD_t *file);
+    //  herr_t H5FDdriver_query(hid_t driver_id, unsigned long *flags/*out*/);
 
     // ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     // //
@@ -3506,7 +3794,7 @@ public class H5 implements java.io.Serializable {
 
     // ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     // //
-    // H5I: HDF5 1.8 Identifier Interface API Functions //
+    // H5I: HDF5 Identifier Interface API Functions //
     // //
     // ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
@@ -3662,12 +3950,20 @@ public class H5 implements java.io.Serializable {
 
     // hid_t H5Iregister(H5I_type_t type, const void *object);
 
+    // typedef herr_t (*H5I_free_t)(void *);
     // H5I_type_t H5Iregister_type(size_t hash_size, unsigned reserved, H5I_free_t free_func);
 
     // void *H5Iremove_verify(hid_t id, H5I_type_t id_type);
 
+    // Type of the function to compare objects & keys
+    // typedef int (*H5I_search_func_t)(void *obj, hid_t id, void *key);
     // void *H5Isearch(H5I_type_t type, H5I_search_func_t func, void *key);
 
+    // Type of the H5Iiterate callback function
+    // typedef herr_t (*H5I_iterate_func_t)(hid_t id, void *udata);
+    // herr_t H5Iiterate(H5I_type_t type, H5I_iterate_func_t op, void *op_data);
+
+
     // //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     // H5L: Link Interface Functions //
     // //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -4695,9 +4991,9 @@ public class H5 implements java.io.Serializable {
     public synchronized static native void H5Orefresh(long object_id) throws HDF5LibraryException;
 
     // /////// unimplemented ////////
-    // H5_DLL herr_t H5Odisable_mdc_flushes(hid_t object_id);
-    // H5_DLL herr_t H5Oenable_mdc_flushes(hid_t object_id);
-    // H5_DLL herr_t H5Oare_mdc_flushes_disabled(hid_t object_id, hbool_t *are_disabled);
+    //  herr_t H5Odisable_mdc_flushes(hid_t object_id);
+    //  herr_t H5Oenable_mdc_flushes(hid_t object_id);
+    //  herr_t H5Oare_mdc_flushes_disabled(hid_t object_id, hbool_t *are_disabled);
 
     // ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     // //
@@ -4982,6 +5278,27 @@ public class H5 implements java.io.Serializable {
 
     private synchronized static native long _H5Pcopy(long plist) throws HDF5LibraryException;
 
+    // Define property list class callback function pointer types
+    // typedef herr_t (*H5P_cls_create_func_t)(hid_t prop_id, void *create_data);
+    // typedef herr_t (*H5P_cls_copy_func_t)(hid_t new_prop_id, hid_t old_prop_id, void *copy_data);
+    // typedef herr_t (*H5P_cls_close_func_t)(hid_t prop_id, void *close_data);
+
+    // Define property list callback function pointer types
+    // typedef herr_t (*H5P_prp_cb1_t)(const char *name, size_t size, void *value);
+    // typedef herr_t (*H5P_prp_cb2_t)(hid_t prop_id, const char *name, size_t size, void *value);
+    // typedef H5P_prp_cb1_t H5P_prp_create_func_t;
+    // typedef H5P_prp_cb2_t H5P_prp_set_func_t;
+    // typedef H5P_prp_cb2_t H5P_prp_get_func_t;
+    // typedef herr_t (*H5P_prp_encode_func_t)(const void *value, void **buf, size_t *size);
+    // typedef herr_t (*H5P_prp_decode_func_t)(const void **buf, void *value);
+    // typedef H5P_prp_cb2_t H5P_prp_delete_func_t;
+    // typedef H5P_prp_cb1_t H5P_prp_copy_func_t;
+    // typedef int (*H5P_prp_compare_func_t)(const void *value1, const void *value2, size_t size);
+    // typedef H5P_prp_cb1_t H5P_prp_close_func_t;
+
+    // Define property list iteration function type
+    // typedef herr_t (*H5P_iterate_t)(hid_t id, const char *name, void *iter_data);
+
     public static long H5Pcreate_class_nocb(long parent_class, String name) throws HDF5LibraryException {
         long id = _H5Pcreate_class_nocb(parent_class, name);
           if (id > 0) {
@@ -6145,6 +6462,11 @@ public class H5 implements java.io.Serializable {
     public synchronized static native void H5Pset_evict_on_close(long fapl_id, boolean evict_on_close)
             throws HDF5LibraryException;
 
+    //  /////  unimplemented /////
+    // herr_t H5Pset_vol(hid_t plist_id, hid_t new_vol_id, const void *new_vol_info);
+    // herr_t H5Pget_vol_id(hid_t plist_id, hid_t *vol_id);
+    // herr_t H5Pget_vol_info(hid_t plist_id, void **vol_info);
+
     // Dataset creation property list (DCPL) routines //
 
     /**
@@ -7523,13 +7845,13 @@ public class H5 implements java.io.Serializable {
     // herr_t H5Pget_core_write_tracking(hid_t fapl_id, hbool_t *is_enabled, size_t *page_size);
     // #ifdef H5_HAVE_PARALLEL
     // herr_t H5Pset_all_coll_metadata_ops(hid_t accpl_id, hbool_t is_collective);
-    // H5_DLL herr_t H5Pget_all_coll_metadata_ops(hid_t plist_id, hbool_t *is_collective);
+    //  herr_t H5Pget_all_coll_metadata_ops(hid_t plist_id, hbool_t *is_collective);
     // herr_t H5Pset_coll_metadata_write(hid_t fapl_id, hbool_t is_collective);
     // herr_t H5Pget_coll_metadata_write(hid_t fapl_id, hbool_t *is_collective);
     // #endif /* H5_HAVE_PARALLEL */
-    // H5_DLL herr_t H5Pset_mdc_image_config(hid_t plist_id, H5AC_cache_image_config_t *config_ptr);
-    // H5_DLL herr_t H5Pget_mdc_image_config(hid_t plist_id, H5AC_cache_image_config_t *config_ptr /*out*/);
-    // H5_DLL herr_t H5Pset_page_buffer_size(hid_t plist_id, size_t buf_size, unsigned min_meta_per, unsigned min_raw_per);
+    //  herr_t H5Pset_mdc_image_config(hid_t plist_id, H5AC_cache_image_config_t *config_ptr);
+    //  herr_t H5Pget_mdc_image_config(hid_t plist_id, H5AC_cache_image_config_t *config_ptr /*out*/);
+    //  herr_t H5Pset_page_buffer_size(hid_t plist_id, size_t buf_size, unsigned min_meta_per, unsigned min_raw_per);
     // herr_t H5Pget_page_buffer_size(hid_t fapl_id, size_t *buf_size, unsigned *min_meta_perc, unsigned *min_raw_perc);
     // herr_t H5Pset_object_flush_cb (hid_t fapl_id, H5F_flush_cb_t func, void *user_data);
     // herr_t H5Pget_object_flush_cb (hid_t fapl_id, H5F_flush_cb_t *func, void **user_data);
@@ -7552,9 +7874,9 @@ public class H5 implements java.io.Serializable {
     // herr_t H5Pget_type_conv_cb(hid_t plist, H5T_conv_except_func_t *func, void **op_data)
     // herr_t H5Pset_type_conv_cb( hid_t plist, H5T_conv_except_func_t func, void *op_data)
     // #ifdef H5_HAVE_PARALLEL
-    // H5_DLL herr_t H5Pget_mpio_actual_chunk_opt_mode(hid_t plist_id, H5D_mpio_actual_chunk_opt_mode_t *actual_chunk_opt_mode);
-    // H5_DLL herr_t H5Pget_mpio_actual_io_mode(hid_t plist_id, H5D_mpio_actual_io_mode_t *actual_io_mode);
-    // H5_DLL herr_t H5Pget_mpio_no_collective_cause(hid_t plist_id, uint32_t *local_no_collective_cause, uint32_t *global_no_collective_cause);
+    //  herr_t H5Pget_mpio_actual_chunk_opt_mode(hid_t plist_id, H5D_mpio_actual_chunk_opt_mode_t *actual_chunk_opt_mode);
+    //  herr_t H5Pget_mpio_actual_io_mode(hid_t plist_id, H5D_mpio_actual_io_mode_t *actual_io_mode);
+    //  herr_t H5Pget_mpio_no_collective_cause(hid_t plist_id, uint32_t *local_no_collective_cause, uint32_t *global_no_collective_cause);
     // #endif /* H5_HAVE_PARALLEL */
 
     // Link creation property list (LCPL) routines //
@@ -8497,16 +8819,17 @@ public class H5 implements java.io.Serializable {
 
     // /////// unimplemented ////////
     // #ifdef NEW_HYPERSLAB_API
-    // H5_DLL hid_t H5Scombine_hyperslab(hid_t space_id, H5S_seloper_t op,
+    //  hid_t H5Scombine_hyperslab(hid_t space_id, H5S_seloper_t op,
     //                                  const hsize_t start[],
     //                                  const hsize_t _stride[],
     //                                  const hsize_t count[],
     //                                  const hsize_t _block[]);
-    // H5_DLL herr_t H5Sselect_select(hid_t space1_id, H5S_seloper_t op,
+    // herr_t H5Sselect_select(hid_t space1_id, H5S_seloper_t op,
     //                                  hid_t space2_id);
-    // H5_DLL hid_t H5Scombine_select(hid_t space1_id, H5S_seloper_t op,
+    // hid_t H5Scombine_select(hid_t space1_id, H5S_seloper_t op,
     //                                  hid_t space2_id);
     // #endif /* NEW_HYPERSLAB_API */
+    // herr_t H5Sselect_copy(hid_t dst_id, hid_t src_id);
 
 
 
@@ -9985,6 +10308,25 @@ public class H5 implements java.io.Serializable {
 
     // ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     // //
+    // H5VL: VOL Interface Functions //
+    // //
+    // ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+    /// VOL Connector Functionality
+    public synchronized static native long H5VLregister_connector_by_name(String connector_name, long vipl_id);
+    public synchronized static native long H5VLregister_connector_by_value(int connector_value, long vipl_id);
+    public synchronized static native boolean H5VLis_connector_registered(String name);
+    public synchronized static native long H5VLget_connector_id(String name);
+    public synchronized static native String H5VLget_connector_name(long object_id);
+    public synchronized static native void H5VLclose(long connector_id);
+    public synchronized static native void H5VLunregister_connector(long connector_id);
+
+    // /////// unimplemented ////////
+    // hid_t H5VLregister_connector(const H5VL_class_t *cls, hid_t vipl_id);
+
+
+    // ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    // //
     // H5Z: Filter Interface Functions //
     // //
     // ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -9995,9 +10337,9 @@ public class H5 implements java.io.Serializable {
 
     public synchronized static native int H5Zunregister(int filter) throws HDF5LibraryException, NullPointerException;
 
-}
+    // /////// unimplemented ////////
 
-// /////// unimplemented ////////
+    // herr_t H5Zregister(const void *cls);
 
-// herr_t H5Zregister(const void *cls);
+}
 
diff --git a/java/src/hdf/hdf5lib/HDF5Constants.java b/java/src/hdf/hdf5lib/HDF5Constants.java
index b530f4b..a0c2ed6 100644
--- a/java/src/hdf/hdf5lib/HDF5Constants.java
+++ b/java/src/hdf/hdf5lib/HDF5Constants.java
@@ -195,6 +195,11 @@ public class HDF5Constants {
     public static final long H5E_WALK_UPWARD = H5E_WALK_UPWARD();
     public static final long H5E_WRITEERROR = H5E_WRITEERROR();
 
+    private static final int H5ES_STATUS_IN_PROGRESS = H5ES_STATUS_IN_PROGRESS();
+    private static final int H5ES_STATUS_SUCCEED = H5ES_STATUS_SUCCEED();
+    private static final int H5ES_STATUS_FAIL = H5ES_STATUS_FAIL();
+    private static final int H5ES_STATUS_CANCELED = H5ES_STATUS_CANCELED();
+
     public static final int H5F_ACC_CREAT = H5F_ACC_CREAT();
     public static final int H5F_ACC_EXCL = H5F_ACC_EXCL();
     public static final int H5F_ACC_RDONLY = H5F_ACC_RDONLY();
@@ -315,7 +320,6 @@ public class HDF5Constants {
     public static final int H5I_GROUP = H5I_GROUP();
     public static final int H5I_INVALID_HID = H5I_INVALID_HID();
     public static final int H5I_NTYPES = H5I_NTYPES();
-    public static final int H5I_REFERENCE = H5I_REFERENCE();
     public static final int H5I_UNINIT = H5I_UNINIT();
     public static final int H5I_VFL = H5I_VFL();
     public static final int H5I_VOL = H5I_VOL();
@@ -390,7 +394,10 @@ public class HDF5Constants {
 
     public static final int H5PL_TYPE_ERROR = H5PL_TYPE_ERROR();
     public static final int H5PL_TYPE_FILTER = H5PL_TYPE_FILTER();
+    public static final int H5PL_TYPE_VOL = H5PL_TYPE_VOL();
+    public static final int H5PL_TYPE_NONE = H5PL_TYPE_NONE();
     public static final int H5PL_FILTER_PLUGIN = H5PL_FILTER_PLUGIN();
+    public static final int H5PL_VOL_PLUGIN = H5PL_VOL_PLUGIN();
     public static final int H5PL_ALL_PLUGIN = H5PL_ALL_PLUGIN();
 
     public static final int H5R_BADTYPE = H5R_BADTYPE();
@@ -626,6 +633,18 @@ public class HDF5Constants {
     public static final long H5T_VARIABLE = H5T_VARIABLE();
     public static final int H5T_VLEN = H5T_VLEN();
     public static final int H5T_VL_T = H5T_VL_T();
+
+    public static final int H5VL_CAP_FLAG_NONE = H5VL_CAP_FLAG_NONE();
+    public static final int H5VL_CAP_FLAG_THREADSAFE = H5VL_CAP_FLAG_THREADSAFE();
+    public static final long H5VL_NATIVE = H5VL_NATIVE();
+    public static final String H5VL_NATIVE_NAME = H5VL_NATIVE_NAME();
+    public static final int H5VL_NATIVE_VALUE = H5VL_NATIVE_VALUE();
+    public static final int H5VL_NATIVE_VERSION = H5VL_NATIVE_VERSION();
+    public static final int H5_VOL_INVALID = H5_VOL_INVALID();
+    public static final int H5_VOL_NATIVE = H5_VOL_NATIVE();
+    public static final int H5_VOL_RESERVED = H5_VOL_RESERVED();
+    public static final int H5_VOL_MAX = H5_VOL_MAX();
+
     public static final int H5Z_CB_CONT = H5Z_CB_CONT();
     public static final int H5Z_CB_ERROR = H5Z_CB_ERROR();
     public static final int H5Z_CB_FAIL = H5Z_CB_FAIL();
@@ -990,6 +1009,14 @@ public class HDF5Constants {
 
     private static native final long H5E_WRITEERROR();
 
