Add new H5R API that abstracts object, region and attribute reference types

Also support references to external files

Add new H5T_REF type and type conversion routines

Support conversion from H5T_REF_OBJ/DSET_REG to H5T_REF

Add H5Treclaim() API to reclaim memory of vlen/reference types

Deprecate H5Dvlen_reclaim()

Fix H5T_vlen_reclaim() and H5T_reclaim() to use private callback

Add H5T_ref_reclaim()

Move previous H5R APIs to H5Rdeprec.c

Clean up H5Ocopy

Separate H5O_copy_expand_ref() to H5Ocopy_ref()

Add support for copying new reference types

Clean up deprecated routines to go through VOL and same code path

Fix return codes in existing trefer.c test

Rename trefer.c to trefer_deprec.c

trefer.c is for new references

Add performance test for trefer

Add additional obj_copy_ref test

Make use of tokens and blobs to store references

Skip blob encoding for object references

Start adding new reference examples

7 files changed, 5186 insertions, 581 deletions

diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 8184d7f..c7a945e 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ set (testhdf5_SOURCES
     ${HDF5_TEST_SOURCE_DIR}/tmeta.c
     ${HDF5_TEST_SOURCE_DIR}/tmisc.c
     ${HDF5_TEST_SOURCE_DIR}/trefer.c
+    ${HDF5_TEST_SOURCE_DIR}/trefer_deprec.c
     ${HDF5_TEST_SOURCE_DIR}/trefstr.c
     ${HDF5_TEST_SOURCE_DIR}/tselect.c
     ${HDF5_TEST_SOURCE_DIR}/tskiplist.c
@@ -250,6 +251,7 @@ set (H5_TESTS
     external
     external_env
     efc
+    objcopy_ref
     objcopy
     links
     unlink
diff --git a/test/Makefile.am b/test/Makefile.am
index a19079d..57080aa 100644
--- a/test/Makefile.am
+++ b/test/Makefile.am
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ TEST_PROG= testhdf5 \
            stab gheap evict_on_close farray earray btree2 fheap \
            pool accum hyperslab istore bittests dt_arith page_buffer \
            dtypes dsets chunk_info cmpd_dset filter_fail extend direct_chunk \
-           external efc objcopy links unlink twriteorder big mtime fillval mount \
+           external efc objcopy objcopy_ref links unlink twriteorder big mtime fillval mount \
            flush1 flush2 app_ref enum set_extent ttsafe enc_dec_plist \
            enc_dec_plist_cross_platform getname vfd ros3 s3comms hdfs ntypes \
            dangle dtransform reserved cross_read freespace mf vds file_image \
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ CHECK_CLEANFILES+=accum.h5 cmpd_dset.h5 compact_dataset.h5 dataset.h5 dset_offse
     stdio.h5 sec2.h5 dtypes[0-9].h5 dtypes1[0].h5 dt_arith[1-2].h5 tattr.h5 \
     tselect.h5 mtime.h5 unlink.h5 unicode.h5 coord.h5 \
     fillval_[0-9].h5 fillval.raw mount_[0-9].h5 testmeta.h5 ttime.h5 \
-    trefer[1-3].h5 tvltypes.h5 tvlstr.h5 tvlstr2.h5 twriteorder.dat \
+    trefer[1-3].h5 trefer_*.h5 tvltypes.h5 tvlstr.h5 tvlstr2.h5 twriteorder.dat \
     flush.h5 flush-swmr.h5 noflush.h5 noflush-swmr.h5 flush_extend.h5 \
     flush_extend-swmr.h5 noflush_extend.h5 noflush_extend-swmr.h5 \
     enum1.h5 titerate.h5 ttsafe.h5 tarray1.h5 tgenprop.h5            \
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ CHECK_CLEANFILES+=accum.h5 cmpd_dset.h5 compact_dataset.h5 dataset.h5 dset_offse
 # Sources for testhdf5 executable
 testhdf5_SOURCES=testhdf5.c tarray.c tattr.c tchecksum.c tconfig.c tfile.c \
     tgenprop.c th5o.c th5s.c tcoords.c theap.c tid.c titerate.c tmeta.c tmisc.c \
-    trefer.c trefstr.c tselect.c tskiplist.c tsohm.c ttime.c ttst.c tunicode.c \
+    trefer.c trefer_deprec.c trefstr.c tselect.c tskiplist.c tsohm.c ttime.c ttst.c tunicode.c \
     tvlstr.c tvltypes.c
 