+    private static native final int H5ES_STATUS_IN_PROGRESS();
+
+    private static native final int H5ES_STATUS_SUCCEED();
+
+    private static native final int H5ES_STATUS_FAIL();
+
+    private static native final int H5ES_STATUS_CANCELED();
+
     private static native final int H5F_ACC_CREAT();
 
     private static native final int H5F_ACC_EXCL();
@@ -1222,8 +1249,6 @@ public class HDF5Constants {
 
     private static native final int H5I_NTYPES();
 
-    private static native final int H5I_REFERENCE();
-
     private static native final int H5I_UNINIT();
 
     private static native final int H5I_VFL();
@@ -1364,10 +1389,16 @@ public class HDF5Constants {
 
     private static native final int H5PL_TYPE_FILTER();
 
+    private static native final int H5PL_TYPE_VOL();
+
+    private static native final int H5PL_TYPE_NONE();
+
     private static native final int H5PL_FILTER_PLUGIN();
 
     private static native final int H5PL_ALL_PLUGIN();
 
+    private static native final int H5PL_VOL_PLUGIN();
+
     private static native final int H5R_BADTYPE();
 
     private static native final int H5R_DATASET_REGION();
@@ -1834,6 +1865,26 @@ public class HDF5Constants {
 
     private static native final int H5T_VL_T();
 
+    private static native final int H5VL_CAP_FLAG_NONE();
+
+    private static native final int H5VL_CAP_FLAG_THREADSAFE();
+
+    private static native final long H5VL_NATIVE();
+
+    private static native final String H5VL_NATIVE_NAME();
+
+    private static native final int H5VL_NATIVE_VALUE();
+
+    private static native final int H5VL_NATIVE_VERSION();
+
+    private static native final int H5_VOL_INVALID();
+
+    private static native final int H5_VOL_NATIVE();
+
+    private static native final int H5_VOL_RESERVED();
+
+    private static native final int H5_VOL_MAX();
+
     private static native final int H5Z_CB_CONT();
 
     private static native final int H5Z_CB_ERROR();
diff --git a/java/src/jni/CMakeLists.txt b/java/src/jni/CMakeLists.txt
index 7b95e0b..00c2b34 100644
--- a/java/src/jni/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/java/src/jni/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ set (HDF5_JAVA_JNI_CSRCS
     ${HDF5_JAVA_JNI_SOURCE_DIR}/h5sImp.c
     ${HDF5_JAVA_JNI_SOURCE_DIR}/h5tImp.c
     ${HDF5_JAVA_JNI_SOURCE_DIR}/h5util.c
+    ${HDF5_JAVA_JNI_SOURCE_DIR}/h5vlImp.c
     ${HDF5_JAVA_JNI_SOURCE_DIR}/h5zImp.c
     ${HDF5_JAVA_JNI_SOURCE_DIR}/nativeData.c
 )
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ set (HDF5_JAVA_JNI_CHDRS
     ${HDF5_JAVA_JNI_SOURCE_DIR}/h5sImp.h
     ${HDF5_JAVA_JNI_SOURCE_DIR}/h5tImp.h
     ${HDF5_JAVA_JNI_SOURCE_DIR}/h5util.h
+    ${HDF5_JAVA_JNI_SOURCE_DIR}/h5vlImp.h
     ${HDF5_JAVA_JNI_SOURCE_DIR}/h5zImp.h
     ${HDF5_JAVA_JNI_SOURCE_DIR}/nativeData.h
 )
@@ -48,7 +50,9 @@ set (CMAKE_INCLUDE_CURRENT_DIR_IN_INTERFACE ON)
 
 ########### JNI libraries always must be built shared  ###############
 add_library (${HDF5_JAVA_JNI_LIB_TARGET} SHARED ${HDF5_JAVA_JNI_CSRCS} ${HDF5_JAVA_JNI_CHDRS})
-target_include_directories(${HDF5_JAVA_JNI_LIB_TARGET} PRIVATE ${HDF5_BINARY_DIR} ${HDF5_JAVA_JNI_SOURCE_DIR})
+target_include_directories(${HDF5_JAVA_JNI_LIB_TARGET}
+    PRIVATE "${HDF5_BINARY_DIR};${HDF5_JAVA_JNI_SOURCE_DIR};$<$<BOOL:${HDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL}>:${MPI_C_INCLUDE_DIRS}>"
+)
 TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (${HDF5_JAVA_JNI_LIB_TARGET} SHARED)
 target_link_libraries (${HDF5_JAVA_JNI_LIB_TARGET} PUBLIC ${HDF5_LIBSH_TARGET})
 set_target_properties (${HDF5_JAVA_JNI_LIB_TARGET} PROPERTIES FOLDER libraries/jni)
diff --git a/java/src/jni/Makefile.am b/java/src/jni/Makefile.am
index 6ded371..370b08b 100644
--- a/java/src/jni/Makefile.am
+++ b/java/src/jni/Makefile.am
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ libhdf5_java_la_LDFLAGS = -avoid-version -shared -export-dynamic -version-info $
 # Source files for the library
 libhdf5_java_la_SOURCES=exceptionImp.c h5Constants.c nativeData.c h5util.c h5Imp.c \
 	h5aImp.c h5dImp.c h5eImp.c h5fImp.c h5gImp.c h5iImp.c h5lImp.c h5oImp.c    \
-	h5pImp.c h5plImp.c h5rImp.c h5sImp.c h5tImp.c h5zImp.c
+	h5pImp.c h5plImp.c h5rImp.c h5sImp.c h5tImp.c h5vlImp.c h5zImp.c
 
 # HDF5 Java (JNI) library depends on HDF5 Library.
 libhdf5_java_la_LIBADD=$(LIBHDF5)
diff --git a/java/src/jni/h5Constants.c b/java/src/jni/h5Constants.c
index fdec61a..e88fa55 100644
--- a/java/src/jni/h5Constants.c
+++ b/java/src/jni/h5Constants.c
@@ -21,8 +21,10 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif /* __cplusplus */
 
-#include <jni.h>
 #include "hdf5.h"
+#include <jni.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include "h5jni.h"
 
 #pragma GCC diagnostic push
 #pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wmissing-prototypes"
@@ -352,6 +354,15 @@ Java_hdf_hdf5lib_HDF5Constants_H5E_1WALK_1UPWARD(JNIEnv *env, jclass cls) { retu
 JNIEXPORT jlong JNICALL
 Java_hdf_hdf5lib_HDF5Constants_H5E_1WRITEERROR(JNIEnv *env, jclass cls) { return H5E_WRITEERROR; }
 
+JNIEXPORT jlong JNICALL
+Java_hdf_hdf5lib_HDF5Constants_H5ES_1STATUS_1IN_1PROGRESS(JNIEnv *env, jclass cls) { return H5ES_STATUS_IN_PROGRESS; }
+JNIEXPORT jlong JNICALL
+Java_hdf_hdf5lib_HDF5Constants_H5ES_1STATUS_1SUCCEED(JNIEnv *env, jclass cls) { return H5ES_STATUS_SUCCEED; }
+JNIEXPORT jlong JNICALL
+Java_hdf_hdf5lib_HDF5Constants_H5ES_1STATUS_1FAIL(JNIEnv *env, jclass cls) { return H5ES_STATUS_FAIL; }
+JNIEXPORT jlong JNICALL
+Java_hdf_hdf5lib_HDF5Constants_H5ES_1STATUS_1CANCELED(JNIEnv *env, jclass cls) { return H5ES_STATUS_CANCELED; }
+
 /* Java does not have unsigned native types */
 #pragma GCC diagnostic push
 #pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wsign-conversion"
@@ -603,8 +614,6 @@ Java_hdf_hdf5lib_HDF5Constants_H5I_1DATASET(JNIEnv *env, jclass cls) { return H5
 JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
 Java_hdf_hdf5lib_HDF5Constants_H5I_1ATTR(JNIEnv *env, jclass cls) { return H5I_ATTR; }
 JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
-Java_hdf_hdf5lib_HDF5Constants_H5I_1REFERENCE(JNIEnv *env, jclass cls) { return H5I_REFERENCE; }
-JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
 Java_hdf_hdf5lib_HDF5Constants_H5I_1VFL(JNIEnv *env, jclass cls) { return H5I_VFL; }
 JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
 Java_hdf_hdf5lib_HDF5Constants_H5I_1VOL(JNIEnv *env, jclass cls) { return H5I_VOL; }
@@ -763,8 +772,14 @@ Java_hdf_hdf5lib_HDF5Constants_H5PL_1TYPE_1ERROR(JNIEnv *env, jclass cls) { retu
 JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
 Java_hdf_hdf5lib_HDF5Constants_H5PL_1TYPE_1FILTER(JNIEnv *env, jclass cls) { return H5PL_TYPE_FILTER; }
 JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
+Java_hdf_hdf5lib_HDF5Constants_H5PL_1TYPE_1VOL(JNIEnv *env, jclass cls) { return H5PL_TYPE_VOL; }
+JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
+Java_hdf_hdf5lib_HDF5Constants_H5PL_1TYPE_1NONE(JNIEnv *env, jclass cls) { return H5PL_TYPE_NONE; }
+JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
 Java_hdf_hdf5lib_HDF5Constants_H5PL_1FILTER_1PLUGIN(JNIEnv *env, jclass cls) { return H5PL_FILTER_PLUGIN; }
 JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
+Java_hdf_hdf5lib_HDF5Constants_H5PL_1VOL_1PLUGIN(JNIEnv *env, jclass cls) { return H5PL_VOL_PLUGIN; }
+JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
 Java_hdf_hdf5lib_HDF5Constants_H5PL_1ALL_1PLUGIN(JNIEnv *env, jclass cls) { return H5PL_ALL_PLUGIN; }
 
 JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
@@ -1239,6 +1254,28 @@ JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
 Java_hdf_hdf5lib_HDF5Constants_H5T_1VL_1T(JNIEnv *env, jclass cls) { return sizeof(hvl_t); }
 
 JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
+Java_hdf_hdf5lib_HDF5Constants_H5VL_1CAP_1FLAG_1NONE(JNIEnv *env, jclass cls) { return H5VL_CAP_FLAG_NONE; }
+JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
+Java_hdf_hdf5lib_HDF5Constants_H5VL_1CAP_1FLAG_1THREADSAFE(JNIEnv *env, jclass cls) { return H5VL_CAP_FLAG_THREADSAFE; }
+JNIEXPORT jlong JNICALL
+Java_hdf_hdf5lib_HDF5Constants_H5VL_1NATIVE(JNIEnv *env, jclass cls) { return H5VL_NATIVE; }
+JNIEXPORT jobject JNICALL
+Java_hdf_hdf5lib_HDF5Constants_H5VL_1NATIVE_1NAME(JNIEnv *env, jclass cls) { return (jstring)ENVPTR->NewStringUTF(ENVPAR H5VL_NATIVE_NAME); }
+JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
+Java_hdf_hdf5lib_HDF5Constants_H5VL_1NATIVE_1VALUE(JNIEnv *env, jclass cls) { return H5VL_NATIVE_VALUE; }
+JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
+Java_hdf_hdf5lib_HDF5Constants_H5VL_1NATIVE_1VERSION(JNIEnv *env, jclass cls) { return H5VL_NATIVE_VERSION; }
+
+JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
+Java_hdf_hdf5lib_HDF5Constants_H5_1VOL_1INVALID(JNIEnv *env, jclass cls) { return H5_VOL_INVALID; }
+JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
+Java_hdf_hdf5lib_HDF5Constants_H5_1VOL_1NATIVE(JNIEnv *env, jclass cls) { return H5_VOL_NATIVE; }
+JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
+Java_hdf_hdf5lib_HDF5Constants_H5_1VOL_1RESERVED(JNIEnv *env, jclass cls) { return H5_VOL_RESERVED; }
+JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
+Java_hdf_hdf5lib_HDF5Constants_H5_1VOL_1MAX(JNIEnv *env, jclass cls) { return H5_VOL_MAX; }
+
+JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
 Java_hdf_hdf5lib_HDF5Constants_H5Z_1CB_1CONT(JNIEnv *env, jclass cls) { return H5Z_CB_CONT; }
 JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
 Java_hdf_hdf5lib_HDF5Constants_H5Z_1CB_1ERROR(JNIEnv *env, jclass cls) { return H5Z_CB_ERROR; }
diff --git a/java/src/jni/h5aImp.c b/java/src/jni/h5aImp.c
index aba2240..e0ec4ca 100644
--- a/java/src/jni/h5aImp.c
+++ b/java/src/jni/h5aImp.c
@@ -60,6 +60,94 @@ static herr_t H5AreadVL_str (JNIEnv *env, hid_t attr_id, hid_t mem_id, jobjectAr
 
 static herr_t H5A_iterate_cb(hid_t g_id, const char *name, const H5A_info_t *info, void *cb_data);
 
+/********************/
+/* Local Macros     */
+/********************/
+
+#define PIN_BYTE_ARRAY() { \
+    if (isCriticalPinning) \
+        buffP = (jbyte*)ENVPTR->GetPrimitiveArrayCritical(ENVPAR buf, &isCopy); \
+    else \
+        buffP = ENVPTR->GetByteArrayElements(ENVPAR buf, &isCopy); \
+}
+
+#define UNPIN_BYTE_ARRAY(mode) { \
+    if (isCriticalPinning) \
+        ENVPTR->ReleasePrimitiveArrayCritical(ENVPAR buf, buffP, mode); \
+    else \
+        ENVPTR->ReleaseByteArrayElements(ENVPAR buf, buffP, mode); \
+}
+
+#define PIN_SHORT_ARRAY() { \
+    if (isCriticalPinning) \
+        buffP = (jshort*)ENVPTR->GetPrimitiveArrayCritical(ENVPAR buf, &isCopy); \
+    else \
+        buffP = ENVPTR->GetShortArrayElements(ENVPAR buf, &isCopy); \
+}
+
+#define UNPIN_SHORT_ARRAY(mode) { \
+    if (isCriticalPinning) \
+        ENVPTR->ReleasePrimitiveArrayCritical(ENVPAR buf, buffP, mode); \
+    else \
+        ENVPTR->ReleaseShortArrayElements(ENVPAR buf, buffP, mode); \
+}
+
+#define PIN_INT_ARRAY() { \
+    if (isCriticalPinning) \
+        buffP = (jint*)ENVPTR->GetPrimitiveArrayCritical(ENVPAR buf, &isCopy); \
+    else \
+        buffP = ENVPTR->GetIntArrayElements(ENVPAR buf, &isCopy); \
+}
+
+#define UNPIN_INT_ARRAY(mode) { \
+    if (isCriticalPinning) \
+        ENVPTR->ReleasePrimitiveArrayCritical(ENVPAR buf, buffP, mode); \
+    else \
+        ENVPTR->ReleaseIntArrayElements(ENVPAR buf, buffP, mode); \
+}
+
+#define PIN_LONG_ARRAY() { \
+    if (isCriticalPinning) \
+        buffP = (jlong*)ENVPTR->GetPrimitiveArrayCritical(ENVPAR buf, &isCopy); \
+    else \
+        buffP = ENVPTR->GetLongArrayElements(ENVPAR buf,&isCopy); \
+}
+
+#define UNPIN_LONG_ARRAY(mode) { \
+    if (isCriticalPinning) \
+        ENVPTR->ReleasePrimitiveArrayCritical(ENVPAR buf, buffP, mode); \
+    else \
+        ENVPTR->ReleaseLongArrayElements(ENVPAR buf, buffP, mode); \
+}
+
+#define PIN_FLOAT_ARRAY() { \
+    if (isCriticalPinning) \
+        buffP = (jfloat*)ENVPTR->GetPrimitiveArrayCritical(ENVPAR buf, &isCopy); \
+    else \
+        buffP = ENVPTR->GetFloatArrayElements(ENVPAR buf, &isCopy); \
+}
+
+#define UNPIN_FLOAT_ARRAY(mode) { \
+    if (isCriticalPinning) \
+        ENVPTR->ReleasePrimitiveArrayCritical(ENVPAR buf, buffP, mode); \
+    else \
+        ENVPTR->ReleaseFloatArrayElements(ENVPAR buf, buffP, mode); \
+}
+
+#define PIN_DOUBLE_ARRAY() { \
+    if (isCriticalPinning) \
+        buffP = (jdouble*)ENVPTR->GetPrimitiveArrayCritical(ENVPAR buf, &isCopy); \
+    else \
+        buffP = ENVPTR->GetDoubleArrayElements(ENVPAR buf, &isCopy); \
+}
+
+#define UNPIN_DOUBLE_ARRAY(mode) { \
+    if (isCriticalPinning) \
+        ENVPTR->ReleasePrimitiveArrayCritical(ENVPAR buf, buffP, mode); \
+    else \
+        ENVPTR->ReleaseDoubleArrayElements(ENVPAR buf, buffP, mode); \
+}
+
 
 /*
  * Class:     hdf_hdf5lib_H5
@@ -129,36 +217,129 @@ Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5__1H5Aopen_1idx
     return (jlong)attr_id;
 } /* end Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5__1H5Aopen_1idx */
 
+static htri_t
+H5Tdetect_variable_str
+    (hid_t tid) {
+    htri_t ret_val = 0;
+
+    if (H5Tget_class(tid) == H5T_COMPOUND) {
+        unsigned i;
+        unsigned nm = (unsigned)H5Tget_nmembers(tid);
+        for(i = 0; i < nm; i++) {
+            htri_t status = 0;
+            hid_t mtid = 0;
+            if((mtid = H5Tget_member_type(tid, i)) < 0)
+                return -1; /* exit immediately on error */
+            if((status = H5Tdetect_variable_str(mtid)) < 0)
+                return status; /* exit immediately on error */
+            ret_val |= status;
+            H5Tclose (mtid);
+        } /* end for */
+    } /* end if */
+    else
+        ret_val = H5Tis_variable_str(tid);
+
+    return ret_val;
+} /* end H5Tdetect_variable_str */
+
+/*
+ * Class:     hdf_hdf5lib_H5
+ * Method:    H5Aread
+ * Signature: (JJ[BZ)I
+ */
+JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
+Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Aread
+    (JNIEnv *env, jclass clss, jlong attr_id, jlong mem_type_id, jbyteArray buf, jboolean isCriticalPinning)
+{
+    herr_t   status = -1;
+    jbyte   *buffP;
+    jboolean isCopy;
+    htri_t data_class;
+
+    if (buf == NULL) {
+        h5nullArgument( env,"H5Aread:  buf is NULL");
+    } /* end if */
+    else if((data_class = H5Tdetect_class(mem_type_id, H5T_VLEN)) < 0) {
+        h5JNIFatalError(env, "H5Aread: H5Tdetect_class() failed");
+    } /* end else if */
+    else  if(data_class == 1) {
+        h5badArgument(env, "H5Aread:  buf does not support variable length type");
+    } /* end else if */
+    else {
+        /* recursive detect any vlen string in type (compound, array ...) */
+        if((data_class = H5Tdetect_variable_str(mem_type_id)) < 0) {
+            h5JNIFatalError(env, "H5Aread: H5Tdetect_variable_str() failed");
+        } /* end if */
+        else  if(data_class == 1) {
+            h5badArgument(env, "H5Aread:  buf does not support variable length type");
+        } /* end else if */
+        else {
+            PIN_BYTE_ARRAY();
+
+            if (buffP == NULL) {
+                h5JNIFatalError(env, "H5Aread:  buf not pinned");
+            } /* end if */
+            else {
+                status = H5Aread((hid_t)attr_id, (hid_t)mem_type_id, buffP);
+                if (status < 0) {
+                    UNPIN_BYTE_ARRAY(JNI_ABORT);
+                    h5libraryError(env);
+                } /* end if */
+                else {
+                    UNPIN_BYTE_ARRAY(0); /* update java buffer for return */
+                } /* end else */
+            } /* end else */
+        } /* end else */
+    } /* end else */
+
+    return (jint)status;
+} /* end Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Aread */
+
 /*
  * Class:     hdf_hdf5lib_H5
  * Method:    H5Awrite
- * Signature: (JJ[B)I
+ * Signature: (JJ[BZ)I
  */
 JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
 Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Awrite
-    (JNIEnv *env, jclass clss, jlong attr_id, jlong mem_type_id, jbyteArray buf)
+    (JNIEnv *env, jclass clss, jlong attr_id, jlong mem_type_id, jbyteArray buf, jboolean isCriticalPinning)
 {
     herr_t   status = -1;
-    jbyte   *byteP;
+    jbyte   *buffP;
     jboolean isCopy;
+    htri_t data_class;
 
     if (buf == NULL) {
         h5nullArgument( env,"H5Awrite:  buf is NULL");
     } /* end if */
+    else if((data_class = H5Tdetect_class(mem_type_id, H5T_VLEN)) < 0) {
+        h5JNIFatalError(env, "H5Awrite: H5Tdetect_class() failed");
+    } /* end else if */
+    else  if(data_class == 1) {
+        h5badArgument(env, "H5Awrite:  buf does not support variable length type");
+    } /* end else if */
     else {
-        byteP = ENVPTR->GetByteArrayElements(ENVPAR buf, &isCopy);
-        if (byteP == NULL) {
-            h5JNIFatalError(env,"H5Awrite: buf is not pinned");
+        /* recursive detect any vlen string in type (compound, array ...) */
+        if((data_class = H5Tdetect_variable_str(mem_type_id)) < 0) {
+            h5JNIFatalError(env, "H5Awrite: H5Tdetect_variable_str() failed");
         } /* end if */
+        else  if(data_class == 1) {
+            h5badArgument(env, "H5Awrite:  buf does not support variable length type");
+        } /* end else if */
         else {
-            status = H5Awrite((hid_t)attr_id, (hid_t)mem_type_id, byteP);
+            PIN_BYTE_ARRAY();
+            if (buffP == NULL) {
+                h5JNIFatalError(env, "H5Awrite:  buf not pinned");
+            } /* end if */
+            else {
+                status = H5Awrite((hid_t)attr_id, (hid_t)mem_type_id, buffP);
 
-            /* free the buffer without copying back */
-            ENVPTR->ReleaseByteArrayElements(ENVPAR buf, byteP, JNI_ABORT);
+                UNPIN_BYTE_ARRAY(JNI_ABORT); /* no need to update buffer */
 
-            if (status < 0)
-                h5libraryError(env);
-        }
+                if (status < 0)
+                    h5libraryError(env);
+            } /* end else */
+        } /* end else */
     } /* end else */
 
     return (jint)status;
@@ -166,190 +347,653 @@ Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Awrite
 
 /*
  * Class:     hdf_hdf5lib_H5
- * Method:    H5Aread
- * Signature: (JJ[B)I
+ * Method:    H5Aread_short
+ * Signature: (JJ[SZ)I
  */
 JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
-Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Aread
-    (JNIEnv *env, jclass clss, jlong attr_id, jlong mem_type_id, jbyteArray buf)
+Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Aread_1short
+    (JNIEnv *env, jclass clss, jlong attr_id, jlong mem_type_id, jshortArray buf, jboolean isCriticalPinning)
 {
     herr_t   status = -1;
-    jbyte   *byteP;
+    jshort  *buffP;
     jboolean isCopy;
+    htri_t data_class;
 
     if (buf == NULL) {
-        h5nullArgument( env,"H5Aread:  buf is NULL");
+        h5nullArgument(env, "H5Aread_short:  buf is NULL");
     } /* end if */
+    else if((data_class = H5Tdetect_class(mem_type_id, H5T_VLEN)) < 0) {
+        h5JNIFatalError(env, "H5Aread: H5Tdetect_class() failed");
+    } /* end else if */
+    else  if(data_class == 1) {
+        h5badArgument(env, "H5Aread_short:  buf does not support variable length type");
+    } /* end else if */
     else {
-        byteP = ENVPTR->GetByteArrayElements(ENVPAR buf, &isCopy);
-        if (byteP == NULL) {
-            h5JNIFatalError( env,"H5Aread: buf is not pinned");
+        /* recursive detect any vlen string in type (compound, array ...) */
+        if((data_class = H5Tdetect_variable_str(mem_type_id)) < 0) {
+            h5JNIFatalError(env, "H5Aread_short: H5Tdetect_variable_str() failed");
         } /* end if */
+        else  if(data_class == 1) {
+            h5badArgument(env, "H5Aread_short:  buf does not support variable length type");
+        } /* end else if */
         else {
-            status = H5Aread((hid_t)attr_id, (hid_t)mem_type_id, byteP);
-            if (status < 0) {
-                ENVPTR->ReleaseByteArrayElements(ENVPAR buf, byteP, JNI_ABORT);
-                h5libraryError(env);
+            PIN_SHORT_ARRAY();
+            if (buffP == NULL) {
+                h5JNIFatalError(env, "H5Aread_short:  buf not pinned");
             } /* end if */
-            else  {
-                ENVPTR->ReleaseByteArrayElements(ENVPAR buf, byteP, 0);
+            else {
+                status = H5Aread((hid_t)attr_id, (hid_t)mem_type_id, buffP);
+
+                if (status < 0) {
+                    UNPIN_SHORT_ARRAY(JNI_ABORT);
+                    h5libraryError(env);
+                } /* end if */
+                else {
+                    UNPIN_SHORT_ARRAY(0);
+                } /* end else */
             } /* end else */
         } /* end else */
     } /* end else */
 
     return (jint)status;
-} /* end Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Aread */
+} /* end Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Aread_1short */
 
 /*
  * Class:     hdf_hdf5lib_H5
- * Method:    H5AwriteVL
- * Signature: (JJ[Ljava/lang/String;)I
+ * Method:    H5Awrite_short
+ * Signature: (JJ[SZ)I
  */
 JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
-Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5AwriteVL
-    (JNIEnv *env, jclass clss, jlong attr_id, jlong mem_type_id, jobjectArray buf)
+Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Awrite_1short
+    (JNIEnv *env, jclass clss, jlong attr_id, jlong mem_type_id, jshortArray buf, jboolean isCriticalPinning)
 {
-    herr_t  status = -1;
-    htri_t  isStr = 0;
-    htri_t  isVlenStr = 0;
-    htri_t  isComplex = 0;
+    herr_t   status = -1;
+    jshort  *buffP;
+    jboolean isCopy;
+    htri_t data_class;
+
+    if (buf == NULL ) {
+        h5nullArgument(env, "H5Awrite_short:  buf is NULL");
+    } /* end if */
+    else if((data_class = H5Tdetect_class(mem_type_id, H5T_VLEN)) < 0) {
+        h5JNIFatalError(env, "H5Awrite_short: H5Tdetect_class() failed");
+    } /* end else if */
+    else  if(data_class == 1) {
+        h5badArgument(env, "H5Awrite_short:  buf does not support variable length type");
+    } /* end else if */
+    else {
+        /* recursive detect any vlen string in type (compound, array ...) */
+        if((data_class = H5Tdetect_variable_str(mem_type_id)) < 0) {
+            h5JNIFatalError(env, "H5Awrite_short: H5Tdetect_variable_str() failed");
+        } /* end if */
+        else  if(data_class == 1) {
+            h5badArgument(env, "H5Awrite_short:  buf does not support variable length type");
+        } /* end else if */
+        else {
+            PIN_SHORT_ARRAY();
+            if (buffP == NULL) {
+                h5JNIFatalError(env, "H5Awrite_short:  buf not pinned");
+            } /* end if */
+            else {
+                status = H5Awrite((hid_t)attr_id, (hid_t)mem_type_id, buffP);
+
+                UNPIN_SHORT_ARRAY(JNI_ABORT);
+
+                if (status < 0)
+                    h5libraryError(env);
+            } /* end else */
+        } /* end else */
+    } /* end else */
+
+    return (jint)status;
+} /* end Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Awrite_1short */
+
+/*
+ * Class:     hdf_hdf5lib_H5
+ * Method:    H5Aread_int
+ * Signature: (JJ[IZ)I
+ */
+JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
+Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Aread_1int
+    (JNIEnv *env, jclass clss, jlong attr_id, jlong mem_type_id, jintArray buf, jboolean isCriticalPinning)
+{
+    herr_t   status = -1;
+    jint    *buffP;
+    jboolean isCopy;
+    htri_t data_class;
 