 # Sources for Use Cases
diff --git a/test/objcopy_ref.c b/test/objcopy_ref.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..721a7c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/objcopy_ref.c
@@ -0,0 +1,1739 @@
+/* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
+ * 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.                                                        *
+ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */
+
+/*
+ * Programmer:     Peter X. Cao
+ *                 May 01, 2005
+ *
+ * Purpose:    Test H5Ocopy() for references.
+ */
+
+#include "testhdf5.h"
+
+#define H5F_FRIEND      /*suppress error about including H5Fpkg */
+#define H5F_TESTING
+#include "H5Fpkg.h"     /* File access                          */
+
+const char *FILENAME[] = {
+    "objcopy_ref_src",
+    "objcopy_ref_dst",
+    "objcopy_ref_ext",
+    "objcopy_ref_src2",
+    "verbound_ref_src",
+    "verbound_ref_dst",
+    NULL
+};
+
+/* Configuration, really a series of bit flags.  Maximum value is all three
+ * bit flags enabled.
+ */
+#define CONFIG_SHARE_SRC 1
+#define CONFIG_SHARE_DST 2
+#define CONFIG_SRC_NEW_FORMAT 4
+#define CONFIG_DST_NEW_FORMAT 8
+#define CONFIG_DENSE 16
+#define MAX_CONFIGURATION 31
+
+#define NAME_DATATYPE_SIMPLE     "H5T_NATIVE_INT"
+#define NAME_DATATYPE_SIMPLE2     "H5T_NATIVE_INT-2"
+#define NAME_DATATYPE_VL     "vlen of int"
+#define NAME_DATATYPE_VL_VL     "vlen of vlen of int"
+#define NAME_DATASET_SIMPLE     "dataset_simple"
+#define NAME_DATASET_SIMPLE2    "dataset_simple_copy"
+#define NAME_DATASET_SIMPLE3    "dataset_simple_another_copy"
+#define NAME_DATASET_COMPOUND     "dataset_compound"
+#define NAME_DATASET_CHUNKED     "dataset_chunked"
+#define NAME_DATASET_CHUNKED_SINGLE     "dataset_chunked_single"
+#define NAME_DATASET_CHUNKED2     "dataset_chunked2"
+#define NAME_DATASET_CHUNKED2_SINGLE     "dataset_chunked2_single"
+#define NAME_DATASET_CHUNKED3     "dataset_chunked3"
+#define NAME_DATASET_CHUNKED3_SINGLE     "dataset_chunked3_single"
+#define NAME_DATASET_CHUNKED4     "dataset_chunked4"
+#define NAME_DATASET_CHUNKED4_SINGLE     "dataset_chunked4_single"
+#define NAME_DATASET_COMPACT     "dataset_compact"
+#define NAME_DATASET_EXTERNAL     "dataset_ext"
+#define NAME_DATASET_NAMED_DTYPE     "dataset_named_dtype"
+#define NAME_DATASET_NAMED_DTYPE2     "dataset_named_dtype2"
+#define NAME_DATASET_MULTI_OHDR     "dataset_multi_ohdr"
+#define NAME_DATASET_MULTI_OHDR2     "dataset_multi_ohdr2"
+#define NAME_DATASET_VL     "dataset_vl"
+#define NAME_DATASET_VL2     "dataset_vl2"
+#define NAME_DATASET_VL_VL     "dataset_vl_vl"
+#define NAME_DATASET_VL_VL2     "dataset_vl_vl2"
+#define NAME_DATASET_CMPD_VL     "dataset_cmpd_vl"
+#define NAME_DATASET_SUB_SUB     "/g0/g00/g000/dataset_simple"
+#define NAME_GROUP_UNCOPIED     "/uncopied"
+#define NAME_GROUP_EMPTY     "/empty"
+#define NAME_GROUP_TOP         "/g0"
+#define NAME_GROUP_TOP2         "/g1"
+#define NAME_GROUP_TOP3         "/g2"
+#define NAME_GROUP_TOP4         "/g3"
+#define NAME_GROUP_SUB         "/g0/g00"
+#define NAME_GROUP_SUB_2    "/g0/g01"
+#define NAME_GROUP_SUB_SUB     "/g0/g00/g000"
+#define NAME_GROUP_SUB_SUB2     "g000"
+#define NAME_GROUP_DATASET     "/g0/dataset_simple"
+#define NAME_GROUP_LINK        "/g_links"
+#define NAME_GROUP_LINK2    "/g_links2"
+#define NAME_GROUP_LOOP        "g_loop"
+#define NAME_GROUP_LOOP2    "g_loop2"
+#define NAME_GROUP_LOOP3    "g_loop3"
+#define NAME_GROUP_REF            "ref_grp"
+#define NAME_LINK_DATASET    "/g_links/dataset_simple"
+#define NAME_LINK_HARD        "/g_links/hard_link_to_dataset_simple"
+#define NAME_LINK_SOFT        "/g_links/soft_link_to_dataset_simple"
+#define NAME_LINK_SOFT2        "/g_links2/soft_link_to_dataset_simple"
+#define NAME_LINK_EXTERN    "/g_links/external_link_to_dataset_simple"
+#define NAME_LINK_EXTERN2       "/g_links2/external_link_to_dataset_simple"
+#define NAME_LINK_SOFT_DANGLE    "/g_links/soft_link_to_nowhere"
+#define NAME_LINK_SOFT_DANGLE2    "/g_links2/soft_link_to_nowhere"
+#define NAME_LINK_EXTERN_DANGLE "/g_links/external_link_to_nowhere"
+#define NAME_LINK_EXTERN_DANGLE2        "/g_links2/external_link_to_nowhere"
+#define NAME_OLD_FORMAT        "/dset1"
+
+#define NAME_BUF_SIZE   1024
+#define ATTR_NAME_LEN 80
+#define DIM_SIZE_1 12
+#define DIM_SIZE_2  6
+#define MAX_DIM_SIZE_1    100
+#define MAX_DIM_SIZE_2    80
+#define CHUNK_SIZE_1 5          /* Not an even fraction of dimension sizes, so we test copying partial chunks */
+#define CHUNK_SIZE_2 5
+#define NUM_SUB_GROUPS  20
+#define NUM_WIDE_LOOP_GROUPS  10
+#define NUM_DATASETS  10
+
+unsigned num_attributes_g;         /* Number of attributes created */
+
+/* Table containing object id and object name */
+/* (Used for detecting duplicate objects when comparing groups */
+static struct {
+    size_t  nalloc;             /* number of slots allocated */
+    size_t  nobjs;              /* number of objects */
+    haddr_t *obj;               /* Addresses of objects seen */
+} idtab_g;
+
+/* Local function prototypes */
+static int
+compare_data(hid_t parent1, hid_t parent2, hid_t pid, hid_t tid, size_t nelmts,
+            const void *buf1, const void *buf2, hid_t obj_owner);
+static int
+compare_datasets(hid_t did, hid_t did2, hid_t pid, const void *wbuf);
+static int
+compare_groups(hid_t gid, hid_t gid2, hid_t pid, int depth, unsigned copy_flags);
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function: addr_insert
+ *
+ * Purpose: Add an address to the table.
+ *
+ * Return: void
+ *
+ * Programmer: Quincey Koziol
+ *              Saturday, November  5, 2005
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+static void
+addr_insert(H5O_info_t *oi)
+{
+    size_t  n;
+
+    /* Don't add it if the link count is 1 because such an object can only
+     * be encountered once. */
+    if(oi->rc < 2)
+        return;
+
+    /* Extend the table */
+    if(idtab_g.nobjs >= idtab_g.nalloc) {
+        idtab_g.nalloc = MAX(256, 2*idtab_g.nalloc);
+        idtab_g.obj = (haddr_t *)HDrealloc(idtab_g.obj, idtab_g.nalloc * sizeof(idtab_g.obj[0]));
+    } /* end if */
+
+    /* Insert the entry */
+    n = idtab_g.nobjs++;
+    idtab_g.obj[n] = oi->addr;
+} /* end addr_insert() */
+
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function: addr_lookup
+ *
+ * Purpose: Check if address has already been encountered
+ *
+ * Return: Success: TRUE/FALSE
+ *
+ * Failure: (can't fail)
+ *
+ * Programmer: Quincey Koziol
+ *              Saturday, November  5, 2005
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+static H5_ATTR_PURE hbool_t
+addr_lookup(H5O_info_t *oi)
+{
+    size_t  n;
+
+    if(oi->rc < 2) return FALSE; /*only one link possible*/
+
+    for(n = 0; n < idtab_g.nobjs; n++)
+        if(H5F_addr_eq(idtab_g.obj[n], oi->addr))
+            return TRUE;
+
+    return FALSE;
+} /* end addr_lookup() */
+
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function: addr_reset
+ *
+ * Purpose: Reset the address tracking data structures
+ *
+ * Return: void
+ *
+ * Programmer: Quincey Koziol
+ *              Saturday, November  5, 2005
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+static void
+addr_reset(void)
+{
+    if(idtab_g.obj)
+        HDfree(idtab_g.obj);
+    idtab_g.obj = NULL;
+    idtab_g.nalloc = idtab_g.nobjs = 0;
+} /* end addr_reset() */
+
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function:    attach_ref_attr
+ *
+ * Purpose:     Create an attribute with object references
+ *
+ * Return:      Non-negative on success/Negative on failure
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+static herr_t
+attach_ref_attr(hid_t file_id, hid_t loc_id)
+{
+    char dsetname1[] = "dataset1_pointed_by_ref_attr";
+    char dsetname2[] = "dataset2_pointed_by_ref_attr";
+    hid_t did1 = (-1), did2 = (-1), aid = (-1), sid = (-1), sid_ref = (-1);
+    hsize_t dims[2] =  {2,9};
+    hsize_t dims_ref[1] = {2};
+    H5R_ref_t ref[2];
+    int data1[2][9] = {{1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1},{1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,18}};
+    int data2[2][9] = {{2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2},{2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,18}};
+
+    /* creates two simple datasets */
+    if((sid = H5Screate_simple(2, dims, NULL)) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    if((sid_ref = H5Screate_simple(1, dims_ref, NULL)) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    if((did1 = H5Dcreate2(file_id, dsetname1, H5T_NATIVE_INT, sid,  H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    if(H5Dwrite(did1, H5T_NATIVE_INT, H5S_ALL , H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT,data1) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    if((did2 = H5Dcreate2(file_id, dsetname2, H5T_NATIVE_INT, sid,  H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    if(H5Dwrite(did2, H5T_NATIVE_INT, H5S_ALL , H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT,data2) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+    /* create an attribute with two object references */
+    if(H5Rcreate_object(file_id, dsetname1, &ref[0]) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    if(H5Rcreate_object(file_id, dsetname2, &ref[1]) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    if((aid = H5Acreate2(loc_id, "obj_ref_attr", H5T_STD_REF, sid_ref, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    if(H5Awrite(aid, H5T_STD_REF, ref) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+    if(H5Sclose(sid) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    if(H5Sclose(sid_ref) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    if(H5Dclose(did1) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    if(H5Dclose(did2) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    if(H5Aclose(aid) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    if(H5Rdestroy(&ref[0]) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    if(H5Rdestroy(&ref[1]) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+    return 0;
+
+error:
+    H5E_BEGIN_TRY {
+        H5Sclose(sid);
+        H5Sclose(sid_ref);
+        H5Dclose(did1);
+        H5Dclose(did2);
+        H5Aclose(aid);
+        H5Rdestroy(&ref[0]);
+        H5Rdestroy(&ref[1]);
+    } H5E_END_TRY;
+
+    return(-1);
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function:    attach_reg_ref_attr
+ *
+ * Purpose:     Create an attribute with object references
+ *
+ * Return:      Non-negative on success/Negative on failure
+ *
+ * Programmer:  Peter Cao
+ *              Monday, March 5, 2006
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+static herr_t
+attach_reg_ref_attr(hid_t file_id, hid_t loc_id)
+{
+    const char dsetnamev[] = "dataset_pointed_by_reg_ref_attr";
+    hid_t aid = (-1);
+    hid_t space_id = (-1);       /* dataspace identifiers */
+    hid_t spacer_id = (-1);       /* dataspace identifiers */
+    hid_t dsetv_id = (-1);       /*dataset identifiers*/
+    hsize_t dims[2] =  {2,9};
+    hsize_t dimsr[1] =  {2};
+    int rank = 2;
+    int rankr =1;
+    H5R_ref_t ref[2];
+    int data[2][9] = {{1,1,2,3,3,4,5,5,999},{1,2,2,3,4,4,5,6,999}};
+    hsize_t start[2] = {0, 3};
+    hsize_t count[2] = {2, 3};
+    hsize_t coord[3][2] = {{0, 0}, {1, 6}, {0, 8}};
+    size_t num_points = 3;
+
+    /* create a 2D dataset */
+    if((space_id = H5Screate_simple(rank, dims, NULL)) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    if((spacer_id = H5Screate_simple(rankr, dimsr, NULL)) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    if((dsetv_id = H5Dcreate2(file_id, dsetnamev, H5T_NATIVE_INT, space_id, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    if(H5Dwrite(dsetv_id, H5T_NATIVE_INT, H5S_ALL , H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT,data) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+    /* create reg_ref of block selection */
+    if(H5Sselect_hyperslab(space_id,H5S_SELECT_SET,start,NULL,count,NULL) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    if(H5Rcreate_region(file_id, dsetnamev, space_id, &ref[0]) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+    /* create reg_ref of point selection */
+    if(H5Sselect_none(space_id) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    if(H5Sselect_elements(space_id, H5S_SELECT_SET, num_points, (const hsize_t *)coord) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    if(H5Rcreate_region(file_id, dsetnamev, space_id, &ref[1]) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+    /* create reg_ref attribute */
+    if((aid = H5Acreate2(loc_id, "reg_ref_attr", H5T_STD_REF, spacer_id, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    if(H5Awrite(aid, H5T_STD_REF, ref) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+    /* attach the reg_ref attribute to the dataset itself */
+    if(H5Aclose(aid) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    if((aid = H5Acreate2(dsetv_id, "reg_ref_attr", H5T_STD_REF, spacer_id, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    if(H5Awrite(aid, H5T_STD_REF, ref) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+    if(H5Sclose(spacer_id) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    if(H5Sclose(space_id) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    if(H5Dclose(dsetv_id) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    if(H5Aclose(aid) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    if(H5Rdestroy(&ref[0]) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    if(H5Rdestroy(&ref[1]) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+
+    return 0;
+
+error:
+    H5E_BEGIN_TRY {
+        H5Sclose(spacer_id);
+        H5Sclose(space_id);
+        H5Dclose(dsetv_id);
+        H5Aclose(aid);
+        H5Rdestroy(&ref[0]);
+        H5Rdestroy(&ref[1]);
+    } H5E_END_TRY;
+
+    return(-1);
+}
+
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function:    create_reg_ref_dataset
+ *
+ * Purpose:     Create a dataset with region references
+ *
+ * Return:      Non-negative on success/Negative on failure
+ *
+ * Programmer:  Peter Cao
+ *              Friday, August 4, 2006
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+static herr_t
+create_reg_ref_dataset(hid_t file_id, hid_t loc_id)
+{
+    const char dsetnamev[] = "dataset_pointed_by_ref_dset";
+    const char dsetnamer[] = "dataset_with_reg_ref";
+    const char dsetnamer1[] = "compact_dataset_with_reg_ref";
+    const char dsetnamer2[] = "compressed_dataset_with_reg_ref";
+    hid_t space_id = (-1);       /* dataspace identifiers */
+    hid_t spacer_id = (-1);
+    hid_t dsetv_id = (-1);       /*dataset identifiers*/
+    hid_t dsetr_id = (-1);
+    hsize_t dims[2] =  {2,9};
+    hsize_t dimsr[1] =  {2};
+    int rank = 2;
+    int rankr =1;
+    hsize_t chunk_size=1;
+    H5R_ref_t ref[2];
+    int data[2][9] = {{1,1,2,3,3,4,5,5,6},{1,2,2,3,4,4,5,6,6}};
+    hsize_t start[2];
+    hsize_t count[2];
+    hsize_t coord[3][2] = {{0, 0}, {1, 6}, {0, 8}};
+    size_t num_points = 3;
+    hid_t pid = (-1);
+
+    if((space_id = H5Screate_simple(rank, dims, NULL)) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    if((spacer_id = H5Screate_simple(rankr, dimsr, NULL)) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    if((dsetv_id = H5Dcreate2(file_id, dsetnamev, H5T_NATIVE_INT, space_id, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    if(H5Dwrite(dsetv_id, H5T_NATIVE_INT, H5S_ALL , H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT,data) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    if((dsetr_id = H5Dcreate2(loc_id, dsetnamer, H5T_STD_REF, spacer_id, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+    start[0] = 0;
+    start[1] = 3;
+    count[0] = 2;
+    count[1] = 3;
+    if(H5Sselect_hyperslab(space_id,H5S_SELECT_SET,start,NULL,count,NULL) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    if(H5Rcreate_region(file_id, dsetnamev, space_id, &ref[0]) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    if(H5Sselect_none(space_id) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    if(H5Sselect_elements(space_id, H5S_SELECT_SET, num_points, (const hsize_t *)coord) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    if(H5Rcreate_region(file_id, dsetnamev, space_id, &ref[1]) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    if(H5Dwrite(dsetr_id, H5T_STD_REF, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT,ref) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    if(H5Dclose(dsetr_id) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+    /* create and set compact plist */
+    if((pid = H5Pcreate(H5P_DATASET_CREATE)) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    if(H5Pset_layout(pid, H5D_COMPACT) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+    if((dsetr_id = H5Dcreate2(loc_id, dsetnamer1, H5T_STD_REF, spacer_id, H5P_DEFAULT, pid, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    if(H5Pclose(pid) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    if(H5Dwrite(dsetr_id, H5T_STD_REF, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, ref) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    if(H5Dclose(dsetr_id) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+    /* create and set comp & chunk plist */
+    if((pid = H5Pcreate(H5P_DATASET_CREATE)) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    if(H5Pset_chunk(pid, 1, &chunk_size) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    if(H5Pset_deflate(pid, 9) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+    if((dsetr_id = H5Dcreate2(loc_id, dsetnamer2, H5T_STD_REF, spacer_id, H5P_DEFAULT, pid, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    if(H5Pclose(pid) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    if(H5Dwrite(dsetr_id, H5T_STD_REF, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT,ref) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    if(H5Dclose(dsetr_id) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+    if(H5Sclose(space_id) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    if(H5Sclose(spacer_id) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    if(H5Dclose(dsetv_id) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    if(H5Rdestroy(&ref[0]) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    if(H5Rdestroy(&ref[1]) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+    return 0;
+
+
+error:
+    H5E_BEGIN_TRY {
+        H5Sclose(space_id);
+        H5Sclose(spacer_id);
+        H5Dclose(dsetr_id);
+        H5Dclose(dsetv_id);
+        H5Pclose(pid);
+        H5Rdestroy(&ref[0]);
+        H5Rdestroy(&ref[1]);
+    } H5E_END_TRY;
+
+    return(-1);
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function:    test_copy_attach_attributes
+ *
+ * Purpose:     Attach NUM_ATTRIBUTES attributes to the object to be copied
+ *
+ * Return:    Non-negative on success/Negative on failure
+ *
+ * Programmer:  Peter Cao
+ *              Friday, September 30, 2005
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+static int
+test_copy_attach_attributes(hid_t loc_id, hid_t type_id)
+{
+    hid_t aid = -1, sid = -1;
+    char attr_name[ATTR_NAME_LEN];
+    int  attr_data[2];
+    hsize_t dim1 = 2;
+    hid_t acpl = -1;
+    unsigned  u;
+    int ret_value = -1;
+
+    if((sid = H5Screate_simple(1, &dim1, NULL)) < 0 )
+        goto done;
+
+    /* Create attribute creation plist */
+    if((acpl = H5Pcreate(H5P_ATTRIBUTE_CREATE)) < 0)
+        goto done;
+
+    for(u = 0; u < num_attributes_g; u++) {
+        HDsprintf(attr_name, "%u attr", u);
+
+        /* Set attribute data */
+        attr_data[0] = (int)(100 * u);
+        attr_data[1] = (int)(200 * u);
+
+        /* Set attribute character set (alternate) */
+        if(u % 2) {
+            if(H5Pset_char_encoding(acpl, H5T_CSET_ASCII) < 0)
+                goto done;
+        } /* end if */
+        else
+            if(H5Pset_char_encoding(acpl, H5T_CSET_UTF8) < 0)
+                goto done;
+
+        if((aid = H5Acreate2(loc_id, attr_name, type_id, sid, acpl, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0)
+            goto done;
+
+        if(H5Awrite(aid, H5T_NATIVE_INT, attr_data) < 0)
+            goto done;
+
+        if(aid > 0)
+            H5Aclose(aid);
+
+         aid = -1;
+    }
+
+    ret_value = 0;
+
+done:
+    if(sid > 0)
+        H5Sclose(sid);
+    if(aid > 0)
+        H5Aclose(aid);
+    if(acpl > 0)
+        H5Pclose(acpl);
+
+    return ret_value;
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function:    compare_attribute
+ *
+ * Purpose:     Compare two attributes to check that they are equal
+ *
+ * Return:      TRUE if attributes are equal/FALSE if they are different
+ *
+ * Programmer:  Peter Cao
+ *              Saturday, December 17, 2005
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+static int
+compare_attribute(hid_t aid, hid_t aid2, hid_t pid, const void *wbuf, hid_t obj_owner)
+{
+    hid_t sid = -1, sid2 = -1;                  /* Dataspace IDs */
+    hid_t tid = -1, tid2 = -1;                  /* Datatype IDs */
+    size_t elmt_size;                           /* Size of datatype */
+    htri_t is_committed;                        /* If the datatype is committed */
+    htri_t is_committed2;                       /* If the datatype is committed */
+    H5A_info_t ainfo;                           /* Attribute info */
+    H5A_info_t ainfo2;                          /* Attribute info */
+    hssize_t nelmts;                            /* # of elements in dataspace */
+    void *rbuf = NULL;                          /* Buffer for reading raw data */
+    void *rbuf2 = NULL;                         /* Buffer for reading raw data */
+
+    /* Check the character sets are equal */
+    if(H5Aget_info(aid, &ainfo) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    if(H5Aget_info(aid2, &ainfo2) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    if(ainfo.cset != ainfo2.cset) TEST_ERROR
+
+    /* Check the creation orders are equal (if appropriate) */
+    if(ainfo.corder_valid != ainfo2.corder_valid) TEST_ERROR
+    if(ainfo.corder_valid)
+        if(ainfo.corder != ainfo2.corder) TEST_ERROR
+
+    /* Check the datatypes are equal */
+
+    /* Open the datatype for the source attribute */
+    if((tid = H5Aget_type(aid)) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+    /* Open the datatype for the destination attribute */
+    if((tid2 = H5Aget_type(aid2)) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+    /* Check that both datatypes are committed/not committed */
+    if((is_committed = H5Tcommitted(tid)) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    if((is_committed2 = H5Tcommitted(tid2)) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    if(is_committed != is_committed2) TEST_ERROR
+
+    /* Compare the datatypes */
+    if(H5Tequal(tid, tid2) != TRUE) TEST_ERROR
+
+    /* Determine the size of datatype (for later) */
+    if((elmt_size = H5Tget_size(tid)) == 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+    /* Check the dataspaces are equal */
+
+    /* Open the dataspace for the source attribute */
+    if((sid = H5Aget_space(aid)) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+    /* Open the dataspace for the destination attribute */
+    if((sid2 = H5Aget_space(aid2)) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+    /* Compare the dataspaces */
+    if(H5Sextent_equal(sid, sid2) != TRUE) TEST_ERROR
+
+    /* Determine the number of elements in dataspace (for later) */
+    if((nelmts = H5Sget_simple_extent_npoints(sid2)) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+    /* Check the raw data is equal */
+
+    /* Allocate & initialize space for the raw data buffers */
+    if((rbuf = HDcalloc( elmt_size, (size_t)nelmts)) == NULL) TEST_ERROR
+    if((rbuf2 = HDcalloc( elmt_size, (size_t)nelmts)) == NULL) TEST_ERROR
+
+    /* Read data from the source attribute */
+    if(H5Aread(aid, tid, rbuf) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+    /* Read data from the destination attribute */
+    if(H5Aread(aid2, tid2, rbuf2) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+    /* Check raw data read in against data written out */
+    if(wbuf) {
+        if(!compare_data(aid, (hid_t)0, pid, tid, (size_t)nelmts, wbuf, rbuf, obj_owner)) TEST_ERROR
+        if(!compare_data(aid2, (hid_t)0, pid, tid2, (size_t)nelmts, wbuf, rbuf2, obj_owner)) TEST_ERROR
+    } /* end if */
+    /* Don't have written data, just compare data between the two attributes */
+    else
+        if(!compare_data(aid, aid2, pid, tid, (size_t)nelmts, rbuf, rbuf2, obj_owner)) TEST_ERROR
+
+    /* Reclaim vlen data, if necessary */
+    if(H5Tdetect_class(tid, H5T_VLEN) == TRUE || H5Tdetect_class(tid, H5T_REFERENCE) == TRUE)
+        if(H5Treclaim(tid, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, rbuf) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    if(H5Tdetect_class(tid2, H5T_VLEN) == TRUE || H5Tdetect_class(tid2, H5T_REFERENCE) == TRUE)
+        if(H5Treclaim(tid2, sid2, H5P_DEFAULT, rbuf2) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+    /* Release raw data buffers */
+    HDfree(rbuf);
+    rbuf = NULL;
+    HDfree(rbuf2);
+    rbuf2 = NULL;
+
+    /* close the source dataspace */
+    if(H5Sclose(sid) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+    /* close the destination dataspace */
+    if(H5Sclose(sid2) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+    /* close the source datatype */
+    if(H5Tclose(tid) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+    /* close the destination datatype */
+    if(H5Tclose(tid2) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+    return TRUE;
+
+error:
+    if(rbuf)
+        HDfree(rbuf);
+    if(rbuf2)
+        HDfree(rbuf2);
+    H5E_BEGIN_TRY {
+        H5Sclose(sid2);
+        H5Sclose(sid);
+        H5Tclose(tid2);
+        H5Tclose(tid);
+    } H5E_END_TRY;
+    return FALSE;
+} /* end compare_attribute() */
+
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function:    compare_std_attributes
+ *
+ * Purpose:     Compare "standard" attributes on two objects to check that they are equal
+ *
+ * Return:    TRUE if objects have same attributes/FALSE if they are different
+ *
+ * Programmer:  Quincey Koziol
+ *              Monday, October 31, 2005
+ *
+ * Note:    This isn't very general, the attributes are assumed to be
+ *              those written in test_copy_attach_attributes().
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+static int
+compare_std_attributes(hid_t oid, hid_t oid2, hid_t pid)
+{
+    hid_t aid = -1, aid2 = -1;                  /* Attribute IDs */
+    H5O_info_t oinfo1, oinfo2;                  /* Object info */
+    unsigned cpy_flags;                         /* Object copy flags */
+
+    /* Retrieve the object copy flags from the property list, if it's non-DEFAULT */
+    if(pid != H5P_DEFAULT) {
+        if(H5Pget_copy_object(pid, &cpy_flags) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    } /* end if */
+    else
+        cpy_flags = 0;
+
+    /* Check the number of attributes on source dataset */
+    if(H5Oget_info2(oid, &oinfo1, H5O_INFO_NUM_ATTRS) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+    /* Check the number of attributes on destination dataset */
+    if(H5Oget_info2(oid2, &oinfo2, H5O_INFO_NUM_ATTRS) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+    if(cpy_flags & H5O_COPY_WITHOUT_ATTR_FLAG) {
+        /* Check that the destination has no attributes */
+        if(oinfo2.num_attrs != 0) TEST_ERROR
+    } /* end if */
+    else {
+        char attr_name[ATTR_NAME_LEN];  /* Attribute name */
+        unsigned i;             /* Local index variable */
+
+        /* Compare the number of attributes */
+        if(oinfo1.num_attrs != oinfo2.num_attrs) TEST_ERROR
+
+        /* Check the attributes are equal */
+        for(i = 0; i < (unsigned)oinfo1.num_attrs; i++) {
+            if((aid = H5Aopen_by_idx(oid, ".", H5_INDEX_CRT_ORDER, H5_ITER_INC, (hsize_t)i, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+            if(H5Aget_name(aid, (size_t)ATTR_NAME_LEN, attr_name) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+            if((aid2 = H5Aopen(oid2, attr_name, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+            /* Check the attributes are equal */
+            if(!compare_attribute(aid, aid2, pid, NULL, oid)) TEST_ERROR
+
+            /* Close the attributes */
+            if(H5Aclose(aid) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+            if(H5Aclose(aid2) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+        } /* end for */
+    } /* end if */
+
+    /* Objects should be the same. :-) */
+    return TRUE;
+
+error:
+    H5E_BEGIN_TRY {
+        H5Aclose(aid2);
+        H5Aclose(aid);
+    } H5E_END_TRY;
+    return FALSE;
+} /* end compare_std_attributes() */
+
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function:    compare_data
+ *
+ * Purpose:     Compare two buffers of data to check that they are equal
+ *
+ * Return:    TRUE if buffer are equal/FALSE if they are different
+ *
+ * Programmer:  Quincey Koziol
+ *              Monday, November 21, 2005
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+static int
+compare_data(hid_t parent1, hid_t parent2, hid_t pid, hid_t tid, size_t nelmts,
+        const void *buf1, const void *buf2, hid_t obj_owner)
+{
+    size_t elmt_size;           /* Size of an element */
+
+    /* Check size of each element */
+    if((elmt_size = H5Tget_size(tid)) == 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+    /* If the type is a compound containing a vlen, loop over all elements for
+     * each compound member.  Compounds containing reference  are not supported
+     * yet. */
+    if((H5Tget_class(tid) == H5T_COMPOUND)
+            && (H5Tdetect_class(tid, H5T_VLEN) == TRUE)) {
+        hid_t           memb_id;    /* Member id */
+        const uint8_t   *memb1;     /* Pointer to current member */
+        const uint8_t   *memb2;     /* Pointer to current member */
+        int             nmembs;     /* Number of members */
+        size_t          memb_off;   /* Member offset */
+        size_t          memb_size;  /* Member size */
+        unsigned        memb_idx;   /* Member index */
+        size_t          elmt;       /* Current element */
+
+        /* Get number of members in compound */
+        if((nmembs = H5Tget_nmembers(tid)) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+        /* Loop over members */
+        for(memb_idx=0; memb_idx<(unsigned)nmembs; memb_idx++) {
+            /* Get member offset.  Note that we cannot check for an error here.
+             */
+            memb_off = H5Tget_member_offset(tid, memb_idx);
+
+            /* Get member id */
+            if((memb_id = H5Tget_member_type(tid, memb_idx)) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+            /* Get member size */
+            if((memb_size = H5Tget_size(memb_id)) == 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+            /* Set up pointers to member in the first element */
+            memb1 = (const uint8_t *)buf1 + memb_off;
+            memb2 = (const uint8_t *)buf2 + memb_off;
+
+            /* Check if this member contains (or is) a vlen */
+            if(H5Tget_class(memb_id) == H5T_VLEN) {
+                hid_t base_id;  /* vlen base type id */
+
+                /* Get base type of vlen datatype */
+                if((base_id = H5Tget_super(memb_id)) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+                /* Iterate over all elements, recursively calling this function
+                 * for each */
+                for(elmt=0; elmt<nelmts; elmt++) {
+                    /* Check vlen lengths */
+                    if(((const hvl_t *)((const void *)memb1))->len
+                            != ((const hvl_t *)((const void *)memb2))->len)
+                        TEST_ERROR
+
+                    /* Check vlen data */
+                    if(!compare_data(parent1, parent2, pid, base_id,
+                            ((const hvl_t *)((const void *)memb1))->len,
+                            ((const hvl_t *)((const void *)memb1))->p,
+                            ((const hvl_t *)((const void *)memb2))->p, obj_owner))
+                        TEST_ERROR
+
+                    /* Update member pointers */
+                    memb1 += elmt_size;
+                    memb2 += elmt_size;
+                } /* end for */
+            } else {
+                /* vlens cannot currently be nested below the top layer of a
+                 * compound */
+                HDassert(H5Tdetect_class(memb_id, H5T_VLEN) == FALSE);
+
+                /* Iterate over all elements, calling memcmp() for each */
+                for(elmt=0; elmt<nelmts; elmt++) {
+                    if(HDmemcmp(memb1, memb2, memb_size))
+                        TEST_ERROR
+
+                    /* Update member pointers */
+                    memb1 += elmt_size;
+                    memb2 += elmt_size;
+                } /* end for */
+            } /* end else */
+        } /* end for */
+    } else if(H5Tdetect_class(tid, H5T_VLEN) == TRUE) {
+        const hvl_t *vl_buf1, *vl_buf2; /* Aliases for buffers to compare */
+        hid_t base_tid;                 /* Base type of vlen datatype */
+        size_t u;                       /* Local index variable */
+
+        /* Check for "simple" vlen datatype */
+        if(H5Tget_class(tid) != H5T_VLEN) TEST_ERROR
+
+        /* Get base type of vlen datatype */
+        if((base_tid = H5Tget_super(tid)) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+        /* Loop over elements in buffers */
+        vl_buf1 = (const hvl_t *)buf1;
+        vl_buf2 = (const hvl_t *)buf2;
+        for(u = 0; u < nelmts; u++, vl_buf1++, vl_buf2++) {
+            /* Check vlen lengths */
+            if(vl_buf1->len != vl_buf2->len) TEST_ERROR
+
+            /* Check vlen data */
+            if(!compare_data(parent1, parent2, pid, base_tid, vl_buf1->len, vl_buf1->p, vl_buf2->p, obj_owner)) TEST_ERROR
+        } /* end for */
+
+        if(H5Tclose(base_tid) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    } /* end if */
+    else if(H5Tdetect_class(tid, H5T_REFERENCE) == TRUE) {
+        size_t u;                       /* Local index variable */
+
+        /* Check for "simple" reference datatype */
+        if(H5Tget_class(tid) != H5T_REFERENCE) TEST_ERROR
+
+        /* Check for object or region reference */
+        if(H5Tequal(tid, H5T_STD_REF) > 0) {
+            const H5R_ref_t *ref_buf1, *ref_buf2;      /* Aliases for buffers to compare */
+
+            /* Loop over elements in buffers */
+            ref_buf1 = (const H5R_ref_t *)buf1;
+            ref_buf2 = (const H5R_ref_t *)buf2;
+            for(u = 0; u < nelmts; u++, ref_buf1++, ref_buf2++) {
+                hid_t obj1_id, obj2_id;         /* IDs for objects referenced */
+                H5O_type_t obj1_type, obj2_type; /* Types of objects referenced */
+
+                /* Check for types of objects handled */
+                if(H5Rget_obj_type3(ref_buf1, H5P_DEFAULT, &obj1_type) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+                if(H5Rget_obj_type3(ref_buf2, H5P_DEFAULT, &obj2_type) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+                if(obj1_type != obj2_type) TEST_ERROR
+
+                /* Open referenced objects */
+                if((obj1_id = H5Ropen_object(ref_buf1, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+                if((obj2_id = H5Ropen_object(ref_buf2, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+                /* break the infinite loop when the ref_object points to itself */
+                if(obj_owner > 0) {
+                    H5O_info_t oinfo1, oinfo2;
+
+                    if(H5Oget_info2(obj_owner, &oinfo1, H5O_INFO_BASIC) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+                    if(H5Oget_info2(obj1_id, &oinfo2, H5O_INFO_BASIC) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+                    if(H5F_addr_eq(oinfo1.addr, oinfo2.addr)) {
+                        if(H5Oclose(obj1_id) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+                        if(H5Oclose(obj2_id) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+                        return TRUE;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                /* Check for types of objects handled */
+                switch(obj1_type) {
+                    case H5O_TYPE_DATASET:
+                        if(compare_datasets(obj1_id, obj2_id, pid, NULL) != TRUE) TEST_ERROR
+                        break;
+
+                    case H5O_TYPE_GROUP:
+                        if(compare_groups(obj1_id, obj2_id, pid, -1, 0) != TRUE) TEST_ERROR
+                        break;
+
+                    case H5O_TYPE_NAMED_DATATYPE:
+                        if(H5Tequal(obj1_id, obj2_id) != TRUE) TEST_ERROR
+                        break;
+
+                    case H5O_TYPE_MAP:
+                        /* Maps not supported in native VOL connector */
+
+                    case H5O_TYPE_UNKNOWN:
+                    case H5O_TYPE_NTYPES:
+                    default:
+                        TEST_ERROR
+                } /* end switch */
+
+                /* Close objects */
+                if(H5Oclose(obj1_id) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+                if(H5Oclose(obj2_id) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+                if(H5Rget_type(ref_buf1) == H5R_DATASET_REGION2) {
+                    hid_t obj1_sid, obj2_sid;       /* Dataspace IDs for objects referenced */
+
+                    /* Get regions for referenced datasets */
+                    if((obj1_sid = H5Ropen_region(ref_buf1, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+                    if((obj2_sid = H5Ropen_region(ref_buf2, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+                    /* Check if dataspaces are the same shape */
+                    if(H5Sselect_shape_same(obj1_sid, obj2_sid) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+                    /* Close dataspaces */
+                    if(H5Sclose(obj1_sid) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+                    if(H5Sclose(obj2_sid) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+                } /* end if */
+            } /* end for */
+        } /* end if */
+        else
+            TEST_ERROR
+    } /* end else */
+    else
+        if(HDmemcmp(buf1, buf2, (elmt_size * nelmts))) TEST_ERROR
+
+    /* Data should be the same. :-) */
+    return TRUE;
+
+error:
+    return FALSE;
+} /* end compare_data() */
+
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function:    compare_datasets
+ *
+ * Purpose:     Compare two datasets to check that they are equal
+ *
+ * Return:    TRUE if datasets are equal/FALSE if they are different
+ *
+ * Programmer:  Quincey Koziol
+ *              Tuesday, October 25, 2005
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+static int
+compare_datasets(hid_t did, hid_t did2, hid_t pid, const void *wbuf)
+{
+    hid_t sid = -1, sid2 = -1;                  /* Dataspace IDs */
+    hid_t tid = -1, tid2 = -1;                  /* Datatype IDs */
+    hid_t dcpl = -1, dcpl2 = -1;                /* Dataset creation property list IDs */
+    size_t elmt_size;                           /* Size of datatype */
+    htri_t is_committed;                        /* If the datatype is committed */
+    htri_t is_committed2;                       /* If the datatype is committed */
+    int nfilters;                               /* Number of filters applied to dataset */
+    hssize_t nelmts;                            /* # of elements in dataspace */
+    void *rbuf = NULL;                          /* Buffer for reading raw data */
+    void *rbuf2 = NULL;                         /* Buffer for reading raw data */
+    H5D_space_status_t space_status;            /* Dataset's raw dataspace status */
+    H5D_space_status_t space_status2;           /* Dataset's raw dataspace status */
+
+    /* Check the datatypes are equal */
+
+    /* Open the datatype for the source dataset */
+    if((tid = H5Dget_type(did)) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+    /* Open the datatype for the destination dataset */
+    if((tid2 = H5Dget_type(did2)) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+    /* Check that both datatypes are committed/not committed */
+    if((is_committed = H5Tcommitted(tid)) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    if((is_committed2 = H5Tcommitted(tid2)) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    if(is_committed != is_committed2) TEST_ERROR
+
+    /* Compare the datatypes */
+    if(H5Tequal(tid, tid2) != TRUE) TEST_ERROR
+
+    /* Determine the size of datatype (for later) */
+    if((elmt_size = H5Tget_size(tid)) == 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+
+    /* Check the dataspaces are equal */
+
+    /* Open the dataspace for the source dataset */
+    if((sid = H5Dget_space(did)) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+    /* Open the dataspace for the destination dataset */
+    if((sid2 = H5Dget_space(did2)) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+    /* Compare the dataspaces */
+    if(H5Sextent_equal(sid, sid2) != TRUE) TEST_ERROR
+
+    /* Determine the number of elements in dataspace (for later) */
+    if((nelmts = H5Sget_simple_extent_npoints(sid)) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+
+    /* Check the dataset creation property lists are equal */
+
+    /* Open the dataset creation property list for the source dataset */
+    if((dcpl = H5Dget_create_plist(did)) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+    /* Open the dataset creation property list for the destination dataset */
+    if((dcpl2 = H5Dget_create_plist(did2)) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+    /* Compare the rest of the dataset creation property lists */
+    if(H5Pequal(dcpl, dcpl2) != TRUE) TEST_ERROR
+
+    /* Get the number of filters on dataset (for later) */
+    if((nfilters = H5Pget_nfilters(dcpl)) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+    /* close the source dataset creation property list */
+    if(H5Pclose(dcpl) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+    /* close the destination dataset creation property list */
+    if(H5Pclose(dcpl2) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+
+    /* Check the allocated storage is the same */
+
+    /* Check that the space allocation status is the same */
+    if(H5Dget_space_status(did, &space_status) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    if(H5Dget_space_status(did2, &space_status2) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    if(space_status != space_status2) TEST_ERROR
+
+    /* Check that the space used is the same */
+    /* (Don't check if the dataset is filtered (i.e. compressed, etc.) and
+     *  the datatype is VLEN, since the addresses for the vlen
+     *  data in each dataset will (probably) be different and the storage
+     *  size will thus vary)
+     */
+    if(!(nfilters > 0 && (H5Tdetect_class(tid, H5T_VLEN) ||
+            (H5Tdetect_class(tid, H5T_REFERENCE) && H5Tequal(tid, H5T_STD_REF))))) {
+        hsize_t storage_size = H5Dget_storage_size(did);        /* Dataset's raw data storage size */
+        hsize_t storage_size2 = H5Dget_storage_size(did2);      /* 2nd Dataset's raw data storage size */
+
+        if(storage_size != storage_size2) TEST_ERROR
+    } /* end if */
+
+    /* Check the raw data is equal */
+
+    /* Allocate & initialize space for the raw data buffers */
+    if((rbuf = HDcalloc( elmt_size, (size_t)nelmts)) == NULL) TEST_ERROR
+    if((rbuf2 = HDcalloc( elmt_size, (size_t)nelmts)) == NULL) TEST_ERROR
+
+    /* Read data from datasets */
+    if(H5Dread(did, tid, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, rbuf) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    if(H5Dread(did2, tid2, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, rbuf2) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+    /* Check raw data read in against data written out */
+    if(wbuf) {
+        if(!compare_data(did, (hid_t)0, pid, tid, (size_t)nelmts, wbuf, rbuf, did)) TEST_ERROR
+        if(!compare_data(did2, (hid_t)0, pid, tid2, (size_t)nelmts, wbuf, rbuf2, did2)) TEST_ERROR
+    } /* end if */
+    /* Don't have written data, just compare data between the two datasets */
+    else
+        if(!compare_data(did, did2, pid, tid, (size_t)nelmts, rbuf, rbuf2, did)) TEST_ERROR
+
+    /* Reclaim vlen data, if necessary */
+    if(H5Tdetect_class(tid, H5T_VLEN) == TRUE || H5Tdetect_class(tid, H5T_REFERENCE) == TRUE)
+        if(H5Treclaim(tid, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, rbuf) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    if(H5Tdetect_class(tid2, H5T_VLEN) == TRUE || H5Tdetect_class(tid2, H5T_REFERENCE) == TRUE)
+        if(H5Treclaim(tid2, sid2, H5P_DEFAULT, rbuf2) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+    /* Release raw data buffers */
+    HDfree(rbuf);
+    rbuf = NULL;
+    HDfree(rbuf2);
+    rbuf2 = NULL;
+
+    /* close the source dataspace */
+    if(H5Sclose(sid) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+    /* close the destination dataspace */
+    if(H5Sclose(sid2) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+    /* close the source datatype */
+    if(H5Tclose(tid) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+    /* close the destination datatype */
+    if(H5Tclose(tid2) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+
+    /* Check if the attributes are equal */
+    if(compare_std_attributes(did, did2, pid) != TRUE) TEST_ERROR
+
+
+    /* Datasets should be the same. :-) */
+    return TRUE;
+
+error:
+    H5E_BEGIN_TRY {
+        if(rbuf)
+            HDfree(rbuf);
+        if(rbuf2)
+            HDfree(rbuf2);
+        H5Pclose(dcpl2);
+        H5Pclose(dcpl);
+        H5Sclose(sid2);
+        H5Sclose(sid);
+        H5Tclose(tid2);
+        H5Tclose(tid);
+    } H5E_END_TRY;
+    return FALSE;
+} /* end compare_datasets() */
+
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function:    compare_groups
+ *
+ * Purpose:     Compare two groups to check that they are "equal"
+ *
+ * Return:    TRUE if group are equal/FALSE if they are different
+ *
+ * Programmer:  Quincey Koziol
+ *              Monday, October 31, 2005
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+static int
+compare_groups(hid_t gid, hid_t gid2, hid_t pid, int depth, unsigned copy_flags)
+{
+    H5G_info_t ginfo;           /* Group info struct */
+    H5G_info_t ginfo2;          /* Group info struct */
+    hsize_t idx;                /* Index over the objects in group */
+    unsigned cpy_flags;         /* Object copy flags */
+
+    /* Retrieve the object copy flags from the property list, if it's non-DEFAULT */
+    if(pid != H5P_DEFAULT) {
+        if(H5Pget_copy_object(pid, &cpy_flags) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    } /* end if */
+    else
+        cpy_flags = 0;
+
+    /* Check if both groups have the same # of objects */
+    if(H5Gget_info(gid, &ginfo) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    if(H5Gget_info(gid2, &ginfo2) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    if((cpy_flags & H5O_COPY_SHALLOW_HIERARCHY_FLAG) && depth == 0) {
+        if(ginfo2.nlinks != 0) TEST_ERROR
+    } /* end if */
+    else {
+        if(ginfo.nlinks != ginfo2.nlinks) TEST_ERROR
+    } /* end if */
+
+    /* Check contents of groups */
+    if(ginfo2.nlinks > 0) {
+        char objname[NAME_BUF_SIZE];            /* Name of object in group */
+        char objname2[NAME_BUF_SIZE];           /* Name of object in group */
+        H5L_info_t linfo;                       /* Link information */
+        H5L_info_t linfo2;                      /* Link information */
+
+        /* Loop over contents of groups */
+        for(idx = 0; idx < ginfo.nlinks; idx++) {
+            /* Check name of objects */
+            if(H5Lget_name_by_idx(gid, ".", H5_INDEX_NAME, H5_ITER_INC, idx, objname, (size_t)NAME_BUF_SIZE, H5P_DEFAULT) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+            if(H5Lget_name_by_idx(gid2, ".", H5_INDEX_NAME, H5_ITER_INC, idx, objname2, (size_t)NAME_BUF_SIZE, H5P_DEFAULT) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+            if(HDstrcmp(objname, objname2)) TEST_ERROR
+
+            /* Get link info */
+            if(H5Lget_info(gid, objname, &linfo, H5P_DEFAULT) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+            if(H5Lget_info(gid2, objname2, &linfo2, H5P_DEFAULT) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+            if(linfo.type != linfo2.type) TEST_ERROR
+
+            /* Extra checks for "real" objects */
+            if(linfo.type == H5L_TYPE_HARD) {
+                hid_t oid, oid2;                /* IDs of objects within group */
+                H5O_info_t oinfo, oinfo2;       /* Object info */
+
+                /* Compare some pieces of the object info */
+                if(H5Oget_info_by_name2(gid, objname, &oinfo, H5O_INFO_BASIC|H5O_INFO_HDR, H5P_DEFAULT) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+                if(H5Oget_info_by_name2(gid2, objname2, &oinfo2, H5O_INFO_BASIC|H5O_INFO_HDR, H5P_DEFAULT) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+                if(oinfo.type != oinfo2.type) TEST_ERROR
+                if(oinfo.rc != oinfo2.rc) TEST_ERROR
+
+                /* If NULL messages are preserved, the number of messages
+                 * should be the same in the destination.
+                 * Otherwise, it should simply be true that the number
+                 * of messages hasn't increased.
+                 */
+                 if(H5O_COPY_PRESERVE_NULL_FLAG & copy_flags) {
+                    if(oinfo.hdr.nmesgs != oinfo2.hdr.nmesgs)
+                        ;
+                    else
+                        if(oinfo.hdr.nmesgs < oinfo2.hdr.nmesgs) TEST_ERROR
+                 }
+
+                /* Check for object already having been compared */
+                if(addr_lookup(&oinfo))
+                    continue;
+                else
+                    addr_insert(&oinfo);
+
+                /* Open objects */
+                if((oid = H5Oopen(gid, objname, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0) FAIL_STACK_ERROR
+                if((oid2 = H5Oopen(gid2, objname2, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0) FAIL_STACK_ERROR
+
+                /* Compare objects within group */
+                switch(oinfo.type) {
+                    case H5O_TYPE_GROUP:
+                        /* Compare groups */
+                        if(compare_groups(oid, oid2, pid, depth - 1, copy_flags) != TRUE) TEST_ERROR
+                        break;
+
+                    case H5O_TYPE_DATASET:
+                        /* Compare datasets */
+                        if(compare_datasets(oid, oid2, pid, NULL) != TRUE) TEST_ERROR
+                        break;
+
+                    case H5O_TYPE_NAMED_DATATYPE:
+                        /* Compare datatypes */
+                        if(H5Tequal(oid, oid2) != TRUE) TEST_ERROR
+                        break;
+
+                    case H5O_TYPE_MAP:
+                        HDassert(0 && "maps not supported in native VOL connector");
+
+                    case H5O_TYPE_UNKNOWN:
+                    case H5O_TYPE_NTYPES:
+                    default:
+                        HDassert(0 && "Unknown type of object");
+                        break;
+                } /* end switch */
+
+                /* Close objects */
+                if(H5Oclose(oid) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+                if(H5Oclose(oid2) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+            } /* end if */
+            else {
+                /* Check that both links are the same size */
+                if(linfo.u.val_size != linfo2.u.val_size) TEST_ERROR
+
+                /* Compare link values */
+                if(linfo.type == H5L_TYPE_SOFT ||
+                        (linfo.type >= H5L_TYPE_UD_MIN && linfo.type <= H5L_TYPE_MAX)) {
+                    char linkval[NAME_BUF_SIZE];            /* Link value */
+                    char linkval2[NAME_BUF_SIZE];           /* Link value */
+
+                    /* Get link values */
+                    HDassert(linfo.u.val_size <= NAME_BUF_SIZE);
+                    if(H5Lget_val(gid, objname, linkval, (size_t)NAME_BUF_SIZE, H5P_DEFAULT) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+                    if(H5Lget_val(gid2, objname2, linkval2, (size_t)NAME_BUF_SIZE, H5P_DEFAULT) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+                    /* Compare link data */
+                    if(HDmemcmp(linkval, linkval2, linfo.u.val_size)) TEST_ERROR
+                } /* end else-if */
+                else {
+HDassert(0 && "Unknown type of link");
+                } /* end else */
+            } /* end else */
+        } /* end for */
+    } /* end if */
+
+    /* Check if the attributes are equal */
+    if(compare_std_attributes(gid, gid2, pid) != TRUE) TEST_ERROR
+
+    /* Groups should be the same. :-) */
+    return TRUE;
+
+error:
+    H5E_BEGIN_TRY {
+    } H5E_END_TRY;
+    return FALSE;
+} /* end compare_groups() */
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function:    test_copy_option
+ *
+ * Purpose:     Create a group in SRC file and copy it to DST file
+ *
+ * Return:      Success:        0
+ *              Failure:        number of errors
+ *
+ * Programmer:  Peter Cao
+ *               March 11, 2006
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+static int
+test_copy_option(hid_t fcpl_src, hid_t fcpl_dst, hid_t src_fapl, hid_t dst_fapl,
+    unsigned flag, hbool_t crt_intermediate_grp, const char* test_desciption)
+{
+    hid_t fid_src = -1, fid_dst = -1, fid_ext = -1; /* File IDs */
+    hid_t sid = -1;                             /* Dataspace ID */
+    hid_t did = -1;                             /* Dataset ID */
+    hid_t gid=-1, gid2=-1, gid_ref=-1;          /* Group IDs */
+    hid_t gid_sub=-1, gid_sub_sub=-1;           /* Sub-group ID */
+    hid_t pid=-1, lcpl_id=-1;            /* Property IDs */
+    unsigned cpy_flags;                         /* Object copy flags */
+    int depth = -1;                             /* Copy depth */
+    hsize_t dim2d[2];
+    int buf[DIM_SIZE_1][DIM_SIZE_2];
+    int i, j;
+    char src_filename[NAME_BUF_SIZE];
+    char dst_filename[NAME_BUF_SIZE];
+
+    TESTING(test_desciption);
+
+    /* set initial data values */
+    for (i=0; i<DIM_SIZE_1; i++)
+        for (j=0; j<DIM_SIZE_2; j++)
+            buf[i][j] = 10000 + 100*i+j;
+
+    /* Initialize the filenames */
+    h5_fixname(FILENAME[0], src_fapl, src_filename, sizeof src_filename);
+    h5_fixname(FILENAME[1], dst_fapl, dst_filename, sizeof dst_filename);
+
+    /* Reset file address checking info */
+    addr_reset();
+
+    /* create source file */
+    if((fid_src = H5Fcreate(src_filename, H5F_ACC_TRUNC, fcpl_src, src_fapl)) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+    /* create group at the SRC file */
+    if((gid = H5Gcreate2(fid_src, NAME_GROUP_TOP, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+    /* attach attributes to the group */
+    if(test_copy_attach_attributes(gid, H5T_NATIVE_INT) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+    /* Set dataspace dimensions */
+    dim2d[0]=DIM_SIZE_1;
+    dim2d[1]=DIM_SIZE_2;
+
+    /* create dataspace */
+    if((sid = H5Screate_simple(2, dim2d, NULL)) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+    /* add a dataset to the top group */
+    if((did = H5Dcreate2(gid, NAME_DATASET_SIMPLE, H5T_NATIVE_INT, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    if(H5Dwrite(did, H5T_NATIVE_INT, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, buf) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    if(H5Dclose(did) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+    /* create a sub-group */
+    if((gid_sub = H5Gcreate2(fid_src, NAME_GROUP_SUB, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+    /* add a dataset to the sub group */
+    if((did = H5Dcreate2(gid_sub, NAME_DATASET_SIMPLE, H5T_NATIVE_INT, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    if(H5Dwrite(did, H5T_NATIVE_INT, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, buf) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    if(H5Dclose(did) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+    /* create sub-sub-group */
+    if((gid_sub_sub = H5Gcreate2(gid_sub, NAME_GROUP_SUB_SUB2, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+    /* add a dataset to the sub sub group */
+    if((did = H5Dcreate2(gid_sub_sub, NAME_DATASET_SIMPLE, H5T_NATIVE_INT, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    if(H5Dwrite(did, H5T_NATIVE_INT, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, buf) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+    /* close dataset */
+    if(H5Dclose(did) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+    /* close dataspace */
+    if(H5Sclose(sid) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+    if(H5Gclose(gid_sub_sub) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+    if(H5Gclose(gid_sub) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+    /* close the group */
+    if(H5Gclose(gid) < 0) FAIL_STACK_ERROR
+
+    if((flag & H5O_COPY_EXPAND_SOFT_LINK_FLAG) > 0) {
+        /* Create group to copy */
+        if((gid = H5Gcreate2(fid_src, NAME_GROUP_LINK, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0) FAIL_STACK_ERROR
+        if(H5Lcreate_soft(NAME_DATASET_SUB_SUB, fid_src, NAME_LINK_SOFT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT) < 0) FAIL_STACK_ERROR
+        if(H5Lcreate_soft("nowhere", fid_src, NAME_LINK_SOFT_DANGLE, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT) < 0) FAIL_STACK_ERROR
+        if(H5Gclose(gid) < 0) FAIL_STACK_ERROR
+
+        /* Create group to compare with */
+        if((gid = H5Gcreate2(fid_src, NAME_GROUP_LINK2, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0) FAIL_STACK_ERROR
+        if(H5Lcreate_hard(fid_src, NAME_DATASET_SUB_SUB, H5L_SAME_LOC, NAME_LINK_SOFT2, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT) < 0) FAIL_STACK_ERROR
+        if(H5Lcreate_soft("nowhere", fid_src, NAME_LINK_SOFT_DANGLE2, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT) < 0) FAIL_STACK_ERROR
+        if(H5Gclose(gid) < 0) FAIL_STACK_ERROR
+    } /* end if */
+
+    if((flag & H5O_COPY_EXPAND_EXT_LINK_FLAG) > 0) {
+        char    ext_filename[NAME_BUF_SIZE];
+
+        h5_fixname(FILENAME[2], src_fapl, ext_filename, sizeof ext_filename);
+
+        /* Create the external file and dataset */
+        if((fid_ext = H5Fcreate(ext_filename, H5F_ACC_TRUNC, fcpl_src, src_fapl)) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+        if((sid = H5Screate_simple(2, dim2d, NULL)) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+        if((did = H5Dcreate2(fid_ext, NAME_DATASET_SIMPLE, H5T_NATIVE_INT, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+        if(H5Dwrite(did, H5T_NATIVE_INT, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, buf) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+        if(H5Dclose(did) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+        if(H5Fclose(fid_ext) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+        /* Create group to copy */
+        if(!(flag & H5O_COPY_EXPAND_SOFT_LINK_FLAG)) {
+            if((gid = H5Gcreate2(fid_src, NAME_GROUP_LINK, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+        } /* end if */
+        else
+            if((gid = H5Gopen2(fid_src, NAME_GROUP_LINK, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+        if(H5Lcreate_external(ext_filename, NAME_DATASET_SIMPLE, fid_src, NAME_LINK_EXTERN, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+        if(H5Lcreate_external("no_file", "no_object", fid_src, NAME_LINK_EXTERN_DANGLE, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+        if(H5Gclose(gid) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+        /* Create group to compare with */
+        if(!(flag & H5O_COPY_EXPAND_SOFT_LINK_FLAG)) {
+            if((gid = H5Gcreate2(fid_src, NAME_GROUP_LINK2, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+        } /* end if */
+        else
+            if((gid = H5Gopen2(fid_src, NAME_GROUP_LINK2, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+        if((did = H5Dcreate2(fid_src, NAME_LINK_EXTERN2, H5T_NATIVE_INT, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+        if(H5Dwrite(did, H5T_NATIVE_INT, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, buf) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+        if(H5Lcreate_external("no_file", "no_object", fid_src, NAME_LINK_EXTERN_DANGLE2, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+        if(H5Dclose(did) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+        if(H5Gclose(gid) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+        /* Close dataspace */
+        if(H5Sclose(sid) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    } /* end if */
+
+    if((flag & H5O_COPY_EXPAND_REFERENCE_FLAG) > 0) {
+        if((gid_ref = H5Gcreate2(fid_src, NAME_GROUP_REF, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+        /* create an attribute of new object references */
+        if(attach_ref_attr(fid_src, gid_ref) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+        /* create an attribute of region references */
+        if(attach_reg_ref_attr(fid_src, gid_ref) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+        /* create a dataset of region references */
+        if(create_reg_ref_dataset(fid_src, gid_ref) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+        /* Close group holding reference objects */
+        if(H5Gclose(gid_ref) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    } /* end if */
+
+    /* close the SRC file */
+    if(H5Fclose(fid_src) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+    /* open the source file with read-only */
+    /* (except when expanding soft links */
+    if((flag & H5O_COPY_EXPAND_SOFT_LINK_FLAG) > 0) {
+        if((fid_src = H5Fopen(src_filename, H5F_ACC_RDWR, src_fapl)) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    } /* end if */
+    else
+        if((fid_src = H5Fopen(src_filename, H5F_ACC_RDONLY, src_fapl)) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+    /* create destination file */
+    if((fid_dst = H5Fcreate(dst_filename, H5F_ACC_TRUNC, fcpl_dst, dst_fapl)) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+    /* Create an uncopied object in destination file so that addresses in source and destination
+       files aren't the same */
+    if(H5Gclose(H5Gcreate2(fid_dst, NAME_GROUP_UNCOPIED, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+    /* create property to pass copy options */
+    if((pid = H5Pcreate(H5P_OBJECT_COPY)) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+    /* set options for object copy */
+    if(H5Pset_copy_object(pid, flag) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+    /* Verify object copy flags */
+    if(H5Pget_copy_object(pid, &cpy_flags) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    if(cpy_flags != flag) TEST_ERROR
+
+    /* copy the group from SRC to DST */
+    if(crt_intermediate_grp) {
+        /* Create link creation plist to pass in intermediate group creation */
+        if((lcpl_id = H5Pcreate(H5P_LINK_CREATE)) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+        if(H5Pset_create_intermediate_group(lcpl_id, TRUE) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+        if(H5Ocopy(fid_src, NAME_GROUP_TOP, fid_dst, "/new_g0/new_g00", pid, lcpl_id) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+        if(H5Pclose(lcpl_id) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+        /* open the group for copy */
+        if((gid = H5Gopen2(fid_src, NAME_GROUP_TOP, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0) FAIL_STACK_ERROR
+
+        /* open the destination group */
+        if((gid2 = H5Gopen2(fid_dst, "/new_g0/new_g00", H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0) FAIL_STACK_ERROR
+
+    } else if(((flag & H5O_COPY_EXPAND_SOFT_LINK_FLAG) > 0)
+            || ((flag & H5O_COPY_EXPAND_EXT_LINK_FLAG) > 0)) {
+        if(H5Ocopy(fid_src, NAME_GROUP_LINK, fid_dst, NAME_GROUP_LINK, pid, H5P_DEFAULT) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+        if((flag & H5O_COPY_EXPAND_SOFT_LINK_FLAG) > 0)
+            /* Unlink dataset to copy from original location */
+            /* (So group comparison works properly) */
+            if(H5Ldelete(fid_src, NAME_DATASET_SUB_SUB, H5P_DEFAULT) < 0) FAIL_STACK_ERROR
+
+        /* open the group for copy */
+        if((gid = H5Gopen2(fid_src, NAME_GROUP_LINK2, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0) FAIL_STACK_ERROR
+
+        /* open the destination group */
+        if((gid2 = H5Gopen2(fid_dst, NAME_GROUP_LINK, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0) FAIL_STACK_ERROR
+
+    } else if(flag & (H5O_COPY_WITHOUT_ATTR_FLAG | H5O_COPY_PRESERVE_NULL_FLAG)) {
+        if(H5Ocopy(fid_src, NAME_GROUP_TOP, fid_dst, NAME_GROUP_TOP, pid, H5P_DEFAULT) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+        /* open the group for copy */
+        if((gid = H5Gopen2(fid_src, NAME_GROUP_TOP, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0) FAIL_STACK_ERROR
+
+        /* open the destination group */
+        if((gid2 = H5Gopen2(fid_dst, NAME_GROUP_TOP, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0) FAIL_STACK_ERROR
+    } else if(flag & H5O_COPY_SHALLOW_HIERARCHY_FLAG) {
+        if(H5Ocopy(fid_src, NAME_GROUP_TOP, fid_dst, NAME_GROUP_TOP, pid, H5P_DEFAULT) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+        /* open the group for copy */
+        if((gid = H5Gopen2(fid_src, NAME_GROUP_TOP, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0) FAIL_STACK_ERROR
+
+        /* open the destination group */
+        if((gid2 = H5Gopen2(fid_dst, NAME_GROUP_TOP, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0) FAIL_STACK_ERROR
+
+        /* Set the copy depth */
+        depth = 1;
+    } else if((flag & H5O_COPY_EXPAND_REFERENCE_FLAG) > 0) {
+        if(H5Ocopy(fid_src, NAME_GROUP_REF, fid_dst, NAME_GROUP_REF, pid, H5P_DEFAULT) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+        /* open the group for copy */
+        if((gid = H5Gopen2(fid_src, NAME_GROUP_REF, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0) FAIL_STACK_ERROR
+
+        /* open the destination group */
+        if((gid2 = H5Gopen2(fid_dst, NAME_GROUP_REF, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0) FAIL_STACK_ERROR
+    } else {
+        /* Unknown flag */
+        TEST_ERROR
+    } /* end else */
+
+    /* Check if the groups are equal */
+    if(compare_groups(gid, gid2, pid, depth, flag) != TRUE) TEST_ERROR
+    if(H5Gclose(gid2) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    if(H5Gclose(gid) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+    /* close the SRC file */
+    if(H5Fclose(fid_src) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+    /* close the DST file */
+    if(H5Fclose(fid_dst) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+    /* close properties */
+    if(H5Pclose(pid) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+    PASSED();
+    return 0;
+
+error:
+    H5E_BEGIN_TRY {
+        H5Pclose(lcpl_id);
+        H5Pclose(pid);
+        H5Sclose(sid);
+        H5Dclose(did);
+        H5Gclose(gid_ref);
+        H5Gclose(gid_sub);
+        H5Gclose(gid2);
+        H5Gclose(gid);
+        H5Fclose(fid_dst);
+        H5Fclose(fid_src);
+        H5Fclose(fid_ext);
+    } H5E_END_TRY;
+    return 1;
+} /* end test_copy_option */
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function:    main
+ *
+ * Purpose:     Test H5Ocopy()
+ *
+ *              Tests a number of cases: messages can be stored in the
+ *              new or old format, messages can be shared in either,
+ *              both, or neither of the source and destination files.
+ *
+ * Return:      EXIT_SUCCESS/EXIT_FAILURE
+ *
+ * Programmer:  Peter Cao
+ *              Friday, September 30, 2005
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+int
+main(void)
+{
+    int     nerrors = 0;
+    hid_t    fapl, fapl2;
+    hid_t   fcpl_shared, ocpl;
+    unsigned    max_compact, min_dense;
+    int     configuration;  /* Configuration of tests. */
+    int    ExpressMode;
+    hbool_t same_file;  /* Whether to run tests that only use one file */
+
+    /* Setup */
+    h5_reset();
+    fapl = h5_fileaccess();
+
+    ExpressMode = GetTestExpress();
+    if (ExpressMode > 1)
+        HDprintf("***Express test mode on.  Some tests may be skipped\n");
+
+    /* Copy the file access property list */
+    if((fapl2 = H5Pcopy(fapl)) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+    /* Set the "use the latest version of the format" bounds for creating objects in the file */
+    if(H5Pset_libver_bounds(fapl2, H5F_LIBVER_LATEST, H5F_LIBVER_LATEST) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+    /* Create an FCPL with sharing enabled */
+    if((fcpl_shared = H5Pcreate(H5P_FILE_CREATE)) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    if(H5Pset_shared_mesg_nindexes(fcpl_shared, 1) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    if(H5Pset_shared_mesg_index(fcpl_shared, 0, H5O_SHMESG_ALL_FLAG, 10) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+    /* Obtain the default attribute storage phase change values */
+    if((ocpl = H5Pcreate(H5P_OBJECT_CREATE)) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    if(H5Pget_attr_phase_change(ocpl, &max_compact, &min_dense) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+    if(H5Pclose(ocpl) < 0) TEST_ERROR
+
+    /* Test in all configurations */
+    for(configuration = 0; configuration <= MAX_CONFIGURATION; configuration++) {
+        hid_t src_fapl;
+        hid_t dst_fapl;
+        hid_t fcpl_src;
+        hid_t fcpl_dst;
+
+        /* Start with same_file == TRUE.  Use source file settings for these
+         * tests.  Don't run with a non-default destination file setting, as
+         * destination settings have no effect. */
+        same_file = TRUE;
+
+        /* No need to test dense attributes with old format */
+        if(!(configuration & CONFIG_SRC_NEW_FORMAT) && (configuration & CONFIG_DENSE))
+            continue;
+
+        /* TODO Region references currently do not support copy from new format to old format
+         * (this may be fixed once H5Sencode/decode and H5CXis fixed) */
+        if((configuration & CONFIG_SRC_NEW_FORMAT) && !(configuration & CONFIG_DST_NEW_FORMAT))
+            continue;
+
+        /* Test with and without shared messages */
+        if(configuration & CONFIG_SHARE_SRC) {
+            HDputs("\nTesting with shared src messages:");
+            fcpl_src = fcpl_shared;
+        }
+        else {
+            HDputs("\nTesting without shared src messages:");
+            fcpl_src = H5P_DEFAULT;
+        }
+        if(configuration & CONFIG_SHARE_DST) {
+            HDputs("Testing with shared dst messages:");
+            fcpl_dst = fcpl_shared;
+            same_file = FALSE;
+        }
+        else {
+            HDputs("Testing without shared dst messages:");
+            fcpl_dst = H5P_DEFAULT;
+        }
+
+        /* Set the FAPL for the source file's type of format */
+        if(configuration & CONFIG_SRC_NEW_FORMAT) {
+            HDputs("Testing with latest format for source file:");
+            src_fapl = fapl2;
+
+            /* Test with and without dense attributes */
+            if(configuration & CONFIG_DENSE) {
+                HDputs("Testing with dense attributes:");
+                num_attributes_g = max_compact + 1;
+            }
+            else {
+                HDputs("Testing without dense attributes:");
+                num_attributes_g = MAX(min_dense, 2) - 2;
+            }
+        } /* end if */
+        else {
+            HDputs("Testing with oldest file format for source file:");
+            src_fapl = fapl;
+            num_attributes_g = 4;
+        } /* end else */
+
+        /* Set the FAPL for the destination file's type of format */
+        if(configuration & CONFIG_DST_NEW_FORMAT) {
+            HDputs("Testing with latest format for destination file:");
+            dst_fapl = fapl2;
+            same_file = FALSE;
+        } /* end if */
+        else {
+            HDputs("Testing with oldest file format for destination file:");
+            dst_fapl = fapl;
+        } /* end else */
+
+        /* The tests... */
+        nerrors += test_copy_option(fcpl_src, fcpl_dst, src_fapl, dst_fapl,
+                    H5O_COPY_EXPAND_REFERENCE_FLAG,
+                    FALSE, "H5Ocopy(): expand object reference");
+    } /* end for */
+
+    /* Reset file address checking info */
+    addr_reset();
+
+    /* Verify symbol table messages are cached */
+    nerrors += (h5_verify_cached_stabs(FILENAME, fapl) < 0 ? 1 : 0);
+
+    /* Results */
+    if(nerrors) {
+        HDprintf("***** %d OBJECT COPY TEST%s FAILED! *****\n",
+                nerrors, (1 == nerrors ? "" : "S"));
+        HDexit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+    } /* end if */
+
+    HDputs ("All object copying tests passed.");
+
+    /* close property list.
+     * NOTE: if this property list is not closed and the test is
+     *          run with the split or multi driver, an interesting
+     *          problem is exposed in the property list shutdown code.
+     *
+     *          Namely, since the split/multi driver copies property
+     *          lists for internal use, there's a (high) chance that
+     *          leaving the FAPL open and having the library's shutdown
+     *          code close it will cause the underlying property lists
+     *          to be cleaned up first, causing the actual property list
+     *          close operation to fail (since it won't be able to close
+     *          the already closed underlying property list).
+     *
+     *          The could be addressed by converting the split/multi to
+     *          use non-public API routines, or putting some way into the
+     *          public H5I routines to indicate ordering at shutdown.
+     *
+     *          For now, we just make certain to close the property list.
+     *          (QAK - 2016/04/06)
+     *
+     */
+    H5Pclose(fapl2);
+
+    h5_cleanup(FILENAME, fapl);
+
+    HDexit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
+
+error:
+    HDexit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+} /* main */
+
diff --git a/test/testhdf5.c b/test/testhdf5.c
index e136086..72acf6c 100644
--- a/test/testhdf5.c
+++ b/test/testhdf5.c
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
     AddTest("attr", test_attr, cleanup_attr,  "Attributes", NULL);
     AddTest("select", test_select, cleanup_select,  "Selections", NULL);
     AddTest("time", test_time, cleanup_time,  "Time Datatypes", NULL);
-    AddTest("reference", test_reference, cleanup_reference,  "References", NULL);
+    AddTest("ref_deprec", test_reference_deprec, cleanup_reference_deprec,  "Deprecated References", NULL);
+    AddTest("ref", test_reference, cleanup_reference,  "References", NULL);
     AddTest("vltypes", test_vltypes, cleanup_vltypes,  "Variable-Length Datatypes", NULL);
     AddTest("vlstrings", test_vlstrings, cleanup_vlstrings,  "Variable-Length Strings", NULL);
     AddTest("iterate", test_iterate, cleanup_iterate,  "Group & Attribute Iteration", NULL);
diff --git a/test/testhdf5.h b/test/testhdf5.h
index ef3b784..6b13cae 100644
--- a/test/testhdf5.h
+++ b/test/testhdf5.h
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ void test_attr(void);
 void test_select(void);
 void test_time(void);
 void test_reference(void);
+void test_reference_deprec(void);
 void test_vltypes(void);
 void test_vlstrings(void);
 void test_iterate(void);
@@ -215,6 +216,7 @@ void cleanup_attr(void);
 void cleanup_select(void);
 void cleanup_time(void);
 void cleanup_reference(void);
+void cleanup_reference_deprec(void);
 void cleanup_vltypes(void);
 void cleanup_vlstrings(void);
 void cleanup_iterate(void);
diff --git a/test/trefer.c b/test/trefer.c
index 7158984..7d87ea9 100644
--- a/test/trefer.c
+++ b/test/trefer.c
@@ -21,9 +21,16 @@
 