     if (buf == NULL) {
-        h5nullArgument(env, "H5AwriteVL:  buf is NULL");
+        h5nullArgument(env, "H5Aread_int:  buf is NULL");
     } /* end if */
+    else if((data_class = H5Tdetect_class(mem_type_id, H5T_VLEN)) < 0) {
+        h5JNIFatalError(env, "H5Aread_int: H5Tdetect_class() failed");
+    } /* end else if */
+    else  if(data_class == 1) {
+        h5badArgument(env, "H5Aread_int:  buf does not support variable length type");
+    } /* end else if */
     else {
-        isStr = H5Tdetect_class((hid_t)mem_type_id, H5T_STRING);
-        if (H5Tget_class((hid_t)mem_type_id) == H5T_COMPOUND) {
-            unsigned i;
-            int nm = H5Tget_nmembers(mem_type_id);
-            for(i = 0; i <nm; i++) {
-                hid_t nested_tid = H5Tget_member_type((hid_t)mem_type_id, i);
-                isComplex = H5Tdetect_class((hid_t)nested_tid, H5T_COMPOUND) ||
-                            H5Tdetect_class((hid_t)nested_tid, H5T_VLEN);
-                H5Tclose(nested_tid);
-            }
-        }
-        else if (H5Tget_class((hid_t)mem_type_id) == H5T_VLEN) {
-            isVlenStr = 1; /* strings created by H5Tvlen_create(H5T_C_S1) */
-        }
-        if (isStr == 0 || isComplex>0 || isVlenStr) {
-            status = H5AwriteVL_asstr(env, (hid_t)attr_id, (hid_t)mem_type_id, buf);
-        }
-        else if (isStr > 0) {
-            status = H5AwriteVL_str(env, (hid_t)attr_id, (hid_t)mem_type_id, buf);
-        }
+        /* recursive detect any vlen string in type (compound, array ...) */
+        if((data_class = H5Tdetect_variable_str(mem_type_id)) < 0) {
+            h5JNIFatalError(env, "H5Aread_int: H5Tdetect_variable_str() failed");
+        } /* end if */
+        else  if(data_class == 1) {
+            h5badArgument(env, "H5Aread_int:  buf does not support variable length type");
+        } /* end else if */
+        else {
+            PIN_INT_ARRAY();
+            if (buffP == NULL) {
+                h5JNIFatalError(env, "H5Aread_int:  buf not pinned");
+            } /* end if */
+            else {
+                status = H5Aread((hid_t)attr_id, (hid_t)mem_type_id, buffP);
+
+                if (status < 0) {
+                    UNPIN_INT_ARRAY(JNI_ABORT);
+                    h5libraryError(env);
+                } /* end if */
+                else {
+                    UNPIN_INT_ARRAY(0);
+                } /* end else */
+            } /* end else */
+        } /* end else */
     } /* end else */
 
     return (jint)status;
-} /* end Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Awrite_1VL */
+} /* end Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Aread_1int */
 
-herr_t
-H5AwriteVL_str
-    (JNIEnv *env, hid_t aid, hid_t tid, jobjectArray buf)
+/*
+ * Class:     hdf_hdf5lib_H5
+ * Method:    H5Awrite_int
+ * Signature: (JJ[IZ)I
+ */
+JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
+Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Awrite_1int
+    (JNIEnv *env, jclass clss, jlong attr_id, jlong mem_type_id, jintArray buf, jboolean isCriticalPinning)
 {
-    herr_t  status = -1;
-    char  **wdata;
-    jsize   size;
-    jint    i;
+    herr_t   status = -1;
+    jint    *buffP;
+    jboolean isCopy;
+    htri_t data_class;
 
-    size = ENVPTR->GetArrayLength(ENVPAR (jarray) buf);
+    if (buf == NULL) {
+        h5nullArgument(env, "H5Awrite_int:  buf is NULL");
+    } /* end if */
+    else if((data_class = H5Tdetect_class(mem_type_id, H5T_VLEN)) < 0) {
+        h5JNIFatalError(env, "H5Awrite_int: H5Tdetect_class() failed");
+    } /* end else if */
+    else  if(data_class == 1) {
+        h5badArgument(env, "H5Awrite_int:  buf does not support variable length type");
+    } /* end else if */
+    else {
+        /* recursive detect any vlen string in type (compound, array ...) */
+        if((data_class = H5Tdetect_variable_str(mem_type_id)) < 0) {
+            h5JNIFatalError(env, "H5Awrite_int: H5Tdetect_variable_str() failed");
+        } /* end if */
+        else  if(data_class == 1) {
+            h5badArgument(env, "H5Awrite_int:  buf does not support variable length type");
+        } /* end else if */
+        else {
+            PIN_INT_ARRAY();
+            if (buffP == NULL) {
+                h5JNIFatalError(env, "H5Awrite_int:  buf not pinned");
+            } /* end if */
+            else {
+                status = H5Awrite((hid_t)attr_id, (hid_t)mem_type_id, buffP);
 
-    wdata = (char**)HDcalloc((size_t)size + 1, sizeof(char*));
-    if (!wdata) {
-        h5JNIFatalError(env, "H5AwriteVL_str:  cannot allocate buffer");
+                UNPIN_INT_ARRAY(JNI_ABORT);
+
+                if (status < 0)
+                    h5libraryError(env);
+            } /* end else */
+        } /* end else */
+    } /* end else */
+
+    return (jint)status;
+} /* end Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Awrite_1int */
+
+/*
+ * Class:     hdf_hdf5lib_H5
+ * Method:    H5Aread_long
+ * Signature: (JJ[JZ)I
+ */
+JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
+Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Aread_1long
+    (JNIEnv *env, jclass clss, jlong attr_id, jlong mem_type_id, jlongArray buf, jboolean isCriticalPinning)
+{
+    herr_t   status = -1;
+    jlong   *buffP;
+    jboolean isCopy;
+    htri_t data_class;
+
+    if (buf == NULL) {
+        h5nullArgument(env, "H5Aread_long:  buf is NULL");
     } /* end if */
+    else if((data_class = H5Tdetect_class(mem_type_id, H5T_VLEN)) < 0) {
+        h5JNIFatalError(env, "H5Aread_long: H5Tdetect_class() failed");
+    } /* end else if */
+    else  if(data_class == 1) {
+        h5badArgument(env, "H5Aread_long:  buf does not support variable length type");
+    } /* end else if */
     else {
-        HDmemset(wdata, 0, (size_t)size * sizeof(char*));
-        for (i = 0; i < size; ++i) {
-            jstring obj = (jstring) ENVPTR->GetObjectArrayElement(ENVPAR (jobjectArray) buf, i);
-            if (obj != 0) {
-                jsize length = ENVPTR->GetStringUTFLength(ENVPAR obj);
-                const char *utf8 = ENVPTR->GetStringUTFChars(ENVPAR obj, 0);
+        /* recursive detect any vlen string in type (compound, array ...) */
+        if((data_class = H5Tdetect_variable_str(mem_type_id)) < 0) {
+            h5JNIFatalError(env, "H5Aread_long: H5Tdetect_variable_str() failed");
+        } /* end if */
+        else  if(data_class == 1) {
+            h5badArgument(env, "H5Aread_long:  buf does not support variable length type");
+        } /* end else if */
+        else {
+            PIN_LONG_ARRAY();
+            if (buffP == NULL) {
+                h5JNIFatalError(env, "H5Aread_long:  buf not pinned");
+            } /* end if */
+            else {
+                status = H5Aread((hid_t)attr_id, (hid_t)mem_type_id, buffP);
 
-                if (utf8) {
-                    wdata[i] = (char*)HDmalloc((size_t)length + 1);
-                    if (wdata[i]) {
-                        HDmemset(wdata[i], 0, ((size_t)length + 1));
-                        HDstrncpy(wdata[i], utf8, (size_t)length);
-                    } /* end if */
+                if (status < 0) {
+                    UNPIN_LONG_ARRAY(JNI_ABORT);
+                    h5libraryError(env);
                 } /* end if */
+                else {
+                    UNPIN_LONG_ARRAY(0);
+                } /* end else */
+            } /* end else */
+        } /* end else */
+    } /* end else */
 
-                ENVPTR->ReleaseStringUTFChars(ENVPAR obj, utf8);
-                ENVPTR->DeleteLocalRef(ENVPAR obj);
+    return (jint)status;
+} /* end Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Aread_1long */
+
+/*
+ * Class:     hdf_hdf5lib_H5
+ * Method:    H5Awrite_long
+ * Signature: (JJ[JZ)I
+ */
+JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
+Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Awrite_1long
+    (JNIEnv *env, jclass clss, jlong attr_id, jlong mem_type_id, jlongArray buf, jboolean isCriticalPinning)
+{
+    herr_t   status = -1;
+    jlong   *buffP;
+    jboolean isCopy;
+    htri_t data_class;
+
+    if (buf == NULL) {
+        h5nullArgument(env, "H5Awrite_long:  buf is NULL");
+    } /* end if */
+    else if((data_class = H5Tdetect_class(mem_type_id, H5T_VLEN)) < 0) {
+        h5JNIFatalError(env, "H5Dwrite_long: H5Tdetect_class() failed");
+    } /* end else if */
+    else  if(data_class == 1) {
+        h5badArgument(env, "H5Awrite_long:  buf does not support variable length type");
+    } /* end else if */
+    else {
+        /* recursive detect any vlen string in type (compound, array ...) */
+        if((data_class = H5Tdetect_variable_str(mem_type_id)) < 0) {
+            h5JNIFatalError(env, "H5Awrite_long: H5Tdetect_variable_str() failed");
+        } /* end if */
+        else  if(data_class == 1) {
+            h5badArgument(env, "H5Awrite_long:  buf does not support variable length type");
+        } /* end else if */
+        else {
+            PIN_LONG_ARRAY();
+            if (buffP == NULL) {
+                h5JNIFatalError(env, "H5Awrite_long:  buf not pinned");
             } /* end if */
-        } /* end for (i = 0; i < size; ++i) */
+            else {
+                status = H5Awrite((hid_t)attr_id, (hid_t)mem_type_id, buffP);
 
-        status = H5Awrite((hid_t)aid, (hid_t)tid, wdata);
+                UNPIN_LONG_ARRAY(JNI_ABORT);
+                if (status < 0)
+                    h5libraryError(env);
+            } /* end else */
+        } /* end else */
+    } /* end else */
 
-        for (i = 0; i < size; i++) {
-            if(wdata[i]) {
-                HDfree(wdata[i]);
+    return (jint)status;
+} /* end Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Awrite_1long */
+
+/*
+ * Class:     hdf_hdf5lib_H5
+ * Method:    H5Aread_float
+ * Signature: (JJ[FZ)I
+ */
+JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
+Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Aread_1float
+    (JNIEnv *env, jclass clss, jlong attr_id, jlong mem_type_id, jfloatArray buf, jboolean isCriticalPinning)
+{
+    herr_t   status = -1;
+    jfloat  *buffP;
+    jboolean isCopy;
+    htri_t data_class;
+
+    if (buf == NULL) {
+        h5nullArgument(env, "H5Aread_float:  buf is NULL");
+    } /* end if */
+    else if((data_class = H5Tdetect_class(mem_type_id, H5T_VLEN)) < 0) {
+        h5JNIFatalError(env, "H5Dread_float: H5Tdetect_class() failed");
+    } /* end else if */
+    else  if(data_class == 1) {
+        h5badArgument(env, "H5Aread_float:  buf does not support variable length type");
+    } /* end else if */
+    else {
+        /* recursive detect any vlen string in type (compound, array ...) */
+        if((data_class = H5Tdetect_variable_str(mem_type_id)) < 0) {
+            h5JNIFatalError(env, "H5Aread_float: H5Tdetect_variable_str() failed");
+        } /* end if */
+        else  if(data_class == 1) {
+            h5badArgument(env, "H5Aread_float:  buf does not support variable length type");
+        } /* end else if */
+        else {
+            PIN_FLOAT_ARRAY();
+            if (buffP == NULL) {
+                h5JNIFatalError(env, "H5Aread_float:  buf not pinned");
             } /* end if */
-        } /* end for */
-        HDfree(wdata);
+            else {
+                status = H5Aread((hid_t)attr_id, (hid_t)mem_type_id, buffP);
 
-        if (status < 0)
-            h5libraryError(env);
+                if (status < 0) {
+                    UNPIN_FLOAT_ARRAY(JNI_ABORT);
+                    h5libraryError(env);
+                } /* end if */
+                else {
+                    UNPIN_FLOAT_ARRAY(0);
+                } /* end else */
+            } /* end else */
+        } /* end else */
     } /* end else */
 
     return (jint)status;
-}
+} /* end Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Aread_1float */
 
-herr_t
-H5AwriteVL_asstr
-    (JNIEnv *env, hid_t aid, hid_t tid, jobjectArray buf)
+/*
+ * Class:     hdf_hdf5lib_H5
+ * Method:    H5Awrite_float
+ * Signature: (JJ[FZ)I
+ */
+JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
+Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Awrite_1float
+    (JNIEnv *env, jclass clss, jlong attr_id, jlong mem_type_id, jfloatArray buf, jboolean isCriticalPinning)
 {
-    char  **strs;
-    jstring jstr;
-    jint    i;
-    jint    n;
-    hid_t   sid;
-    hsize_t dims[H5S_MAX_RANK];
-    herr_t  status = -1;
+    herr_t   status = -1;
+    jfloat  *buffP;
+    jboolean isCopy;
+    htri_t data_class;
 