 #include "testhdf5.h"
 
-#define FILE1    "trefer1.h5"
-#define FILE2    "trefer2.h5"
-#define FILE3    "trefer3.h5"
+#define FILE_REF_PARAM      "trefer_param.h5"
+#define FILE_REF_OBJ        "trefer_obj.h5"
+#define FILE_REF_REG        "trefer_reg.h5"
+#define FILE_REF_REG_1D     "trefer_reg_1d.h5"
+#define FILE_REF_OBJ_DEL    "trefer_obj_del.h5"
+#define FILE_REF_GRP        "trefer_grp.h5"
+#define FILE_REF_ATTR       "trefer_attr.h5"
+#define FILE_REF_EXT1       "trefer_ext1.h5"
+#define FILE_REF_EXT2       "trefer_ext2.h5"
+#define FILE_REF_COMPAT     "trefer_compat.h5"
 
 /* 1-D dataset with fixed dimensions */
 #define SPACE1_RANK    1
@@ -55,6 +62,10 @@ typedef struct s1_t {
 #define DSETNAME2       "dset2"
 #define NAME_SIZE       16
 
+#define MAX_ITER_CREATE 1000
+#define MAX_ITER_WRITE  MAX_ITER_CREATE
+#define MAX_ITER_READ   MAX_ITER_CREATE
+
 
 /****************************************************************
 **
@@ -65,47 +76,57 @@ typedef struct s1_t {
 static void
 test_reference_params(void)
 {
-    hid_t       fid1;       /* HDF5 File IDs        */
-    hid_t       dataset,    /* Dataset ID           */
-                dset2;      /* Dereferenced dataset ID */
-    hid_t       group;      /* Group ID             */
-    hid_t       sid1;       /* Dataspace ID         */
-    hid_t       tid1;       /* Datatype ID          */
-    hid_t       dapl_id;    /* Dataset access property list */
+    hid_t       fid1;       /* HDF5 File IDs                    */
+    hid_t       dataset,    /* Dataset ID                       */
+                dset2;      /* Dereferenced dataset ID          */
+    hid_t       group;      /* Group ID                         */
+    hid_t       attr;       /* Attribute ID                     */
+    hid_t       sid1;       /* Dataspace ID                     */
+    hid_t       tid1;       /* Datatype ID                      */
+    hid_t       aapl_id;    /* Attribute access property list   */
+    hid_t       dapl_id;    /* Dataset access property list     */
     hsize_t     dims1[] = {SPACE1_DIM1};
-    hobj_ref_t *wbuf,       /* buffer to write to disk */
-               *rbuf,       /* buffer read from disk */
-               *tbuf;       /* temp. buffer read from disk */
+    H5R_ref_t     *wbuf,       /* buffer to write to disk          */
+               *rbuf,       /* buffer read from disk            */
+               *tbuf;       /* temp. buffer read from disk      */
+    H5R_type_t  type;       /* Reference type                   */
     unsigned   *tu32;       /* Temporary pointer to uint32 data */
-    int         i;          /* counting variables */
-    const char *write_comment = "Foo!"; /* Comments for group */
-    hid_t    ret_id;        /* Generic hid_t return value    */
-    ssize_t     name_size;  /* Size of reference name */
-    herr_t      ret;        /* Generic return value     */
+    int         i;          /* Counters                         */
+    const char *write_comment = "Foo!"; /* Comments for group   */
+    hid_t       ret_id;     /* Generic hid_t return value       */
+    ssize_t     name_size;  /* Size of reference name           */
+    herr_t      ret;        /* Generic return value             */
 
     /* Output message about test being performed */
     MESSAGE(5, ("Testing Reference Parameters\n"));
 
     /* Allocate write & read buffers */
-    wbuf = (hobj_ref_t *)HDmalloc(MAX(sizeof(unsigned), sizeof(hobj_ref_t)) * SPACE1_DIM1);
-    rbuf = (hobj_ref_t *)HDmalloc(MAX(sizeof(unsigned), sizeof(hobj_ref_t)) * SPACE1_DIM1);
-    tbuf = (hobj_ref_t *)HDmalloc(MAX(sizeof(unsigned), sizeof(hobj_ref_t)) * SPACE1_DIM1);
+    wbuf = (H5R_ref_t *)HDcalloc(MAX(sizeof(unsigned), sizeof(H5R_ref_t)), SPACE1_DIM1);
+    rbuf = (H5R_ref_t *)HDcalloc(MAX(sizeof(unsigned), sizeof(H5R_ref_t)), SPACE1_DIM1);
+    tbuf = (H5R_ref_t *)HDcalloc(MAX(sizeof(unsigned), sizeof(H5R_ref_t)), SPACE1_DIM1);
+
+    for(tu32 = (unsigned *)wbuf, i = 0; i < SPACE1_DIM1; i++)
+        *tu32++ = (unsigned)i * 3;
 
     /* Create file */
-    fid1 = H5Fcreate(FILE1, H5F_ACC_TRUNC, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
-    CHECK(fid1, FAIL, "H5Fcreate");
+    fid1 = H5Fcreate(FILE_REF_PARAM, H5F_ACC_TRUNC, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(fid1, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Fcreate");
 
     /* Create dataspace for datasets */
     sid1 = H5Screate_simple(SPACE1_RANK, dims1, NULL);
-    CHECK(sid1, FAIL, "H5Screate_simple");
+    CHECK(sid1, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Screate_simple");
+
+    /* Create attribute access property list */
+    aapl_id = H5Pcreate(H5P_ATTRIBUTE_ACCESS);
+    CHECK(aapl_id, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Pcreate");
 
     /* Create dataset access property list */
     dapl_id = H5Pcreate(H5P_DATASET_ACCESS);
-    CHECK(dapl_id, FAIL, "H5Pcreate");
+    CHECK(dapl_id, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Pcreate");
 
     /* Create a group */
     group = H5Gcreate2(fid1, "Group1", H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
-    CHECK(group, FAIL, "H5Gcreate2");
+    CHECK(group, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Gcreate2");
 
     /* Set group's comment */
     ret = H5Oset_comment(group, write_comment);
@@ -113,10 +134,7 @@ test_reference_params(void)
 
     /* Create a dataset (inside Group1) */
     dataset = H5Dcreate2(group, "Dataset1", H5T_NATIVE_UINT, sid1, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
-    CHECK(dataset, FAIL, "H5Dcreate2");
-
-    for(tu32 = (unsigned *)wbuf, i = 0; i < SPACE1_DIM1; i++)
-        *tu32++ = (unsigned)i * 3;
+    CHECK(dataset, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Dcreate2");
 
     /* Write selection to disk */
     ret = H5Dwrite(dataset, H5T_NATIVE_UINT, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, wbuf);
@@ -128,7 +146,19 @@ test_reference_params(void)
 
     /* Create another dataset (inside Group1) */
     dataset = H5Dcreate2(group, "Dataset2", H5T_NATIVE_UCHAR, sid1, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
-    CHECK(dataset, FAIL, "H5Dcreate2");
+    CHECK(dataset, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Dcreate2");
+
+    /* Create an attribute for the dataset */
+    attr = H5Acreate2(dataset, "Attr", H5T_NATIVE_UINT, sid1, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(attr, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Acreate2");
+
+    /* Write attribute to disk */
+    ret = H5Awrite(attr, H5T_NATIVE_UINT, wbuf);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Awrite");
+
+    /* Close attribute */
+    ret = H5Aclose(attr);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Aclose");
 
     /* Close Dataset */
     ret = H5Dclose(dataset);
@@ -136,7 +166,7 @@ test_reference_params(void)
 
     /* Create a datatype to refer to */
     tid1 = H5Tcreate(H5T_COMPOUND, sizeof(s1_t));
-    CHECK(tid1, FAIL, "H5Tcreate");
+    CHECK(tid1, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Tcreate");
 
     /* Insert fields */
     ret = H5Tinsert(tid1, "a", HOFFSET(s1_t,a), H5T_NATIVE_INT);
@@ -161,58 +191,88 @@ test_reference_params(void)
     CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Gclose");
 
     /* Create a dataset */
-    dataset = H5Dcreate2(fid1, "Dataset3", H5T_STD_REF_OBJ, sid1, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
-    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dcreate2");
-
-    /* Test parameters to H5Rcreate */
-    ret = H5Rcreate(NULL, fid1, "/Group1/Dataset1", H5R_OBJECT, (hid_t)-1);
-    VERIFY(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate ref");
-    ret = H5Rcreate(&wbuf[0], (hid_t)-1, "/Group1/Dataset1", H5R_OBJECT, (hid_t)-1);
-    VERIFY(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate loc_id");
-    ret = H5Rcreate(&wbuf[0], fid1, NULL, H5R_OBJECT, (hid_t)-1);
-    VERIFY(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate name");
-    ret = H5Rcreate(&wbuf[0], fid1, "", H5R_OBJECT, (hid_t)-1);
-    VERIFY(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate null name");
-    ret = H5Rcreate(&wbuf[0], fid1, "/Group1/Dataset1", H5R_MAXTYPE, (hid_t)-1);
-    VERIFY(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate type");
-    ret = H5Rcreate(&wbuf[0], fid1, "/Group1/Dataset1", H5R_DATASET_REGION, (hid_t)-1);
-    VERIFY(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate region space");
-    ret = H5Rcreate(&wbuf[0], fid1, "/Group1/Dataset1", H5R_MAXTYPE, (hid_t)0);
-    VERIFY(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate space");
-
-    /* Test parameters to H5Rdereference */
-    dset2 = H5Rdereference2((hid_t)-1, H5P_DEFAULT, H5R_OBJECT, &rbuf[0]);
-    VERIFY(dset2, FAIL, "H5Rdereference2 loc_id");
-    dset2 = H5Rdereference2(dataset, (hid_t)-1, H5R_OBJECT, &rbuf[0]);
-    VERIFY(dset2, FAIL, "H5Rdereference2 oapl_id");
-    dset2 = H5Rdereference2(dataset, dapl_id, H5R_OBJECT, NULL);
-    VERIFY(dset2, FAIL, "H5Rdereference2 ref");
-    dset2 = H5Rdereference2(dataset, dapl_id, H5R_MAXTYPE, &rbuf[0]);
-    VERIFY(dset2, FAIL, "H5Rdereference2 type");
-
-    /* Test parameters to H5Rget_obj_type2 */
-    ret = H5Rget_obj_type2((hid_t)-1, H5R_OBJECT, &rbuf[0], NULL);
-    VERIFY(ret, FAIL, "H5Rget_obj_type2 loc_id");
-    ret = H5Rget_obj_type2(fid1, H5R_OBJECT, NULL, NULL);
-    VERIFY(ret, FAIL, "H5Rget_obj_type2 ref");
-    ret = H5Rget_obj_type2(fid1, H5R_MAXTYPE, &rbuf[0], NULL);
-    VERIFY(ret, FAIL, "H5Rget_obj_type2 type");
-
-    /* Test parameters to H5Rget_name */
-    name_size = H5Rget_name((hid_t)-1, H5R_DATASET_REGION, &rbuf[0], NULL, 0);
-    VERIFY(name_size, FAIL, "H5Rget_name loc_id");
-    name_size = H5Rget_name(fid1, H5R_DATASET_REGION, NULL, NULL, 0);
-    VERIFY(name_size, FAIL, "H5Rget_name ref");
-    name_size = H5Rget_name(fid1, H5R_MAXTYPE, &rbuf[0], NULL, 0);
-    VERIFY(name_size, FAIL, "H5Rget_name type");
-
-    /* Test parameters to H5Rget_region */
-    ret_id = H5Rget_region((hid_t)-1, H5R_OBJECT, &rbuf[0]);
-    VERIFY(ret_id, FAIL, "H5Rget_region loc_id");
-    ret_id = H5Rget_region(fid1, H5R_OBJECT, NULL);
-    VERIFY(ret_id, FAIL, "H5Rget_region ref");
-    ret_id = H5Rget_region(fid1, H5R_OBJECT, &rbuf[0]);
-    VERIFY(ret_id, FAIL, "H5Rget_region type");
+    dataset = H5Dcreate2(fid1, "Dataset3", H5T_STD_REF, sid1, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(ret, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Dcreate2");
+
+    /* Test parameters to H5Rcreate_object */
+    ret = H5Rcreate_object(fid1, "/Group1/Dataset1", NULL);
+    VERIFY(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate_object ref");
+    ret = H5Rcreate_object(H5I_INVALID_HID, "/Group1/Dataset1", &wbuf[0]);
+    VERIFY(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate_object loc_id");
+    ret = H5Rcreate_object(fid1, NULL, &wbuf[0]);
+    VERIFY(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate_object name");
+    ret = H5Rcreate_object(fid1, "", &wbuf[0]);
+    VERIFY(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate_object null name");
+
+    /* Test parameters to H5Rcreate_region */
+    ret = H5Rcreate_region(fid1, "/Group1/Dataset1", sid1, NULL);
+    VERIFY(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate_region ref");
+    ret = H5Rcreate_region(H5I_INVALID_HID, "/Group1/Dataset1", sid1, &wbuf[0]);
+    VERIFY(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate_region loc_id");
+    ret = H5Rcreate_region(fid1, NULL, sid1, &wbuf[0]);
+    VERIFY(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate_region name");
+    ret = H5Rcreate_region(fid1, "/Group1/Dataset1", H5I_INVALID_HID, &wbuf[0]);
+    VERIFY(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate_region dataspace");
+
+    /* Test parameters to H5Rcreate_attr */
+    ret = H5Rcreate_attr(fid1, "/Group1/Dataset2", "Attr", NULL);
+    VERIFY(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate_attr ref");
+    ret = H5Rcreate_attr(H5I_INVALID_HID, "/Group1/Dataset2", "Attr", &wbuf[0]);
+    VERIFY(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate_attr loc_id");
+    ret = H5Rcreate_attr(fid1, NULL, "Attr", &wbuf[0]);
+    VERIFY(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate_attr name");
+    ret = H5Rcreate_attr(fid1, "/Group1/Dataset2", NULL, &wbuf[0]);
+    VERIFY(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate_attr attr_name");
+
+    /* Test parameters to H5Rdestroy */
+    ret = H5Rdestroy(NULL);
+    VERIFY(ret, FAIL, "H5Rdestroy");
+
+    /* Test parameters to H5Rget_type */
+    type = H5Rget_type(NULL);
+    VERIFY(type, H5R_BADTYPE, "H5Rget_type ref");
+
+    /* Test parameters to H5Requal */
+    ret = H5Requal(NULL, (const H5R_ref_t *)&rbuf[0]);
+    VERIFY(ret, FAIL, "H5Requal ref1");
+    ret = H5Requal((const H5R_ref_t *)&rbuf[0], NULL);
+    VERIFY(ret, FAIL, "H5Requal ref2");
+
+    /* Test parameters to H5Rcopy */
+    ret = H5Rcopy(NULL, &wbuf[0]);
+    VERIFY(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcopy src_ref");
+    ret = H5Rcopy((const H5R_ref_t *)&rbuf[0], NULL);
+    VERIFY(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcopy dest_ref");
+
+    /* Test parameters to H5Ropen_object */
+    dset2 = H5Ropen_object((const H5R_ref_t *)&rbuf[0], H5I_INVALID_HID, H5I_INVALID_HID);
+    VERIFY(dset2, FAIL, "H5Ropen_object oapl_id");
+    dset2 = H5Ropen_object(NULL, H5P_DEFAULT, dapl_id);
+    VERIFY(dset2, FAIL, "H5Ropen_object ref");
+
+    /* Test parameters to H5Ropen_region */
+    ret_id = H5Ropen_region(NULL, H5I_INVALID_HID, H5I_INVALID_HID);
+    VERIFY(ret_id, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Ropen_region ref");
+
+    /* Test parameters to H5Ropen_attr */
+    ret_id = H5Ropen_attr(NULL, H5P_DEFAULT, aapl_id);
+    VERIFY(ret_id, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Ropen_attr ref");
+
+    /* Test parameters to H5Rget_obj_type3 */
+    ret = H5Rget_obj_type3(NULL, H5P_DEFAULT, NULL);
+    VERIFY(ret, FAIL, "H5Rget_obj_type3 ref");
+
+    /* Test parameters to H5Rget_file_name */
+    name_size = H5Rget_file_name(NULL, NULL, 0);
+    VERIFY(name_size, (-1), "H5Rget_file_name ref");
+
+    /* Test parameters to H5Rget_obj_name */
+    name_size = H5Rget_obj_name(NULL, H5P_DEFAULT, NULL, 0);
+    VERIFY(name_size, (-1), "H5Rget_obj_name ref");
+
+    /* Test parameters to H5Rget_attr_name */
+    name_size = H5Rget_attr_name(NULL, NULL, 0);
+    VERIFY(name_size, (-1), "H5Rget_attr_name ref");
 
     /* Close disk dataspace */
     ret = H5Sclose(sid1);
@@ -222,6 +282,10 @@ test_reference_params(void)
     ret = H5Pclose(dapl_id);
     CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Pclose");
 
+    /* Close attribute access property list */
+    ret = H5Pclose(aapl_id);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Pclose");
+
     /* Close Dataset */
     ret = H5Dclose(dataset);
     CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dclose");
@@ -234,7 +298,7 @@ test_reference_params(void)
     HDfree(wbuf);
     HDfree(rbuf);
     HDfree(tbuf);
-}   /* test_reference_obj() */
+}   /* test_reference_params() */
 
 /****************************************************************
 **
@@ -245,60 +309,52 @@ test_reference_params(void)
 static void
 test_reference_obj(void)
 {
-    hid_t        fid1;        /* HDF5 File IDs        */
-    hid_t        dataset,    /* Dataset ID            */
-                        dset2;      /* Dereferenced dataset ID */
-    hid_t        group;      /* Group ID             */
-    hid_t        sid1;       /* Dataspace ID            */
-    hid_t        tid1;       /* Datatype ID            */
-    hsize_t        dims1[] = {SPACE1_DIM1};
-    hid_t               dapl_id;    /* Dataset access property list */
-    hobj_ref_t          *wbuf,      /* buffer to write to disk */
-                        *rbuf,      /* buffer read from disk */
-                        *tbuf;      /* temp. buffer read from disk */
-    hobj_ref_t  nvrbuf[3]={0,101,1000000000}; /* buffer with non-valid refs */
-    unsigned            *tu32;      /* Temporary pointer to uint32 data */
-    int                 i, j;       /* counting variables */
-    const char *write_comment="Foo!"; /* Comments for group */
-    char read_comment[10];
-    H5O_type_t          obj_type;   /* Object type */
-    ssize_t             size;       /* Comment length */
-    herr_t        ret;        /* Generic return value        */
+    hid_t       fid1;       /* HDF5 File IDs                    */
+    hid_t       dataset,    /* Dataset ID                       */
+                dset2;      /* Dereferenced dataset ID          */
+    hid_t       group;      /* Group ID                         */
+    hid_t       sid1;       /* Dataspace ID                     */
+    hid_t       tid1;       /* Datatype ID                      */
+    hsize_t     dims1[] = {SPACE1_DIM1};
+    hid_t       dapl_id;    /* Dataset access property list     */
+    H5R_ref_t     *wbuf,       /* buffer to write to disk          */
+               *rbuf,       /* buffer read from disk            */
+               *tbuf;       /* temp. buffer read from disk      */
+    unsigned   *tu32;       /* Temporary pointer to uint32 data */
+    int         i, j;       /* Counters                         */
+    H5O_type_t  obj_type;   /* Object type                      */
+    herr_t      ret;        /* Generic return value             */
 
     /* Output message about test being performed */
     MESSAGE(5, ("Testing Object Reference Functions\n"));
 
     /* Allocate write & read buffers */
-    wbuf = (hobj_ref_t *)HDmalloc(MAX(sizeof(unsigned), sizeof(hobj_ref_t)) * SPACE1_DIM1);
-    rbuf = (hobj_ref_t *)HDmalloc(MAX(sizeof(unsigned), sizeof(hobj_ref_t)) * SPACE1_DIM1);
-    tbuf = (hobj_ref_t *)HDmalloc(MAX(sizeof(unsigned), sizeof(hobj_ref_t)) * SPACE1_DIM1);
+    wbuf = (H5R_ref_t *)HDcalloc(MAX(sizeof(unsigned), sizeof(H5R_ref_t)), SPACE1_DIM1);
+    rbuf = (H5R_ref_t *)HDcalloc(MAX(sizeof(unsigned), sizeof(H5R_ref_t)), SPACE1_DIM1);
+    tbuf = (H5R_ref_t *)HDcalloc(MAX(sizeof(unsigned), sizeof(H5R_ref_t)), SPACE1_DIM1);
+
+    for(tu32 = (unsigned *)wbuf, i = 0; i < SPACE1_DIM1; i++)
+        *tu32++ = (unsigned)i * 3;
 
     /* Create file */
-    fid1 = H5Fcreate(FILE1, H5F_ACC_TRUNC, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
-    CHECK(fid1, FAIL, "H5Fcreate");
+    fid1 = H5Fcreate(FILE_REF_OBJ, H5F_ACC_TRUNC, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(fid1, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Fcreate");
 
     /* Create dataspace for datasets */
     sid1 = H5Screate_simple(SPACE1_RANK, dims1, NULL);
-    CHECK(sid1, FAIL, "H5Screate_simple");
+    CHECK(sid1, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Screate_simple");
 
     /* Create dataset access property list */
     dapl_id = H5Pcreate(H5P_DATASET_ACCESS);
-    CHECK(dapl_id, FAIL, "H5Pcreate");
+    CHECK(dapl_id, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Pcreate");
 
     /* Create a group */
     group = H5Gcreate2(fid1, "Group1", H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
-    CHECK(group, FAIL, "H5Gcreate2");
-
-    /* Set group's comment */
-    ret = H5Oset_comment(group, write_comment);
-    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Oset_comment");
+    CHECK(group, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Gcreate2");
 
     /* Create a dataset (inside Group1) */
     dataset = H5Dcreate2(group, "Dataset1", H5T_NATIVE_UINT, sid1, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
-    CHECK(dataset, FAIL, "H5Dcreate2");
-
-    for(tu32 = (unsigned *)wbuf, i = 0; i < SPACE1_DIM1; i++)
-        *tu32++ = (unsigned)i * 3;
+    CHECK(dataset, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Dcreate2");
 
     /* Write selection to disk */
     ret = H5Dwrite(dataset, H5T_NATIVE_UINT, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, wbuf);
@@ -318,7 +374,7 @@ test_reference_obj(void)
 
     /* Create a datatype to refer to */
     tid1 = H5Tcreate(H5T_COMPOUND, sizeof(s1_t));
-    CHECK(tid1, FAIL, "H5Tcreate");
+    CHECK(tid1, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Tcreate");
 
     /* Insert fields */
     ret = H5Tinsert(tid1, "a", HOFFSET(s1_t,a), H5T_NATIVE_INT);
@@ -343,39 +399,39 @@ test_reference_obj(void)
     CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Gclose");
 
     /* Create a dataset */
-    dataset = H5Dcreate2(fid1, "Dataset3", H5T_STD_REF_OBJ, sid1, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
-    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dcreate2");
+    dataset = H5Dcreate2(fid1, "Dataset3", H5T_STD_REF, sid1, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(dataset, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Dcreate2");
 
     /* Create reference to dataset */
-    ret = H5Rcreate(&wbuf[0], fid1, "/Group1/Dataset1", H5R_OBJECT, (hid_t)-1);
-    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate");
-    ret = H5Rget_obj_type2(dataset, H5R_OBJECT, &wbuf[0], &obj_type);
-    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rget_obj_type2");
-    VERIFY(obj_type, H5O_TYPE_DATASET, "H5Rget_obj_type2");
+    ret = H5Rcreate_object(fid1, "/Group1/Dataset1", &wbuf[0]);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate_object");
+    ret = H5Rget_obj_type3((const H5R_ref_t *)&wbuf[0], H5P_DEFAULT, &obj_type);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rget_obj_type3");
+    VERIFY(obj_type, H5O_TYPE_DATASET, "H5Rget_obj_type3");
 
     /* Create reference to dataset */
-    ret = H5Rcreate(&wbuf[1], fid1, "/Group1/Dataset2", H5R_OBJECT, (hid_t)-1);
-    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate");
-    ret = H5Rget_obj_type2(dataset, H5R_OBJECT, &wbuf[1], &obj_type);
-    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rget_obj_type2");
-    VERIFY(obj_type, H5O_TYPE_DATASET, "H5Rget_obj_type2");
+    ret = H5Rcreate_object(fid1, "/Group1/Dataset2", &wbuf[1]);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate_object");
+    ret = H5Rget_obj_type3((const H5R_ref_t *)&wbuf[1], H5P_DEFAULT, &obj_type);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rget_obj_type3");
+    VERIFY(obj_type, H5O_TYPE_DATASET, "H5Rget_obj_type3");
 
     /* Create reference to group */
-    ret = H5Rcreate(&wbuf[2], fid1, "/Group1", H5R_OBJECT, (hid_t)-1);
-    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate");
-    ret = H5Rget_obj_type2(dataset, H5R_OBJECT, &wbuf[2], &obj_type);
-    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rget_obj_type2");
-    VERIFY(obj_type, H5O_TYPE_GROUP, "H5Rget_obj_type2");
+    ret = H5Rcreate_object(fid1, "/Group1", &wbuf[2]);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate_object");
+    ret = H5Rget_obj_type3((const H5R_ref_t *)&wbuf[2], H5P_DEFAULT, &obj_type);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rget_obj_type3");
+    VERIFY(obj_type, H5O_TYPE_GROUP, "H5Rget_obj_type3");
 
     /* Create reference to named datatype */
-    ret = H5Rcreate(&wbuf[3], fid1, "/Group1/Datatype1", H5R_OBJECT, (hid_t)-1);
-    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate");
-    ret = H5Rget_obj_type2(dataset, H5R_OBJECT, &wbuf[3], &obj_type);
-    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rget_obj_type2");
-    VERIFY(obj_type, H5O_TYPE_NAMED_DATATYPE, "H5Rget_obj_type2");
+    ret = H5Rcreate_object(fid1, "/Group1/Datatype1", &wbuf[3]);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate_object");
+    ret = H5Rget_obj_type3((const H5R_ref_t *)&wbuf[3], H5P_DEFAULT, &obj_type);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rget_obj_type3");
+    VERIFY(obj_type, H5O_TYPE_NAMED_DATATYPE, "H5Rget_obj_type3");
 
     /* Write selection to disk */
-    ret = H5Dwrite(dataset, H5T_STD_REF_OBJ, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, wbuf);
+    ret = H5Dwrite(dataset, H5T_STD_REF, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, wbuf);
     CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dwrite");
 
     /* Close disk dataspace */
@@ -391,27 +447,27 @@ test_reference_obj(void)
     CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Fclose");
 
     /* Re-open the file */
-    fid1 = H5Fopen(FILE1, H5F_ACC_RDWR, H5P_DEFAULT);
-    CHECK(fid1, FAIL, "H5Fopen");
+    fid1 = H5Fopen(FILE_REF_OBJ, H5F_ACC_RDWR, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(fid1, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Fopen");
 
     /* Open the dataset */
     dataset = H5Dopen2(fid1, "/Dataset3", H5P_DEFAULT);
-    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dopen2");
+    CHECK(dataset, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Dopen2");
 
     /* Read selection from disk */
-    ret = H5Dread(dataset, H5T_STD_REF_OBJ, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, rbuf);
+    ret = H5Dread(dataset, H5T_STD_REF, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, rbuf);
     CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dread");
 
     /* Open dataset object */
-    dset2 = H5Rdereference2(dataset, dapl_id, H5R_OBJECT, &rbuf[0]);
-    CHECK(dset2, FAIL, "H5Rdereference2");
+    dset2 = H5Ropen_object((const H5R_ref_t *)&rbuf[0], H5P_DEFAULT, dapl_id);
+    CHECK(dset2, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Ropen_object");
 
     /* Check information in referenced dataset */
     sid1 = H5Dget_space(dset2);
-    CHECK(sid1, FAIL, "H5Dget_space");
+    CHECK(sid1, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Dget_space");
 
     ret = (int)H5Sget_simple_extent_npoints(sid1);
-    VERIFY(ret, 4, "H5Sget_simple_extent_npoints");
+    VERIFY(ret, SPACE1_DIM1, "H5Sget_simple_extent_npoints");
 
     /* Read from disk */
     ret = H5Dread(dset2, H5T_NATIVE_UINT, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, tbuf);
@@ -425,24 +481,16 @@ test_reference_obj(void)
     CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dclose");
 
     /* Open group object.  GAPL isn't supported yet.  But it's harmless to pass in */
-    group = H5Rdereference2(dataset, H5P_DEFAULT, H5R_OBJECT, &rbuf[2]);
-    CHECK(group, FAIL, "H5Rdereference2");
-
-    /* Get group's comment */
-    size = H5Oget_comment(group, read_comment, (size_t)10);
-    CHECK(size, FAIL, "H5Oget_comment");
-
-    /* Check for correct comment value */
-    if(HDstrcmp(write_comment, read_comment) != 0)
-        TestErrPrintf("Error! Incorrect group comment, wanted: %s, got: %s\n",write_comment,read_comment);
+    group = H5Ropen_object((const H5R_ref_t *)&rbuf[2], H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(group, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Ropen_object");
 
     /* Close group */
     ret = H5Gclose(group);
     CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Gclose");
 
     /* Open datatype object. TAPL isn't supported yet.  But it's harmless to pass in */
-    tid1 = H5Rdereference2(dataset, H5P_DEFAULT, H5R_OBJECT, &rbuf[3]);
-    CHECK(tid1, FAIL, "H5Rdereference2");
+    tid1 = H5Ropen_object((const H5R_ref_t *)&rbuf[3], H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(tid1, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Ropen_object");
 
     /* Verify correct datatype */
     {
@@ -455,14 +503,6 @@ test_reference_obj(void)
         VERIFY(ret, 3, "H5Tget_nmembers");
     }
 
-    /* Attempting to retrieve type of object using non-valid refs */
-    for(j = 0; j < 3; j++) {
-        H5E_BEGIN_TRY {
-            ret = H5Rget_obj_type2(dataset, H5R_OBJECT, &nvrbuf[j], &obj_type);
-        } H5E_END_TRY;
-        VERIFY(ret, FAIL, "H5Rget_obj_type2");
-    } /* end for */
-
     /* Close datatype */
     ret = H5Tclose(tid1);
     CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Tclose");
@@ -479,6 +519,14 @@ test_reference_obj(void)
     ret = H5Fclose(fid1);
     CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Fclose");
 
+    /* Destroy references */
+    for(j = 0; j < SPACE1_DIM1; j++) {
+        ret = H5Rdestroy(&wbuf[j]);
+        CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rdestroy");
+        ret = H5Rdestroy(&rbuf[j]);
+        CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rdestroy");
+    }
+
     /* Free memory buffers */
     HDfree(wbuf);
     HDfree(rbuf);
@@ -498,13 +546,13 @@ test_reference_obj(void)
 static void
 test_reference_region(H5F_libver_t libver_low, H5F_libver_t libver_high)
 {
-    hid_t fid1;         /* HDF5 File IDs */
-    hid_t fapl = -1;    /* File access property list */
-    hid_t dset1,        /* Dataset ID */
-          dset2;        /* Dereferenced dataset ID */
-    hid_t sid1,         /* Dataspace ID #1 */
-          sid2;         /* Dataspace ID #2 */
-    hid_t dapl_id;      /* Dataset access property list */
+    hid_t fid1;                     /* HDF5 File IDs */
+    hid_t fapl;                     /* File access property list */
+    hid_t dset1,                    /* Dataset ID */
+          dset2;                    /* Dereferenced dataset ID */
+    hid_t sid1,                     /* Dataspace ID #1 */
+          sid2;                     /* Dataspace ID #2 */
+    hid_t dapl_id;                  /* Dataset access property list */
     hsize_t dims1[] = {SPACE1_DIM1},
             dims2[] = {SPACE2_DIM1, SPACE2_DIM2};
     hsize_t start[SPACE2_RANK];     /* Starting location of hyperslab */
@@ -512,62 +560,60 @@ test_reference_region(H5F_libver_t libver_low, H5F_libver_t libver_high)
     hsize_t count[SPACE2_RANK];     /* Element count of hyperslab */
     hsize_t block[SPACE2_RANK];     /* Block size of hyperslab */
     hsize_t coord1[POINT1_NPOINTS][SPACE2_RANK]; /* Coordinates for point selection */
-    hsize_t *coords;            /* Coordinate buffer */
-    hsize_t low[SPACE2_RANK];   /* Selection bounds */
-    hsize_t high[SPACE2_RANK];  /* Selection bounds */
-    hdset_reg_ref_t *wbuf,      /* buffer to write to disk */
-                    *rbuf;      /* buffer read from disk */
-    hdset_reg_ref_t  nvrbuf[3]={{0},{101},{255}}; /* buffer with non-valid refs */
-    uint8_t *dwbuf,             /* Buffer for writing numeric data to disk */
-            *drbuf;             /* Buffer for reading numeric data from disk */
-    uint8_t *tu8;               /* Temporary pointer to uint8 data */
-    H5O_type_t obj_type;        /* Type of object */
-    int i, j;                   /* counting variables */
-    hssize_t hssize_ret;        /* hssize_t return value */
-    htri_t tri_ret;             /* htri_t return value */
-    herr_t ret;                 /* Generic return value     */
-    hdset_reg_ref_t undef_reg[1];   /* test for undefined reference */
-    hid_t dset_NA;              /* Dataset id for undefined reference */
-    hid_t space_NA;             /* Dataspace id for undefined reference */
-    hsize_t dims_NA[1] = {1};   /* Dims array for undefined reference */
-    hdset_reg_ref_t wdata_NA[1],    /* Write buffer */
-                    rdata_NA[1];    /* Read buffer */
+    hsize_t *coords;                /* Coordinate buffer */
+    hsize_t low[SPACE2_RANK];       /* Selection bounds */
+    hsize_t high[SPACE2_RANK];      /* Selection bounds */
+    H5R_ref_t *wbuf,                   /* buffer to write to disk */
+           *rbuf;                   /* buffer read from disk */
+    H5R_ref_t  nvrbuf[3]={{0},{101},{255}}; /* buffer with non-valid refs */
+    uint8_t *dwbuf,                 /* Buffer for writing numeric data to disk */
+            *drbuf;                 /* Buffer for reading numeric data from disk */
+    uint8_t *tu8;                   /* Temporary pointer to uint8 data */
+    H5O_type_t obj_type;            /* Type of object */
+    int i, j;                       /* Counters */
+    hssize_t hssize_ret;            /* hssize_t return value */
+    htri_t tri_ret;                 /* htri_t return value */
+    herr_t ret;                     /* Generic return value     */
+    hid_t dset_NA;                  /* Dataset id for undefined reference */
+    hid_t space_NA;                 /* Dataspace id for undefined reference */
+    hsize_t dims_NA[1] = {1};       /* Dims array for undefined reference */
+    H5R_ref_t rdata_NA[1];             /* Read buffer */
 
     /* Output message about test being performed */
     MESSAGE(5, ("Testing Dataset Region Reference Functions\n"));
 
     /* Allocate write & read buffers */
-    wbuf = (hdset_reg_ref_t *)HDcalloc(sizeof(hdset_reg_ref_t), (size_t)SPACE1_DIM1);
-    rbuf = (hdset_reg_ref_t *)HDmalloc(sizeof(hdset_reg_ref_t) * SPACE1_DIM1);
-    dwbuf = (uint8_t *)HDmalloc(sizeof(uint8_t) * SPACE2_DIM1 * SPACE2_DIM2);
+    wbuf = (H5R_ref_t *)HDcalloc(sizeof(H5R_ref_t), SPACE1_DIM1);
+    rbuf = (H5R_ref_t *)HDcalloc(sizeof(H5R_ref_t), SPACE1_DIM1);
+    dwbuf = (uint8_t *)HDcalloc(sizeof(uint8_t), (size_t)(SPACE2_DIM1 * SPACE2_DIM2));
     drbuf = (uint8_t *)HDcalloc(sizeof(uint8_t), (size_t)(SPACE2_DIM1 * SPACE2_DIM2));
 
+    for(tu8 = dwbuf, i = 0; i < (SPACE2_DIM1 * SPACE2_DIM2); i++)
+        *tu8++ = (uint8_t)(i * 3);
+
     /* Create file access property list */
     fapl = H5Pcreate(H5P_FILE_ACCESS);
-    CHECK(fapl, FAIL, "H5Pcreate");
+    CHECK(fapl, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Pcreate");
 
     /* Set the low/high version bounds in fapl */
     ret = H5Pset_libver_bounds(fapl, libver_low, libver_high);
     CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Pset_libver_bounds");
 
     /* Create file with the fapl */
-    fid1 = H5Fcreate(FILE2, H5F_ACC_TRUNC, H5P_DEFAULT, fapl);
-    CHECK(fid1, FAIL, "H5Fcreate");
+    fid1 = H5Fcreate(FILE_REF_REG, H5F_ACC_TRUNC, H5P_DEFAULT, fapl);
+    CHECK(fid1, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Fcreate");
 
     /* Create dataspace for datasets */
     sid2 = H5Screate_simple(SPACE2_RANK, dims2, NULL);
-    CHECK(sid2, FAIL, "H5Screate_simple");
+    CHECK(sid2, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Screate_simple");
 
     /* Create dataset access property list */
     dapl_id = H5Pcreate(H5P_DATASET_ACCESS);
-    CHECK(dapl_id, FAIL, "H5Pcreate");
+    CHECK(dapl_id, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Pcreate");
 
     /* Create a dataset */
     dset2 = H5Dcreate2(fid1, "Dataset2", H5T_STD_U8LE, sid2, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
-    CHECK(dset2, FAIL, "H5Dcreate2");
-
-    for(tu8 = dwbuf, i = 0; i < (SPACE2_DIM1 * SPACE2_DIM2); i++)
-        *tu8++ = (uint8_t)(i * 3);
+    CHECK(dset2, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Dcreate2");
 
     /* Write selection to disk */
     ret = H5Dwrite(dset2, H5T_STD_U8LE, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, dwbuf);
@@ -579,11 +625,11 @@ test_reference_region(H5F_libver_t libver_low, H5F_libver_t libver_high)
 
     /* Create dataspace for the reference dataset */
     sid1 = H5Screate_simple(SPACE1_RANK, dims1, NULL);
-    CHECK(sid1, FAIL, "H5Screate_simple");
+    CHECK(sid1, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Screate_simple");
 
     /* Create a dataset */
-    dset1 = H5Dcreate2(fid1, "Dataset1", H5T_STD_REF_DSETREG, sid1, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
-    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dcreate2");
+    dset1 = H5Dcreate2(fid1, "Dataset1", H5T_STD_REF, sid1, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(dset1, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Dcreate2");
 
     /* Create references */
 
@@ -599,11 +645,11 @@ test_reference_region(H5F_libver_t libver_low, H5F_libver_t libver_high)
     VERIFY(ret, 36, "H5Sget_select_npoints");
 
     /* Store first dataset region */
-    ret = H5Rcreate(&wbuf[0], fid1, "/Dataset2", H5R_DATASET_REGION, sid2);
-    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate");
-    ret = H5Rget_obj_type2(dset1, H5R_DATASET_REGION, &wbuf[0], &obj_type);
-    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rget_obj_type2");
-    VERIFY(obj_type, H5O_TYPE_DATASET, "H5Rget_obj_type2");
+    ret = H5Rcreate_region(fid1, "/Dataset2", sid2, &wbuf[0]);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate_region");
+    ret = H5Rget_obj_type3((const H5R_ref_t *)&wbuf[0], H5P_DEFAULT, &obj_type);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rget_obj_type3");
+    VERIFY(obj_type, H5O_TYPE_DATASET, "H5Rget_obj_type3");
 
     /* Select sequence of ten points for second reference */
     coord1[0][0] = 6; coord1[0][1] = 9;
@@ -620,17 +666,21 @@ test_reference_region(H5F_libver_t libver_low, H5F_libver_t libver_high)
     CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sselect_elements");
 
     ret = (int)H5Sget_select_npoints(sid2);
-    VERIFY(ret, 10, "H5Sget_select_npoints");
+    VERIFY(ret, SPACE2_DIM2, "H5Sget_select_npoints");
 
     /* Store second dataset region */
-    ret = H5Rcreate(&wbuf[1], fid1, "/Dataset2", H5R_DATASET_REGION, sid2);
-    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate");
+    ret = H5Rcreate_region(fid1, "/Dataset2", sid2, &wbuf[1]);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate_region");
 
     /* Select unlimited hyperslab for third reference */
-    start[0] = 1; start[1] = 8;
-    stride[0] = 4; stride[1] = 1;
-    count[0] = H5S_UNLIMITED; count[1] = 1;
-    block[0] = 2; block[1] = 2;
+    start[0] = 1;
+    start[1] = 8;
+    stride[0] = 4;
+    stride[1] = 1;
+    count[0] = H5S_UNLIMITED;
+    count[1] = 1;
+    block[0] = 2;
+    block[1] = 2;
     ret = H5Sselect_hyperslab(sid2, H5S_SELECT_SET, start, stride, count, block);
     CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sselect_hyperslab");
 
@@ -638,41 +688,39 @@ test_reference_region(H5F_libver_t libver_low, H5F_libver_t libver_high)
     VERIFY(hssize_ret, (hssize_t)H5S_UNLIMITED, "H5Sget_select_npoints");
 
     /* Store third dataset region */
+    ret = H5Rcreate_region(fid1, "/Dataset2", sid2, &wbuf[2]);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate_region");
+
+    ret = H5Rget_obj_type3((const H5R_ref_t *)&wbuf[2], H5P_DEFAULT, &obj_type);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rget_obj_type3");
+    VERIFY(obj_type, H5O_TYPE_DATASET, "H5Rget_obj_type3");
+
+    /* Store fourth dataset region */
+    ret = H5Rcreate_region(fid1, "/Dataset2", sid2, &wbuf[3]);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate_region");
+
+    /* Write selection to disk */
     H5E_BEGIN_TRY {
-        ret = H5Rcreate(&wbuf[2], fid1, "/Dataset2", H5R_DATASET_REGION, sid2);
+        ret = H5Dwrite(dset1, H5T_STD_REF, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, wbuf);
     } H5E_END_TRY;
 
     if(libver_high < H5F_LIBVER_V110)
-        VERIFY(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate");
+        VERIFY(ret, FAIL, "H5Dwrite");
     else
-        CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate");
-
-    ret = H5Rget_obj_type2(dset1, H5R_DATASET_REGION, &wbuf[0], &obj_type);
-    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rget_obj_type2");
-    VERIFY(obj_type, H5O_TYPE_DATASET, "H5Rget_obj_type2");
-
-    /* Write selection to disk */
-    ret = H5Dwrite(dset1, H5T_STD_REF_DSETREG, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, wbuf);
-    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dwrite");
+        CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dwrite");
 
     /*
      * Store a dataset region reference which will not get written to disk
      */
 
-    /* Create reference to an element in dset1 */
-    ret = H5Sselect_elements(sid2, H5S_SELECT_SET, (size_t)1, (const hsize_t *)coord1);
-    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sselect_elements");
-    ret = H5Rcreate(&wdata_NA[0], fid1, "/Dataset1", H5R_DATASET_REGION, sid2);
-    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate");
-
     /* Create the dataspace of the region references */
     space_NA = H5Screate_simple(1, dims_NA, NULL);
-    CHECK(space_NA, FAIL, "H5Screate_simple");
+    CHECK(space_NA, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Screate_simple");
 
     /* Create the dataset and write the region references to it */
-    dset_NA = H5Dcreate2(fid1, "DS_NA", H5T_STD_REF_DSETREG, space_NA, H5P_DEFAULT,
+    dset_NA = H5Dcreate2(fid1, "DS_NA", H5T_STD_REF, space_NA, H5P_DEFAULT,
                 H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
-    CHECK(dset_NA, FAIL, "H5Dcreate");
+    CHECK(dset_NA, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Dcreate");
 
     /* Close and release resources for undefined region reference tests */
     ret = H5Dclose(dset_NA);
@@ -697,8 +745,8 @@ test_reference_region(H5F_libver_t libver_low, H5F_libver_t libver_high)
     CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Fclose");
 
     /* Re-open the file */
-    fid1 = H5Fopen(FILE2, H5F_ACC_RDWR, fapl);
-    CHECK(fid1, FAIL, "H5Fopen");
+    fid1 = H5Fopen(FILE_REF_REG, H5F_ACC_RDWR, fapl);
+    CHECK(fid1, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Fopen");
 
     /*
      * Start the test of an undefined reference
@@ -706,25 +754,25 @@ test_reference_region(H5F_libver_t libver_low, H5F_libver_t libver_high)
 
     /* Open the dataset of the undefined references */
     dset_NA = H5Dopen2(fid1, "DS_NA", H5P_DEFAULT);
-    CHECK(dset_NA, FAIL, "H5Dopen2");
+    CHECK(dset_NA, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Dopen2");
 
     /* Read the data */
-    ret = H5Dread(dset_NA, H5T_STD_REF_DSETREG, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, rdata_NA);
+    ret = H5Dread(dset_NA, H5T_STD_REF, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, rdata_NA);
     CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dread");
 
     /*
      * Dereference an undefined reference (should fail)
      */
     H5E_BEGIN_TRY {
-      dset2 = H5Rdereference2(dset_NA, H5P_DEFAULT, H5R_DATASET_REGION, &rdata_NA[0]);
+      dset2 = H5Ropen_object((const H5R_ref_t *)&rdata_NA[0], H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
     } H5E_END_TRY;
-    VERIFY(dset2, FAIL, "H5Rdereference2");
+    VERIFY(dset2, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Ropen_object");
 
     /* Close and release resources. */
     ret = H5Dclose(dset_NA);
     CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dclose");
 
-    /* This close should fail since H5Rdereference2 never created
+    /* This close should fail since H5Ropen_object never created
      * the id of the referenced object. */
     H5E_BEGIN_TRY {
       ret = H5Dclose(dset2);
@@ -737,115 +785,116 @@ test_reference_region(H5F_libver_t libver_low, H5F_libver_t libver_high)
 
     /* Open the dataset */
     dset1 = H5Dopen2(fid1, "/Dataset1", H5P_DEFAULT);
-    CHECK(dset1, FAIL, "H5Dopen2");
+    CHECK(dset1, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Dopen2");
 
     /* Read selection from disk */
-    ret = H5Dread(dset1, H5T_STD_REF_DSETREG, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, rbuf);
-    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dread");
-
-    /* Try to read an unaddressed dataset */
-    dset2 = H5Rdereference2(dset1, dapl_id, H5R_DATASET_REGION, undef_reg);
-    VERIFY(dset2, FAIL, "H5Rdereference2 haddr_undef");
+    H5E_BEGIN_TRY {
+        ret = H5Dread(dset1, H5T_STD_REF, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, rbuf);
+    } H5E_END_TRY;
 
-    /* Try to open objects */
-    dset2 = H5Rdereference2(dset1, dapl_id, H5R_DATASET_REGION, &rbuf[0]);
-    CHECK(dset2, FAIL, "H5Rdereference2");
+    if(libver_high < H5F_LIBVER_V110)
+        VERIFY(ret, FAIL, "H5Dread");
+    else {
+        CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dread");
 
-    /* Check what H5Rget_obj_type2 function returns */
-    ret = H5Rget_obj_type2(dset1, H5R_DATASET_REGION, &rbuf[0], &obj_type);
-    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rget_obj_type2");
-    VERIFY(obj_type, H5O_TYPE_DATASET, "H5Rget_obj_type2");
+        /* Try to open objects */
+        dset2 = H5Ropen_object((const H5R_ref_t *)&rbuf[0], H5P_DEFAULT, dapl_id);
+        CHECK(dset2, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Ropen_object");
 
-    /* Check information in referenced dataset */
-    sid1 = H5Dget_space(dset2);
-    CHECK(sid1, FAIL, "H5Dget_space");
+        /* Check what H5Rget_obj_type3 function returns */
+        ret = H5Rget_obj_type3((const H5R_ref_t *)&rbuf[0], H5P_DEFAULT, &obj_type);
+        CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rget_obj_type3");
+        VERIFY(obj_type, H5O_TYPE_DATASET, "H5Rget_obj_type3");
 
-    ret = (int)H5Sget_simple_extent_npoints(sid1);
-    VERIFY(ret, 100, "H5Sget_simple_extent_npoints");
+        /* Check information in referenced dataset */
+        sid1 = H5Dget_space(dset2);
+        CHECK(sid1, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Dget_space");
 
-    /* Read from disk */
-    ret = H5Dread(dset2, H5T_STD_U8LE, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, drbuf);
-    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dread");
+        ret = (int)H5Sget_simple_extent_npoints(sid1);
+        VERIFY(ret, (SPACE2_DIM1 * SPACE2_DIM2), "H5Sget_simple_extent_npoints");
 
-    for(tu8 = (uint8_t *)drbuf, i = 0; i < (SPACE2_DIM1 * SPACE2_DIM2); i++, tu8++)
-        VERIFY(*tu8, (uint8_t)(i * 3), "Data");
+        /* Read from disk */
+        ret = H5Dread(dset2, H5T_STD_U8LE, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, drbuf);
+        CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dread");
 
-    /* Get the hyperslab selection */
-    sid2 = H5Rget_region(dset1, H5R_DATASET_REGION, &rbuf[0]);
-    CHECK(sid2, FAIL, "H5Rget_region");
+        for(tu8 = (uint8_t *)drbuf, i = 0; i < (SPACE2_DIM1 * SPACE2_DIM2); i++, tu8++)
+            VERIFY(*tu8, (uint8_t)(i * 3), "Data");
 
-    /* Verify correct hyperslab selected */
-    ret = (int)H5Sget_select_npoints(sid2);
-    VERIFY(ret, 36, "H5Sget_select_npoints");
-    ret = (int)H5Sget_select_hyper_nblocks(sid2);
-    VERIFY(ret, 1, "H5Sget_select_hyper_nblocks");
-    coords = (hsize_t *)HDmalloc((size_t)ret * SPACE2_RANK * sizeof(hsize_t) * 2); /* allocate space for the hyperslab blocks */
-    ret = H5Sget_select_hyper_blocklist(sid2, (hsize_t)0, (hsize_t)ret, coords);
-    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sget_select_hyper_blocklist");
-    VERIFY(coords[0], 2, "Hyperslab Coordinates");
-    VERIFY(coords[1], 2, "Hyperslab Coordinates");
-    VERIFY(coords[2], 7, "Hyperslab Coordinates");
-    VERIFY(coords[3], 7, "Hyperslab Coordinates");
-    HDfree(coords);
-    ret = H5Sget_select_bounds(sid2, low, high);
-    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sget_select_bounds");
-    VERIFY(low[0], 2, "Selection Bounds");
-    VERIFY(low[1], 2, "Selection Bounds");
-    VERIFY(high[0], 7, "Selection Bounds");
-    VERIFY(high[1], 7, "Selection Bounds");
+        /* Get the hyperslab selection */
+        sid2 = H5Ropen_region((const H5R_ref_t *)&rbuf[0], H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+        CHECK(sid2, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Ropen_region");
 
-    /* Close region space */
-    ret = H5Sclose(sid2);
-    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sclose");
+        /* Verify correct hyperslab selected */
+        ret = (int)H5Sget_select_npoints(sid2);
+        VERIFY(ret, 36, "H5Sget_select_npoints");
+        ret = (int)H5Sget_select_hyper_nblocks(sid2);
+        VERIFY(ret, 1, "H5Sget_select_hyper_nblocks");
+        coords = (hsize_t *)HDmalloc((size_t)ret * SPACE2_RANK * sizeof(hsize_t) * 2); /* allocate space for the hyperslab blocks */
+        ret = H5Sget_select_hyper_blocklist(sid2, (hsize_t)0, (hsize_t)ret, coords);
+        CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sget_select_hyper_blocklist");
+        VERIFY(coords[0], 2, "Hyperslab Coordinates");
+        VERIFY(coords[1], 2, "Hyperslab Coordinates");
+        VERIFY(coords[2], 7, "Hyperslab Coordinates");
+        VERIFY(coords[3], 7, "Hyperslab Coordinates");
+        HDfree(coords);
+        ret = H5Sget_select_bounds(sid2, low, high);
+        CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sget_select_bounds");
+        VERIFY(low[0], 2, "Selection Bounds");
+        VERIFY(low[1], 2, "Selection Bounds");
+        VERIFY(high[0], 7, "Selection Bounds");
+        VERIFY(high[1], 7, "Selection Bounds");
 
-    /* Get the element selection */
-    sid2 = H5Rget_region(dset1, H5R_DATASET_REGION, &rbuf[1]);
-    CHECK(sid2, FAIL, "H5Rget_region");
+        /* Close region space */
+        ret = H5Sclose(sid2);
+        CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sclose");
 
-    /* Verify correct elements selected */
-    ret = (int)H5Sget_select_npoints(sid2);
-    VERIFY(ret, 10, "H5Sget_select_npoints");
-    ret = (int)H5Sget_select_elem_npoints(sid2);
-    VERIFY(ret, 10, "H5Sget_select_elem_npoints");
-    coords = (hsize_t *)HDmalloc((size_t)ret * SPACE2_RANK * sizeof(hsize_t)); /* allocate space for the element points */
-    ret = H5Sget_select_elem_pointlist(sid2, (hsize_t)0, (hsize_t)ret, coords);
-    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sget_select_elem_pointlist");
-    VERIFY(coords[0], coord1[0][0], "Element Coordinates");
-    VERIFY(coords[1], coord1[0][1], "Element Coordinates");
-    VERIFY(coords[2], coord1[1][0], "Element Coordinates");
-    VERIFY(coords[3], coord1[1][1], "Element Coordinates");
-    VERIFY(coords[4], coord1[2][0], "Element Coordinates");
-    VERIFY(coords[5], coord1[2][1], "Element Coordinates");
-    VERIFY(coords[6], coord1[3][0], "Element Coordinates");
-    VERIFY(coords[7], coord1[3][1], "Element Coordinates");
-    VERIFY(coords[8], coord1[4][0], "Element Coordinates");
-    VERIFY(coords[9], coord1[4][1], "Element Coordinates");
-    VERIFY(coords[10], coord1[5][0], "Element Coordinates");
-    VERIFY(coords[11], coord1[5][1], "Element Coordinates");
-    VERIFY(coords[12], coord1[6][0], "Element Coordinates");
-    VERIFY(coords[13], coord1[6][1], "Element Coordinates");
-    VERIFY(coords[14], coord1[7][0], "Element Coordinates");
-    VERIFY(coords[15], coord1[7][1], "Element Coordinates");
-    VERIFY(coords[16], coord1[8][0], "Element Coordinates");
-    VERIFY(coords[17], coord1[8][1], "Element Coordinates");
-    VERIFY(coords[18], coord1[9][0], "Element Coordinates");
-    VERIFY(coords[19], coord1[9][1], "Element Coordinates");
-    HDfree(coords);
-    ret = H5Sget_select_bounds(sid2, low, high);
-    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sget_select_bounds");
-    VERIFY(low[0], 0, "Selection Bounds");
-    VERIFY(low[1], 0, "Selection Bounds");
-    VERIFY(high[0], 9, "Selection Bounds");
-    VERIFY(high[1], 9, "Selection Bounds");
+        /* Get the element selection */
+        sid2 = H5Ropen_region((const H5R_ref_t *)&rbuf[1], H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+        CHECK(sid2, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Ropen_region");
+
+        /* Verify correct elements selected */
+        ret = (int)H5Sget_select_npoints(sid2);
+        VERIFY(ret, SPACE2_DIM2, "H5Sget_select_npoints");
+        ret = (int)H5Sget_select_elem_npoints(sid2);
+        VERIFY(ret, SPACE2_DIM2, "H5Sget_select_elem_npoints");
+        coords = (hsize_t *)HDmalloc((size_t)ret * SPACE2_RANK * sizeof(hsize_t)); /* allocate space for the element points */
+        ret = H5Sget_select_elem_pointlist(sid2, (hsize_t)0, (hsize_t)ret, coords);
+        CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sget_select_elem_pointlist");
+        VERIFY(coords[0], coord1[0][0], "Element Coordinates");
+        VERIFY(coords[1], coord1[0][1], "Element Coordinates");
+        VERIFY(coords[2], coord1[1][0], "Element Coordinates");
+        VERIFY(coords[3], coord1[1][1], "Element Coordinates");
+        VERIFY(coords[4], coord1[2][0], "Element Coordinates");
+        VERIFY(coords[5], coord1[2][1], "Element Coordinates");
+        VERIFY(coords[6], coord1[3][0], "Element Coordinates");
+        VERIFY(coords[7], coord1[3][1], "Element Coordinates");
+        VERIFY(coords[8], coord1[4][0], "Element Coordinates");
+        VERIFY(coords[9], coord1[4][1], "Element Coordinates");
+        VERIFY(coords[10], coord1[5][0], "Element Coordinates");
+        VERIFY(coords[11], coord1[5][1], "Element Coordinates");
+        VERIFY(coords[12], coord1[6][0], "Element Coordinates");
+        VERIFY(coords[13], coord1[6][1], "Element Coordinates");
+        VERIFY(coords[14], coord1[7][0], "Element Coordinates");
+        VERIFY(coords[15], coord1[7][1], "Element Coordinates");
+        VERIFY(coords[16], coord1[8][0], "Element Coordinates");
+        VERIFY(coords[17], coord1[8][1], "Element Coordinates");
+        VERIFY(coords[18], coord1[9][0], "Element Coordinates");
+        VERIFY(coords[19], coord1[9][1], "Element Coordinates");
+        HDfree(coords);
+        ret = H5Sget_select_bounds(sid2, low, high);
+        CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sget_select_bounds");
+        VERIFY(low[0], 0, "Selection Bounds");
+        VERIFY(low[1], 0, "Selection Bounds");
+        VERIFY(high[0], 9, "Selection Bounds");
+        VERIFY(high[1], 9, "Selection Bounds");
 
-    /* Close region space */
-    ret = H5Sclose(sid2);
-    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sclose");
+        /* Close region space */
+        ret = H5Sclose(sid2);
+        CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sclose");
 
-    if(libver_high >= H5F_LIBVER_V110) {
         /* Get the unlimited selection */
-        sid2 = H5Rget_region(dset1, H5R_DATASET_REGION, &rbuf[2]);
-        CHECK(sid2, FAIL, "H5Rget_region");
+        sid2 = H5Ropen_region((const H5R_ref_t *)&rbuf[2], H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+        CHECK(sid2, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Ropen_region");
 
         /* Verify correct hyperslab selected */
         hssize_ret = H5Sget_select_npoints(sid2);
@@ -867,23 +916,23 @@ test_reference_region(H5F_libver_t libver_low, H5F_libver_t libver_high)
         /* Close region space */
         ret = H5Sclose(sid2);
         CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sclose");
-    }
 
-    /* Close first space */
-    ret = H5Sclose(sid1);
-    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sclose");
-
-    /* Close dereferenced Dataset */
-    ret = H5Dclose(dset2);
-    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dclose");
+        /* Close first space */
+        ret = H5Sclose(sid1);
+        CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sclose");
 
-    /* Attempting to retrieve type of object using non-valid refs */
-    for(j = 0; j < 3; j++) {
-        H5E_BEGIN_TRY {
-            ret = H5Rget_obj_type2(dset1, H5R_DATASET_REGION, &nvrbuf[j], &obj_type);
-        } H5E_END_TRY;
-        VERIFY(ret, FAIL, "H5Rget_obj_type2");
-    } /* end for */
+        /* Close dereferenced Dataset */
+        ret = H5Dclose(dset2);
+        CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dclose");
+
+        /* Attempting to retrieve type of object using non-valid refs */
+        for(j = 0; j < 3; j++) {
+            H5E_BEGIN_TRY {
+                ret = H5Rget_obj_type3((const H5R_ref_t *)&nvrbuf[j], H5P_DEFAULT, &obj_type);
+            } H5E_END_TRY;
+            VERIFY(ret, FAIL, "H5Rget_obj_type3");
+        } /* end for */
+    }
 
     /* Close Dataset */
     ret = H5Dclose(dset1);
@@ -897,6 +946,16 @@ test_reference_region(H5F_libver_t libver_low, H5F_libver_t libver_high)
     ret = H5Fclose(fid1);
     CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Fclose");
 
+    /* Destroy references */
+    for(j = 0; j < SPACE1_DIM1; j++) {
+        ret = H5Rdestroy(&wbuf[j]);
+        CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rdestroy");
+        if(libver_high >= H5F_LIBVER_V110) {
+            ret = H5Rdestroy(&rbuf[j]);
+            CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rdestroy");
+        }
+    }
+
     /* Free memory buffers */
     HDfree(wbuf);
     HDfree(rbuf);
@@ -917,14 +976,14 @@ test_reference_region(H5F_libver_t libver_low, H5F_libver_t libver_high)
 static void
 test_reference_region_1D(H5F_libver_t libver_low, H5F_libver_t libver_high)
 {
-    hid_t fid1;        /* HDF5 File IDs        */
-    hid_t fapl = -1;    /* File access property list */
-    hid_t dset1,        /* Dataset ID            */
-          dset3;        /* Dereferenced dataset ID */
-    hid_t sid1,         /* Dataspace ID    #1        */
-          sid3;         /* Dataspace ID    #3        */
-    hid_t dapl_id;      /* Dataset access property list */
-    hsize_t dims1[] = {SPACE1_DIM1},
+    hid_t fid1;                     /* HDF5 File IDs        */
+    hid_t fapl;                     /* File access property list */
+    hid_t dset1,                    /* Dataset ID            */
+          dset3;                    /* Dereferenced dataset ID */
+    hid_t sid1,                     /* Dataspace ID    #1        */
+          sid3;                     /* Dataspace ID    #3        */
+    hid_t dapl_id;                  /* Dataset access property list */
+    hsize_t dims1[] = {2},          /* Must be 2 */
             dims3[] = {SPACE3_DIM1};
     hsize_t start[SPACE3_RANK];     /* Starting location of hyperslab */
     hsize_t stride[SPACE3_RANK];    /* Stride of hyperslab */
@@ -934,50 +993,50 @@ test_reference_region_1D(H5F_libver_t libver_low, H5F_libver_t libver_high)
     hsize_t *coords;                /* Coordinate buffer */
     hsize_t low[SPACE3_RANK];       /* Selection bounds */
     hsize_t high[SPACE3_RANK];      /* Selection bounds */
-    hdset_reg_ref_t *wbuf,          /* buffer to write to disk */
-                    *rbuf;          /* buffer read from disk */
-    uint8_t *dwbuf,  /* Buffer for writing numeric data to disk */
-            *drbuf;  /* Buffer for reading numeric data from disk */
-    uint8_t *tu8;    /* Temporary pointer to uint8 data */
+    H5R_ref_t *wbuf,                   /* buffer to write to disk */
+           *rbuf;                   /* buffer read from disk */
+    uint8_t *dwbuf,                 /* Buffer for writing numeric data to disk */
+            *drbuf;                 /* Buffer for reading numeric data from disk */
+    uint8_t *tu8;                   /* Temporary pointer to uint8 data */
     H5O_type_t obj_type;            /* Object type */
-    int i;          /* counting variables */
-    herr_t ret;     /* Generic return value */
+    int i;                          /* Counter */
+    herr_t ret;                     /* Generic return value */
 
     /* Output message about test being performed */
     MESSAGE(5, ("Testing 1-D Dataset Region Reference Functions\n"));
 
     /* Allocate write & read buffers */
-    wbuf = (hdset_reg_ref_t *)HDcalloc(sizeof(hdset_reg_ref_t), (size_t)SPACE1_DIM1);
-    rbuf = (hdset_reg_ref_t *)HDmalloc(sizeof(hdset_reg_ref_t) * SPACE1_DIM1);
-    dwbuf = (uint8_t *)HDmalloc(sizeof(uint8_t) * SPACE3_DIM1);
+    wbuf = (H5R_ref_t *)HDcalloc(sizeof(H5R_ref_t), (size_t)SPACE1_DIM1);
+    rbuf = (H5R_ref_t *)HDcalloc(sizeof(H5R_ref_t), (size_t)SPACE1_DIM1);
+    dwbuf = (uint8_t *)HDcalloc(sizeof(uint8_t), (size_t)SPACE3_DIM1);
     drbuf = (uint8_t *)HDcalloc(sizeof(uint8_t), (size_t)SPACE3_DIM1);
 
+    for(tu8 = dwbuf, i = 0; i < SPACE3_DIM1; i++)
+        *tu8++ = (uint8_t)(i * 3);
+
     /* Create the file access property list */
     fapl = H5Pcreate(H5P_FILE_ACCESS);
-    CHECK(fapl, FAIL, "H5Pcreate");
+    CHECK(fapl, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Pcreate");
 
     /* Set the low/high version bounds in fapl */
     ret = H5Pset_libver_bounds(fapl, libver_low, libver_high);
     CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Pset_libver_bounds");
 
     /* Create file with the fapl */
-    fid1 = H5Fcreate(FILE2, H5F_ACC_TRUNC, H5P_DEFAULT, fapl);
-    CHECK(fid1, FAIL, "H5Fcreate");
+    fid1 = H5Fcreate(FILE_REF_REG_1D, H5F_ACC_TRUNC, H5P_DEFAULT, fapl);
+    CHECK(fid1, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Fcreate");
 
     /* Create dataspace for datasets */
     sid3 = H5Screate_simple(SPACE3_RANK, dims3, NULL);
-    CHECK(sid3, FAIL, "H5Screate_simple");
+    CHECK(sid3, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Screate_simple");
 
     /* Create dataset access property list */
     dapl_id = H5Pcreate(H5P_DATASET_ACCESS);
-    CHECK(dapl_id, FAIL, "H5Pcreate");
+    CHECK(dapl_id, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Pcreate");
 
     /* Create a dataset */
     dset3 = H5Dcreate2(fid1, "Dataset2", H5T_STD_U8LE, sid3, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
-    CHECK(dset3, FAIL, "H5Dcreate2");
-
-    for(tu8 = dwbuf, i = 0; i < SPACE3_DIM1; i++)
-        *tu8++ = (uint8_t)(i * 3);
+    CHECK(dset3, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Dcreate2");
 
     /* Write selection to disk */
     ret = H5Dwrite(dset3, H5T_STD_U8LE, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, dwbuf);
@@ -989,31 +1048,31 @@ test_reference_region_1D(H5F_libver_t libver_low, H5F_libver_t libver_high)
 
     /* Create dataspace for the reference dataset */
     sid1 = H5Screate_simple(SPACE1_RANK, dims1, NULL);
-    CHECK(sid1, FAIL, "H5Screate_simple");
+    CHECK(sid1, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Screate_simple");
 
     /* Create a dataset */
-    dset1 = H5Dcreate2(fid1, "Dataset1", H5T_STD_REF_DSETREG, sid1, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    dset1 = H5Dcreate2(fid1, "Dataset1", H5T_STD_REF, sid1, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
     CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dcreate2");
 
     /* Create references */
 
     /* Select 15 2x1 hyperslabs for first reference */
-    start[0] = 2;
+    start[0]  = 2;
     stride[0] = 5;
-    count[0] = 15;
-    block[0] = 2;
+    count[0]  = 15;
+    block[0]  = 2;
     ret = H5Sselect_hyperslab(sid3, H5S_SELECT_SET, start, stride, count, block);
     CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sselect_hyperslab");
 
     ret = (int)H5Sget_select_npoints(sid3);
-    VERIFY(ret, 30, "H5Sget_select_npoints");
+    VERIFY(ret, (block[0] * count[0]), "H5Sget_select_npoints");
 
     /* Store first dataset region */
-    ret = H5Rcreate(&wbuf[0], fid1, "/Dataset2", H5R_DATASET_REGION, sid3);
-    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate");
-    ret = H5Rget_obj_type2(dset1, H5R_DATASET_REGION, &wbuf[0], &obj_type);
-    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rget_obj_type2");
-    VERIFY(obj_type, H5O_TYPE_DATASET, "H5Rget_obj_type2");
+    ret = H5Rcreate_region(fid1, "/Dataset2", sid3, &wbuf[0]);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate_region");
+    ret = H5Rget_obj_type3((const H5R_ref_t *)&wbuf[0], H5P_DEFAULT, &obj_type);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rget_obj_type3");
+    VERIFY(obj_type, H5O_TYPE_DATASET, "H5Rget_obj_type3");
 
     /* Select sequence of ten points for second reference */
     coord1[0][0] = 16;
@@ -1030,14 +1089,14 @@ test_reference_region_1D(H5F_libver_t libver_low, H5F_libver_t libver_high)
     CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sselect_elements");
 
     ret = (int)H5Sget_select_npoints(sid3);
-    VERIFY(ret, 10, "H5Sget_select_npoints");
+    VERIFY(ret, POINT1_NPOINTS, "H5Sget_select_npoints");
 