-    n = ENVPTR->GetArrayLength(ENVPAR buf);
-    strs =(hvl_t*)HDcalloc((size_t)n, sizeof(hvl_t));
+    if (buf == NULL) {
+        h5nullArgument(env, "H5Awrite_float:  buf is NULL");
+    } /* end if */
+    else if((data_class = H5Tdetect_class(mem_type_id, H5T_VLEN)) < 0) {
+        h5JNIFatalError(env, "H5Awrite_float: H5Tdetect_class() failed");
+    } /* end else if */
+    else  if(data_class == 1) {
+        h5badArgument(env, "H5Awrite_float:  buf does not support variable length type");
+    } /* end else if */
+    else {
+        /* recursive detect any vlen string in type (compound, array ...) */
+        if((data_class = H5Tdetect_variable_str(mem_type_id)) < 0) {
+            h5JNIFatalError(env, "H5Awrite_float: H5Tdetect_variable_str() failed");
+        } /* end if */
+        else  if(data_class == 1) {
+            h5badArgument(env, "H5Awrite_float:  buf does not support variable length type");
+        } /* end else if */
+        else {
+            PIN_FLOAT_ARRAY();
+            if (buffP == NULL) {
+                h5JNIFatalError(env, "H5Awrite_float:  buf not pinned");
+            } /* end if */
+            else {
+                status = H5Awrite((hid_t)attr_id, (hid_t)mem_type_id, buffP);
 
-    if (strs == NULL) {
-        h5JNIFatalError(env, "H5AwriteVL_asstr:  failed to allocate buff for read variable length strings");
+                UNPIN_FLOAT_ARRAY(JNI_ABORT);
+                if (status < 0)
+                    h5libraryError(env);
+            } /* end else */
+        } /* end else */
+    } /* end else */
+
+    return (jint)status;
+} /* end Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Awrite_1float */
+
+/*
+ * Class:     hdf_hdf5lib_H5
+ * Method:    H5Aread_double
+ * Signature: (JJ[DZ)I
+ */
+JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
+Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Aread_1double
+    (JNIEnv *env, jclass clss, jlong attr_id, jlong mem_type_id, jdoubleArray buf, jboolean isCriticalPinning)
+{
+    herr_t   status = -1;
+    jdouble *buffP;
+    jboolean isCopy;
+    htri_t data_class;
+
+    if (buf == NULL) {
+        h5nullArgument(env, "H5Aread_double:  buf is NULL");
     } /* end if */
+    else if((data_class = H5Tdetect_class(mem_type_id, H5T_VLEN)) < 0) {
+        h5JNIFatalError(env, "H5Aread_double: H5Tdetect_class() failed");
+    } /* end else if */
+    else  if(data_class == 1) {
+        h5badArgument(env, "H5Aread_double:  buf does not support variable length type");
+    } /* end else if */
     else {
-        status = H5Awrite(aid, tid, strs);
+        /* recursive detect any vlen string in type (compound, array ...) */
+        if((data_class = H5Tdetect_variable_str(mem_type_id)) < 0) {
+            h5JNIFatalError(env, "H5Aread_double: H5Tdetect_variable_str() failed");
+        } /* end if */
+        else  if(data_class == 1) {
+            h5badArgument(env, "H5Aread_double:  buf does not support variable length type");
+        } /* end else if */
+        else {
+            PIN_DOUBLE_ARRAY();
+            if (buffP == NULL) {
+                h5JNIFatalError(env, "H5Aread_double:  buf not pinned");
+            } /* end if */
+            else {
+                status = H5Aread((hid_t)attr_id, (hid_t)mem_type_id, buffP);
 
-        if (status < 0) {
-            dims[0] = (hsize_t)n;
-            sid = H5Screate_simple(1, dims, NULL);
-            H5Dvlen_reclaim(tid, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, strs);
-            H5Sclose(sid);
-            HDfree(strs);
-            h5JNIFatalError(env, "H5AwriteVL_str: failed to read variable length strings");
+                if (status < 0) {
+                    UNPIN_DOUBLE_ARRAY(JNI_ABORT);
+                    h5libraryError(env);
+                } /* end if */
+                else {
+                    UNPIN_DOUBLE_ARRAY(0);
+                } /* end else */
+            } /* end else */
+        } /* end else */
+    } /* end else */
+
+    return (jint)status;
+} /* end Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Aread_1double */
+
+/*
+ * Class:     hdf_hdf5lib_H5
+ * Method:    H5Awrite_double
+ * Signature: (JJ[DZ)I
+ */
+JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
+Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Awrite_1double
+    (JNIEnv *env, jclass clss, jlong attr_id, jlong mem_type_id, jdoubleArray buf, jboolean isCriticalPinning)
+{
+    herr_t   status = -1;
+    jdouble *buffP;
+    jboolean isCopy;
+    htri_t data_class;
+
+    if (buf == NULL) {
+        h5nullArgument(env, "H5Awrite_double:  buf is NULL");
+    } /* end if */
+    else if((data_class = H5Tdetect_class(mem_type_id, H5T_VLEN)) < 0) {
+        h5JNIFatalError(env, "H5Awrite_double: H5Tdetect_class() failed");
+    } /* end else if */
+    else  if(data_class == 1) {
+        h5badArgument(env, "H5Awrite_double:  buf does not support variable length type");
+    } /* end else if */
+    else {
+        /* recursive detect any vlen string in type (compound, array ...) */
+        if((data_class = H5Tdetect_variable_str(mem_type_id)) < 0) {
+            h5JNIFatalError(env, "H5Awrite_double: H5Tdetect_variable_str() failed");
         } /* end if */
+        else  if(data_class == 1) {
+            h5badArgument(env, "H5Awrite_double:  buf does not support variable length type");
+        } /* end else if */
         else {
-            for (i=0; i < n; i++) {
-                jstr = ENVPTR->NewStringUTF(ENVPAR strs[i]);
-                ENVPTR->SetObjectArrayElement(ENVPAR buf, i, jstr);
-                H5free_memory (strs[i]);
+            PIN_DOUBLE_ARRAY();
+            if (buffP == NULL) {
+                h5JNIFatalError(env, "H5Awrite_double:  buf not pinned");
+            } /* end if */
+            else {
+                status = H5Awrite((hid_t)attr_id, (hid_t)mem_type_id, buffP);
+
+                UNPIN_DOUBLE_ARRAY(JNI_ABORT);
+                if (status < 0)
+                    h5libraryError(env);
+            } /* end else */
+        } /* end else */
+    } /* end else */
+
+    return (jint)status;
+} /* end Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Awrite_1double */
+
+/*
+ * Class:     hdf_hdf5lib_H5
+ * Method:    H5Aread_string
+ * Signature: (JJ[Ljava/lang/String;)I
+ */
+JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
+Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Aread_1string
+    (JNIEnv *env, jclass clss, jlong attr_id, jlong mem_type_id, jobjectArray j_buf)
+{
+    herr_t  status = -1;
+    char   *c_buf;
+    char   *cstr;
+    size_t  str_len;
+    jsize   i;
+    jsize   n;
+    size_t  pos;
+    jstring jstr;
+
+    c_buf = cstr = NULL;
+    if (j_buf == NULL) {
+        h5nullArgument(env, "H5Aread_string:  buf is NULL");
+    } /* end if */
+    else if ((n = ENVPTR->GetArrayLength(ENVPAR j_buf)) <= 0) {
+        h5nullArgument(env, "H5Aread_string:  buf length <= 0");
+    } /* end else if */
+    else if ((str_len = H5Tget_size((hid_t)mem_type_id)) <=0) {
+        h5libraryError(env);
+    } /* end else if */
+    else {
+        if ((cstr = (char*)HDmalloc(str_len + 1)) == NULL) {
+            h5JNIFatalError(env, "H5Aread_string: memory allocation failed.");
+        } /* end if */
+        else {
+            if ((c_buf = (char*)HDmalloc((size_t)n * str_len)) == NULL) {
+                if (cstr)
+                    HDfree(cstr);
+                cstr = NULL;
+                h5JNIFatalError(env, "H5Aread_string: memory allocation failed.");
+            } /* end if */
+            else {
+                status = H5Aread((hid_t)attr_id, (hid_t)mem_type_id, c_buf);
+
+                if (status < 0) {
+                    if (cstr)
+                        HDfree(cstr);
+                    cstr = NULL;
+                    if (c_buf)
+                        HDfree(c_buf);
+                    c_buf = NULL;
+                    h5libraryError(env);
+                } /* end if */
+                else {
+                    pos = 0;
+                    for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+                        HDmemcpy(cstr, c_buf+pos, str_len);
+                        cstr[str_len] = '\0';
+                        jstr = ENVPTR->NewStringUTF(ENVPAR cstr);
+                        ENVPTR->SetObjectArrayElement(ENVPAR j_buf, i, jstr);
+                        pos += str_len;
+                    } /* end for */
+                } /* end else */
+
+                if (c_buf)
+                    HDfree(c_buf);
+            } /* end else cbuf allocation*/
+
+            if (cstr)
+                HDfree(cstr);
+        } /* end else cstr allocation*/
+    } /* end else */
+
+    return (jint)status;
+} /* end Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Aread_1string */
+
+/*
+ * Class:     hdf_hdf5lib_H5
+ * Method:    H5Awrite_string
+ * Signature: (JJ[Ljava/lang/String;)I
+ */
+JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
+Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Awrite_1string
+    (JNIEnv *env, jclass clss, jlong attr_id, jlong mem_type_id, jobjectArray j_buf)
+{
+    herr_t  status = -1;
+    char   *c_buf;
+    jsize   str_len;
+    jsize   i;
+    jsize   n;
+
+    if (j_buf == NULL) {
+        h5nullArgument(env, "H5Awrite_string:  buf is NULL");
+    } /* end if */
+    else if ((n = ENVPTR->GetArrayLength(ENVPAR j_buf)) <= 0) {
+        h5nullArgument(env, "H5Awrite_string:  buf length <= 0");
+    } /* end else if */
+    else if ((str_len = (jsize)H5Tget_size((hid_t)mem_type_id)) <=0) {
+        h5libraryError(env);
+    } /* end else if */
+    else {
+        if ((c_buf = (char*)HDmalloc((size_t)n * (size_t)str_len)) == NULL) {
+            h5JNIFatalError(env, "H5Awrite_string: memory allocation failed.");
+        } /* end if */
+        else {
+            for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+                jstring obj = (jstring)ENVPTR->GetObjectArrayElement(ENVPAR (jobjectArray)j_buf, i);
+                if (obj != 0) {
+                    jsize length = ENVPTR->GetStringUTFLength(ENVPAR obj);
+                    const char *utf8 = ENVPTR->GetStringUTFChars(ENVPAR obj, 0);
+
+                    if (utf8) {
+                        HDstrncpy(&c_buf[i * str_len], utf8, str_len);
+                    } /* end if */
+
+                    ENVPTR->ReleaseStringUTFChars(ENVPAR obj, utf8);
+                    ENVPTR->DeleteLocalRef(ENVPAR obj);
+                } /* end if */
             } /* end for */
 
-            /*
-            for repeatedly reading a dataset with a large number of strs (e.g., 1,000,000 strings,
-            H5Dvlen_reclaim() may crash on Windows because the Java GC will not be able to collect
-            free space in time. Instead, use "H5free_memory(strs[i])" above to free individual strings
-            after it is done.
-            H5Dvlen_reclaim(tid, mem_sid, xfer_plist_id, strs);
-            */
+            status = H5Awrite((hid_t)attr_id, (hid_t)mem_type_id, c_buf);
 
-            HDfree(strs);
+            if (c_buf)
+                HDfree(c_buf);
+            c_buf = NULL;
+
+            if (status < 0) {
+                h5libraryError(env);
+            } /* end if */
         } /* end else */
     } /* end else */
 
-    return status;
-} /* end H5AwriteVL_str */
+    return (jint)status;
+} /* end Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Awrite_1string */
 
 /*
  * Class:     hdf_hdf5lib_H5
  * Method:    H5AreadVL
- * Signature: (JJJJJ[Ljava/lang/String;)I
+ * Signature: (JJ[Ljava/lang/String;)I
  */
 JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
 Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5AreadVL
@@ -519,6 +1163,206 @@ H5AreadVL_str
 