     /* Store second dataset region */
-    ret = H5Rcreate(&wbuf[1], fid1, "/Dataset2", H5R_DATASET_REGION, sid3);
-    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate");
+    ret = H5Rcreate_region(fid1, "/Dataset2", sid3, &wbuf[1]);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate_region");
 
     /* Write selection to disk */
-    ret = H5Dwrite(dset1, H5T_STD_REF_DSETREG, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, wbuf);
+    ret = H5Dwrite(dset1, H5T_STD_REF, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, wbuf);
     CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dwrite");
 
     /* Close disk dataspace */
@@ -1057,32 +1116,32 @@ test_reference_region_1D(H5F_libver_t libver_low, H5F_libver_t libver_high)
     CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Fclose");
 
     /* Re-open the file */
-    fid1 = H5Fopen(FILE2, H5F_ACC_RDWR, fapl);
-    CHECK(fid1, FAIL, "H5Fopen");
+    fid1 = H5Fopen(FILE_REF_REG_1D, H5F_ACC_RDWR, fapl);
+    CHECK(fid1, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Fopen");
 
     /* Open the dataset */
     dset1 = H5Dopen2(fid1, "/Dataset1", H5P_DEFAULT);
-    CHECK(dset1, FAIL, "H5Dopen2");
+    CHECK(dset1, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Dopen2");
 
     /* Read selection from disk */
-    ret = H5Dread(dset1, H5T_STD_REF_DSETREG, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, rbuf);
+    ret = H5Dread(dset1, H5T_STD_REF, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, rbuf);
     CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dread");
 
     /* Try to open objects */
-    dset3 = H5Rdereference2(dset1, dapl_id, H5R_DATASET_REGION, &rbuf[0]);
-    CHECK(dset3, FAIL, "H5Rdereference2");
+    dset3 = H5Ropen_object((const H5R_ref_t *)&rbuf[0], H5P_DEFAULT, dapl_id);
+    CHECK(dset3, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Ropen_object");
 
-    /* Check what H5Rget_obj_type2 function returns */
-    ret = H5Rget_obj_type2(dset1, H5R_DATASET_REGION, &rbuf[0], &obj_type);
-    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rget_obj_type2");
-    VERIFY(obj_type, H5O_TYPE_DATASET, "H5Rget_obj_type2");
+    /* Check what H5Rget_obj_type3 function returns */
+    ret = H5Rget_obj_type3((const H5R_ref_t *)&rbuf[0], H5P_DEFAULT, &obj_type);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rget_obj_type3");
+    VERIFY(obj_type, H5O_TYPE_DATASET, "H5Rget_obj_type3");
 
     /* Check information in referenced dataset */
     sid1 = H5Dget_space(dset3);
-    CHECK(sid1, FAIL, "H5Dget_space");
+    CHECK(sid1, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Dget_space");
 
     ret = (int)H5Sget_simple_extent_npoints(sid1);
-    VERIFY(ret, 100, "H5Sget_simple_extent_npoints");
+    VERIFY(ret, SPACE3_DIM1, "H5Sget_simple_extent_npoints");
 
     /* Read from disk */
     ret = H5Dread(dset3, H5T_STD_U8LE, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, drbuf);
@@ -1092,8 +1151,8 @@ test_reference_region_1D(H5F_libver_t libver_low, H5F_libver_t libver_high)
         VERIFY(*tu8, (uint8_t)(i * 3), "Data");
 
     /* Get the hyperslab selection */
-    sid3 = H5Rget_region(dset1, H5R_DATASET_REGION, &rbuf[0]);
-    CHECK(sid3, FAIL, "H5Rget_region");
+    sid3 = H5Ropen_region((const H5R_ref_t *)&rbuf[0], H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(sid3, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Ropen_region");
 
     /* Verify correct hyperslab selected */
     ret = (int)H5Sget_select_npoints(sid3);
@@ -1144,8 +1203,8 @@ test_reference_region_1D(H5F_libver_t libver_low, H5F_libver_t libver_high)
     CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sclose");
 
     /* Get the element selection */
-    sid3 = H5Rget_region(dset1, H5R_DATASET_REGION, &rbuf[1]);
-    CHECK(sid3, FAIL, "H5Rget_region");
+    sid3 = H5Ropen_region((const H5R_ref_t *)&rbuf[1], H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(sid3, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Ropen_region");
 
     /* Verify correct elements selected */
     ret = (int)H5Sget_select_npoints(sid3);
@@ -1199,6 +1258,14 @@ test_reference_region_1D(H5F_libver_t libver_low, H5F_libver_t libver_high)
     ret = H5Fclose(fid1);
     CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Fclose");
 
+    /* Destroy references */
+    for(i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
+        ret = H5Rdestroy(&wbuf[i]);
+        CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rdestroy");
+        ret = H5Rdestroy(&rbuf[i]);
+        CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rdestroy");
+    }
+
     /* Free memory buffers */
     HDfree(wbuf);
     HDfree(rbuf);
@@ -1215,44 +1282,43 @@ test_reference_region_1D(H5F_libver_t libver_low, H5F_libver_t libver_high)
 static void
 test_reference_obj_deleted(void)
 {
-    hid_t        fid1;        /* HDF5 File IDs        */
-    hid_t        dataset,    /* Dataset ID            */
-                dset2;      /* Dereferenced dataset ID */
-    hid_t        sid1;       /* Dataspace ID            */
-    hobj_ref_t  oref;       /* Object Reference to test */
-    H5O_type_t          obj_type;       /* Object type */
-    haddr_t addr = HADDR_UNDEF; /* test for undefined reference */
-    herr_t        ret;        /* Generic return value        */
+    hid_t       fid1;       /* HDF5 File IDs            */
+    hid_t       dataset,    /* Dataset ID               */
+                dset2;      /* Dereferenced dataset ID  */
+    hid_t       sid1;       /* Dataspace ID             */
+    H5R_ref_t      oref;       /* Object Reference to test */
+    H5O_type_t  obj_type;   /* Object type              */
+    herr_t      ret;        /* Generic return value     */
 
     /* Create file */
-    fid1 = H5Fcreate(FILE3, H5F_ACC_TRUNC, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
-    CHECK(fid1, FAIL, "H5Fcreate");
+    fid1 = H5Fcreate(FILE_REF_OBJ_DEL, H5F_ACC_TRUNC, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(fid1, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Fcreate");
 
     /* Create scalar dataspace for datasets */
     sid1 = H5Screate_simple(0, NULL, NULL);
-    CHECK(sid1, FAIL, "H5Screate_simple");
+    CHECK(sid1, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Screate_simple");
 
     /* Create a dataset to reference (deleted later) */
     dataset = H5Dcreate2(fid1, "Dataset1", H5T_NATIVE_INT, sid1, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
-    CHECK(dataset, FAIL, "H5Dcreate2");
+    CHECK(dataset, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Dcreate2");
 
     /* Close Dataset */
     ret = H5Dclose(dataset);
     CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dclose");
 
     /* Create a dataset */
-    dataset = H5Dcreate2(fid1, "Dataset2", H5T_STD_REF_OBJ, sid1, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
-    CHECK(dataset, FAIL, "H5Dcreate2");
+    dataset = H5Dcreate2(fid1, "Dataset2", H5T_STD_REF, sid1, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(dataset, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Dcreate2");
 
     /* Create reference to dataset */
-    ret = H5Rcreate(&oref, fid1, "/Dataset1", H5R_OBJECT, (hid_t)-1);
-    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate");
-    ret = H5Rget_obj_type2(dataset, H5R_OBJECT, &oref, &obj_type);
-    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rget_obj_type2");
-    VERIFY(obj_type, H5O_TYPE_DATASET, "H5Rget_obj_type2");
+    ret = H5Rcreate_object(fid1, "/Dataset1", &oref);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate_object");
+    ret = H5Rget_obj_type3((const H5R_ref_t *)&oref, H5P_DEFAULT, &obj_type);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rget_obj_type3");
+    VERIFY(obj_type, H5O_TYPE_DATASET, "H5Rget_obj_type3");
 
     /* Write selection to disk */
-    ret = H5Dwrite(dataset, H5T_STD_REF_OBJ, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, &oref);
+    ret = H5Dwrite(dataset, H5T_STD_REF, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, &oref);
     CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dwrite");
 
     /* Close Dataset */
@@ -1271,31 +1337,25 @@ test_reference_obj_deleted(void)
     ret = H5Fclose(fid1);
     CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Fclose");
 
+    /* Destroy reference */
+    ret = H5Rdestroy(&oref);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rdestroy");
+
     /* Re-open the file */
-    fid1 = H5Fopen(FILE3, H5F_ACC_RDWR, H5P_DEFAULT);
-    CHECK(fid1, FAIL, "H5Fopen");
+    fid1 = H5Fopen(FILE_REF_OBJ_DEL, H5F_ACC_RDWR, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(fid1, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Fopen");
 
     /* Open the dataset */
     dataset = H5Dopen2(fid1, "/Dataset2", H5P_DEFAULT);
-    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dopen2");
-
-    /* Open undefined reference */
-    dset2 = H5Rdereference2(dataset, H5P_DEFAULT, H5R_OBJECT, &addr);
-    VERIFY(dset2, FAIL, "H5Rdereference2");
+    CHECK(ret, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Dopen2");
 
     /* Read selection from disk */
-    HDmemset(&oref, 0, sizeof(hobj_ref_t));
-    ret = H5Dread(dataset, H5T_STD_REF_OBJ, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, &oref);
+    ret = H5Dread(dataset, H5T_STD_REF, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, &oref);
     CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dread");
 
     /* Open deleted dataset object */
-    dset2 = H5Rdereference2(dataset, H5P_DEFAULT, H5R_OBJECT, &oref);
-    VERIFY(dset2, FAIL, "H5Rdereference2");
-
-    /* Open nonsense reference */
-    HDmemset(&oref, 0, sizeof(hobj_ref_t));
-    dset2 = H5Rdereference2(dataset, H5P_DEFAULT, H5R_OBJECT, &oref);
-    VERIFY(dset2, FAIL, "H5Rdereference2");
+    dset2 = H5Ropen_object((const H5R_ref_t *)&oref, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    VERIFY(dset2, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Ropen_object");
 
     /* Close Dataset */
     ret = H5Dclose(dataset);
@@ -1304,6 +1364,10 @@ test_reference_obj_deleted(void)
     /* Close file */
     ret = H5Fclose(fid1);
     CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Fclose");
+
+    /* Destroy reference */
+    ret = H5Rdestroy(&oref);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rdestroy");
 }   /* test_reference_obj_deleted() */
 
 /****************************************************************
@@ -1359,8 +1423,8 @@ test_reference_group(void)
     hid_t gid = -1, gid2 = -1;  /* Group IDs */
     hid_t did;                  /* Dataset ID */
     hid_t sid;                  /* Dataspace ID */
-    hobj_ref_t wref;            /* Reference to write */
-    hobj_ref_t rref;            /* Reference to read */
+    H5R_ref_t wref;                /* Reference to write */
+    H5R_ref_t rref;                /* Reference to read */
     H5G_info_t ginfo;           /* Group info struct */
     char objname[NAME_SIZE];    /* Buffer to store name */
     H5O_info_t oinfo;           /* Object info struct */
@@ -1369,47 +1433,47 @@ test_reference_group(void)
     herr_t ret;
 
     /* Create file with a group and a dataset containing an object reference to the group */
-    fid = H5Fcreate(FILE1, H5F_ACC_TRUNC, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
-    CHECK(fid, FAIL, "H5Fcreate");
+    fid = H5Fcreate(FILE_REF_GRP, H5F_ACC_TRUNC, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(fid, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Fcreate");
 
     /* Create dataspace to use for dataset */
     sid = H5Screate(H5S_SCALAR);
-    CHECK(sid, FAIL, "H5Screate");
+    CHECK(sid, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Screate");
 
     /* Create group to refer to */
     gid = H5Gcreate2(fid, GROUPNAME,  H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
-    CHECK(gid, FAIL, "H5Gcreate2");
+    CHECK(gid, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Gcreate2");
 
     /* Create nested groups */
     gid2 = H5Gcreate2(gid, GROUPNAME2,  H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
-    CHECK(gid2, FAIL, "H5Gcreate2");
+    CHECK(gid2, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Gcreate2");
     ret = H5Gclose(gid2);
     CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Gclose");
 
     gid2 = H5Gcreate2(gid, GROUPNAME3,  H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
-    CHECK(gid2, FAIL, "H5Gcreate2");
+    CHECK(gid2, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Gcreate2");
     ret = H5Gclose(gid2);
     CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Gclose");
 
     /* Create bottom dataset */
     did = H5Dcreate2(gid, DSETNAME2, H5T_NATIVE_INT, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
-    assert(did > 0);
+    CHECK(did, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Dcreate2");
     ret = H5Dclose(did);
-    assert(ret >= 0);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dclose");
 
     ret = H5Gclose(gid);
     CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Gclose");
 
     /* Create dataset */
-    did = H5Dcreate2(fid, DSETNAME, H5T_STD_REF_OBJ, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
-    CHECK(did, FAIL, "H5Dcreate2");
+    did = H5Dcreate2(fid, DSETNAME, H5T_STD_REF, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(did, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Dcreate2");
 
     /* Create reference to group */
-    ret = H5Rcreate(&wref, fid, GROUPNAME, H5R_OBJECT, (hid_t)-1);
-    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate");
+    ret = H5Rcreate_object(fid, GROUPNAME, &wref);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate_object");
 
     /* Write reference to disk */
-    ret = H5Dwrite(did, H5T_STD_REF_OBJ, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, &wref);
+    ret = H5Dwrite(did, H5T_STD_REF, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, &wref);
     CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dwrite");
 
     /* Close objects */
@@ -1420,22 +1484,25 @@ test_reference_group(void)
     ret = H5Fclose(fid);
     CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Fclose");
 
+    /* Destroy reference */
+    ret = H5Rdestroy(&wref);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rdestroy");
 
     /* Re-open file */
-    fid = H5Fopen(FILE1, H5F_ACC_RDWR, H5P_DEFAULT);
-    CHECK(fid, FAIL, "H5Fopen");
+    fid = H5Fopen(FILE_REF_GRP, H5F_ACC_RDWR, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(fid, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Fopen");
 
     /* Re-open dataset */
     did = H5Dopen2(fid, DSETNAME, H5P_DEFAULT);
-    CHECK(did, FAIL, "H5Dopen2");
+    CHECK(did, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Dopen2");
 
     /* Read in the reference */
-    ret = H5Dread(did, H5T_STD_REF_OBJ, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, &rref);
+    ret = H5Dread(did, H5T_STD_REF, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, &rref);
     CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dread");
 
     /* Dereference to get the group */
-    gid = H5Rdereference2(did, H5P_DEFAULT, H5R_OBJECT, &rref);
-    CHECK(gid, FAIL, "H5Rdereference2");
+    gid = H5Ropen_object((const H5R_ref_t *)&rref, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(gid, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Ropen_object");
 
     /* Iterate through objects in dereferenced group */
     ret = H5Literate(gid, H5_INDEX_NAME, H5_ITER_INC, NULL, test_deref_iter_op, &count);
@@ -1447,7 +1514,7 @@ test_reference_group(void)
     VERIFY(ginfo.nlinks, 3, "H5Gget_info");
 
     size = H5Lget_name_by_idx(gid, ".", H5_INDEX_NAME, H5_ITER_INC, (hsize_t)0, objname, (size_t)NAME_SIZE, H5P_DEFAULT);
-    CHECK(size, FAIL, "H5Lget_name_by_idx");
+    CHECK(size, (-1), "H5Lget_name_by_idx");
     VERIFY_STR(objname, DSETNAME2, "H5Lget_name_by_idx");
 
     ret = H5Oget_info_by_idx2(gid, ".", H5_INDEX_NAME, H5_ITER_INC, (hsize_t)0, &oinfo, H5O_INFO_BASIC, H5P_DEFAULT);
@@ -1469,66 +1536,618 @@ test_reference_group(void)
     CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Gclose");
     ret = H5Fclose(fid);
     CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Fclose");
+
+    /* Destroy reference */
+    ret = H5Rdestroy(&rref);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rdestroy");
 }   /* test_reference_group() */
 
-#ifndef H5_NO_DEPRECATED_SYMBOLS
 /****************************************************************
 **
-**  test_reference_compat(): Test basic H5R (reference) object reference code.
-**      Tests deprecated API routines
+**  test_reference_attr(): Test basic H5R (reference) attribute reference code.
+**      Tests references to attributes on various kinds of objects
 **
 ****************************************************************/
 static void
-test_reference_compat(void)
+test_reference_attr(void)
 {
-    hid_t    fid1;        /* HDF5 File IDs        */
-    hid_t    dataset, dset2;    /* Dataset ID            */
-    hid_t    group, group2;  /* Group ID                     */
-    hid_t    sid1,           /* Dataspace IDs        */
-                sid2;
-    hid_t    tid1, tid2;     /* Datatype ID            */
-    hsize_t    dims1[] = {SPACE1_DIM1},
-                dims2[] = {SPACE2_DIM1, SPACE2_DIM2};
-    hsize_t    start[SPACE2_RANK];     /* Starting location of hyperslab */
-    hsize_t    stride[SPACE2_RANK];    /* Stride of hyperslab */
-    hsize_t    count[SPACE2_RANK];     /* Element count of hyperslab */
-    hsize_t    block[SPACE2_RANK];     /* Block size of hyperslab */
-    hsize_t    coord1[POINT1_NPOINTS][SPACE2_RANK]; /* Coordinates for point selection */
-    hobj_ref_t *wbuf_obj,       /* Buffer to write to disk */
-               *rbuf_obj;       /* Buffer read from disk */
-    hdset_reg_ref_t *wbuf_reg,  /* Buffer to write to disk */
-               *rbuf_reg;       /* Buffer read from disk */
-    H5G_obj_t   obj_type;       /* Object type */
-    herr_t    ret;        /* Generic return value        */
+    hid_t       fid;        /* HDF5 File ID */
+    hid_t       dataset;    /* Dataset ID */
+    hid_t       group;      /* Group ID */
+    hid_t       attr;       /* Attribute ID */
+    hid_t       sid;        /* Dataspace ID */
+    hid_t       tid;        /* Datatype ID */
+    hsize_t     dims[] = {SPACE1_DIM1};
+    hid_t       dapl_id;    /* Dataset access property list */
+    H5R_ref_t      ref_wbuf[SPACE1_DIM1], /* Buffer to write to disk */
+                ref_rbuf[SPACE1_DIM1]; /* Buffer read from disk */
+    unsigned    wbuf[SPACE1_DIM1], rbuf[SPACE1_DIM1];
+    unsigned    *tu32;      /* Temporary pointer to uint32 data */
+    int         i;          /* Local index variables */
+    H5O_type_t  obj_type;   /* Object type */
+    herr_t      ret;        /* Generic return value */
+
+    /* Output message about test being performed */
+    MESSAGE(5, ("Testing Attribute Reference Functions\n"));
+
+    /* Create file */
+    fid = H5Fcreate(FILE_REF_ATTR, H5F_ACC_TRUNC, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(fid, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Fcreate");
+
+    /* Create dataspace for datasets */
+    sid = H5Screate_simple(SPACE1_RANK, dims, NULL);
+    CHECK(sid, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Screate_simple");
+
+    /* Create dataset access property list */
+    dapl_id = H5Pcreate(H5P_DATASET_ACCESS);
+    CHECK(dapl_id, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Pcreate");
+
+    /* Create a group */
+    group = H5Gcreate2(fid, "Group1", H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(group, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Gcreate2");
+
+    /* Create an attribute for the dataset */
+    attr = H5Acreate2(group, "Attr2", H5T_NATIVE_UINT, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(attr, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Acreate2");
+
+    for(tu32 = (unsigned *)wbuf, i = 0; i < SPACE1_DIM1; i++)
+        *tu32++ = (unsigned)((i * 3) + 1);
+
+    /* Write attribute to disk */
+    ret = H5Awrite(attr, H5T_NATIVE_UINT, wbuf);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Awrite");
+
+    /* Close attribute */
+    ret = H5Aclose(attr);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Aclose");
+
+    /* Create a dataset (inside Group1) */
+    dataset = H5Dcreate2(group, "Dataset1", H5T_NATIVE_UINT, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(dataset, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Dcreate2");
+
+    /* Create an attribute for the dataset */
+    attr = H5Acreate2(dataset, "Attr1", H5T_NATIVE_UINT, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(attr, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Acreate2");
+
+    for(tu32 = (unsigned *)wbuf, i = 0; i < SPACE1_DIM1; i++)
+        *tu32++ = (unsigned)(i * 3);
+
+    /* Write attribute to disk */
+    ret = H5Awrite(attr, H5T_NATIVE_UINT, wbuf);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Awrite");
+
+    /* Close attribute */
+    ret = H5Aclose(attr);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Aclose");
+
+    /* Close Dataset */
+    ret = H5Dclose(dataset);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dclose");
+
+    /* Create another dataset (inside Group1) */
+    dataset = H5Dcreate2(group, "Dataset2", H5T_NATIVE_UCHAR, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(dataset, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Dcreate2");
+
+    /* Close Dataset */
+    ret = H5Dclose(dataset);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dclose");
+
+    /* Create a datatype to refer to */
+    tid = H5Tcreate(H5T_COMPOUND, sizeof(s1_t));
+    CHECK(tid, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Tcreate");
+
+    /* Insert fields */
+    ret = H5Tinsert(tid, "a", HOFFSET(s1_t,a), H5T_NATIVE_INT);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Tinsert");
+
+    ret = H5Tinsert(tid, "b", HOFFSET(s1_t,b), H5T_NATIVE_INT);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Tinsert");
+
+    ret = H5Tinsert(tid, "c", HOFFSET(s1_t,c), H5T_NATIVE_FLOAT);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Tinsert");
+
+    /* Save datatype for later */
+    ret = H5Tcommit2(group, "Datatype1", tid, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Tcommit2");
+
+    /* Create an attribute for the datatype */
+    attr = H5Acreate2(tid, "Attr3", H5T_NATIVE_UINT, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(attr, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Acreate2");
+
+    for(tu32 = (unsigned *)wbuf, i = 0; i < SPACE1_DIM1; i++)
+        *tu32++ = (unsigned)((i * 3) + 2);
+
+    /* Write attribute to disk */
+    ret = H5Awrite(attr, H5T_NATIVE_UINT, wbuf);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Awrite");
+
+    /* Close attribute */
+    ret = H5Aclose(attr);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Aclose");
+
+    /* Close datatype */
+    ret = H5Tclose(tid);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Tclose");
+
+    /* Close group */
+    ret = H5Gclose(group);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Gclose");
+
+    /* Create a dataset */
+    dataset = H5Dcreate2(fid, "Dataset3", H5T_STD_REF, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(dataset, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Dcreate2");
+
+    /* Create reference to dataset1 attribute */
+    ret = H5Rcreate_attr(fid, "/Group1/Dataset1", "Attr1", &ref_wbuf[0]);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate_attr");
+    ret = H5Rget_obj_type3((const H5R_ref_t *)&ref_wbuf[0], H5P_DEFAULT, &obj_type);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rget_obj_type3");
+    VERIFY(obj_type, H5O_TYPE_DATASET, "H5Rget_obj_type3");
+
+    /* Create reference to dataset2 attribute */
+    ret = H5Rcreate_attr(fid, "/Group1/Dataset2", "Attr1", &ref_wbuf[1]);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate_attr");
+    ret = H5Rget_obj_type3((const H5R_ref_t *)&ref_wbuf[1], H5P_DEFAULT, &obj_type);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rget_obj_type3");
+    VERIFY(obj_type, H5O_TYPE_DATASET, "H5Rget_obj_type3");
+
+    /* Create reference to group attribute */
+    ret = H5Rcreate_attr(fid, "/Group1", "Attr2", &ref_wbuf[2]);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate_attr");
+    ret = H5Rget_obj_type3((const H5R_ref_t *)&ref_wbuf[2], H5P_DEFAULT, &obj_type);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rget_obj_type3");
+    VERIFY(obj_type, H5O_TYPE_GROUP, "H5Rget_obj_type3");
+
+    /* Create reference to named datatype attribute */
+    ret = H5Rcreate_attr(fid, "/Group1/Datatype1", "Attr3", &ref_wbuf[3]);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate_attr");
+    ret = H5Rget_obj_type3((const H5R_ref_t *)&ref_wbuf[3], H5P_DEFAULT, &obj_type);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rget_obj_type3");
+    VERIFY(obj_type, H5O_TYPE_NAMED_DATATYPE, "H5Rget_obj_type3");
+
+    /* Write selection to disk */
+    ret = H5Dwrite(dataset, H5T_STD_REF, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, ref_wbuf);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dwrite");
+
+    /* Close disk dataspace */
+    ret = H5Sclose(sid);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sclose");
+
+    /* Close Dataset */
+    ret = H5Dclose(dataset);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dclose");
+
+    /* Close file */
+    ret = H5Fclose(fid);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Fclose");
+
+    /* Re-open the file */
+    fid = H5Fopen(FILE_REF_ATTR, H5F_ACC_RDWR, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(fid, FAIL, "H5Fopen");
+
+    /* Open the dataset */
+    dataset = H5Dopen2(fid, "/Dataset3", H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(ret, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Dopen2");
+
+    /* Read selection from disk */
+    ret = H5Dread(dataset, H5T_STD_REF, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, ref_rbuf);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dread");
+
+    /* Open attribute on dataset object */
+    attr = H5Ropen_attr((const H5R_ref_t *)&ref_rbuf[0], H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(attr, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Ropen_attr");
+
+    /* Check information in referenced dataset */
+    sid = H5Aget_space(attr);
+    CHECK(sid, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Aget_space");
+
+    ret = (int)H5Sget_simple_extent_npoints(sid);
+    VERIFY(ret, SPACE1_DIM1, "H5Sget_simple_extent_npoints");
+
+    /* Read from disk */
+    ret = H5Aread(attr, H5T_NATIVE_UINT, rbuf);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Aread");
+
+    for(tu32 = (unsigned *)rbuf, i = 0; i < SPACE1_DIM1; i++, tu32++)
+        VERIFY(*tu32, (uint32_t)(i * 3), "Data");
+
+    /* Close dereferenced Dataset */
+    ret = H5Aclose(attr);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Aclose");
+
+    /* Open attribute on group object */
+    attr = H5Ropen_attr((const H5R_ref_t *)&ref_rbuf[2], H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(attr, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Ropen_attr");
+
+    /* Read from disk */
+    ret = H5Aread(attr, H5T_NATIVE_UINT, rbuf);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Aread");
+
+    for(tu32 = (unsigned *)rbuf, i = 0; i < SPACE1_DIM1; i++, tu32++)
+        VERIFY(*tu32, (uint32_t)((i * 3) + 1), "Data");
+
+    /* Close attribute  */
+    ret = H5Aclose(attr);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Aclose");
+
+    /* Open attribute on named datatype object */
+    attr = H5Ropen_attr((const H5R_ref_t *)&ref_rbuf[3], H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(attr, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Ropen_attr");
+
+    /* Read from disk */
+    ret = H5Aread(attr, H5T_NATIVE_UINT, rbuf);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Aread");
+
+    for(tu32 = (unsigned *)rbuf, i = 0; i < SPACE1_DIM1; i++, tu32++)
+        VERIFY(*tu32, (uint32_t)((i * 3) + 2), "Data");
+
+    /* Close attribute  */
+    ret = H5Aclose(attr);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Aclose");
+
+    /* Close dataset */
+    ret = H5Dclose(dataset);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dclose");
+
+    /* Close dataset access property list */
+    ret = H5Pclose(dapl_id);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Pclose");
+
+    /* Close file */
+    ret = H5Fclose(fid);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Fclose");
+
+    /* Free memory buffers */
+    for (i = 0; i < SPACE1_DIM1; i++) {
+        ret = H5Rdestroy(&ref_wbuf[i]);
+        CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rdestroy");
+        ret = H5Rdestroy(&ref_rbuf[i]);
+        CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rdestroy");
+    }
+}   /* test_reference_attr() */
+
+/****************************************************************
+**
+**  test_reference_external():
+**      Tests external references on various kinds of objects
+**
+****************************************************************/
+static void
+test_reference_external(void)
+{
+    hid_t       fid1, fid2; /* HDF5 File ID */
+    hid_t       dataset;    /* Dataset ID */
+    hid_t       group;      /* Group ID */
+    hid_t       attr;       /* Attribute ID */
+    hid_t       sid;        /* Dataspace ID */
+    hid_t       tid;        /* Datatype ID */
+    hsize_t     dims[] = {SPACE1_DIM1};
+    hid_t       dapl_id;    /* Dataset access property list */
+    H5R_ref_t      ref_wbuf[SPACE1_DIM1], /* Buffer to write to disk */
+                ref_rbuf[SPACE1_DIM1]; /* Buffer read from disk */
+    unsigned    wbuf[SPACE1_DIM1], rbuf[SPACE1_DIM1];
+    unsigned    *tu32;      /* Temporary pointer to uint32 data */
+    int         i;          /* Local index variables */
+    H5O_type_t  obj_type;   /* Object type */
+    herr_t      ret;        /* Generic return value */
+
+    /* Output message about test being performed */
+    MESSAGE(5, ("Testing External References Functions\n"));
+
+    /* Create file */
+    fid1 = H5Fcreate(FILE_REF_EXT1, H5F_ACC_TRUNC, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(fid1, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Fcreate");
+
+    /* Create dataspace for datasets */
+    sid = H5Screate_simple(SPACE1_RANK, dims, NULL);
+    CHECK(sid, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Screate_simple");
+
+    /* Create dataset access property list */
+    dapl_id = H5Pcreate(H5P_DATASET_ACCESS);
+    CHECK(dapl_id, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Pcreate");
+
+    /* Create a group */
+    group = H5Gcreate2(fid1, "Group1", H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(group, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Gcreate2");
+
+    /* Create an attribute for the dataset */
+    attr = H5Acreate2(group, "Attr2", H5T_NATIVE_UINT, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(attr, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Acreate2");
+
+    for(tu32 = (unsigned *)wbuf, i = 0; i < SPACE1_DIM1; i++)
+        *tu32++ = (unsigned)((i * 3) + 1);
+
+    /* Write attribute to disk */
+    ret = H5Awrite(attr, H5T_NATIVE_UINT, wbuf);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Awrite");
+
+    /* Close attribute */
+    ret = H5Aclose(attr);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Aclose");
+
+    /* Create a dataset (inside Group1) */
+    dataset = H5Dcreate2(group, "Dataset1", H5T_NATIVE_UINT, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(dataset, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Dcreate2");
+
+    /* Create an attribute for the dataset */
+    attr = H5Acreate2(dataset, "Attr1", H5T_NATIVE_UINT, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(attr, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Acreate2");
+
+    for(tu32 = (unsigned *)wbuf, i = 0; i < SPACE1_DIM1; i++)
+        *tu32++ = (unsigned)(i * 3);
+
+    /* Write attribute to disk */
+    ret = H5Awrite(attr, H5T_NATIVE_UINT, wbuf);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Awrite");
+
+    /* Close attribute */
+    ret = H5Aclose(attr);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Aclose");
+
+    /* Close Dataset */
+    ret = H5Dclose(dataset);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dclose");
+
+    /* Create another dataset (inside Group1) */
+    dataset = H5Dcreate2(group, "Dataset2", H5T_NATIVE_UCHAR, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(dataset, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Dcreate2");
+
+    /* Close Dataset */
+    ret = H5Dclose(dataset);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dclose");
+
+    /* Create a datatype to refer to */
+    tid = H5Tcreate(H5T_COMPOUND, sizeof(s1_t));
+    CHECK(tid, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Tcreate");
+
+    /* Insert fields */
+    ret = H5Tinsert(tid, "a", HOFFSET(s1_t,a), H5T_NATIVE_INT);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Tinsert");
+
+    ret = H5Tinsert(tid, "b", HOFFSET(s1_t,b), H5T_NATIVE_INT);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Tinsert");
+
+    ret = H5Tinsert(tid, "c", HOFFSET(s1_t,c), H5T_NATIVE_FLOAT);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Tinsert");
+
+    /* Save datatype for later */
+    ret = H5Tcommit2(group, "Datatype1", tid, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Tcommit2");
+
+    /* Create an attribute for the datatype */
+    attr = H5Acreate2(tid, "Attr3", H5T_NATIVE_UINT, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(attr, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Acreate2");
+
+    for(tu32 = (unsigned *)wbuf, i = 0; i < SPACE1_DIM1; i++)
+        *tu32++ = (unsigned)((i * 3) + 2);
+
+    /* Write attribute to disk */
+    ret = H5Awrite(attr, H5T_NATIVE_UINT, wbuf);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Awrite");
+
+    /* Close attribute */
+    ret = H5Aclose(attr);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Aclose");
+
+    /* Close datatype */
+    ret = H5Tclose(tid);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Tclose");
+
+    /* Close group */
+    ret = H5Gclose(group);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Gclose");
+
+    /* Create reference to dataset1 attribute */
+    ret = H5Rcreate_attr(fid1, "/Group1/Dataset1", "Attr1", &ref_wbuf[0]);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate_attr");
+    ret = H5Rget_obj_type3((const H5R_ref_t *)&ref_wbuf[0], H5P_DEFAULT, &obj_type);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rget_obj_type3");
+    VERIFY(obj_type, H5O_TYPE_DATASET, "H5Rget_obj_type3");
+
+    /* Create reference to dataset2 attribute */
+    ret = H5Rcreate_attr(fid1, "/Group1/Dataset2", "Attr1", &ref_wbuf[1]);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate_attr");
+    ret = H5Rget_obj_type3((const H5R_ref_t *)&ref_wbuf[1], H5P_DEFAULT, &obj_type);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rget_obj_type3");
+    VERIFY(obj_type, H5O_TYPE_DATASET, "H5Rget_obj_type3");
+
+    /* Create reference to group attribute */
+    ret = H5Rcreate_attr(fid1, "/Group1", "Attr2", &ref_wbuf[2]);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate_attr");
+    ret = H5Rget_obj_type3((const H5R_ref_t *)&ref_wbuf[2], H5P_DEFAULT, &obj_type);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rget_obj_type3");
+    VERIFY(obj_type, H5O_TYPE_GROUP, "H5Rget_obj_type3");
+
+    /* Create reference to named datatype attribute */
+    ret = H5Rcreate_attr(fid1, "/Group1/Datatype1", "Attr3", &ref_wbuf[3]);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate_attr");
+    ret = H5Rget_obj_type3((const H5R_ref_t *)&ref_wbuf[3], H5P_DEFAULT, &obj_type);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rget_obj_type3");
+    VERIFY(obj_type, H5O_TYPE_NAMED_DATATYPE, "H5Rget_obj_type3");
+
+    /* Close disk dataspace */
+    ret = H5Sclose(sid);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sclose");
+
+    /* Close file */
+    ret = H5Fclose(fid1);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Fclose");
+
+    /* Create file */
+    fid2 = H5Fcreate(FILE_REF_EXT2, H5F_ACC_TRUNC, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(fid2, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Fcreate");
+
+    /* Create dataspace for datasets */
+    sid = H5Screate_simple(SPACE1_RANK, dims, NULL);
+    CHECK(sid, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Screate_simple");
+
+    /* Create a dataset */
+    dataset = H5Dcreate2(fid2, "Dataset3", H5T_STD_REF, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(dataset, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Dcreate2");
+
+    /* Write selection to disk */
+    ret = H5Dwrite(dataset, H5T_STD_REF, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, ref_wbuf);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dwrite");
+
+    /* Close disk dataspace */
+    ret = H5Sclose(sid);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sclose");
+
+    /* Close Dataset */
+    ret = H5Dclose(dataset);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dclose");
+
+    /* Close file */
+    ret = H5Fclose(fid2);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Fclose");
+
+    /* Re-open the file */
+    fid2 = H5Fopen(FILE_REF_EXT2, H5F_ACC_RDWR, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(fid2, FAIL, "H5Fopen");
+
+    /* Open the dataset */
+    dataset = H5Dopen2(fid2, "/Dataset3", H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(ret, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Dopen2");
+
+    /* Read selection from disk */
+    ret = H5Dread(dataset, H5T_STD_REF, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, ref_rbuf);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dread");
+
+    /* Open attribute on dataset object */
+    attr = H5Ropen_attr((const H5R_ref_t *)&ref_rbuf[0], H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(attr, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Ropen_attr");
+
+    /* Check information in referenced dataset */
+    sid = H5Aget_space(attr);
+    CHECK(sid, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Aget_space");
+
+    ret = (int)H5Sget_simple_extent_npoints(sid);
+    VERIFY(ret, SPACE1_DIM1, "H5Sget_simple_extent_npoints");
+
+    /* Read from disk */
+    ret = H5Aread(attr, H5T_NATIVE_UINT, rbuf);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Aread");
+
+    for(tu32 = (unsigned *)rbuf, i = 0; i < SPACE1_DIM1; i++, tu32++)
+        VERIFY(*tu32, (uint32_t)(i * 3), "Data");
+
+    /* Close dereferenced Dataset */
+    ret = H5Aclose(attr);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Aclose");
+
+    /* Open attribute on group object */
+    attr = H5Ropen_attr((const H5R_ref_t *)&ref_rbuf[2], H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(attr, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Ropen_attr");
+
+    /* Read from disk */
+    ret = H5Aread(attr, H5T_NATIVE_UINT, rbuf);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Aread");
+
+    for(tu32 = (unsigned *)rbuf, i = 0; i < SPACE1_DIM1; i++, tu32++)
+        VERIFY(*tu32, (uint32_t)((i * 3) + 1), "Data");
+
+    /* Close attribute  */
+    ret = H5Aclose(attr);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Aclose");
+
+    /* Open attribute on named datatype object */
+    attr = H5Ropen_attr((const H5R_ref_t *)&ref_rbuf[3], H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(attr, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Ropen_attr");
+
+    /* Read from disk */
+    ret = H5Aread(attr, H5T_NATIVE_UINT, rbuf);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Aread");
+
+    for(tu32 = (unsigned *)rbuf, i = 0; i < SPACE1_DIM1; i++, tu32++)
+        VERIFY(*tu32, (uint32_t)((i * 3) + 2), "Data");
+
+    /* Close attribute  */
+    ret = H5Aclose(attr);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Aclose");
+
+    /* Close dataset */
+    ret = H5Dclose(dataset);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dclose");
+
+    /* Close dataset access property list */
+    ret = H5Pclose(dapl_id);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Pclose");
+
+    /* Close file */
+    ret = H5Fclose(fid2);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Fclose");
+
+    /* Free memory buffers */
+    for (i = 0; i < SPACE1_DIM1; i++) {
+        ret = H5Rdestroy(&ref_wbuf[i]);
+        CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rdestroy");
+        ret = H5Rdestroy(&ref_rbuf[i]);
+        CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rdestroy");
+    }
+}   /* test_reference_external() */
+
+/****************************************************************
+**
+**  test_reference_compat_conv(): Test basic H5R (reference) object reference code.
+**      Tests deprecated API routines and type conversion.
+**
+****************************************************************/
+static void
+test_reference_compat_conv(void)
+{
+    hid_t   fid1;               /* HDF5 File IDs            */
+    hid_t   dataset, dset2;     /* Dataset ID               */
+    hid_t   group, group2;      /* Group ID                 */
+    hid_t   sid1, sid2, sid3;   /* Dataspace IDs            */
+    hid_t   tid1, tid2;         /* Datatype ID              */
+    hsize_t dims1[] = {SPACE1_DIM1},
+            dims2[] = {SPACE2_DIM1, SPACE2_DIM2},
+            dims3[] = {2};
+    hsize_t start[SPACE2_RANK]; /* Starting location of hyperslab */
+    hsize_t stride[SPACE2_RANK];/* Stride of hyperslab      */
+    hsize_t count[SPACE2_RANK]; /* Element count of hyperslab */
+    hsize_t block[SPACE2_RANK]; /* Block size of hyperslab  */
+    hsize_t coord1[POINT1_NPOINTS][SPACE2_RANK]; /* Coordinates for point selection */
+    hobj_ref_t *wbuf_obj;       /* Buffer to write to disk  */
+    H5R_ref_t     *rbuf_obj;       /* Buffer read from disk    */
+    hdset_reg_ref_t  *wbuf_reg; /* Buffer to write to disk  */
+    H5R_ref_t           *rbuf_reg; /* Buffer read from disk    */
+    H5O_type_t       obj_type;  /* Object type              */
+    herr_t  ret;                /* Generic return value     */
+    unsigned int     i;         /* Counter                  */
 