 /*
  * Class:     hdf_hdf5lib_H5
+ * Method:    H5AwriteVL
+ * Signature: (JJ[Ljava/lang/String;)I
+ */
+JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
+Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5AwriteVL
+    (JNIEnv *env, jclass clss, jlong attr_id, jlong mem_type_id, jobjectArray buf)
+{
+    herr_t  status = -1;
+    htri_t  isStr = 0;
+    htri_t  isVlenStr = 0;
+    htri_t  isComplex = 0;
+
+    if (buf == NULL) {
+        h5nullArgument(env, "H5AwriteVL:  buf is NULL");
+    } /* end if */
+    else {
+        isStr = H5Tdetect_class((hid_t)mem_type_id, H5T_STRING);
+        if (H5Tget_class((hid_t)mem_type_id) == H5T_COMPOUND) {
+            unsigned i;
+            int nm = H5Tget_nmembers(mem_type_id);
+            for(i = 0; i <nm; i++) {
+                hid_t nested_tid = H5Tget_member_type((hid_t)mem_type_id, i);
+                isComplex = H5Tdetect_class((hid_t)nested_tid, H5T_COMPOUND) ||
+                            H5Tdetect_class((hid_t)nested_tid, H5T_VLEN);
+                H5Tclose(nested_tid);
+            }
+        }
+        else if (H5Tget_class((hid_t)mem_type_id) == H5T_VLEN) {
+            isVlenStr = 1; /* strings created by H5Tvlen_create(H5T_C_S1) */
+        }
+        if (isStr == 0 || isComplex>0 || isVlenStr) {
+            status = H5AwriteVL_asstr(env, (hid_t)attr_id, (hid_t)mem_type_id, buf);
+        }
+        else if (isStr > 0) {
+            status = H5AwriteVL_str(env, (hid_t)attr_id, (hid_t)mem_type_id, buf);
+        }
+    } /* end else */
+
+    return (jint)status;
+} /* end Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Awrite_1VL */
+
+herr_t
+H5AwriteVL_str
+    (JNIEnv *env, hid_t aid, hid_t tid, jobjectArray buf)
+{
+    herr_t  status = -1;
+    char  **wdata;
+    jsize   size;
+    jint    i;
+
+    size = ENVPTR->GetArrayLength(ENVPAR (jarray) buf);
+
+    wdata = (char**)HDcalloc((size_t)size + 1, sizeof(char*));
+    if (!wdata) {
+        h5JNIFatalError(env, "H5AwriteVL_str:  cannot allocate buffer");
+    } /* end if */
+    else {
+        HDmemset(wdata, 0, (size_t)size * sizeof(char*));
+        for (i = 0; i < size; ++i) {
+            jstring obj = (jstring) ENVPTR->GetObjectArrayElement(ENVPAR (jobjectArray) buf, i);
+            if (obj != 0) {
+                jsize length = ENVPTR->GetStringUTFLength(ENVPAR obj);
+                const char *utf8 = ENVPTR->GetStringUTFChars(ENVPAR obj, 0);
+
+                if (utf8) {
+                    wdata[i] = (char*)HDmalloc((size_t)length + 1);
+                    if (wdata[i]) {
+                        HDmemset(wdata[i], 0, ((size_t)length + 1));
+                        HDstrncpy(wdata[i], utf8, (size_t)length);
+                    } /* end if */
+                } /* end if */
+
+                ENVPTR->ReleaseStringUTFChars(ENVPAR obj, utf8);
+                ENVPTR->DeleteLocalRef(ENVPAR obj);
+            } /* end if */
+        } /* end for (i = 0; i < size; ++i) */
+
+        status = H5Awrite((hid_t)aid, (hid_t)tid, wdata);
+
+        for (i = 0; i < size; i++) {
+            if(wdata[i]) {
+                HDfree(wdata[i]);
+            } /* end if */
+        } /* end for */
+        HDfree(wdata);
+
+        if (status < 0)
+            h5libraryError(env);
+    } /* end else */
+
+    return (jint)status;
+}
+
+herr_t
+H5AwriteVL_asstr
+    (JNIEnv *env, hid_t aid, hid_t tid, jobjectArray buf)
+{
+    char  **strs;
+    jstring jstr;
+    jint    i;
+    jint    n;
+    hid_t   sid;
+    hsize_t dims[H5S_MAX_RANK];
+    herr_t  status = -1;
+
+    n = ENVPTR->GetArrayLength(ENVPAR buf);
+    strs =(hvl_t*)HDcalloc((size_t)n, sizeof(hvl_t));
+
+    if (strs == NULL) {
+        h5JNIFatalError(env, "H5AwriteVL_asstr:  failed to allocate buff for read variable length strings");
+    } /* end if */
+    else {
+        status = H5Awrite(aid, tid, strs);
+
+        if (status < 0) {
+            dims[0] = (hsize_t)n;
+            sid = H5Screate_simple(1, dims, NULL);
+            H5Dvlen_reclaim(tid, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, strs);
+            H5Sclose(sid);
+            HDfree(strs);
+            h5JNIFatalError(env, "H5AwriteVL_str: failed to read variable length strings");
+        } /* end if */
+        else {
+            for (i=0; i < n; i++) {
+                jstr = ENVPTR->NewStringUTF(ENVPAR strs[i]);
+                ENVPTR->SetObjectArrayElement(ENVPAR buf, i, jstr);
+                H5free_memory (strs[i]);
+            } /* end for */
+
+            /*
+            for repeatedly reading a dataset with a large number of strs (e.g., 1,000,000 strings,
+            H5Dvlen_reclaim() may crash on Windows because the Java GC will not be able to collect
+            free space in time. Instead, use "H5free_memory(strs[i])" above to free individual strings
+            after it is done.
+            H5Dvlen_reclaim(tid, mem_sid, xfer_plist_id, strs);
+            */
+
+            HDfree(strs);
+        } /* end else */
+    } /* end else */
+
+    return status;
+} /* end H5AwriteVL_str */
+
+/*
+ * Class:     hdf_hdf5lib_H5
+ * Method:    H5Aread_reg_ref
+ * Signature: (JJ[Ljava/lang/String;)I
+ */
+JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
+Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Aread_1reg_1ref
+    (JNIEnv *env, jclass clss, jlong attr_id, jlong mem_type_id, jobjectArray buf)
+{
+    herr_t    status = -1;
+    h5str_t   h5str;
+    size_t    size;
+    hdset_reg_ref_t *ref_data;
+    jint      i;
+    jint      n;
+    jstring   jstr;
+
+    hid_t region = -1;
+    hid_t aid = (hid_t) attr_id;
+    hid_t tid = (hid_t) mem_type_id;
+
+    n = ENVPTR->GetArrayLength(ENVPAR buf);
+    size = sizeof(hdset_reg_ref_t); /*H5Tget_size(tid);*/
+    ref_data = (hdset_reg_ref_t*)HDmalloc(size * (size_t)n);
+
+    if (ref_data == NULL) {
+        h5JNIFatalError(env, "H5Aread_reg_ref:  failed to allocate buff for read");
+        return -1;
+    } /* end if */
+
+    status = H5Aread(aid, tid, ref_data);
+
+    if (status < 0) {
+        HDfree(ref_data);
+        h5JNIFatalError(env, "H5Aread_reg_ref: failed to read data");
+        return -1;
+    } /* end if */
+
+    HDmemset(&h5str, 0, sizeof(h5str_t));
+    h5str_new(&h5str, 1024);
+    for (i=0; i<n; i++) {
+        h5str.s[0] = '\0';
+        h5str_sprintf(&h5str, aid, tid, ref_data[i], 0, 0);
+        jstr = ENVPTR->NewStringUTF(ENVPAR h5str.s);
+
+        ENVPTR->SetObjectArrayElement(ENVPAR buf, i, jstr);
+    } /* end for */
+
+    h5str_free(&h5str);
+    HDfree(ref_data);
+
+    return (jint)status;
+} /* end Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Aread_1reg_1ref */
+
+/*
+ * Class:     hdf_hdf5lib_H5
  * Method:    H5Aget_space
  * Signature: (J)J
  */
diff --git a/java/src/jni/h5aImp.h b/java/src/jni/h5aImp.h
index f3758eb..15cc83e 100644
--- a/java/src/jni/h5aImp.h
+++ b/java/src/jni/h5aImp.h
@@ -51,21 +51,120 @@ Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5__1H5Aopen_1idx
 
 /*
  * Class:     hdf_hdf5lib_H5
+ * Method:    H5Aread
+ * Signature: (JJ[B)I
+ */
+JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
+Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Aread
+  (JNIEnv *, jclass, jlong, jlong, jbyteArray, jboolean);
+
+/*
+ * Class:     hdf_hdf5lib_H5
  * Method:    H5Awrite
  * Signature: (JJ[B)I
  */
 JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
 Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Awrite
-  (JNIEnv *, jclass, jlong, jlong, jbyteArray);
+  (JNIEnv *, jclass, jlong, jlong, jbyteArray, jboolean);
 
 /*
  * Class:     hdf_hdf5lib_H5
- * Method:    H5Aread
- * Signature: (JJ[B)I
+ * Method:    H5Aread_short
+ * Signature: (JJ[SZ)I
  */
 JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
-Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Aread
-  (JNIEnv *, jclass, jlong, jlong, jbyteArray);
+Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Aread_1short
+  (JNIEnv*, jclass, jlong, jlong, jshortArray, jboolean);
+
+/*
+ * Class:     hdf_hdf5lib_H5
+ * Method:    H5Awrite_short
+ * Signature: (JJ[SZ)I
+ */
+JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
+Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Awrite_1short
+  (JNIEnv*, jclass, jlong, jlong, jshortArray, jboolean);
+
+/*
+ * Class:     hdf_hdf5lib_H5
+ * Method:    H5Aread_int
+ * Signature: (JJ[IZ)I
+ */
+JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
+Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Aread_1int
+  (JNIEnv*, jclass, jlong, jlong, jintArray, jboolean);
+
+/*
+ * Class:     hdf_hdf5lib_H5
+ * Method:    H5Awrite_int
+ * Signature: (JJ[IZ)I
+ */
+JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
+Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Awrite_1int
+  (JNIEnv*, jclass, jlong, jlong, jintArray, jboolean);
+
+/*
+ * Class:     hdf_hdf5lib_H5
+ * Method:    H5Aread_long
+ * Signature: (JJ[JZ)I
+ */
+JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
+Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Aread_1long
+  (JNIEnv*, jclass, jlong, jlong, jlongArray, jboolean);
+
+/*
+ * Class:     hdf_hdf5lib_H5
+ * Method:    H5Awrite_long
+ * Signature: (JJ[JZ)I
+ */
+JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
+Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Awrite_1long
+  (JNIEnv*, jclass, jlong, jlong, jlongArray, jboolean);
+
+/*
+ * Class:     hdf_hdf5lib_H5
+ * Method:    H5Aread_float
+ * Signature: (JJ[FZ)I
+ */
+JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
+Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Aread_1float
+  (JNIEnv*, jclass, jlong, jlong, jfloatArray, jboolean);
+
+/*
+ * Class:     hdf_hdf5lib_H5
+ * Method:    H5Awrite_float
+ * Signature: (JJ[FZ)I
+ */
+JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
+Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Awrite_1float
+  (JNIEnv*, jclass, jlong, jlong, jfloatArray, jboolean);
+
+/*
+ * Class:     hdf_hdf5lib_H5
+ * Method:    H5Aread_double
+ * Signature: (JJ[DZ)I
+ */
+JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
+Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Aread_1double
+  (JNIEnv*, jclass, jlong, jlong, jdoubleArray, jboolean);
+
+/*
+ * Class:     hdf_hdf5lib_H5
+ * Method:    H5Awrite_double
+ * Signature: (JJ[DZ)I
+ */
+JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
+Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Awrite_1double
+  (JNIEnv*, jclass, jlong, jlong, jdoubleArray, jboolean);
+
+/*
+ * Class:     hdf_hdf5lib_H5
+ * Method:    H5AreadVL
+ * Signature: (JJ[Ljava/lang/String;)I
+ */
+JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
+Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5AreadVL
+  (JNIEnv *, jclass, jlong, jlong, jobjectArray);
 
 /*
  * Class:     hdf_hdf5lib_H5
@@ -78,12 +177,48 @@ Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5AwriteVL
 
 /*
  * Class:     hdf_hdf5lib_H5
- * Method:    H5AreadVL
+ * Method:    H5Aread_string
  * Signature: (JJ[Ljava/lang/String;)I
  */
 JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
-Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5AreadVL
-  (JNIEnv *, jclass, jlong, jlong, jobjectArray);
+Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Aread_1string
+  (JNIEnv*, jclass, jlong, jlong, jobjectArray);
+
+/*
+ * Class:     hdf_hdf5lib_H5
+ * Method:    H5Awrite_string
+ * Signature: (JJ[Ljava/lang/String;)I
+ */
+JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
+Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Awrite_1string
+(JNIEnv*, jclass, jlong, jlong, jobjectArray);
+
+/*
+ * Class:     hdf_hdf5lib_H5
+ * Method:    H5Aread_VLStrings
+ * Signature: (JJ[Ljava/lang/String;)I
+ */
+JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
+Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Aread_1VLStrings
+(JNIEnv*, jclass, jlong, jlong, jobjectArray);
+
+/*
+ * Class:     hdf_hdf5lib_H5
+ * Method:    H5Awrite_VLStrings
+ * Signature: (JJ[B)I
+ */
+JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
+Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Awrite_1VLStrings
+  (JNIEnv*, jclass, jlong, jlong, jobjectArray);
+
+/*
+ * Class:     hdf_hdf5lib_H5
+ * Method:    H5Aread_reg_ref
+ * Signature: (JJ[Ljava/lang/String;)I
+ */
+JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
+Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Aread_1reg_1ref
+(JNIEnv*, jclass, jlong, jlong, jobjectArray);
 
 /*
  * Class:     hdf_hdf5lib_H5
diff --git a/java/src/jni/h5dImp.c b/java/src/jni/h5dImp.c
index 652c873..79a5d0a 100644
--- a/java/src/jni/h5dImp.c
+++ b/java/src/jni/h5dImp.c
@@ -1574,84 +1574,6 @@ Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Dread_1reg_1ref
 
 /*
  * Class:     hdf_hdf5lib_H5
- * Method:    H5Dread_reg_ref_data
- * Signature: (JJJJJ[Ljava/lang/String;)I
- */
-JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
-Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Dread_1reg_1ref_1data
-    (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 = -1;
-    h5str_t   h5str;
-    size_t    size;
-    hdset_reg_ref_t *ref_data;
-    jint      i;
-    jint      n;
-    jstring   jstr;
-
-    hid_t        region_obj;
-    H5S_sel_type region_type;
-
-    hid_t region = -1;
-    hid_t did = (hid_t) dataset_id;
-    hid_t tid = (hid_t) mem_type_id;
-    hid_t mem_sid = (hid_t) mem_space_id;
-    hid_t file_sid = (hid_t) file_space_id;
-
-    n = ENVPTR->GetArrayLength(ENVPAR buf);
-    size = sizeof(hdset_reg_ref_t); /*H5Tget_size(tid);*/
-    ref_data = (hdset_reg_ref_t*)HDmalloc(size * (size_t)n);
-
-    if (ref_data == NULL) {
-        h5JNIFatalError(env, "H5Dread_reg_ref_data:  failed to allocate buff for read");
-        return -1;
-    } /* end if */
-
-    status = H5Dread(did, tid, mem_sid, file_sid, xfer_plist_id, ref_data);
-
-    if (status < 0) {
-        HDfree(ref_data);
-        h5JNIFatalError(env, "H5Dread_reg_ref_data: failed to read data");
-        return -1;
-    } /* end if */
-
-    HDmemset(&h5str, 0, sizeof(h5str_t));
-    h5str_new(&h5str, 1024);
-    for (i=0; i<n; i++) {
-        h5str.s[0] = '\0';
-
-        /* get name of the dataset the region reference points to using H5Rget_name */
-        region_obj = H5Rdereference2(did, H5P_DEFAULT, H5R_DATASET_REGION, ref_data[i]);
-        if (region_obj >= 0) {
-            region = H5Rget_region(did, H5R_DATASET_REGION, ref_data[i]);
-            if (region >= 0) {
-                region_type = H5Sget_select_type(region);
-                if(region_type==H5S_SEL_POINTS) {
-                    h5str_dump_region_points_data(&h5str, region, region_obj);
-                } /* end if */
-                else {
-                    h5str_dump_region_blocks_data(&h5str, region, region_obj);
-                } /* end else */
-
-                H5Sclose(region);
-            } /* end if */
-            H5Dclose(region_obj);
-        } /* end if */
-        jstr = ENVPTR->NewStringUTF(ENVPAR h5str.s);
-
-        ENVPTR->SetObjectArrayElement(ENVPAR buf, i, jstr);
-    } /* end for */
-
-    h5str_free(&h5str);
-    HDfree(ref_data);
-
-    return (jint)status;
-} /* end Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Dread_1reg_1ref_1data */
-
-/*
- * Class:     hdf_hdf5lib_H5
  * Method:    _H5Dcreate2
  * Signature: (JLjava/lang/String;JJJJJ)J
  */
diff --git a/java/src/jni/h5dImp.h b/java/src/jni/h5dImp.h
index 1fe71a8..f824452 100644
--- a/java/src/jni/h5dImp.h
+++ b/java/src/jni/h5dImp.h
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Dread_1VLStrings
 /*
  * Class:     hdf_hdf5lib_H5
  * Method:    H5Dwrite_VLStrings
- * Signature: (JJJJJ[BZ)I
+ * Signature: (JJJJJ[B)I
  */
 JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
 Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Dwrite_1VLStrings
@@ -267,15 +267,6 @@ Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Dread_1reg_1ref
 
 /*
  * Class:     hdf_hdf5lib_H5
- * Method:    H5Dread_reg_ref_data
- * Signature: (JJJJJ[Ljava/lang/String;)I
- */
-JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
-Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Dread_1reg_1ref_1data
-  (JNIEnv*, jclass, jlong, jlong, jlong, jlong, jlong, jobjectArray);
-
-/*
- * Class:     hdf_hdf5lib_H5
  * Method:    _H5Dcreate2
  * Signature: (JLjava/lang/String;JJJJJ)J
  */
diff --git a/java/src/jni/h5fImp.c b/java/src/jni/h5fImp.c
index 9d68290..248e654 100644
--- a/java/src/jni/h5fImp.c
+++ b/java/src/jni/h5fImp.c
@@ -168,6 +168,33 @@ Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Fis_1hdf5
 
 /*
  * Class:     hdf_hdf5lib_H5
+ * Method:    H5Fis_accessible
+ * Signature: (Ljava/lang/String;J)Z
+ */
+JNIEXPORT jboolean JNICALL
+Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Fis_1accessible
+    (JNIEnv *env, jclass clss, jstring name, jlong file_id)
+{
+    htri_t      bval = JNI_FALSE;
+    const char *fileName;
+
+    PIN_JAVA_STRING(name, fileName);
+    if (fileName != NULL) {
+        bval = H5Fis_accessible(fileName, (hid_t)file_id);
+
+        UNPIN_JAVA_STRING(name, fileName);
+
+        if (bval > 0)
+            bval = JNI_TRUE;
+        else if (bval < 0)
+            h5libraryError(env);
+    }
+
+    return (jboolean)bval;
+} /* end Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Fis_1accessible */
+
+/*
+ * Class:     hdf_hdf5lib_H5
  * Method:    H5Fget_create_plist
  * Signature: (J)J
  */
@@ -177,7 +204,7 @@ Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5__1H5Fget_1create_1plist
 {
     hid_t retVal = -1;
 
-    retVal =  H5Fget_create_plist((hid_t)file_id );
+    retVal =  H5Fget_create_plist((hid_t)file_id);
     if (retVal < 0)
         h5libraryError(env);
 
diff --git a/java/src/jni/h5fImp.h b/java/src/jni/h5fImp.h
index fcfdedf..af0fa1d 100644
--- a/java/src/jni/h5fImp.h
+++ b/java/src/jni/h5fImp.h
@@ -68,6 +68,15 @@ Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Fis_1hdf5
 
 /*
  * Class:     hdf_hdf5lib_H5
+ * Method:    H5Fis_accessible
+ * Signature: (Ljava/lang/String;J)Z
+ */
+JNIEXPORT jboolean JNICALL
+Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Fis_1ccessible
+  (JNIEnv*, jclass, jstring, jlong);
+
+/*
+ * Class:     hdf_hdf5lib_H5
  * Method:    H5Fget_create_plist
  * Signature: (J)J
  */
diff --git a/java/src/jni/h5vlImp.c b/java/src/jni/h5vlImp.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..89ea703
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/src/jni/h5vlImp.c
@@ -0,0 +1,206 @@
+/* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
+ * Copyright by The HDF Group.                                               *
+ * Copyright by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois.         *
+ * All rights reserved.                                                      *
+ *                                                                           *
+ * This file is part of HDF5.  The full HDF5 copyright notice, including     *
+ * terms governing use, modification, and redistribution, is contained in    *
+ * the COPYING file, which can be found at the root of the source code       *
+ * distribution tree, or in https://support.hdfgroup.org/ftp/HDF5/releases.  *
+ * If you do not have access to either file, you may request a copy from     *
+ * help@hdfgroup.org.                                                        *
+ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */
+
+/*
+ *  For details of the HDF libraries, see the HDF Documentation at:
+ *    http://hdfgroup.org/HDF5/doc/
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif /* __cplusplus */
+
+#include "hdf5.h"
+#include <jni.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include "h5jni.h"
+#include "h5vlImp.h"
+
+/*
+ * Class:     hdf_hdf5lib_H5
+ * Method:    H5VLregister_connector_by_name
+ * Signature: (Ljava/lang/String;J)J
+ */
+JNIEXPORT jlong JNICALL
+Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5VLregister_1connector_1by_1name
+  (JNIEnv *env, jclass clss, jobject connector_name, jlong vipl_id)
+{
+    hid_t       status = -1;
+    const char *vlName;
+
+    PIN_JAVA_STRING(connector_name, vlName);
+    if (vlName != NULL) {
+        status = H5VLregister_connector_by_name(vlName, (hid_t)vipl_id);
+
+        UNPIN_JAVA_STRING(connector_name, vlName);
+
+        if (status < 0)
+            h5libraryError(env);
+    }
+
+    return (jlong)status;
+} /* end Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5VLregister_1connector_1by_1name */
+
+/*
+ * Class:     hdf_hdf5lib_H5
+ * Method:    H5VLregister_connector_by_value
+ * Signature: (IJ)J
+ */
+JNIEXPORT jlong JNICALL
+Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5VLregister_1connector_1by_1value
+  (JNIEnv *env, jclass clss, jint connector_value, jlong vipl_id)
+{
+    hid_t status = H5VLregister_connector_by_value((H5VL_class_value_t)connector_value, (hid_t)vipl_id);
+
+    if (status < 0)
+        h5libraryError(env);
+
+    return (jlong)status;
+} /* end Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5VLregister_1connector_1by_1value */
+
+/*
+ * Class:     hdf_hdf5lib_H5
+ * Method:    H5VLis_connector_registered
+ * Signature: (Ljava/lang/String;)Z
+ */
+JNIEXPORT jboolean JNICALL
+Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5VLis_1connector_1registered
+  (JNIEnv *env, jclass clss, jobject connector_name)
+{
+    htri_t      bval = JNI_FALSE;
+    const char *vlName;
+
+    PIN_JAVA_STRING(connector_name, vlName);
+    if (vlName != NULL) {
+        bval = H5VLis_connector_registered(vlName);
+
+        UNPIN_JAVA_STRING(connector_name, vlName);
+
+        if (bval > 0)
+            bval = JNI_TRUE;
+        else if (bval < 0)
+            h5libraryError(env);
+    }
+
+    return (jboolean)bval;
+} /* end Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5VLis_1connector_1registered */
+
+/*
+ * Class:     hdf_hdf5lib_H5
+ * Method:    H5VLget_connector_id
+ * Signature: (Ljava/lang/String;)J
+ */
+JNIEXPORT jlong JNICALL
+Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5VLget_1connector_1id
+  (JNIEnv *env, jclass clss, jobject connector_name)
+{
+    hid_t       status = -1;
+    const char *vlName;
+
+    PIN_JAVA_STRING(connector_name, vlName);
+    if (vlName != NULL) {
+        status = H5VLget_connector_id(vlName);
+
+        UNPIN_JAVA_STRING(connector_name, vlName);
+
+        if (status < 0)
+            h5libraryError(env);
+    }
+
+    return (jlong)status;
+} /* end Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5VLget_1connector_1id */
+
+/*
+ * Class:     hdf_hdf5lib_H5
+ * Method:    H5VLget_connector_name
+ * Signature: (J)Ljava/lang/String;
+ */
+
+JNIEXPORT jobject JNICALL
+Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5VLget_1connector_1name
+  (JNIEnv *env, jclass clss, jlong object_id)
+{
+    char    *vlName;
+    ssize_t  buf_size;
+    ssize_t  status;
+    jstring  str = NULL;
+
+    /* get the length of the comment */
+    buf_size = H5VLget_connector_name((hid_t)object_id, NULL, 0);
+    if (buf_size < 0) {
+        H5Eprint2(H5E_DEFAULT, NULL);
+
+        h5badArgument(env, "H5VLget_connector_name:  buf_size < 0");
+    } /* end if */
+    else if (buf_size > 0) {
+        buf_size++; /* add extra space for the null terminator */
+        vlName = (char *)HDmalloc(sizeof(char) * (size_t)buf_size);
+        if (vlName == NULL) {
+            /* exception -- out of memory */
+            h5outOfMemory(env, "H5VLget_connector_name:  malloc failed");
+        } /* end if */
+        else {
+            status = H5VLget_connector_name((hid_t)object_id, vlName, (size_t)buf_size);
+
+            if (status < 0) {
+                h5libraryError(env);
+            } /* end if */
+            else {
+                /*  may throw OutOfMemoryError */
+                str = ENVPTR->NewStringUTF(ENVPAR vlName);
+                if (str == NULL) {
+                    h5JNIFatalError(env, "H5VLget_connector_name:  return string not allocated");
+                } /* end if */
+            } /* end else */
+            HDfree(vlName);
+        }
+    } /* end else if */
+
+    return (jstring)str;
+} /* end Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5VLget_1connector_1name */
+
+/*
+ * Class:     hdf_hdf5lib_H5
+ * Method:    H5VLclose
+ * Signature: (J)V
+ */
+JNIEXPORT void JNICALL
+Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5VLclose
+  (JNIEnv *env, jclass clss, jlong connector_id)
+{
+    herr_t retValue = H5VLclose((hid_t)connector_id);
+
+    if (retValue < 0)
+        h5libraryError(env);
+} /* end Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5VLclose */
+
+/*
+ * Class:     hdf_hdf5lib_H5
+ * Method:    H5VLunregister_connector
+ * Signature: (J)V
+ */
+JNIEXPORT void JNICALL
+Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5VLunregister_1connector
+    (JNIEnv *env, jclass clss, jlong connector_id)
+{
+    herr_t retValue = H5VLunregister_connector((hid_t)connector_id);
+
+    if (retValue < 0)
+        h5libraryError(env);
+} /* end Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5VLunregister_1connector */
+
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+} /* end extern "C" */
+#endif /* __cplusplus */
diff --git a/java/src/jni/h5vlImp.h b/java/src/jni/h5vlImp.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..af824a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/src/jni/h5vlImp.h
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+/* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
+ * Copyright by The HDF Group.                                               *
+ * Copyright by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois.         *
+ * All rights reserved.                                                      *
+ *                                                                           *
+ * This file is part of HDF5.  The full HDF5 copyright notice, including     *
+ * terms governing use, modification, and redistribution, is contained in    *
+ * the COPYING file, which can be found at the root of the source code       *
+ * distribution tree, or in https://support.hdfgroup.org/ftp/HDF5/releases.  *
+ * If you do not have access to either file, you may request a copy from     *
+ * help@hdfgroup.org.                                                        *
+ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */
+
+#include <jni.h>
+/* Header for class hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5VL */
+
+#ifndef _Included_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5VL
+#define _Included_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5VL
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif /* __cplusplus */
+/*
+ * Class:     hdf_hdf5lib_H5
+ * Method:    H5VLregister_connector_by_name
+ * Signature: (Ljava/lang/String;J)J
+ */
+JNIEXPORT jlong JNICALL
+Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5VLregister_1connector_1by_1name
+  (JNIEnv *, jclass, jobject, jlong);
+
+/*
+ * Class:     hdf_hdf5lib_H5
+ * Method:    H5VLregister_connector_by_value
+ * Signature: (IJ)J
+ */
+JNIEXPORT jlong JNICALL
+Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5VLregister_1connector_1by_1value
+  (JNIEnv *, jclass, jint, jlong);
+
+/*
+ * Class:     hdf_hdf5lib_H5
+ * Method:    H5VLis_connector_registered
+ * Signature: (Ljava/lang/String;)Z
+ */
+JNIEXPORT jboolean JNICALL
+Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5VLis_connector_registered
+  (JNIEnv *, jclass, jobject);
+
+/*
+ * Class:     hdf_hdf5lib_H5
+ * Method:    H5VLget_connector_id
+ * Signature: (Ljava/lang/String;)J
+ */
+JNIEXPORT jlong JNICALL
+Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5VLget_1connector_1id
+  (JNIEnv *, jclass, jobject);
+
+/*
+ * Class:     hdf_hdf5lib_H5
+ * Method:    H5VLget_connector_name
+ * Signature: (J)Ljava/lang/String;
+ */
+
+JNIEXPORT jobject JNICALL
+Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5VLget_1connector_1name
+  (JNIEnv *, jclass, jlong);
+
+/*
+ * Class:     hdf_hdf5lib_H5
+ * Method:    H5VLclose
+ * Signature: (J)V
+ */
+JNIEXPORT void JNICALL
+Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5VLclose
+  (JNIEnv *, jclass, jlong);
+
+/*
+ * Class:     hdf_hdf5lib_H5
+ * Method:    H5VLunregister_connector
+ * Signature: (J)V
+ */
+JNIEXPORT void JNICALL
+Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5VLunregister_1connector
+  (JNIEnv *, jclass, jlong);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+} /* end extern "C" */
+#endif /* __cplusplus */
+
+#endif /* _Included_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5VL */
diff --git a/java/test/CMakeLists.txt b/java/test/CMakeLists.txt
index b76f572..937b129 100644
--- a/java/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/java/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ set (HDF5_JAVA_TEST_SOURCES
     TestH5Ocreate
     TestH5Ocopy
     TestH5PL
+    TestH5VL
     TestH5Z
 )
 
diff --git a/java/test/Makefile.am b/java/test/Makefile.am
index 6635ef7..af99d92 100644
--- a/java/test/Makefile.am
+++ b/java/test/Makefile.am
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ noinst_JAVA = \
     TestH5Ocreate.java \
     TestH5Ocopy.java \
     TestH5PL.java \
+    TestH5VL.java \
     TestH5Z.java \
     TestH5E.java \
     TestH5Edefault.java \
diff --git a/java/test/TestH5Fbasic.java b/java/test/TestH5Fbasic.java
index 11d6644..a5afb6e 100644
--- a/java/test/TestH5Fbasic.java
+++ b/java/test/TestH5Fbasic.java
@@ -81,6 +81,19 @@ public class TestH5Fbasic {
         assertTrue(isH5 == true);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testH5Fis_accessible() {
+        boolean isH5 = false;
+
+        try {
+            isH5 = H5.H5Fis_accessible(H5_FILE, HDF5Constants.H5P_DEFAULT);
+        }
+        catch (Throwable err) {
+            fail("H5.H5Fis_accessible failed on " + H5_FILE + ": " + err);
+        }
+        assertTrue(isH5 == true);
+    }
+
     @Test(expected = HDF5LibraryException.class)
     public void testH5Fcreate_EXCL() throws Throwable {
         H5.H5Fcreate(H5_FILE, HDF5Constants.H5F_ACC_EXCL,
diff --git a/java/test/TestH5Fparams.java b/java/test/TestH5Fparams.java
index fffded1..3d64aa9 100644
--- a/java/test/TestH5Fparams.java
+++ b/java/test/TestH5Fparams.java
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@ public class TestH5Fparams {
     }
 