     /* Output message about test being performed */
     MESSAGE(5, ("Testing Deprecated Object Reference Functions\n"));
 
     /* Allocate write & read buffers */
     wbuf_obj = (hobj_ref_t *)HDcalloc(sizeof(hobj_ref_t), SPACE1_DIM1);
-    rbuf_obj = (hobj_ref_t *)HDmalloc(sizeof(hobj_ref_t) * SPACE1_DIM1);
-    wbuf_reg = (hdset_reg_ref_t *)HDcalloc(sizeof(hdset_reg_ref_t), SPACE1_DIM1);
-    rbuf_reg = (hdset_reg_ref_t *)HDmalloc(sizeof(hdset_reg_ref_t) * SPACE1_DIM1);
+    rbuf_obj = (H5R_ref_t *)HDcalloc(sizeof(H5R_ref_t), SPACE1_DIM1);
+    wbuf_reg = (hdset_reg_ref_t *)HDcalloc(sizeof(hdset_reg_ref_t), 2);
+    rbuf_reg = (H5R_ref_t *)HDcalloc(sizeof(H5R_ref_t), 2);
 
     /* Create file */
-    fid1 = H5Fcreate(FILE1, H5F_ACC_TRUNC, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
-    CHECK(fid1, FAIL, "H5Fcreate");
+    fid1 = H5Fcreate(FILE_REF_COMPAT, H5F_ACC_TRUNC, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(fid1, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Fcreate");
 
     /* Create dataspace for datasets */
     sid1 = H5Screate_simple(SPACE1_RANK, dims1, NULL);
-    CHECK(sid1, FAIL, "H5Screate_simple");
+    CHECK(sid1, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Screate_simple");
 
     /* Create another dataspace for datasets */
     sid2 = H5Screate_simple(SPACE2_RANK, dims2, NULL);
-    CHECK(sid2, FAIL, "H5Screate_simple");
+    CHECK(sid2, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Screate_simple");
+
+    /* Create another dataspace for datasets */
+    sid3 = H5Screate_simple(SPACE1_RANK, dims3, NULL);
+    CHECK(sid3, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Screate_simple");
 
     /* Create a group */
     group = H5Gcreate2(fid1, "Group1", H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
-    CHECK(group, FAIL, "H5Gcreate2");
+    CHECK(group, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Gcreate2");
 
     /* Create a dataset (inside Group1) */
     dataset = H5Dcreate2(group, "Dataset1", H5T_NATIVE_UINT, sid2, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
-    CHECK(dataset, FAIL, "H5Dcreate2");
+    CHECK(dataset, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Dcreate2");
 
     /* Close Dataset */
     ret = H5Dclose(dataset);
@@ -1536,7 +2155,7 @@ test_reference_compat(void)
 
     /* Create another dataset (inside Group1) */
     dataset = H5Dcreate2(group, "Dataset2", H5T_NATIVE_UCHAR, sid2, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
-    CHECK(dataset, FAIL, "H5Dcreate2");
+    CHECK(dataset, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Dcreate2");
 
     /* Close Dataset */
     ret = H5Dclose(dataset);
@@ -1544,7 +2163,7 @@ test_reference_compat(void)
 
     /* Create a datatype to refer to */
     tid1 = H5Tcreate(H5T_COMPOUND, sizeof(s1_t));
-    CHECK(tid1, FAIL, "H5Tcreate");
+    CHECK(tid1, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Tcreate");
 
     /* Insert fields */
     ret = H5Tinsert(tid1, "a", HOFFSET(s1_t,a), H5T_NATIVE_INT);
@@ -1568,25 +2187,24 @@ test_reference_compat(void)
     ret = H5Gclose(group);
     CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Gclose");
 
-
     /* Create a dataset with object reference datatype */
     dataset = H5Dcreate2(fid1, "Dataset3", H5T_STD_REF_OBJ, sid1, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
-    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dcreate2");
+    CHECK(dataset, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Dcreate2");
 
     /* Create reference to dataset */
-    ret = H5Rcreate(&wbuf_obj[0], fid1, "/Group1/Dataset1", H5R_OBJECT, (hid_t)-1);
+    ret = H5Rcreate(&wbuf_obj[0], fid1, "/Group1/Dataset1", H5R_OBJECT, H5I_INVALID_HID);
     CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate");
 
     /* Create reference to dataset */
-    ret = H5Rcreate(&wbuf_obj[1], fid1, "/Group1/Dataset2", H5R_OBJECT, (hid_t)-1);
+    ret = H5Rcreate(&wbuf_obj[1], fid1, "/Group1/Dataset2", H5R_OBJECT, H5I_INVALID_HID);
     CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate");
 
     /* Create reference to group */
-    ret = H5Rcreate(&wbuf_obj[2], fid1, "/Group1", H5R_OBJECT, (hid_t)-1);
+    ret = H5Rcreate(&wbuf_obj[2], fid1, "/Group1", H5R_OBJECT, H5I_INVALID_HID);
     CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate");
 
     /* Create reference to named datatype */
-    ret = H5Rcreate(&wbuf_obj[3], fid1, "/Group1/Datatype1", H5R_OBJECT, (hid_t)-1);
+    ret = H5Rcreate(&wbuf_obj[3], fid1, "/Group1/Datatype1", H5R_OBJECT, H5I_INVALID_HID);
     CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate");
 
     /* Write references to disk */
@@ -1597,16 +2215,19 @@ test_reference_compat(void)
     ret = H5Dclose(dataset);
     CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dclose");
 
-
     /* Create a dataset with region reference datatype */
-    dataset = H5Dcreate2(fid1, "Dataset4", H5T_STD_REF_DSETREG, sid1, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
-    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dcreate2");
+    dataset = H5Dcreate2(fid1, "Dataset4", H5T_STD_REF_DSETREG, sid3, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(dataset, FAIL, "H5Dcreate2");
 
     /* Select 6x6 hyperslab for first reference */
-    start[0] = 2; start[1] = 2;
-    stride[0] = 1; stride[1] = 1;
-    count[0] = 1; count[1] = 1;
-    block[0] = 6; block[1] = 6;
+    start[0]  = 2;
+    start[1]  = 2;
+    stride[0] = 1;
+    stride[1] = 1;
+    count[0]  = 1;
+    count[1]  = 1;
+    block[0]  = 6;
+    block[1]  = 6;
     ret = H5Sselect_hyperslab(sid2, H5S_SELECT_SET, start, stride, count, block);
     CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sselect_hyperslab");
 
@@ -1640,69 +2261,69 @@ test_reference_compat(void)
     ret = H5Dclose(dataset);
     CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dclose");
 
-
     /* Close disk dataspaces */
     ret = H5Sclose(sid1);
     CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sclose");
     ret = H5Sclose(sid2);
     CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sclose");
+    ret = H5Sclose(sid3);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sclose");
 
     /* Close file */
     ret = H5Fclose(fid1);
     CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Fclose");
 
-
     /* Re-open the file */
-    fid1 = H5Fopen(FILE1, H5F_ACC_RDWR, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    fid1 = H5Fopen(FILE_REF_COMPAT, H5F_ACC_RDWR, H5P_DEFAULT);
     CHECK(fid1, FAIL, "H5Fopen");
 
     /* Open the object reference dataset */
     dataset = H5Dopen2(fid1, "/Dataset3", H5P_DEFAULT);
-    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dopen2");
+    CHECK(dataset, FAIL, "H5Dopen2");
 
     /* Read selection from disk */
-    ret = H5Dread(dataset, H5T_STD_REF_OBJ, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, rbuf_obj);
+    ret = H5Dread(dataset, H5T_STD_REF, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, rbuf_obj);
     CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dread");
 
     /* Verify type of objects pointed at */
-    obj_type = H5Rget_obj_type1(dataset, H5R_OBJECT, &rbuf_obj[0]);
-    CHECK(obj_type, H5G_UNKNOWN, "H5Rget_obj_type1");
-    VERIFY(obj_type, H5G_DATASET, "H5Rget_obj_type1");
+    ret = H5Rget_obj_type3((const H5R_ref_t *)&rbuf_obj[0], H5P_DEFAULT, &obj_type);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rget_obj_type3");
+    VERIFY(obj_type, H5O_TYPE_DATASET, "H5Rget_obj_type3");
 
-    obj_type = H5Rget_obj_type1(dataset, H5R_OBJECT, &rbuf_obj[1]);
-    CHECK(obj_type, H5G_UNKNOWN, "H5Rget_obj_type1");
-    VERIFY(obj_type, H5G_DATASET, "H5Rget_obj_type1");
+    ret = H5Rget_obj_type3((const H5R_ref_t *)&rbuf_obj[1], H5P_DEFAULT, &obj_type);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rget_obj_type3");
+    VERIFY(obj_type, H5O_TYPE_DATASET, "H5Rget_obj_type3");
 
-    obj_type = H5Rget_obj_type1(dataset, H5R_OBJECT, &rbuf_obj[2]);
-    CHECK(obj_type, H5G_UNKNOWN, "H5Rget_obj_type1");
-    VERIFY(obj_type, H5G_GROUP, "H5Rget_obj_type1");
+    ret = H5Rget_obj_type3((const H5R_ref_t *)&rbuf_obj[2], H5P_DEFAULT, &obj_type);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rget_obj_type3");
+    VERIFY(obj_type, H5O_TYPE_GROUP, "H5Rget_obj_type3");
 
-    obj_type = H5Rget_obj_type1(dataset, H5R_OBJECT, &rbuf_obj[3]);
-    CHECK(obj_type, H5G_UNKNOWN, "H5Rget_obj_type1");
-    VERIFY(obj_type, H5G_TYPE, "H5Rget_obj_type1");
+    ret = H5Rget_obj_type3((const H5R_ref_t *)&rbuf_obj[3], H5P_DEFAULT, &obj_type);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rget_obj_type3");
+    VERIFY(obj_type, H5O_TYPE_NAMED_DATATYPE, "H5Rget_obj_type3");
 
 
     /* Make sure the referenced objects can be opened */
-    dset2 = H5Rdereference1(dataset, H5R_OBJECT, &rbuf_obj[0]);
-    CHECK(dset2, FAIL, "H5Rdereference1");
+    dset2 = H5Ropen_object((const H5R_ref_t *)&rbuf_obj[0], H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(dset2, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Ropen_object");
 
     ret = H5Dclose(dset2);
     CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dclose");
 
-    dset2 = H5Rdereference1(dataset, H5R_OBJECT, &rbuf_obj[1]);
-    CHECK(dset2, FAIL, "H5Rdereference1");
+    dset2 = H5Ropen_object((const H5R_ref_t *)&rbuf_obj[1], H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(dset2, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Ropen_object");
 
     ret = H5Dclose(dset2);
     CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dclose");
 
-    group2 = H5Rdereference1(dataset, H5R_OBJECT, &rbuf_obj[2]);
-    CHECK(group2, FAIL, "H5Rdereference1");
+    group2 = H5Ropen_object((const H5R_ref_t *)&rbuf_obj[2], H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(group2, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Ropen_object");
 
     ret = H5Gclose(group2);
     CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Gclose");
 
-    tid2 = H5Rdereference1(dataset, H5R_OBJECT, &rbuf_obj[3]);
-    CHECK(tid2, FAIL, "H5Rdereference1");
+    tid2 = H5Ropen_object((const H5R_ref_t *)&rbuf_obj[3], H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(tid2, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Ropen_object");
 
     ret = H5Tclose(tid2);
     CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Tclose");
@@ -1714,36 +2335,30 @@ test_reference_compat(void)
 
     /* Open the dataset region reference dataset */
     dataset = H5Dopen2(fid1, "/Dataset4", H5P_DEFAULT);
-    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dopen2");
+    CHECK(ret, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Dopen2");
 
     /* Read selection from disk */
-    ret = H5Dread(dataset, H5T_STD_REF_DSETREG, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, rbuf_reg);
+    ret = H5Dread(dataset, H5T_STD_REF, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, rbuf_reg);
     CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dread");
 
     /* Verify type of objects pointed at */
-    obj_type = H5Rget_obj_type1(dataset, H5R_DATASET_REGION, &rbuf_reg[0]);
-    CHECK(obj_type, H5G_UNKNOWN, "H5Rget_obj_type1");
-    VERIFY(obj_type, H5G_DATASET, "H5Rget_obj_type1");
+    ret = H5Rget_obj_type3((const H5R_ref_t *)&rbuf_reg[0], H5P_DEFAULT, &obj_type);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rget_obj_type3");
+    VERIFY(obj_type, H5O_TYPE_DATASET, "H5Rget_obj_type3");
 
-    obj_type = H5Rget_obj_type1(dataset, H5R_DATASET_REGION, &rbuf_reg[1]);
-    CHECK(obj_type, H5G_UNKNOWN, "H5Rget_obj_type1");
-    VERIFY(obj_type, H5G_DATASET, "H5Rget_obj_type1");
-
-    obj_type = H5Rget_obj_type1(dataset, H5R_DATASET_REGION, &rbuf_reg[2]);
-    VERIFY(obj_type, H5G_UNKNOWN, "H5Rget_obj_type1");
-
-    obj_type = H5Rget_obj_type1(dataset, H5R_DATASET_REGION, &rbuf_reg[3]);
-    VERIFY(obj_type, H5G_UNKNOWN, "H5Rget_obj_type1");
+    ret = H5Rget_obj_type3((const H5R_ref_t *)&rbuf_reg[1], H5P_DEFAULT, &obj_type);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rget_obj_type3");
+    VERIFY(obj_type, H5O_TYPE_DATASET, "H5Rget_obj_type3");
 
     /* Make sure the referenced objects can be opened */
-    dset2 = H5Rdereference1(dataset, H5R_DATASET_REGION, &rbuf_reg[0]);
-    CHECK(dset2, FAIL, "H5Rdereference1");
+    dset2 = H5Ropen_object((const H5R_ref_t *)&rbuf_reg[0], H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(dset2, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Ropen_object");
 
     ret = H5Dclose(dset2);
     CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dclose");
 
-    dset2 = H5Rdereference1(dataset, H5R_DATASET_REGION, &rbuf_reg[1]);
-    CHECK(dset2, FAIL, "H5Rdereference1");
+    dset2 = H5Ropen_object((const H5R_ref_t *)&rbuf_reg[1], H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(dset2, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Ropen_object");
 
     ret = H5Dclose(dset2);
     CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dclose");
@@ -1756,13 +2371,424 @@ test_reference_compat(void)
     ret = H5Fclose(fid1);
     CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Fclose");
 
+    /* Destroy references */
+    for(i = 0; i < dims1[0]; i++) {
+        ret = H5Rdestroy(&rbuf_obj[i]);
+        CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rdestroy");
+    }
+    for(i = 0; i < dims3[0]; i++) {
+        ret = H5Rdestroy(&rbuf_reg[i]);
+        CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rdestroy");
+    }
+
     /* Free memory buffers */
     HDfree(wbuf_obj);
     HDfree(rbuf_obj);
     HDfree(wbuf_reg);
     HDfree(rbuf_reg);
 }   /* test_reference_compat() */
-#endif /* H5_NO_DEPRECATED_SYMBOLS */
+
+/****************************************************************
+**
+**  test_reference_perf(): Test basic H5R (reference) object reference
+**  performance.
+**
+****************************************************************/
+static void
+test_reference_perf(void)
+{
+    hid_t       fid1;       /* HDF5 File IDs                    */
+    hid_t       dataset,    /* Dataset ID                       */
+                dset2;      /* Dereferenced dataset ID          */
+    hid_t       group;      /* Group ID                         */
+    hid_t       sid1;       /* Dataspace ID                     */
+    hid_t       tid1;       /* Datatype ID                      */
+    hsize_t     dims1[] = {1};
+    hid_t       dapl_id;    /* Dataset access property list     */
+    H5R_ref_t     *wbuf,       /* buffer to write to disk          */
+               *rbuf,       /* buffer read from disk            */
+               *tbuf;       /* temp. buffer read from disk      */
+    H5R_ref_t     *wbuf_reg,    /* buffer to write to disk          */
+               *rbuf_reg;   /* buffer read from disk            */
+    hobj_ref_t *wbuf_deprec,/* deprecated references            */
+               *rbuf_deprec;/* deprecated references            */
+    hdset_reg_ref_t *wbuf_reg_deprec,   /* deprecated references*/
+               *rbuf_reg_deprec;        /* deprecated references*/
+    unsigned   *tu32;       /* Temporary pointer to uint32 data */
+    int         i, j;       /* Counters                         */
+    H5O_type_t  obj_type;   /* Object type                      */
+    herr_t      ret;        /* Generic return value             */
+    double      t1, t2, t;  /* Timers                           */
+
+    /* Output message about test being performed */
+    MESSAGE(5, ("Testing Object Reference Performance\n"));
+
+    /* Allocate write & read buffers */
+    wbuf = (H5R_ref_t *)HDcalloc(MAX(sizeof(unsigned), sizeof(H5R_ref_t)), SPACE1_DIM1);
+    wbuf_deprec = (hobj_ref_t *)HDcalloc(MAX(sizeof(unsigned), sizeof(hobj_ref_t)), SPACE1_DIM1);
+    rbuf = (H5R_ref_t *)HDcalloc(MAX(sizeof(unsigned), sizeof(H5R_ref_t)), SPACE1_DIM1);
+    rbuf_deprec = (hobj_ref_t *)HDcalloc(MAX(sizeof(unsigned), sizeof(hobj_ref_t)), SPACE1_DIM1);
+    tbuf = (H5R_ref_t *)HDcalloc(MAX(sizeof(unsigned), sizeof(H5R_ref_t)), SPACE1_DIM1);
+    wbuf_reg = (H5R_ref_t *)HDcalloc(MAX(sizeof(unsigned), sizeof(H5R_ref_t)), SPACE1_DIM1);
+    rbuf_reg = (H5R_ref_t *)HDcalloc(MAX(sizeof(unsigned), sizeof(H5R_ref_t)), SPACE1_DIM1);
+    wbuf_reg_deprec = (hdset_reg_ref_t *)HDcalloc(MAX(sizeof(unsigned), sizeof(hdset_reg_ref_t)), SPACE1_DIM1);
+    rbuf_reg_deprec = (hdset_reg_ref_t *)HDcalloc(MAX(sizeof(unsigned), sizeof(hdset_reg_ref_t)), SPACE1_DIM1);
+
+    for(tu32 = (unsigned *)wbuf, i = 0; i < SPACE1_DIM1; i++)
+        *tu32++ = (unsigned)i * 3;
+
+    /* Create file */
+    fid1 = H5Fcreate(FILE_REF_OBJ, H5F_ACC_TRUNC, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(fid1, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Fcreate");
+
+    /* Create dataspace for datasets */
+    sid1 = H5Screate_simple(SPACE1_RANK, dims1, NULL);
+    CHECK(sid1, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Screate_simple");
+
+    /* Create dataset access property list */
+    dapl_id = H5Pcreate(H5P_DATASET_ACCESS);
+    CHECK(dapl_id, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Pcreate");
+
+    /* Create a group */
+    group = H5Gcreate2(fid1, "Group1", H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(group, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Gcreate2");
+
+    /* Create a dataset (inside Group1) */
+    dataset = H5Dcreate2(group, "Dataset1", H5T_NATIVE_UINT, sid1, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(dataset, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Dcreate2");
+
+    /* Write selection to disk */
+    ret = H5Dwrite(dataset, H5T_NATIVE_UINT, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, wbuf);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dwrite");
+
+    /* Close Dataset */
+    ret = H5Dclose(dataset);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dclose");
+
+    /* Create another dataset (inside Group1) */
+    dataset = H5Dcreate2(group, "Dataset2", H5T_NATIVE_UCHAR, sid1, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(dataset, FAIL, "H5Dcreate2");
+
+    /* Close Dataset */
+    ret = H5Dclose(dataset);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dclose");
+
+    /* Create a datatype to refer to */
+    tid1 = H5Tcreate(H5T_COMPOUND, sizeof(s1_t));
+    CHECK(tid1, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Tcreate");
+
+    /* Insert fields */
+    ret = H5Tinsert(tid1, "a", HOFFSET(s1_t,a), H5T_NATIVE_INT);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Tinsert");
+
+    ret = H5Tinsert(tid1, "b", HOFFSET(s1_t,b), H5T_NATIVE_INT);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Tinsert");
+
+    ret = H5Tinsert(tid1, "c", HOFFSET(s1_t,c), H5T_NATIVE_FLOAT);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Tinsert");
+
+    /* Save datatype for later */
+    ret = H5Tcommit2(group, "Datatype1", tid1, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Tcommit2");
+
+    /* Close datatype */
+    ret = H5Tclose(tid1);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Tclose");
+
+    /* Close group */
+    ret = H5Gclose(group);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Gclose");
+
+    /* Create a dataset */
+    dataset = H5Dcreate2(fid1, "Dataset3", H5T_STD_REF, sid1, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(dataset, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Dcreate2");
+
+    t = 0;
+    for(i = 0; i < MAX_ITER_CREATE; i++) {
+        t1 = H5_get_time();
+        ret = H5Rcreate_object(fid1, "/Group1/Dataset1", &wbuf[0]);
+        CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate_object");
+        t2 = H5_get_time();
+        t += t2 - t1;
+        ret = H5Rdestroy(&wbuf[0]);
+        CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rdestroy");
+    }
+    HDprintf("--- Object reference create time: %lfs\n", t / MAX_ITER_CREATE);
+
+    /* Create reference to dataset */
+    ret = H5Rcreate_object(fid1, "/Group1/Dataset1", &wbuf[0]);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate_object");
+    ret = H5Rget_obj_type3((const H5R_ref_t *)&wbuf[0], H5P_DEFAULT, &obj_type);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rget_obj_type3");
+    VERIFY(obj_type, H5O_TYPE_DATASET, "H5Rget_obj_type3");
+
+    t = 0;
+    for(i = 0; i < MAX_ITER_WRITE; i++) {
+        t1 = H5_get_time();
+        /* Write selection to disk */
+        ret = H5Dwrite(dataset, H5T_STD_REF, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, wbuf);
+        CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dwrite");
+        t2 = H5_get_time();
+        t += t2 - t1;
+    }
+    HDprintf("--- Object reference  write time: %lfs\n", t / MAX_ITER_WRITE);
+
+    /* Close Dataset */
+    ret = H5Dclose(dataset);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dclose");
+
+    /* Create a dataset */
+    dataset = H5Dcreate2(fid1, "Dataset4", H5T_STD_REF_OBJ, sid1, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(dataset, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Dcreate2");
+
+    t = 0;
+    for(i = 0; i < MAX_ITER_CREATE; i++) {
+        t1 = H5_get_time();
+        ret = H5Rcreate(&wbuf_deprec[0], fid1, "/Group1/Dataset1", H5R_OBJECT1, H5I_INVALID_HID);
+        CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate");
+        t2 = H5_get_time();
+        t += t2 - t1;
+    }
+    HDprintf("--- Deprecated object reference create time: %lfs\n", t / MAX_ITER_CREATE);
+
+    /* Create reference to dataset */
+    ret = H5Rcreate(&wbuf_deprec[0], fid1, "/Group1/Dataset1", H5R_OBJECT1, H5I_INVALID_HID);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate");
+
+    t = 0;
+    for(i = 0; i < MAX_ITER_WRITE; i++) {
+        t1 = H5_get_time();
+        /* Write selection to disk */
+        ret = H5Dwrite(dataset, H5T_STD_REF_OBJ, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, wbuf_deprec);
+        CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dwrite");
+        t2 = H5_get_time();
+        t += t2 - t1;
+    }
+    HDprintf("--- Deprecated object reference  write time: %lfs\n", t / MAX_ITER_WRITE);
+
+    /* Close Dataset */
+    ret = H5Dclose(dataset);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dclose");
+
+    /* Create a dataset */
+    dataset = H5Dcreate2(fid1, "Dataset5", H5T_STD_REF, sid1, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(dataset, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Dcreate2");
+
+    t = 0;
+    for(i = 0; i < MAX_ITER_CREATE; i++) {
+        t1 = H5_get_time();
+        /* Store first dataset region */
+        ret = H5Rcreate_region(fid1, "/Group1/Dataset1", sid1, &wbuf_reg[0]);
+        CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate_region");
+        t2 = H5_get_time();
+        t += t2 - t1;
+        ret = H5Rdestroy(&wbuf_reg[0]);
+        CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rdestroy");
+    }
+    HDprintf("--- Region reference create time: %lfs\n", t / MAX_ITER_CREATE);
+
+    /* Store first dataset region */
+    ret = H5Rcreate_region(fid1, "/Group1/Dataset1", sid1, &wbuf_reg[0]);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate_region");
+
+    t = 0;
+    for(i = 0; i < MAX_ITER_WRITE; i++) {
+        t1 = H5_get_time();
+        /* Write selection to disk */
+        ret = H5Dwrite(dataset, H5T_STD_REF, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, wbuf_reg);
+        CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dwrite");
+        t2 = H5_get_time();
+        t += t2 - t1;
+    }
+    HDprintf("--- Region reference  write time: %lfs\n", t / MAX_ITER_WRITE);
+
+    /* Close Dataset */
+    ret = H5Dclose(dataset);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dclose");
+
+    /* Create a dataset */
+    dataset = H5Dcreate2(fid1, "Dataset6", H5T_STD_REF_DSETREG, sid1, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(dataset, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Dcreate2");
+
+    t = 0;
+    for(i = 0; i < MAX_ITER_CREATE; i++) {
+        t1 = H5_get_time();
+        /* Store first dataset region */
+        ret = H5Rcreate(&wbuf_reg_deprec[0], fid1, "/Group1/Dataset1", H5R_DATASET_REGION1, sid1);
+        CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate");
+        t2 = H5_get_time();
+        t += t2 - t1;
+    }
+    HDprintf("--- Deprecated region reference create time: %lfs\n", t / MAX_ITER_CREATE);
+
+    t = 0;
+    for(i = 0; i < MAX_ITER_WRITE; i++) {
+        t1 = H5_get_time();
+        /* Write selection to disk */
+        ret = H5Dwrite(dataset, H5T_STD_REF_DSETREG, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, wbuf_reg_deprec);
+        CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dwrite");
+        t2 = H5_get_time();
+        t += t2 - t1;
+    }
+    HDprintf("--- Deprecated region reference  write time: %lfs\n", t / MAX_ITER_WRITE);
+
+    /* Close Dataset */
+    ret = H5Dclose(dataset);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dclose");
+
+    /* Close disk dataspace */
+    ret = H5Sclose(sid1);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sclose");
+
+    /* Close file */
+    ret = H5Fclose(fid1);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Fclose");
+
+    /* Re-open the file */
+    fid1 = H5Fopen(FILE_REF_OBJ, H5F_ACC_RDWR, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(fid1, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Fopen");
+
+    /* Open the dataset */
+    dataset = H5Dopen2(fid1, "/Dataset3", H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(dataset, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Dopen2");
+
+    t = 0;
+    for(i = 0; i < MAX_ITER_READ; i++) {
+        t1 = H5_get_time();
+        /* Read selection from disk */
+        ret = H5Dread(dataset, H5T_STD_REF, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, rbuf);
+        CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dread");
+        t2 = H5_get_time();
+        t += t2 - t1;
+        ret = H5Rdestroy(&rbuf[0]);
+        CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rdestroy");
+    }
+    HDprintf("--- Object reference read time: %lfs\n", t / MAX_ITER_READ);
+
+    /* Read selection from disk */
+    ret = H5Dread(dataset, H5T_STD_REF, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, rbuf);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dread");
+
+    /* Open dataset object */
+    dset2 = H5Ropen_object((const H5R_ref_t *)&rbuf[0], H5P_DEFAULT, dapl_id);
+    CHECK(dset2, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Ropen_object");
+
+    /* Check information in referenced dataset */
+    sid1 = H5Dget_space(dset2);
+    CHECK(sid1, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Dget_space");
+
+    ret = (int)H5Sget_simple_extent_npoints(sid1);
+    VERIFY(ret, dims1[0], "H5Sget_simple_extent_npoints");
+
+    /* Read from disk */
+    ret = H5Dread(dset2, H5T_NATIVE_UINT, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, tbuf);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dread");
+
+    for(tu32 = (unsigned *)tbuf, i = 0; i < (int)dims1[0]; i++, tu32++)
+        VERIFY(*tu32, (uint32_t)(i*3), "Data");
+
+    /* Close dereferenced Dataset */
+    ret = H5Dclose(dset2);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dclose");
+
+    /* Close Dataset */
+    ret = H5Dclose(dataset);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dclose");
+
+    /* Open the dataset */
+    dataset = H5Dopen2(fid1, "/Dataset4", H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(dataset, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Dopen2");
+
+    t = 0;
+    for(i = 0; i < MAX_ITER_READ; i++) {
+        t1 = H5_get_time();
+        /* Read selection from disk */
+        ret = H5Dread(dataset, H5T_STD_REF_OBJ, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, rbuf_deprec);
+        CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dread");
+        t2 = H5_get_time();
+        t += t2 - t1;
+    }
+    HDprintf("--- Deprecated object reference read time: %lfs\n", t / MAX_ITER_READ);
+
+    /* Close Dataset */
+    ret = H5Dclose(dataset);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dclose");
+
+    /* Open the dataset */
+    dataset = H5Dopen2(fid1, "/Dataset5", H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(dataset, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Dopen2");
+
+    t = 0;
+    for(i = 0; i < MAX_ITER_READ; i++) {
+        t1 = H5_get_time();
+        /* Read selection from disk */
+        ret = H5Dread(dataset, H5T_STD_REF, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, rbuf_reg);
+        CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dread");
+        t2 = H5_get_time();
+        t += t2 - t1;
+        ret = H5Rdestroy(&rbuf_reg[0]);
+        CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rdestroy");
+    }
+    HDprintf("--- Region reference read time: %lfs\n", t / MAX_ITER_READ);
+
+    /* Read selection from disk */
+    ret = H5Dread(dataset, H5T_STD_REF, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, rbuf_reg);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dread");
+
+    /* Close Dataset */
+    ret = H5Dclose(dataset);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dclose");
+
+    /* Open the dataset */
+    dataset = H5Dopen2(fid1, "/Dataset6", H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(dataset, H5I_INVALID_HID, "H5Dopen2");
+
+    t = 0;
+    for(i = 0; i < MAX_ITER_READ; i++) {
+        t1 = H5_get_time();
+        /* Read selection from disk */
+        ret = H5Dread(dataset, H5T_STD_REF_DSETREG, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, rbuf_reg_deprec);
+        CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dread");
+        t2 = H5_get_time();
+        t += t2 - t1;
+    }
+    HDprintf("--- Deprecated region reference read time: %lfs\n", t / MAX_ITER_READ);
+
+    /* Close Dataset */
+    ret = H5Dclose(dataset);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dclose");
+
+    /* Close dataset access property list */
+    ret = H5Pclose(dapl_id);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Pclose");
+
+    /* Close file */
+    ret = H5Fclose(fid1);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Fclose");
+
+    /* Destroy references */
+    for(j = 0; j < (int)dims1[0]; j++) {
+        ret = H5Rdestroy(&wbuf[j]);
+        CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rdestroy");
+        ret = H5Rdestroy(&wbuf_reg[j]);
+        CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rdestroy");
+        ret = H5Rdestroy(&rbuf[j]);
+        CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rdestroy");
+        ret = H5Rdestroy(&rbuf_reg[j]);
+        CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rdestroy");
+    }
+
+    /* Free memory buffers */
+    HDfree(wbuf);
+    HDfree(rbuf);
+    HDfree(wbuf_reg);
+    HDfree(rbuf_reg);
+    HDfree(wbuf_deprec);
+    HDfree(rbuf_deprec);
+    HDfree(wbuf_reg_deprec);
+    HDfree(rbuf_reg_deprec);
+    HDfree(tbuf);
+}   /* test_reference_perf() */
 
 /****************************************************************
 **
@@ -1794,11 +2820,13 @@ test_reference(void)
         } /* end high bound */
     } /* end low bound */
 
-    test_reference_obj_deleted(); /* Test H5R object reference code for deleted objects */
-    test_reference_group();     /* Test operations on dereferenced groups */
-#ifndef H5_NO_DEPRECATED_SYMBOLS
-    test_reference_compat();    /* Test operations with old API routines */
-#endif /* H5_NO_DEPRECATED_SYMBOLS */
+    test_reference_obj_deleted();   /* Test H5R object reference code for deleted objects */
+    test_reference_group();         /* Test operations on dereferenced groups */
+    test_reference_attr();          /* Test attribute references */
+    test_reference_external();      /* Test external references */
+    test_reference_compat_conv();   /* Test operations with old types */
+
+    test_reference_perf();
 
 }   /* test_reference() */
 
@@ -1820,8 +2848,14 @@ test_reference(void)
 void
 cleanup_reference(void)
 {
-    remove(FILE1);
-    remove(FILE2);
-    remove(FILE3);
+    HDremove(FILE_REF_PARAM);
+    HDremove(FILE_REF_OBJ);
+    HDremove(FILE_REF_REG);
+    HDremove(FILE_REF_REG_1D);
+    HDremove(FILE_REF_OBJ_DEL);
+    HDremove(FILE_REF_GRP);
+    HDremove(FILE_REF_ATTR);
+    HDremove(FILE_REF_EXT1);
+    HDremove(FILE_REF_EXT2);
+    HDremove(FILE_REF_COMPAT);
 }
-
diff --git a/test/trefer_deprec.c b/test/trefer_deprec.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..949f41b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/trefer_deprec.c
@@ -0,0 +1,1827 @@
+/* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
+ * 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.                                                        *
+ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */
+
+/***********************************************************
+*
+* Test program:     trefer_deprec
+*
+* Test the Reference functionality
+*
+*************************************************************/
+
+#include "testhdf5.h"
+
+#define FILE1    "trefer1.h5"
+#define FILE2    "trefer2.h5"
+#define FILE3    "trefer3.h5"
+
+/* 1-D dataset with fixed dimensions */
+#define SPACE1_RANK    1
+#define SPACE1_DIM1    4
+
+/* 2-D dataset with fixed dimensions */
+#define SPACE2_RANK    2
+#define SPACE2_DIM1    10
+#define SPACE2_DIM2    10
+
+/* Larger 1-D dataset with fixed dimensions */
+#define SPACE3_RANK    1
+#define SPACE3_DIM1    100
+
+/* Element selection information */
+#define POINT1_NPOINTS 10
+
+/* Compound datatype */
+typedef struct s1_t {
+    unsigned int a;
+    unsigned int b;
+    float c;
+} s1_t;
+
+#define GROUPNAME       "/group"
+#define GROUPNAME2      "group2"
+#define GROUPNAME3      "group3"
+#define DSETNAME        "/dset"
+#define DSETNAME2       "dset2"
+#define NAME_SIZE       16
+
+
+/****************************************************************
+**
+**  test_reference_params(): Test basic H5R (reference) parameters
+**                           for correct processing
+**
+****************************************************************/
+static void
+test_reference_params(void)
+{
+    hid_t       fid1;       /* HDF5 File IDs        */
+    hid_t       dataset,    /* Dataset ID           */
+                dset2;      /* Dereferenced dataset ID */
+    hid_t       group;      /* Group ID             */
+    hid_t       sid1;       /* Dataspace ID         */
+    hid_t       tid1;       /* Datatype ID          */
+    hid_t       dapl_id;    /* Dataset access property list */
+    hsize_t     dims1[] = {SPACE1_DIM1};
+    hobj_ref_t *wbuf,       /* buffer to write to disk */
+               *rbuf,       /* buffer read from disk */
+               *tbuf;       /* temp. buffer read from disk */
+    unsigned   *tu32;       /* Temporary pointer to uint32 data */
+    int         i;          /* counting variables */
+    const char *write_comment = "Foo!"; /* Comments for group */
+    hid_t    ret_id;        /* Generic hid_t return value    */
+    ssize_t     name_size;  /* Size of reference name */
+    herr_t      ret;        /* Generic return value     */
+
+    /* Output message about test being performed */
+    MESSAGE(5, ("Testing Reference Parameters\n"));
+
+    /* Allocate write & read buffers */
+    wbuf = (hobj_ref_t *)HDmalloc(MAX(sizeof(unsigned), sizeof(hobj_ref_t)) * SPACE1_DIM1);
+    rbuf = (hobj_ref_t *)HDmalloc(MAX(sizeof(unsigned), sizeof(hobj_ref_t)) * SPACE1_DIM1);
+    tbuf = (hobj_ref_t *)HDmalloc(MAX(sizeof(unsigned), sizeof(hobj_ref_t)) * SPACE1_DIM1);
+
+    /* Create file */
+    fid1 = H5Fcreate(FILE1, H5F_ACC_TRUNC, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(fid1, FAIL, "H5Fcreate");
+
+    /* Create dataspace for datasets */
+    sid1 = H5Screate_simple(SPACE1_RANK, dims1, NULL);
+    CHECK(sid1, FAIL, "H5Screate_simple");
+
+    /* Create dataset access property list */
+    dapl_id = H5Pcreate(H5P_DATASET_ACCESS);
+    CHECK(dapl_id, FAIL, "H5Pcreate");
+
+    /* Create a group */
+    group = H5Gcreate2(fid1, "Group1", H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(group, FAIL, "H5Gcreate2");
+
+    /* Set group's comment */
+    ret = H5Oset_comment(group, write_comment);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Oset_comment");
+
+    /* Create a dataset (inside Group1) */
+    dataset = H5Dcreate2(group, "Dataset1", H5T_NATIVE_UINT, sid1, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(dataset, FAIL, "H5Dcreate2");
+
+    for(tu32 = (unsigned *)wbuf, i = 0; i < SPACE1_DIM1; i++)
+        *tu32++ = (unsigned)i * 3;
+
+    /* Write selection to disk */
+    ret = H5Dwrite(dataset, H5T_NATIVE_UINT, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, wbuf);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dwrite");
+
+    /* Close Dataset */
+    ret = H5Dclose(dataset);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dclose");
+
+    /* Create another dataset (inside Group1) */
+    dataset = H5Dcreate2(group, "Dataset2", H5T_NATIVE_UCHAR, sid1, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(dataset, FAIL, "H5Dcreate2");
+
+    /* Close Dataset */
+    ret = H5Dclose(dataset);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dclose");
+
+    /* Create a datatype to refer to */
+    tid1 = H5Tcreate(H5T_COMPOUND, sizeof(s1_t));
+    CHECK(tid1, FAIL, "H5Tcreate");
+
+    /* Insert fields */
+    ret = H5Tinsert(tid1, "a", HOFFSET(s1_t,a), H5T_NATIVE_INT);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Tinsert");
+
+    ret = H5Tinsert(tid1, "b", HOFFSET(s1_t,b), H5T_NATIVE_INT);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Tinsert");
+
+    ret = H5Tinsert(tid1, "c", HOFFSET(s1_t,c), H5T_NATIVE_FLOAT);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Tinsert");
+
+    /* Save datatype for later */
+    ret = H5Tcommit2(group, "Datatype1", tid1, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Tcommit2");
+
+    /* Close datatype */
+    ret = H5Tclose(tid1);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Tclose");
+
+    /* Close group */
+    ret = H5Gclose(group);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Gclose");
+
+    /* Create a dataset */
+    dataset = H5Dcreate2(fid1, "Dataset3", H5T_STD_REF_OBJ, sid1, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dcreate2");
+
+    /* Test parameters to H5Rcreate */
+    ret = H5Rcreate(NULL, fid1, "/Group1/Dataset1", H5R_OBJECT, (hid_t)-1);
+    VERIFY(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate ref");
+    ret = H5Rcreate(&wbuf[0], (hid_t)-1, "/Group1/Dataset1", H5R_OBJECT, (hid_t)-1);
+    VERIFY(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate loc_id");
+    ret = H5Rcreate(&wbuf[0], fid1, NULL, H5R_OBJECT, (hid_t)-1);
+    VERIFY(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate name");
+    ret = H5Rcreate(&wbuf[0], fid1, "", H5R_OBJECT, (hid_t)-1);
+    VERIFY(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate null name");
+    ret = H5Rcreate(&wbuf[0], fid1, "/Group1/Dataset1", H5R_MAXTYPE, (hid_t)-1);
+    VERIFY(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate type");
+    ret = H5Rcreate(&wbuf[0], fid1, "/Group1/Dataset1", H5R_DATASET_REGION, (hid_t)-1);
+    VERIFY(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate region space");
+    ret = H5Rcreate(&wbuf[0], fid1, "/Group1/Dataset1", H5R_MAXTYPE, (hid_t)0);
+    VERIFY(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate space");
+
+    /* Test parameters to H5Rdereference */
+    dset2 = H5Rdereference2((hid_t)-1, H5P_DEFAULT, H5R_OBJECT, &rbuf[0]);
+    VERIFY(dset2, FAIL, "H5Rdereference2 loc_id");
+    dset2 = H5Rdereference2(dataset, (hid_t)-1, H5R_OBJECT, &rbuf[0]);
+    VERIFY(dset2, FAIL, "H5Rdereference2 oapl_id");
+    dset2 = H5Rdereference2(dataset, dapl_id, H5R_OBJECT, NULL);
+    VERIFY(dset2, FAIL, "H5Rdereference2 ref");
+    dset2 = H5Rdereference2(dataset, dapl_id, H5R_MAXTYPE, &rbuf[0]);
+    VERIFY(dset2, FAIL, "H5Rdereference2 type");
+
+    /* Test parameters to H5Rget_obj_type2 */
+    ret = H5Rget_obj_type2((hid_t)-1, H5R_OBJECT, &rbuf[0], NULL);
+    VERIFY(ret, FAIL, "H5Rget_obj_type2 loc_id");
+    ret = H5Rget_obj_type2(fid1, H5R_OBJECT, NULL, NULL);
+    VERIFY(ret, FAIL, "H5Rget_obj_type2 ref");
+    ret = H5Rget_obj_type2(fid1, H5R_MAXTYPE, &rbuf[0], NULL);
+    VERIFY(ret, FAIL, "H5Rget_obj_type2 type");
+
+    /* Test parameters to H5Rget_name */
+    name_size = H5Rget_name((hid_t)-1, H5R_DATASET_REGION, &rbuf[0], NULL, 0);
+    VERIFY(name_size, FAIL, "H5Rget_name loc_id");
+    name_size = H5Rget_name(fid1, H5R_DATASET_REGION, NULL, NULL, 0);
+    VERIFY(name_size, FAIL, "H5Rget_name ref");
+    name_size = H5Rget_name(fid1, H5R_MAXTYPE, &rbuf[0], NULL, 0);
+    VERIFY(name_size, FAIL, "H5Rget_name type");
+
+    /* Test parameters to H5Rget_region */
+    ret_id = H5Rget_region((hid_t)-1, H5R_OBJECT, &rbuf[0]);
+    VERIFY(ret_id, FAIL, "H5Rget_region loc_id");
+    ret_id = H5Rget_region(fid1, H5R_OBJECT, NULL);
+    VERIFY(ret_id, FAIL, "H5Rget_region ref");
+    ret_id = H5Rget_region(fid1, H5R_OBJECT, &rbuf[0]);
+    VERIFY(ret_id, FAIL, "H5Rget_region type");
+
+    /* Close disk dataspace */
+    ret = H5Sclose(sid1);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sclose");
+
+    /* Close dataset access property list */
+    ret = H5Pclose(dapl_id);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Pclose");
+
+    /* Close Dataset */
+    ret = H5Dclose(dataset);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dclose");
+
+    /* Close file */
+    ret = H5Fclose(fid1);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Fclose");
+
+    /* Free memory buffers */
+    HDfree(wbuf);
+    HDfree(rbuf);
+    HDfree(tbuf);
+}   /* test_reference_obj() */
+
+/****************************************************************
+**
+**  test_reference_obj(): Test basic H5R (reference) object reference code.
+**      Tests references to various kinds of objects
+**
+****************************************************************/
+static void
+test_reference_obj(void)
+{
+    hid_t        fid1;        /* HDF5 File IDs        */
+    hid_t        dataset,    /* Dataset ID            */
+                        dset2;      /* Dereferenced dataset ID */
+    hid_t        group;      /* Group ID             */
+    hid_t        sid1;       /* Dataspace ID            */
+    hid_t        tid1;       /* Datatype ID            */
+    hsize_t        dims1[] = {SPACE1_DIM1};
+    hid_t               dapl_id;    /* Dataset access property list */
+    hobj_ref_t          *wbuf,      /* buffer to write to disk */
+                        *rbuf,      /* buffer read from disk */
+                        *tbuf;      /* temp. buffer read from disk */
+    hobj_ref_t  nvrbuf[3]={0,101,1000000000}; /* buffer with non-valid refs */
+    unsigned            *tu32;      /* Temporary pointer to uint32 data */
+    int                 i, j;       /* counting variables */
+    const char *write_comment="Foo!"; /* Comments for group */
+    char read_comment[10];
+    H5O_type_t          obj_type;   /* Object type */
+    ssize_t             size;       /* Comment length */
+    herr_t        ret;        /* Generic return value        */
+
+    /* Output message about test being performed */
+    MESSAGE(5, ("Testing Object Reference Functions\n"));
+
+    /* Allocate write & read buffers */
+    wbuf = (hobj_ref_t *)HDmalloc(MAX(sizeof(unsigned), sizeof(hobj_ref_t)) * SPACE1_DIM1);
+    rbuf = (hobj_ref_t *)HDmalloc(MAX(sizeof(unsigned), sizeof(hobj_ref_t)) * SPACE1_DIM1);
+    tbuf = (hobj_ref_t *)HDmalloc(MAX(sizeof(unsigned), sizeof(hobj_ref_t)) * SPACE1_DIM1);
+
+    /* Create file */
+    fid1 = H5Fcreate(FILE1, H5F_ACC_TRUNC, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(fid1, FAIL, "H5Fcreate");
+
+    /* Create dataspace for datasets */
+    sid1 = H5Screate_simple(SPACE1_RANK, dims1, NULL);
+    CHECK(sid1, FAIL, "H5Screate_simple");
+
+    /* Create dataset access property list */
+    dapl_id = H5Pcreate(H5P_DATASET_ACCESS);
+    CHECK(dapl_id, FAIL, "H5Pcreate");
+
+    /* Create a group */
+    group = H5Gcreate2(fid1, "Group1", H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(group, FAIL, "H5Gcreate2");
+
+    /* Set group's comment */
+    ret = H5Oset_comment(group, write_comment);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Oset_comment");
+
+    /* Create a dataset (inside Group1) */
+    dataset = H5Dcreate2(group, "Dataset1", H5T_NATIVE_UINT, sid1, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(dataset, FAIL, "H5Dcreate2");
+
+    for(tu32 = (unsigned *)wbuf, i = 0; i < SPACE1_DIM1; i++)
+        *tu32++ = (unsigned)i * 3;
+
+    /* Write selection to disk */
+    ret = H5Dwrite(dataset, H5T_NATIVE_UINT, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, wbuf);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dwrite");
+
+    /* Close Dataset */
+    ret = H5Dclose(dataset);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dclose");
+
+    /* Create another dataset (inside Group1) */
+    dataset = H5Dcreate2(group, "Dataset2", H5T_NATIVE_UCHAR, sid1, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(dataset, FAIL, "H5Dcreate2");
+
+    /* Close Dataset */
+    ret = H5Dclose(dataset);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dclose");
+
+    /* Create a datatype to refer to */
+    tid1 = H5Tcreate(H5T_COMPOUND, sizeof(s1_t));
+    CHECK(tid1, FAIL, "H5Tcreate");
+
+    /* Insert fields */
+    ret = H5Tinsert(tid1, "a", HOFFSET(s1_t,a), H5T_NATIVE_INT);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Tinsert");
+
+    ret = H5Tinsert(tid1, "b", HOFFSET(s1_t,b), H5T_NATIVE_INT);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Tinsert");
+
+    ret = H5Tinsert(tid1, "c", HOFFSET(s1_t,c), H5T_NATIVE_FLOAT);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Tinsert");
+
+    /* Save datatype for later */
+    ret = H5Tcommit2(group, "Datatype1", tid1, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Tcommit2");
+
+    /* Close datatype */
+    ret = H5Tclose(tid1);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Tclose");
+
+    /* Close group */
+    ret = H5Gclose(group);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Gclose");
+
+    /* Create a dataset */
+    dataset = H5Dcreate2(fid1, "Dataset3", H5T_STD_REF_OBJ, sid1, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(dataset, FAIL, "H5Dcreate2");
+
+    /* Create reference to dataset */
+    ret = H5Rcreate(&wbuf[0], fid1, "/Group1/Dataset1", H5R_OBJECT, (hid_t)-1);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate");
+    ret = H5Rget_obj_type2(dataset, H5R_OBJECT, &wbuf[0], &obj_type);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rget_obj_type2");
+    VERIFY(obj_type, H5O_TYPE_DATASET, "H5Rget_obj_type2");
+
+    /* Create reference to dataset */
+    ret = H5Rcreate(&wbuf[1], fid1, "/Group1/Dataset2", H5R_OBJECT, (hid_t)-1);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate");
+    ret = H5Rget_obj_type2(dataset, H5R_OBJECT, &wbuf[1], &obj_type);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rget_obj_type2");
+    VERIFY(obj_type, H5O_TYPE_DATASET, "H5Rget_obj_type2");
+
+    /* Create reference to group */
+    ret = H5Rcreate(&wbuf[2], fid1, "/Group1", H5R_OBJECT, (hid_t)-1);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate");
+    ret = H5Rget_obj_type2(dataset, H5R_OBJECT, &wbuf[2], &obj_type);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rget_obj_type2");
+    VERIFY(obj_type, H5O_TYPE_GROUP, "H5Rget_obj_type2");
+
+    /* Create reference to named datatype */
+    ret = H5Rcreate(&wbuf[3], fid1, "/Group1/Datatype1", H5R_OBJECT, (hid_t)-1);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate");
+    ret = H5Rget_obj_type2(dataset, H5R_OBJECT, &wbuf[3], &obj_type);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rget_obj_type2");
+    VERIFY(obj_type, H5O_TYPE_NAMED_DATATYPE, "H5Rget_obj_type2");
+
+    /* Write selection to disk */
+    ret = H5Dwrite(dataset, H5T_STD_REF_OBJ, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, wbuf);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dwrite");
+
+    /* Close disk dataspace */
+    ret = H5Sclose(sid1);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sclose");
+
+    /* Close Dataset */
+    ret = H5Dclose(dataset);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dclose");
+
+    /* Close file */
+    ret = H5Fclose(fid1);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Fclose");
+
+    /* Re-open the file */
+    fid1 = H5Fopen(FILE1, H5F_ACC_RDWR, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(fid1, FAIL, "H5Fopen");
+
+    /* Open the dataset */
+    dataset = H5Dopen2(fid1, "/Dataset3", H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(dataset, FAIL, "H5Dopen2");
+
+    /* Read selection from disk */
+    ret = H5Dread(dataset, H5T_STD_REF_OBJ, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, rbuf);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dread");
+
+    /* Open dataset object */
+    dset2 = H5Rdereference2(dataset, dapl_id, H5R_OBJECT, &rbuf[0]);
+    CHECK(dset2, FAIL, "H5Rdereference2");
+
+    /* Check information in referenced dataset */
+    sid1 = H5Dget_space(dset2);
+    CHECK(sid1, FAIL, "H5Dget_space");
+
+    ret = (int)H5Sget_simple_extent_npoints(sid1);
+    VERIFY(ret, 4, "H5Sget_simple_extent_npoints");
+
+    /* Read from disk */
+    ret = H5Dread(dset2, H5T_NATIVE_UINT, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, tbuf);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dread");
+
+    for(tu32 = (unsigned *)tbuf, i = 0; i < SPACE1_DIM1; i++, tu32++)
+        VERIFY(*tu32, (uint32_t)(i*3), "Data");
+
+    /* Close dereferenced Dataset */
+    ret = H5Dclose(dset2);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dclose");
+
+    /* Open group object.  GAPL isn't supported yet.  But it's harmless to pass in */
+    group = H5Rdereference2(dataset, H5P_DEFAULT, H5R_OBJECT, &rbuf[2]);
+    CHECK(group, FAIL, "H5Rdereference2");
+
+    /* Get group's comment */
+    size = H5Oget_comment(group, read_comment, (size_t)10);
+    CHECK(size, FAIL, "H5Oget_comment");
+
+    /* Check for correct comment value */
+    if(HDstrcmp(write_comment, read_comment) != 0)
+        TestErrPrintf("Error! Incorrect group comment, wanted: %s, got: %s\n",write_comment,read_comment);
+
+    /* Close group */
+    ret = H5Gclose(group);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Gclose");
+
+    /* Open datatype object. TAPL isn't supported yet.  But it's harmless to pass in */
+    tid1 = H5Rdereference2(dataset, H5P_DEFAULT, H5R_OBJECT, &rbuf[3]);
+    CHECK(tid1, FAIL, "H5Rdereference2");
+
+    /* Verify correct datatype */
+    {
+        H5T_class_t tclass;
+
+        tclass = H5Tget_class(tid1);
+        VERIFY(tclass, H5T_COMPOUND, "H5Tget_class");
+
+        ret= H5Tget_nmembers(tid1);
+        VERIFY(ret, 3, "H5Tget_nmembers");
+    }
+
+    /* Attempting to retrieve type of object using non-valid refs */
+    for(j = 0; j < 3; j++) {
+        H5E_BEGIN_TRY {
+            ret = H5Rget_obj_type2(dataset, H5R_OBJECT, &nvrbuf[j], &obj_type);
+        } H5E_END_TRY;
+        VERIFY(ret, FAIL, "H5Rget_obj_type2");
+    } /* end for */
+
+    /* Close datatype */
+    ret = H5Tclose(tid1);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Tclose");
+
+    /* Close Dataset */
+    ret = H5Dclose(dataset);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dclose");
+
+    /* Close dataset access property list */
+    ret = H5Pclose(dapl_id);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Pclose");
+
+    /* Close file */
+    ret = H5Fclose(fid1);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Fclose");
+
+    /* Free memory buffers */
+    HDfree(wbuf);
+    HDfree(rbuf);
+    HDfree(tbuf);
+}   /* test_reference_obj() */
+
+/****************************************************************
+**
+**  test_reference_region(): Test basic H5R (reference) object reference code.
+**      Tests references to various kinds of objects
+**
+**  Note: The libver_low/libver_high parameters are added to create the file
+**        with the low and high bounds setting in fapl.  
+**        Please see the RFC for "H5Sencode/H5Sdecode Format Change".
+**
+****************************************************************/
+static void
+test_reference_region(H5F_libver_t libver_low, H5F_libver_t libver_high)
+{
+    hid_t fid1;         /* HDF5 File IDs */
+    hid_t fapl = -1;    /* File access property list */
+    hid_t dset1,        /* Dataset ID */
+          dset2;        /* Dereferenced dataset ID */
+    hid_t sid1,         /* Dataspace ID #1 */
+          sid2;         /* Dataspace ID #2 */
+    hid_t dapl_id;      /* Dataset access property list */
+    hsize_t dims1[] = {SPACE1_DIM1},
+            dims2[] = {SPACE2_DIM1, SPACE2_DIM2};
+    hsize_t start[SPACE2_RANK];     /* Starting location of hyperslab */
+    hsize_t stride[SPACE2_RANK];    /* Stride of hyperslab */
+    hsize_t count[SPACE2_RANK];     /* Element count of hyperslab */
+    hsize_t block[SPACE2_RANK];     /* Block size of hyperslab */
+    hsize_t coord1[POINT1_NPOINTS][SPACE2_RANK]; /* Coordinates for point selection */
+    hsize_t *coords;            /* Coordinate buffer */
+    hsize_t low[SPACE2_RANK];   /* Selection bounds */
+    hsize_t high[SPACE2_RANK];  /* Selection bounds */
+    hdset_reg_ref_t *wbuf,      /* buffer to write to disk */
+                    *rbuf;      /* buffer read from disk */
+    hdset_reg_ref_t  nvrbuf[3]={{0},{101},{255}}; /* buffer with non-valid refs */
+    uint8_t *dwbuf,             /* Buffer for writing numeric data to disk */
+            *drbuf;             /* Buffer for reading numeric data from disk */
+    uint8_t *tu8;               /* Temporary pointer to uint8 data */
+    H5O_type_t obj_type;        /* Type of object */
+    int i, j;                   /* counting variables */
+    hssize_t hssize_ret;        /* hssize_t return value */
+    htri_t tri_ret;             /* htri_t return value */
+    herr_t ret;                 /* Generic return value     */
+    hdset_reg_ref_t undef_reg[1];   /* test for undefined reference */
+    hid_t dset_NA;              /* Dataset id for undefined reference */
+    hid_t space_NA;             /* Dataspace id for undefined reference */
+    hsize_t dims_NA[1] = {1};   /* Dims array for undefined reference */
+    hdset_reg_ref_t wdata_NA[1],    /* Write buffer */
+                    rdata_NA[1];    /* Read buffer */
+
+    /* Output message about test being performed */
+    MESSAGE(5, ("Testing Dataset Region Reference Functions\n"));
+
+    /* Allocate write & read buffers */
+    wbuf = (hdset_reg_ref_t *)HDcalloc(sizeof(hdset_reg_ref_t), (size_t)SPACE1_DIM1);
+    rbuf = (hdset_reg_ref_t *)HDmalloc(sizeof(hdset_reg_ref_t) * SPACE1_DIM1);
+    dwbuf = (uint8_t *)HDmalloc(sizeof(uint8_t) * SPACE2_DIM1 * SPACE2_DIM2);
+    drbuf = (uint8_t *)HDcalloc(sizeof(uint8_t), (size_t)(SPACE2_DIM1 * SPACE2_DIM2));
+
+    /* Create file access property list */
+    fapl = H5Pcreate(H5P_FILE_ACCESS);
+    CHECK(fapl, FAIL, "H5Pcreate");
+
+    /* Set the low/high version bounds in fapl */
+    ret = H5Pset_libver_bounds(fapl, libver_low, libver_high);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Pset_libver_bounds");
+
+    /* Create file with the fapl */
+    fid1 = H5Fcreate(FILE2, H5F_ACC_TRUNC, H5P_DEFAULT, fapl);
+    CHECK(fid1, FAIL, "H5Fcreate");
+
+    /* Create dataspace for datasets */
+    sid2 = H5Screate_simple(SPACE2_RANK, dims2, NULL);
+    CHECK(sid2, FAIL, "H5Screate_simple");
+
+    /* Create dataset access property list */
+    dapl_id = H5Pcreate(H5P_DATASET_ACCESS);
+    CHECK(dapl_id, FAIL, "H5Pcreate");
+
+    /* Create a dataset */
+    dset2 = H5Dcreate2(fid1, "Dataset2", H5T_STD_U8LE, sid2, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(dset2, FAIL, "H5Dcreate2");
+
+    for(tu8 = dwbuf, i = 0; i < (SPACE2_DIM1 * SPACE2_DIM2); i++)
+        *tu8++ = (uint8_t)(i * 3);
+
+    /* Write selection to disk */
+    ret = H5Dwrite(dset2, H5T_STD_U8LE, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, dwbuf);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dwrite");
+
+    /* Close Dataset */
+    ret = H5Dclose(dset2);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dclose");
+
+    /* Create dataspace for the reference dataset */
+    sid1 = H5Screate_simple(SPACE1_RANK, dims1, NULL);
+    CHECK(sid1, FAIL, "H5Screate_simple");
+
+    /* Create a dataset */
+    dset1 = H5Dcreate2(fid1, "Dataset1", H5T_STD_REF_DSETREG, sid1, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(dset1, FAIL, "H5Dcreate2");
+
+    /* Create references */
+
+    /* Select 6x6 hyperslab for first reference */
+    start[0] = 2; start[1] = 2;
+    stride[0] = 1; stride[1] = 1;
+    count[0] = 1; count[1] = 1;
+    block[0] = 6; block[1] = 6;
+    ret = H5Sselect_hyperslab(sid2, H5S_SELECT_SET, start, stride, count, block);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sselect_hyperslab");
+
+    ret = (int)H5Sget_select_npoints(sid2);
+    VERIFY(ret, 36, "H5Sget_select_npoints");
+
+    /* Store first dataset region */
+    ret = H5Rcreate(&wbuf[0], fid1, "/Dataset2", H5R_DATASET_REGION, sid2);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate");
+    ret = H5Rget_obj_type2(dset1, H5R_DATASET_REGION, &wbuf[0], &obj_type);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rget_obj_type2");
+    VERIFY(obj_type, H5O_TYPE_DATASET, "H5Rget_obj_type2");
+
+    /* Select sequence of ten points for second reference */
+    coord1[0][0] = 6; coord1[0][1] = 9;
+    coord1[1][0] = 2; coord1[1][1] = 2;
+    coord1[2][0] = 8; coord1[2][1] = 4;
+    coord1[3][0] = 1; coord1[3][1] = 6;
+    coord1[4][0] = 2; coord1[4][1] = 8;
+    coord1[5][0] = 3; coord1[5][1] = 2;
+    coord1[6][0] = 0; coord1[6][1] = 4;
+    coord1[7][0] = 9; coord1[7][1] = 0;
+    coord1[8][0] = 7; coord1[8][1] = 1;
+    coord1[9][0] = 3; coord1[9][1] = 3;
+    ret = H5Sselect_elements(sid2, H5S_SELECT_SET, (size_t)POINT1_NPOINTS, (const hsize_t *)coord1);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sselect_elements");
+
+    ret = (int)H5Sget_select_npoints(sid2);
+    VERIFY(ret, 10, "H5Sget_select_npoints");
+
+    /* Store second dataset region */
+    ret = H5Rcreate(&wbuf[1], fid1, "/Dataset2", H5R_DATASET_REGION, sid2);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate");
+
+    /* Select unlimited hyperslab for third reference */
+    start[0] = 1; start[1] = 8;
+    stride[0] = 4; stride[1] = 1;
+    count[0] = H5S_UNLIMITED; count[1] = 1;
+    block[0] = 2; block[1] = 2;
+    ret = H5Sselect_hyperslab(sid2, H5S_SELECT_SET, start, stride, count, block);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sselect_hyperslab");
+
+    hssize_ret = H5Sget_select_npoints(sid2);
+    VERIFY(hssize_ret, (hssize_t)H5S_UNLIMITED, "H5Sget_select_npoints");
+
+    /* Store third dataset region */
+    H5E_BEGIN_TRY {
+        ret = H5Rcreate(&wbuf[2], fid1, "/Dataset2", H5R_DATASET_REGION, sid2);
+    } H5E_END_TRY;
+
+    if(libver_high < H5F_LIBVER_V110)
+        VERIFY(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate");
+    else
+        CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate");
+
+    ret = H5Rget_obj_type2(dset1, H5R_DATASET_REGION, &wbuf[0], &obj_type);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rget_obj_type2");
+    VERIFY(obj_type, H5O_TYPE_DATASET, "H5Rget_obj_type2");
+
+    /* Write selection to disk */
+    ret = H5Dwrite(dset1, H5T_STD_REF_DSETREG, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, wbuf);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dwrite");
+
+    /*
+     * Store a dataset region reference which will not get written to disk
+     */
+
+    /* Create reference to an element in dset1 */
+    ret = H5Sselect_elements(sid2, H5S_SELECT_SET, (size_t)1, (const hsize_t *)coord1);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sselect_elements");
+    ret = H5Rcreate(&wdata_NA[0], fid1, "/Dataset1", H5R_DATASET_REGION, sid2);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate");
+
+    /* Create the dataspace of the region references */
+    space_NA = H5Screate_simple(1, dims_NA, NULL);
+    CHECK(space_NA, FAIL, "H5Screate_simple");
+
+    /* Create the dataset and write the region references to it */
+    dset_NA = H5Dcreate2(fid1, "DS_NA", H5T_STD_REF_DSETREG, space_NA, H5P_DEFAULT,
+                H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(dset_NA, FAIL, "H5Dcreate");
+
+    /* Close and release resources for undefined region reference tests */
+    ret = H5Dclose(dset_NA);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dclose");
+    ret = H5Sclose(space_NA);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sclose");
+
+    /* Close disk dataspace */
+    ret = H5Sclose(sid1);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sclose");
+
+    /* Close Dataset */
+    ret = H5Dclose(dset1);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dclose");
+
+    /* Close uint8 dataset dataspace */
+    ret = H5Sclose(sid2);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sclose");
+
+    /* Close file */
+    ret = H5Fclose(fid1);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Fclose");
+
+    /* Re-open the file */
+    fid1 = H5Fopen(FILE2, H5F_ACC_RDWR, fapl);
+    CHECK(fid1, FAIL, "H5Fopen");
+
+    /*
+     * Start the test of an undefined reference
+     */
+
+    /* Open the dataset of the undefined references */
+    dset_NA = H5Dopen2(fid1, "DS_NA", H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(dset_NA, FAIL, "H5Dopen2");
+
+    /* Read the data */
+    ret = H5Dread(dset_NA, H5T_STD_REF_DSETREG, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, rdata_NA);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dread");
+
+    /*
+     * Dereference an undefined reference (should fail)
+     */
+    H5E_BEGIN_TRY {
+      dset2 = H5Rdereference2(dset_NA, H5P_DEFAULT, H5R_DATASET_REGION, &rdata_NA[0]);
+    } H5E_END_TRY;
+    VERIFY(dset2, FAIL, "H5Rdereference2");
+
+    /* Close and release resources. */
+    ret = H5Dclose(dset_NA);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dclose");
+
+    /* This close should fail since H5Rdereference2 never created
+     * the id of the referenced object. */
+    H5E_BEGIN_TRY {
+      ret = H5Dclose(dset2);
+    } H5E_END_TRY;
+    VERIFY(ret, FAIL, "H5Dclose");
+
+    /*
+     * End the test of an undefined reference
+     */
+
+    /* Open the dataset */
+    dset1 = H5Dopen2(fid1, "/Dataset1", H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(dset1, FAIL, "H5Dopen2");
+
+    /* Read selection from disk */
+    ret = H5Dread(dset1, H5T_STD_REF_DSETREG, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, rbuf);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dread");
+
+    /* Try to read an unaddressed dataset */
+    dset2 = H5Rdereference2(dset1, dapl_id, H5R_DATASET_REGION, undef_reg);
+    VERIFY(dset2, FAIL, "H5Rdereference2 haddr_undef");
+
+    /* Try to open objects */
+    dset2 = H5Rdereference2(dset1, dapl_id, H5R_DATASET_REGION, &rbuf[0]);
+    CHECK(dset2, FAIL, "H5Rdereference2");
+
+    /* Check what H5Rget_obj_type2 function returns */
+    ret = H5Rget_obj_type2(dset1, H5R_DATASET_REGION, &rbuf[0], &obj_type);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rget_obj_type2");
+    VERIFY(obj_type, H5O_TYPE_DATASET, "H5Rget_obj_type2");
+
+    /* Check information in referenced dataset */
+    sid1 = H5Dget_space(dset2);
+    CHECK(sid1, FAIL, "H5Dget_space");
+
+    ret = (int)H5Sget_simple_extent_npoints(sid1);
+    VERIFY(ret, 100, "H5Sget_simple_extent_npoints");
+
+    /* Read from disk */
+    ret = H5Dread(dset2, H5T_STD_U8LE, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, drbuf);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dread");
+
+    for(tu8 = (uint8_t *)drbuf, i = 0; i < (SPACE2_DIM1 * SPACE2_DIM2); i++, tu8++)
+        VERIFY(*tu8, (uint8_t)(i * 3), "Data");
+
+    /* Get the hyperslab selection */
+    sid2 = H5Rget_region(dset1, H5R_DATASET_REGION, &rbuf[0]);
+    CHECK(sid2, FAIL, "H5Rget_region");
+
+    /* Verify correct hyperslab selected */
+    ret = (int)H5Sget_select_npoints(sid2);
+    VERIFY(ret, 36, "H5Sget_select_npoints");
+    ret = (int)H5Sget_select_hyper_nblocks(sid2);
+    VERIFY(ret, 1, "H5Sget_select_hyper_nblocks");
+    coords = (hsize_t *)HDmalloc((size_t)ret * SPACE2_RANK * sizeof(hsize_t) * 2); /* allocate space for the hyperslab blocks */
+    ret = H5Sget_select_hyper_blocklist(sid2, (hsize_t)0, (hsize_t)ret, coords);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sget_select_hyper_blocklist");
+    VERIFY(coords[0], 2, "Hyperslab Coordinates");
+    VERIFY(coords[1], 2, "Hyperslab Coordinates");
+    VERIFY(coords[2], 7, "Hyperslab Coordinates");
+    VERIFY(coords[3], 7, "Hyperslab Coordinates");
+    HDfree(coords);
+    ret = H5Sget_select_bounds(sid2, low, high);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sget_select_bounds");
+    VERIFY(low[0], 2, "Selection Bounds");
+    VERIFY(low[1], 2, "Selection Bounds");
+    VERIFY(high[0], 7, "Selection Bounds");
+    VERIFY(high[1], 7, "Selection Bounds");
+
+    /* Close region space */
+    ret = H5Sclose(sid2);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sclose");
+
+    /* Get the element selection */
+    sid2 = H5Rget_region(dset1, H5R_DATASET_REGION, &rbuf[1]);
+    CHECK(sid2, FAIL, "H5Rget_region");
+
+    /* Verify correct elements selected */
+    ret = (int)H5Sget_select_npoints(sid2);
+    VERIFY(ret, 10, "H5Sget_select_npoints");
+    ret = (int)H5Sget_select_elem_npoints(sid2);
+    VERIFY(ret, 10, "H5Sget_select_elem_npoints");
+    coords = (hsize_t *)HDmalloc((size_t)ret * SPACE2_RANK * sizeof(hsize_t)); /* allocate space for the element points */