     @Test(expected = NullPointerException.class)
+    public void testH5Fis_accessible_null() throws Throwable {
+        H5.H5Fis_accessible(null, -1);
+    }
+
+    @Test(expected = NullPointerException.class)
     public void testH5Fmount_null() throws Throwable {
         H5.H5Fmount(-1, null, -1, HDF5Constants.H5P_DEFAULT);
     }
diff --git a/java/test/TestH5VL.java b/java/test/TestH5VL.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0397be1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/test/TestH5VL.java
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+/* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
+ * Copyright by The HDF Group.                                               *
+ * Copyright by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois.         *
+ * All rights reserved.                                                      *
+ *                                                                           *
+ * This file is part of HDF5.  The full HDF5 copyright notice, including     *
+ * terms governing use, modification, and redistribution, is contained in    *
+ * the COPYING file, which can be found at the root of the source code       *
+ * distribution tree, or in https://support.hdfgroup.org/ftp/HDF5/releases.  *
+ * If you do not have access to either file, you may request a copy from     *
+ * help@hdfgroup.org.                                                        *
+ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */
+
+package test;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
+import hdf.hdf5lib.H5;
+import hdf.hdf5lib.HDF5Constants;
+import hdf.hdf5lib.exceptions.HDF5LibraryException;
+
+import java.io.File;
+
+import org.junit.After;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Rule;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.rules.TestName;
+
+public class TestH5VL {
+    @Rule public TestName testname = new TestName();
+
+    private final void _deleteFile(String filename) {
+        File file = new File(filename);
+
+        if (file.exists()) {
+            try {file.delete();} catch (SecurityException e) {}
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Before
+    public void checkOpenIDs() {
+        assertTrue("H5 open ids is 0",H5.getOpenIDCount()==0);
+        System.out.print(testname.getMethodName());
+    }
+    @After
+    public void nextTestName() {
+        System.out.println();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testH5VLnative_init() {
+        try {
+            boolean is_registered;
+
+            is_registered = H5.H5VLis_connector_registered(HDF5Constants.H5VL_NATIVE_NAME);
+            assertTrue("H5.H5VLis_connector_registered H5VL_NATIVE_NAME", is_registered);
+
+            is_registered = H5.H5VLis_connector_registered("FAKE_VOL_NAME");
+            assertFalse("H5.H5VLis_connector_registered FAKE_VOL_NAME", is_registered);
+        }
+        catch (Throwable err) {
+            err.printStackTrace();
+            fail("H5.H5VLis_connector_registered " + err);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testH5VLget_connector_id() {
+        try {
+            long native_id = H5.H5VLget_connector_id(HDF5Constants.H5VL_NATIVE_NAME);
+            assertTrue("H5.H5VLget_connector_id H5VL_NATIVE_NAME", native_id >= 0);
+            assertEquals(HDF5Constants.H5VL_NATIVE, native_id);
+        }
+        catch (Throwable err) {
+            err.printStackTrace();
+            fail("H5.H5VLget_connector_id " + err);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testH5VLget_connector_name() {
+        String H5_FILE = "testFvl.h5";
+
+        long H5fid = H5.H5Fcreate(H5_FILE, HDF5Constants.H5F_ACC_TRUNC,
+                HDF5Constants.H5P_DEFAULT, HDF5Constants.H5P_DEFAULT);
+        H5.H5Fflush(H5fid, HDF5Constants.H5F_SCOPE_LOCAL);
+
+        try {
+            String native_name = H5.H5VLget_connector_name(H5fid);
+            assertTrue("H5.H5VLget_connector_name H5VL_NATIVE", native_name.compareToIgnoreCase(HDF5Constants.H5VL_NATIVE_NAME)==0);
+        }
+        catch (Throwable err) {
+            err.printStackTrace();
+            fail("H5.H5VLget_connector_name " + err);
+        }
+        finally {
+            if (H5fid > 0) {
+                try {H5.H5Fclose(H5fid);} catch (Exception ex) {}
+            }
+            _deleteFile(H5_FILE);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test(expected = HDF5LibraryException.class)
+    public void testH5VLclose_NegativeID() throws Throwable {
+        H5.H5VLclose(-1);
+    }
+
+    @Test(expected = HDF5LibraryException.class)
+    public void testH5VLunregister_connector_NegativeID() throws Throwable {
+        H5.H5VLunregister_connector(-1);
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/java/test/junit.sh.in b/java/test/junit.sh.in
index 350fb7b..add1af4 100644
--- a/java/test/junit.sh.in
+++ b/java/test/junit.sh.in
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ $HDFTEST_HOME/testfiles/JUnit-TestH5Obasic.txt
 $HDFTEST_HOME/testfiles/JUnit-TestH5Ocreate.txt
 $HDFTEST_HOME/testfiles/JUnit-TestH5Ocopy.txt
 $HDFTEST_HOME/testfiles/JUnit-TestH5PL.txt
+$HDFTEST_HOME/testfiles/JUnit-TestH5VL.txt
 $HDFTEST_HOME/testfiles/JUnit-TestH5Z.txt
 $HDFTEST_HOME/testfiles/JUnit-TestH5E.txt
 $HDFTEST_HOME/testfiles/JUnit-TestH5Edefault.txt
@@ -989,6 +990,27 @@ else
     test yes = "$verbose" && $DIFF JUnit-TestH5PL.txt JUnit-TestH5PL.out |sed 's/^/    /'
 fi
 
+echo "$JAVAEXE $JAVAEXEFLAGS -Xmx1024M -Dorg.slf4j.simpleLogger.defaultLog=trace -Djava.library.path=$BLDLIBDIR -cp $CLASSPATH -ea org.junit.runner.JUnitCore test.TestH5VL"
+TESTING JUnit-TestH5VL
+($RUNSERIAL $JAVAEXE $JAVAEXEFLAGS -Xmx1024M -Dorg.slf4j.simpleLogger.defaultLog=trace -Djava.library.path=$BLDLIBDIR -cp $CLASSPATH -ea org.junit.runner.JUnitCore test.TestH5VL > JUnit-TestH5VL.ext)
+
+# Extract file name, line number, version and thread IDs because they may be different
+sed -e 's/thread [0-9]*/thread (IDs)/' -e 's/: .*\.c /: (file name) /' \
+    -e 's/line [0-9]*/line (number)/' \
+    -e 's/Time: [0-9]*\.[0-9]*/Time:  XXXX/' \
+    -e 's/v[1-9]*\.[0-9]*\./version (number)\./' \
+    -e 's/[1-9]*\.[0-9]*\.[0-9]*[^)]*/version (number)/' \
+    JUnit-TestH5VL.ext > JUnit-TestH5VL.out
+
+if diff JUnit-TestH5VL.out JUnit-TestH5VL.txt > /dev/null; then
+    echo "  PASSED      JUnit-TestH5VL"
+else
+    echo "**FAILED**    JUnit-TestH5VL"
+    echo "    Expected result differs from actual result"
+    nerrors="`expr $nerrors + 1`"
+    test yes = "$verbose" && $DIFF JUnit-TestH5VL.txt JUnit-TestH5VL.out |sed 's/^/    /'
+fi
+
 echo "$JAVAEXE $JAVAEXEFLAGS -Xmx1024M -Dorg.slf4j.simpleLogger.defaultLog=trace -Djava.library.path=$BLDLIBDIR -cp $CLASSPATH -ea org.junit.runner.JUnitCore test.TestH5Z"
 TESTING JUnit-TestH5Z
 ($RUNSERIAL $JAVAEXE $JAVAEXEFLAGS -Xmx1024M -Dorg.slf4j.simpleLogger.defaultLog=trace -Djava.library.path=$BLDLIBDIR -cp $CLASSPATH -ea org.junit.runner.JUnitCore test.TestH5Z > JUnit-TestH5Z.ext)
diff --git a/java/test/testfiles/JUnit-TestH5Edefault.txt b/java/test/testfiles/JUnit-TestH5Edefault.txt
index 71d1431..48c6254 100644
--- a/java/test/testfiles/JUnit-TestH5Edefault.txt
+++ b/java/test/testfiles/JUnit-TestH5Edefault.txt
@@ -38,17 +38,20 @@ HDF5-DIAG: Error detected in HDF5 (version (number)) thread (IDs):
     minor: Unable to open file
   #001: (file name) line (number) in H5VL_file_open(): open failed
     major: Virtual Object Layer
-    minor: Unable to initialize object
-  #002: (file name) line (number) in H5VL_native_file_open(): unable to open file
+    minor: Can't open object
+  #002: (file name) line (number) in H5VL__file_open(): open failed
+    major: Virtual Object Layer
+    minor: Can't open object
+  #003: (file name) line (number) in H5VL__native_file_open(): unable to open file
     major: File accessibility
     minor: Unable to open file
-  #003: (file name) line (number) in H5F_open(): unable to open file: name = 'test', tent_flags = 1
+  #004: (file name) line (number) in H5F_open(): unable to open file: name = 'test', tent_flags = 1
     major: File accessibility
     minor: Unable to open file
-  #004: (file name) line (number) in H5FD_open(): open failed
+  #005: (file name) line (number) in H5FD_open(): open failed
     major: Virtual File Layer
     minor: Unable to initialize object
-  #005: (file name) line (number) in H5FD_sec2_open(): unable to open file: name = 'test', errno = 2, error message = 'No such file or directory', flags = 1, o_flags = 2
+  #006: (file name) line (number) in H5FD_sec2_open(): unable to open file: name = 'test', errno = 2, error message = 'No such file or directory', flags = 1, o_flags = 2
     major: File accessibility
     minor: Unable to open file
 HDF5-DIAG: Error detected in HDF5 (version (number)) thread (IDs):
@@ -57,16 +60,19 @@ HDF5-DIAG: Error detected in HDF5 (version (number)) thread (IDs):
     minor: Unable to open file
   #001: (file name) line (number) in H5VL_file_open(): open failed
     major: Virtual Object Layer
-    minor: Unable to initialize object
-  #002: (file name) line (number) in H5VL_native_file_open(): unable to open file
+    minor: Can't open object
+  #002: (file name) line (number) in H5VL__file_open(): open failed
+    major: Virtual Object Layer
+    minor: Can't open object
+  #003: (file name) line (number) in H5VL__native_file_open(): unable to open file
     major: File accessibility
     minor: Unable to open file
-  #003: (file name) line (number) in H5F_open(): unable to open file: name = 'test', tent_flags = 1
+  #004: (file name) line (number) in H5F_open(): unable to open file: name = 'test', tent_flags = 1
     major: File accessibility
     minor: Unable to open file
-  #004: (file name) line (number) in H5FD_open(): open failed
+  #005: (file name) line (number) in H5FD_open(): open failed
     major: Virtual File Layer
     minor: Unable to initialize object
-  #005: (file name) line (number) in H5FD_sec2_open(): unable to open file: name = 'test', errno = 2, error message = 'No such file or directory', flags = 1, o_flags = 2
+  #006: (file name) line (number) in H5FD_sec2_open(): unable to open file: name = 'test', errno = 2, error message = 'No such file or directory', flags = 1, o_flags = 2
     major: File accessibility
     minor: Unable to open file
diff --git a/java/test/testfiles/JUnit-TestH5Fbasic.txt b/java/test/testfiles/JUnit-TestH5Fbasic.txt
index 467e2fb..2654624 100644
--- a/java/test/testfiles/JUnit-TestH5Fbasic.txt
+++ b/java/test/testfiles/JUnit-TestH5Fbasic.txt
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ JUnit version 4.11
 .testH5Freopen_closed
 .testH5Freset_mdc_hit_rate_stats
 .testH5Fget_name
+.testH5Fis_accessible
 .testH5Fcreate
 .testH5Fclear_elink_file_cache
 .testH5Fclose_twice
@@ -17,5 +18,5 @@ JUnit version 4.11
 
 Time:  XXXX
 
-OK (15 tests)
+OK (16 tests)
 
diff --git a/java/test/testfiles/JUnit-TestH5Fparams.txt b/java/test/testfiles/JUnit-TestH5Fparams.txt
index 9d35220..e91cbdc 100644
--- a/java/test/testfiles/JUnit-TestH5Fparams.txt
+++ b/java/test/testfiles/JUnit-TestH5Fparams.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 JUnit version 4.11
+.testH5Fis_accessible_null
 .testH5Fcreate_null
 .testH5Fflush_local
 .testH5Fget_info
@@ -13,5 +14,5 @@ JUnit version 4.11
 
 Time:  XXXX
 
-OK (11 tests)
+OK (12 tests)
 
diff --git a/java/test/testfiles/JUnit-TestH5VL.txt b/java/test/testfiles/JUnit-TestH5VL.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..caadf26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/test/testfiles/JUnit-TestH5VL.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+JUnit version 4.11
+.testH5VLget_connector_id
+.testH5VLnative_init
+.testH5VLget_connector_name
+.testH5VLclose_NegativeID
+.testH5VLunregister_connector_NegativeID
+
+Time:  XXXX
+
+OK (5 tests)
+