+    ret = H5Sget_select_elem_pointlist(sid2, (hsize_t)0, (hsize_t)ret, coords);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sget_select_elem_pointlist");
+    VERIFY(coords[0], coord1[0][0], "Element Coordinates");
+    VERIFY(coords[1], coord1[0][1], "Element Coordinates");
+    VERIFY(coords[2], coord1[1][0], "Element Coordinates");
+    VERIFY(coords[3], coord1[1][1], "Element Coordinates");
+    VERIFY(coords[4], coord1[2][0], "Element Coordinates");
+    VERIFY(coords[5], coord1[2][1], "Element Coordinates");
+    VERIFY(coords[6], coord1[3][0], "Element Coordinates");
+    VERIFY(coords[7], coord1[3][1], "Element Coordinates");
+    VERIFY(coords[8], coord1[4][0], "Element Coordinates");
+    VERIFY(coords[9], coord1[4][1], "Element Coordinates");
+    VERIFY(coords[10], coord1[5][0], "Element Coordinates");
+    VERIFY(coords[11], coord1[5][1], "Element Coordinates");
+    VERIFY(coords[12], coord1[6][0], "Element Coordinates");
+    VERIFY(coords[13], coord1[6][1], "Element Coordinates");
+    VERIFY(coords[14], coord1[7][0], "Element Coordinates");
+    VERIFY(coords[15], coord1[7][1], "Element Coordinates");
+    VERIFY(coords[16], coord1[8][0], "Element Coordinates");
+    VERIFY(coords[17], coord1[8][1], "Element Coordinates");
+    VERIFY(coords[18], coord1[9][0], "Element Coordinates");
+    VERIFY(coords[19], coord1[9][1], "Element Coordinates");
+    HDfree(coords);
+    ret = H5Sget_select_bounds(sid2, low, high);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sget_select_bounds");
+    VERIFY(low[0], 0, "Selection Bounds");
+    VERIFY(low[1], 0, "Selection Bounds");
+    VERIFY(high[0], 9, "Selection Bounds");
+    VERIFY(high[1], 9, "Selection Bounds");
+
+    /* Close region space */
+    ret = H5Sclose(sid2);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sclose");
+
+    if(libver_high >= H5F_LIBVER_V110) {
+        /* Get the unlimited selection */
+        sid2 = H5Rget_region(dset1, H5R_DATASET_REGION, &rbuf[2]);
+        CHECK(sid2, FAIL, "H5Rget_region");
+
+        /* Verify correct hyperslab selected */
+        hssize_ret = H5Sget_select_npoints(sid2);
+        VERIFY(hssize_ret, (hssize_t)H5S_UNLIMITED, "H5Sget_select_npoints");
+        tri_ret = H5Sis_regular_hyperslab(sid2);
+        CHECK(tri_ret, FAIL, "H5Sis_regular_hyperslab");
+        VERIFY(tri_ret, TRUE, "H5Sis_regular_hyperslab Result");
+        ret = H5Sget_regular_hyperslab(sid2, start, stride, count, block);
+        CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sget_regular_hyperslab");
+        VERIFY(start[0], (hsize_t)1, "Hyperslab Coordinates");
+        VERIFY(start[1], (hsize_t)8, "Hyperslab Coordinates");
+        VERIFY(stride[0], (hsize_t)4, "Hyperslab Coordinates");
+        VERIFY(stride[1], (hsize_t)1, "Hyperslab Coordinates");
+        VERIFY(count[0], H5S_UNLIMITED, "Hyperslab Coordinates");
+        VERIFY(count[1], (hsize_t)1, "Hyperslab Coordinates");
+        VERIFY(block[0], (hsize_t)2, "Hyperslab Coordinates");
+        VERIFY(block[1], (hsize_t)2, "Hyperslab Coordinates");
+
+        /* Close region space */
+        ret = H5Sclose(sid2);
+        CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sclose");
+    }
+
+    /* Close first space */
+    ret = H5Sclose(sid1);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sclose");
+
+    /* Close dereferenced Dataset */
+    ret = H5Dclose(dset2);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dclose");
+
+    /* Attempting to retrieve type of object using non-valid refs */
+    for(j = 0; j < 3; j++) {
+        H5E_BEGIN_TRY {
+            ret = H5Rget_obj_type2(dset1, H5R_DATASET_REGION, &nvrbuf[j], &obj_type);
+        } H5E_END_TRY;
+        VERIFY(ret, FAIL, "H5Rget_obj_type2");
+    } /* end for */
+
+    /* Close Dataset */
+    ret = H5Dclose(dset1);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dclose");
+
+    /* Close dataset access property list */
+    ret = H5Pclose(dapl_id);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Pclose");
+
+    /* Close file */
+    ret = H5Fclose(fid1);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Fclose");
+
+    /* Free memory buffers */
+    HDfree(wbuf);
+    HDfree(rbuf);
+    HDfree(dwbuf);
+    HDfree(drbuf);
+}   /* test_reference_region() */
+
+/****************************************************************
+**
+**  test_reference_region_1D(): Test H5R (reference) object reference code.
+**      Tests 1-D references to various kinds of objects
+**
+**  Note: The libver_low/libver_high parameters are added to create the file
+**        with the low and high bounds setting in fapl.
+**        Please see the RFC for "H5Sencode/H5Sdecode Format Change".
+**
+****************************************************************/
+static void
+test_reference_region_1D(H5F_libver_t libver_low, H5F_libver_t libver_high)
+{
+    hid_t fid1;        /* HDF5 File IDs        */
+    hid_t fapl = -1;    /* File access property list */
+    hid_t dset1,        /* Dataset ID            */
+          dset3;        /* Dereferenced dataset ID */
+    hid_t sid1,         /* Dataspace ID    #1        */
+          sid3;         /* Dataspace ID    #3        */
+    hid_t dapl_id;      /* Dataset access property list */
+    hsize_t dims1[] = {SPACE1_DIM1},
+            dims3[] = {SPACE3_DIM1};
+    hsize_t start[SPACE3_RANK];     /* Starting location of hyperslab */
+    hsize_t stride[SPACE3_RANK];    /* Stride of hyperslab */
+    hsize_t count[SPACE3_RANK];     /* Element count of hyperslab */
+    hsize_t block[SPACE3_RANK];     /* Block size of hyperslab */
+    hsize_t coord1[POINT1_NPOINTS][SPACE3_RANK]; /* Coordinates for point selection */
+    hsize_t *coords;                /* Coordinate buffer */
+    hsize_t low[SPACE3_RANK];       /* Selection bounds */
+    hsize_t high[SPACE3_RANK];      /* Selection bounds */
+    hdset_reg_ref_t *wbuf,          /* buffer to write to disk */
+                    *rbuf;          /* buffer read from disk */
+    uint8_t *dwbuf,  /* Buffer for writing numeric data to disk */
+            *drbuf;  /* Buffer for reading numeric data from disk */
+    uint8_t *tu8;    /* Temporary pointer to uint8 data */
+    H5O_type_t obj_type;            /* Object type */
+    int i;          /* counting variables */
+    herr_t ret;     /* Generic return value */
+
+    /* Output message about test being performed */
+    MESSAGE(5, ("Testing 1-D Dataset Region Reference Functions\n"));
+
+    /* Allocate write & read buffers */
+    wbuf = (hdset_reg_ref_t *)HDcalloc(sizeof(hdset_reg_ref_t), (size_t)SPACE1_DIM1);
+    rbuf = (hdset_reg_ref_t *)HDmalloc(sizeof(hdset_reg_ref_t) * SPACE1_DIM1);
+    dwbuf = (uint8_t *)HDmalloc(sizeof(uint8_t) * SPACE3_DIM1);
+    drbuf = (uint8_t *)HDcalloc(sizeof(uint8_t), (size_t)SPACE3_DIM1);
+
+    /* Create the file access property list */
+    fapl = H5Pcreate(H5P_FILE_ACCESS);
+    CHECK(fapl, FAIL, "H5Pcreate");
+
+    /* Set the low/high version bounds in fapl */
+    ret = H5Pset_libver_bounds(fapl, libver_low, libver_high);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Pset_libver_bounds");
+
+    /* Create file with the fapl */
+    fid1 = H5Fcreate(FILE2, H5F_ACC_TRUNC, H5P_DEFAULT, fapl);
+    CHECK(fid1, FAIL, "H5Fcreate");
+
+    /* Create dataspace for datasets */
+    sid3 = H5Screate_simple(SPACE3_RANK, dims3, NULL);
+    CHECK(sid3, FAIL, "H5Screate_simple");
+
+    /* Create dataset access property list */
+    dapl_id = H5Pcreate(H5P_DATASET_ACCESS);
+    CHECK(dapl_id, FAIL, "H5Pcreate");
+
+    /* Create a dataset */
+    dset3 = H5Dcreate2(fid1, "Dataset2", H5T_STD_U8LE, sid3, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(dset3, FAIL, "H5Dcreate2");
+
+    for(tu8 = dwbuf, i = 0; i < SPACE3_DIM1; i++)
+        *tu8++ = (uint8_t)(i * 3);
+
+    /* Write selection to disk */
+    ret = H5Dwrite(dset3, H5T_STD_U8LE, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, dwbuf);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dwrite");
+
+    /* Close Dataset */
+    ret = H5Dclose(dset3);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dclose");
+
+    /* Create dataspace for the reference dataset */
+    sid1 = H5Screate_simple(SPACE1_RANK, dims1, NULL);
+    CHECK(sid1, FAIL, "H5Screate_simple");
+
+    /* Create a dataset */
+    dset1 = H5Dcreate2(fid1, "Dataset1", H5T_STD_REF_DSETREG, sid1, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dcreate2");
+
+    /* Create references */
+
+    /* Select 15 2x1 hyperslabs for first reference */
+    start[0] = 2;
+    stride[0] = 5;
+    count[0] = 15;
+    block[0] = 2;
+    ret = H5Sselect_hyperslab(sid3, H5S_SELECT_SET, start, stride, count, block);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sselect_hyperslab");
+
+    ret = (int)H5Sget_select_npoints(sid3);
+    VERIFY(ret, 30, "H5Sget_select_npoints");
+
+    /* Store first dataset region */
+    ret = H5Rcreate(&wbuf[0], fid1, "/Dataset2", H5R_DATASET_REGION, sid3);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate");
+    ret = H5Rget_obj_type2(dset1, H5R_DATASET_REGION, &wbuf[0], &obj_type);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rget_obj_type2");
+    VERIFY(obj_type, H5O_TYPE_DATASET, "H5Rget_obj_type2");
+
+    /* Select sequence of ten points for second reference */
+    coord1[0][0] = 16;
+    coord1[1][0] = 22;
+    coord1[2][0] = 38;
+    coord1[3][0] = 41;
+    coord1[4][0] = 52;
+    coord1[5][0] = 63;
+    coord1[6][0] = 70;
+    coord1[7][0] = 89;
+    coord1[8][0] = 97;
+    coord1[9][0] = 03;
+    ret = H5Sselect_elements(sid3, H5S_SELECT_SET, (size_t)POINT1_NPOINTS, (const hsize_t *)coord1);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sselect_elements");
+
+    ret = (int)H5Sget_select_npoints(sid3);
+    VERIFY(ret, 10, "H5Sget_select_npoints");
+
+    /* Store second dataset region */
+    ret = H5Rcreate(&wbuf[1], fid1, "/Dataset2", H5R_DATASET_REGION, sid3);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate");
+
+    /* Write selection to disk */
+    ret = H5Dwrite(dset1, H5T_STD_REF_DSETREG, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, wbuf);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dwrite");
+
+    /* Close disk dataspace */
+    ret = H5Sclose(sid1);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sclose");
+
+    /* Close Dataset */
+    ret = H5Dclose(dset1);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dclose");
+
+    /* Close uint8 dataset dataspace */
+    ret = H5Sclose(sid3);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sclose");
+
+    /* Close file */
+    ret = H5Fclose(fid1);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Fclose");
+
+    /* Re-open the file */
+    fid1 = H5Fopen(FILE2, H5F_ACC_RDWR, fapl);
+    CHECK(fid1, FAIL, "H5Fopen");
+
+    /* Open the dataset */
+    dset1 = H5Dopen2(fid1, "/Dataset1", H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(dset1, FAIL, "H5Dopen2");
+
+    /* Read selection from disk */
+    ret = H5Dread(dset1, H5T_STD_REF_DSETREG, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, rbuf);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dread");
+
+    /* Try to open objects */
+    dset3 = H5Rdereference2(dset1, dapl_id, H5R_DATASET_REGION, &rbuf[0]);
+    CHECK(dset3, FAIL, "H5Rdereference2");
+
+    /* Check what H5Rget_obj_type2 function returns */
+    ret = H5Rget_obj_type2(dset1, H5R_DATASET_REGION, &rbuf[0], &obj_type);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rget_obj_type2");
+    VERIFY(obj_type, H5O_TYPE_DATASET, "H5Rget_obj_type2");
+
+    /* Check information in referenced dataset */
+    sid1 = H5Dget_space(dset3);
+    CHECK(sid1, FAIL, "H5Dget_space");
+
+    ret = (int)H5Sget_simple_extent_npoints(sid1);
+    VERIFY(ret, 100, "H5Sget_simple_extent_npoints");
+
+    /* Read from disk */
+    ret = H5Dread(dset3, H5T_STD_U8LE, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, drbuf);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dread");
+
+    for(tu8 = (uint8_t *)drbuf, i = 0; i < SPACE3_DIM1; i++, tu8++)
+        VERIFY(*tu8, (uint8_t)(i * 3), "Data");
+
+    /* Get the hyperslab selection */
+    sid3 = H5Rget_region(dset1, H5R_DATASET_REGION, &rbuf[0]);
+    CHECK(sid3, FAIL, "H5Rget_region");
+
+    /* Verify correct hyperslab selected */
+    ret = (int)H5Sget_select_npoints(sid3);
+    VERIFY(ret, 30, "H5Sget_select_npoints");
+    ret = (int)H5Sget_select_hyper_nblocks(sid3);
+    VERIFY(ret, 15, "H5Sget_select_hyper_nblocks");
+    coords = (hsize_t *)HDmalloc((size_t)ret * SPACE3_RANK * sizeof(hsize_t) * 2); /* allocate space for the hyperslab blocks */
+    ret = H5Sget_select_hyper_blocklist(sid3, (hsize_t)0, (hsize_t)ret, coords);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sget_select_hyper_blocklist");
+    VERIFY(coords[0],   2, "Hyperslab Coordinates");
+    VERIFY(coords[1],   3, "Hyperslab Coordinates");
+    VERIFY(coords[2],   7, "Hyperslab Coordinates");
+    VERIFY(coords[3],   8, "Hyperslab Coordinates");
+    VERIFY(coords[4],  12, "Hyperslab Coordinates");
+    VERIFY(coords[5],  13, "Hyperslab Coordinates");
+    VERIFY(coords[6],  17, "Hyperslab Coordinates");
+    VERIFY(coords[7],  18, "Hyperslab Coordinates");
+    VERIFY(coords[8],  22, "Hyperslab Coordinates");
+    VERIFY(coords[9],  23, "Hyperslab Coordinates");
+    VERIFY(coords[10], 27, "Hyperslab Coordinates");
+    VERIFY(coords[11], 28, "Hyperslab Coordinates");
+    VERIFY(coords[12], 32, "Hyperslab Coordinates");
+    VERIFY(coords[13], 33, "Hyperslab Coordinates");
+    VERIFY(coords[14], 37, "Hyperslab Coordinates");
+    VERIFY(coords[15], 38, "Hyperslab Coordinates");
+    VERIFY(coords[16], 42, "Hyperslab Coordinates");
+    VERIFY(coords[17], 43, "Hyperslab Coordinates");
+    VERIFY(coords[18], 47, "Hyperslab Coordinates");
+    VERIFY(coords[19], 48, "Hyperslab Coordinates");
+    VERIFY(coords[20], 52, "Hyperslab Coordinates");
+    VERIFY(coords[21], 53, "Hyperslab Coordinates");
+    VERIFY(coords[22], 57, "Hyperslab Coordinates");
+    VERIFY(coords[23], 58, "Hyperslab Coordinates");
+    VERIFY(coords[24], 62, "Hyperslab Coordinates");
+    VERIFY(coords[25], 63, "Hyperslab Coordinates");
+    VERIFY(coords[26], 67, "Hyperslab Coordinates");
+    VERIFY(coords[27], 68, "Hyperslab Coordinates");
+    VERIFY(coords[28], 72, "Hyperslab Coordinates");
+    VERIFY(coords[29], 73, "Hyperslab Coordinates");
+    HDfree(coords);
+    ret = H5Sget_select_bounds(sid3, low, high);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sget_select_bounds");
+    VERIFY(low[0], 2, "Selection Bounds");
+    VERIFY(high[0], 73, "Selection Bounds");
+
+    /* Close region space */
+    ret = H5Sclose(sid3);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sclose");
+
+    /* Get the element selection */
+    sid3 = H5Rget_region(dset1, H5R_DATASET_REGION, &rbuf[1]);
+    CHECK(sid3, FAIL, "H5Rget_region");
+
+    /* Verify correct elements selected */
+    ret = (int)H5Sget_select_npoints(sid3);
+    VERIFY(ret, 10, "H5Sget_select_npoints");
+    ret = (int)H5Sget_select_elem_npoints(sid3);
+    VERIFY(ret, 10, "H5Sget_select_elem_npoints");
+    coords = (hsize_t *)HDmalloc((size_t)ret * SPACE3_RANK * sizeof(hsize_t)); /* allocate space for the element points */
+    ret = H5Sget_select_elem_pointlist(sid3, (hsize_t)0, (hsize_t)ret, coords);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sget_select_elem_pointlist");
+    VERIFY(coords[0], coord1[0][0], "Element Coordinates");
+    VERIFY(coords[1], coord1[1][0], "Element Coordinates");
+    VERIFY(coords[2], coord1[2][0], "Element Coordinates");
+    VERIFY(coords[3], coord1[3][0], "Element Coordinates");
+    VERIFY(coords[4], coord1[4][0], "Element Coordinates");
+    VERIFY(coords[5], coord1[5][0], "Element Coordinates");
+    VERIFY(coords[6], coord1[6][0], "Element Coordinates");
+    VERIFY(coords[7], coord1[7][0], "Element Coordinates");
+    VERIFY(coords[8], coord1[8][0], "Element Coordinates");
+    VERIFY(coords[9], coord1[9][0], "Element Coordinates");
+    HDfree(coords);
+    ret = H5Sget_select_bounds(sid3, low, high);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sget_select_bounds");
+    VERIFY(low[0], 3, "Selection Bounds");
+    VERIFY(high[0], 97, "Selection Bounds");
+
+    /* Close region space */
+    ret = H5Sclose(sid3);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sclose");
+
+    /* Close first space */
+    ret = H5Sclose(sid1);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sclose");
+
+    /* Close dereferenced Dataset */
+    ret = H5Dclose(dset3);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dclose");
+
+    /* Close Dataset */
+    ret = H5Dclose(dset1);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dclose");
+
+    /* Close dataset access property list */
+    ret = H5Pclose(dapl_id);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Pclose");
+
+    /* Close file access property list */
+    ret = H5Pclose(fapl);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Pclose");
+
+    /* Close file */
+    ret = H5Fclose(fid1);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Fclose");
+
+    /* Free memory buffers */
+    HDfree(wbuf);
+    HDfree(rbuf);
+    HDfree(dwbuf);
+    HDfree(drbuf);
+}   /* test_reference_region_1D() */
+
+/****************************************************************
+**
+**  test_reference_obj_deleted(): Test H5R (reference) object reference code.
+**      Tests for correct failures for deleted and non-existent objects
+**
+****************************************************************/
+static void
+test_reference_obj_deleted(void)
+{
+    hid_t        fid1;        /* HDF5 File IDs        */
+    hid_t        dataset,    /* Dataset ID            */
+                dset2;      /* Dereferenced dataset ID */
+    hid_t        sid1;       /* Dataspace ID            */
+    hobj_ref_t  oref;       /* Object Reference to test */
+    H5O_type_t          obj_type;       /* Object type */
+    haddr_t addr = HADDR_UNDEF; /* test for undefined reference */
+    herr_t        ret;        /* Generic return value        */
+
+    /* Create file */
+    fid1 = H5Fcreate(FILE3, H5F_ACC_TRUNC, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(fid1, FAIL, "H5Fcreate");
+
+    /* Create scalar dataspace for datasets */
+    sid1 = H5Screate_simple(0, NULL, NULL);
+    CHECK(sid1, FAIL, "H5Screate_simple");
+
+    /* Create a dataset to reference (deleted later) */
+    dataset = H5Dcreate2(fid1, "Dataset1", H5T_NATIVE_INT, sid1, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(dataset, FAIL, "H5Dcreate2");
+
+    /* Close Dataset */
+    ret = H5Dclose(dataset);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dclose");
+
+    /* Create a dataset */
+    dataset = H5Dcreate2(fid1, "Dataset2", H5T_STD_REF_OBJ, sid1, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(dataset, FAIL, "H5Dcreate2");
+
+    /* Create reference to dataset */
+    ret = H5Rcreate(&oref, fid1, "/Dataset1", H5R_OBJECT, (hid_t)-1);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate");
+    ret = H5Rget_obj_type2(dataset, H5R_OBJECT, &oref, &obj_type);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rget_obj_type2");
+    VERIFY(obj_type, H5O_TYPE_DATASET, "H5Rget_obj_type2");
+
+    /* Write selection to disk */
+    ret = H5Dwrite(dataset, H5T_STD_REF_OBJ, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, &oref);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dwrite");
+
+    /* Close Dataset */
+    ret = H5Dclose(dataset);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dclose");
+
+    /* Delete referenced dataset */
+    ret = H5Ldelete(fid1, "/Dataset1", H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Ldelete");
+
+    /* Close disk dataspace */
+    ret = H5Sclose(sid1);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sclose");
+
+    /* Close file */
+    ret = H5Fclose(fid1);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Fclose");
+
+    /* Re-open the file */
+    fid1 = H5Fopen(FILE3, H5F_ACC_RDWR, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(fid1, FAIL, "H5Fopen");
+
+    /* Open the dataset */
+    dataset = H5Dopen2(fid1, "/Dataset2", H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dopen2");
+
+    /* Open undefined reference */
+    dset2 = H5Rdereference2(dataset, H5P_DEFAULT, H5R_OBJECT, &addr);
+    VERIFY(dset2, FAIL, "H5Rdereference2");
+
+    /* Read selection from disk */
+    HDmemset(&oref, 0, sizeof(hobj_ref_t));
+    ret = H5Dread(dataset, H5T_STD_REF_OBJ, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, &oref);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dread");
+
+    /* Open deleted dataset object */
+    dset2 = H5Rdereference2(dataset, H5P_DEFAULT, H5R_OBJECT, &oref);
+    VERIFY(dset2, FAIL, "H5Rdereference2");
+
+    /* Open nonsense reference */
+    HDmemset(&oref, 0, sizeof(hobj_ref_t));
+    dset2 = H5Rdereference2(dataset, H5P_DEFAULT, H5R_OBJECT, &oref);
+    VERIFY(dset2, FAIL, "H5Rdereference2");
+
+    /* Close Dataset */
+    ret = H5Dclose(dataset);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dclose");
+
+    /* Close file */
+    ret = H5Fclose(fid1);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Fclose");
+}   /* test_reference_obj_deleted() */
+
+/****************************************************************
+**
+**  test_deref_iter_op(): Iterator callback for test_reference_group_iterate()
+**      test.
+**
+****************************************************************/
+static herr_t
+test_deref_iter_op(hid_t H5_ATTR_UNUSED group, const char *name, const H5L_info_t H5_ATTR_UNUSED *info,
+    void *op_data)
+{
+    int *count = (int *)op_data;        /* Pointer to name counter */
+    herr_t ret_value;
+
+    /* Simple check for correct names */
+    if(*count == 0) {
+        if(HDstrcmp(name, DSETNAME2) == 0)
+            ret_value = 0;
+        else
+            ret_value = -1;
+    } /* end if */
+    else if(*count == 1) {
+        if(HDstrcmp(name, GROUPNAME2) == 0)
+            ret_value = 0;
+        else
+            ret_value = -1;
+    } /* end if */
+    else if(*count == 2) {
+        if(HDstrcmp(name, GROUPNAME3) == 0)
+            ret_value = 0;
+        else
+            ret_value = -1;
+    } /* end if */
+    else
+        ret_value = -1;
+
+    (*count)++;
+
+    return(ret_value);
+} /* end test_deref_iter_op() */
+
+/****************************************************************
+**
+**  test_reference_group(): Test H5R (reference) object reference code.
+**      Tests for correct behavior of various routines on dereferenced group
+**
+****************************************************************/
+static void
+test_reference_group(void)
+{
+    hid_t fid = -1;             /* File ID */
+    hid_t gid = -1, gid2 = -1;  /* Group IDs */
+    hid_t did;                  /* Dataset ID */
+    hid_t sid;                  /* Dataspace ID */
+    hobj_ref_t wref;            /* Reference to write */
+    hobj_ref_t rref;            /* Reference to read */
+    H5G_info_t ginfo;           /* Group info struct */
+    char objname[NAME_SIZE];    /* Buffer to store name */
+    H5O_info_t oinfo;           /* Object info struct */
+    int count = 0;              /* Count within iterated group */
+    ssize_t size;               /* Name length */
+    herr_t ret;
+
+    /* Create file with a group and a dataset containing an object reference to the group */
+    fid = H5Fcreate(FILE1, H5F_ACC_TRUNC, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(fid, FAIL, "H5Fcreate");
+
+    /* Create dataspace to use for dataset */
+    sid = H5Screate(H5S_SCALAR);
+    CHECK(sid, FAIL, "H5Screate");
+
+    /* Create group to refer to */
+    gid = H5Gcreate2(fid, GROUPNAME,  H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(gid, FAIL, "H5Gcreate2");
+
+    /* Create nested groups */
+    gid2 = H5Gcreate2(gid, GROUPNAME2,  H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(gid2, FAIL, "H5Gcreate2");
+    ret = H5Gclose(gid2);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Gclose");
+
+    gid2 = H5Gcreate2(gid, GROUPNAME3,  H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(gid2, FAIL, "H5Gcreate2");
+    ret = H5Gclose(gid2);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Gclose");
+
+    /* Create bottom dataset */
+    did = H5Dcreate2(gid, DSETNAME2, H5T_NATIVE_INT, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    assert(did > 0);
+    ret = H5Dclose(did);
+    assert(ret >= 0);
+
+    ret = H5Gclose(gid);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Gclose");
+
+    /* Create dataset */
+    did = H5Dcreate2(fid, DSETNAME, H5T_STD_REF_OBJ, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(did, FAIL, "H5Dcreate2");
+
+    /* Create reference to group */
+    ret = H5Rcreate(&wref, fid, GROUPNAME, H5R_OBJECT, (hid_t)-1);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate");
+
+    /* Write reference to disk */
+    ret = H5Dwrite(did, H5T_STD_REF_OBJ, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, &wref);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dwrite");
+
+    /* Close objects */
+    ret = H5Dclose(did);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dclose");
+    ret = H5Sclose(sid);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sclose");
+    ret = H5Fclose(fid);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Fclose");
+
+
+    /* Re-open file */
+    fid = H5Fopen(FILE1, H5F_ACC_RDWR, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(fid, FAIL, "H5Fopen");
+
+    /* Re-open dataset */
+    did = H5Dopen2(fid, DSETNAME, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(did, FAIL, "H5Dopen2");
+
+    /* Read in the reference */
+    ret = H5Dread(did, H5T_STD_REF_OBJ, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, &rref);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dread");
+
+    /* Dereference to get the group */
+    gid = H5Rdereference2(did, H5P_DEFAULT, H5R_OBJECT, &rref);
+    CHECK(gid, FAIL, "H5Rdereference2");
+
+    /* Iterate through objects in dereferenced group */
+    ret = H5Literate(gid, H5_INDEX_NAME, H5_ITER_INC, NULL, test_deref_iter_op, &count);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Literate");
+
+    /* Various queries on the group opened */
+    ret = H5Gget_info(gid, &ginfo);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Gget_info");
+    VERIFY(ginfo.nlinks, 3, "H5Gget_info");
+
+    size = H5Lget_name_by_idx(gid, ".", H5_INDEX_NAME, H5_ITER_INC, (hsize_t)0, objname, (size_t)NAME_SIZE, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(size, FAIL, "H5Lget_name_by_idx");
+    VERIFY_STR(objname, DSETNAME2, "H5Lget_name_by_idx");
+
+    ret = H5Oget_info_by_idx2(gid, ".", H5_INDEX_NAME, H5_ITER_INC, (hsize_t)0, &oinfo, H5O_INFO_BASIC, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Oget_info_by_idx");
+    VERIFY(oinfo.type, H5O_TYPE_DATASET, "H5Oget_info_by_idx");
+
+    /* Unlink one of the objects in the dereferenced group */
+    ret = H5Ldelete(gid, GROUPNAME2, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Ldelete");
+
+    /* Delete dataset object in dereferenced group (with other dataset still open) */
+    ret = H5Ldelete(gid, DSETNAME2, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Ldelete");
+
+    /* Close objects */
+    ret = H5Dclose(did);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dclose");
+    ret = H5Gclose(gid);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Gclose");
+    ret = H5Fclose(fid);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Fclose");
+}   /* test_reference_group() */
+
+#ifndef H5_NO_DEPRECATED_SYMBOLS
+/****************************************************************
+**
+**  test_reference_compat(): Test basic H5R (reference) object reference code.
+**      Tests deprecated API routines
+**
+****************************************************************/
+static void
+test_reference_compat(void)
+{
+    hid_t    fid1;        /* HDF5 File IDs        */
+    hid_t    dataset, dset2;    /* Dataset ID            */
+    hid_t    group, group2;  /* Group ID                     */
+    hid_t    sid1,           /* Dataspace IDs        */
+                sid2;
+    hid_t    tid1, tid2;     /* Datatype ID            */
+    hsize_t    dims1[] = {SPACE1_DIM1},
+                dims2[] = {SPACE2_DIM1, SPACE2_DIM2};
+    hsize_t    start[SPACE2_RANK];     /* Starting location of hyperslab */
+    hsize_t    stride[SPACE2_RANK];    /* Stride of hyperslab */
+    hsize_t    count[SPACE2_RANK];     /* Element count of hyperslab */
+    hsize_t    block[SPACE2_RANK];     /* Block size of hyperslab */
+    hsize_t    coord1[POINT1_NPOINTS][SPACE2_RANK]; /* Coordinates for point selection */
+    hobj_ref_t *wbuf_obj,       /* Buffer to write to disk */
+               *rbuf_obj;       /* Buffer read from disk */
+    hdset_reg_ref_t *wbuf_reg,  /* Buffer to write to disk */
+               *rbuf_reg;       /* Buffer read from disk */
+    H5G_obj_t   obj_type;       /* Object type */
+    herr_t    ret;        /* Generic return value        */
+
+    /* Output message about test being performed */
+    MESSAGE(5, ("Testing Deprecated Object Reference Functions\n"));
+
+    /* Allocate write & read buffers */
+    wbuf_obj = (hobj_ref_t *)HDcalloc(sizeof(hobj_ref_t), SPACE1_DIM1);
+    rbuf_obj = (hobj_ref_t *)HDmalloc(sizeof(hobj_ref_t) * SPACE1_DIM1);
+    wbuf_reg = (hdset_reg_ref_t *)HDcalloc(sizeof(hdset_reg_ref_t), SPACE1_DIM1);
+    rbuf_reg = (hdset_reg_ref_t *)HDmalloc(sizeof(hdset_reg_ref_t) * SPACE1_DIM1);
+
+    /* Create file */
+    fid1 = H5Fcreate(FILE1, H5F_ACC_TRUNC, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(fid1, FAIL, "H5Fcreate");
+
+    /* Create dataspace for datasets */
+    sid1 = H5Screate_simple(SPACE1_RANK, dims1, NULL);
+    CHECK(sid1, FAIL, "H5Screate_simple");
+
+    /* Create another dataspace for datasets */
+    sid2 = H5Screate_simple(SPACE2_RANK, dims2, NULL);
+    CHECK(sid2, FAIL, "H5Screate_simple");
+
+    /* Create a group */
+    group = H5Gcreate2(fid1, "Group1", H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(group, FAIL, "H5Gcreate2");
+
+    /* Create a dataset (inside Group1) */
+    dataset = H5Dcreate2(group, "Dataset1", H5T_NATIVE_UINT, sid2, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(dataset, FAIL, "H5Dcreate2");
+
+    /* Close Dataset */
+    ret = H5Dclose(dataset);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dclose");
+
+    /* Create another dataset (inside Group1) */
+    dataset = H5Dcreate2(group, "Dataset2", H5T_NATIVE_UCHAR, sid2, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(dataset, FAIL, "H5Dcreate2");
+
+    /* Close Dataset */
+    ret = H5Dclose(dataset);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dclose");
+
+    /* Create a datatype to refer to */
+    tid1 = H5Tcreate(H5T_COMPOUND, sizeof(s1_t));
+    CHECK(tid1, FAIL, "H5Tcreate");
+
+    /* Insert fields */
+    ret = H5Tinsert(tid1, "a", HOFFSET(s1_t,a), H5T_NATIVE_INT);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Tinsert");
+
+    ret = H5Tinsert(tid1, "b", HOFFSET(s1_t,b), H5T_NATIVE_INT);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Tinsert");
+
+    ret = H5Tinsert(tid1, "c", HOFFSET(s1_t,c), H5T_NATIVE_FLOAT);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Tinsert");
+
+    /* Save datatype for later */
+    ret = H5Tcommit2(group, "Datatype1", tid1, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Tcommit2");
+
+    /* Close datatype */
+    ret = H5Tclose(tid1);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Tclose");
+
+    /* Close group */
+    ret = H5Gclose(group);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Gclose");
+
+
+    /* Create a dataset with object reference datatype */
+    dataset = H5Dcreate2(fid1, "Dataset3", H5T_STD_REF_OBJ, sid1, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(dataset, FAIL, "H5Dcreate2");
+
+    /* Create reference to dataset */
+    ret = H5Rcreate(&wbuf_obj[0], fid1, "/Group1/Dataset1", H5R_OBJECT, (hid_t)-1);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate");
+
+    /* Create reference to dataset */
+    ret = H5Rcreate(&wbuf_obj[1], fid1, "/Group1/Dataset2", H5R_OBJECT, (hid_t)-1);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate");
+
+    /* Create reference to group */
+    ret = H5Rcreate(&wbuf_obj[2], fid1, "/Group1", H5R_OBJECT, (hid_t)-1);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate");
+
+    /* Create reference to named datatype */
+    ret = H5Rcreate(&wbuf_obj[3], fid1, "/Group1/Datatype1", H5R_OBJECT, (hid_t)-1);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate");
+
+    /* Write references to disk */
+    ret = H5Dwrite(dataset, H5T_STD_REF_OBJ, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, wbuf_obj);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dwrite");
+
+    /* Close Dataset */
+    ret = H5Dclose(dataset);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dclose");
+
+
+    /* Create a dataset with region reference datatype */
+    dataset = H5Dcreate2(fid1, "Dataset4", H5T_STD_REF_DSETREG, sid1, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(dataset, FAIL, "H5Dcreate2");
+
+    /* Select 6x6 hyperslab for first reference */
+    start[0] = 2; start[1] = 2;
+    stride[0] = 1; stride[1] = 1;
+    count[0] = 1; count[1] = 1;
+    block[0] = 6; block[1] = 6;
+    ret = H5Sselect_hyperslab(sid2, H5S_SELECT_SET, start, stride, count, block);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sselect_hyperslab");
+
+    /* Create first dataset region */
+    ret = H5Rcreate(&wbuf_reg[0], fid1, "/Group1/Dataset1", H5R_DATASET_REGION, sid2);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate");
+
+    /* Select sequence of ten points for second reference */
+    coord1[0][0] = 6; coord1[0][1] = 9;
+    coord1[1][0] = 2; coord1[1][1] = 2;
+    coord1[2][0] = 8; coord1[2][1] = 4;
+    coord1[3][0] = 1; coord1[3][1] = 6;
+    coord1[4][0] = 2; coord1[4][1] = 8;
+    coord1[5][0] = 3; coord1[5][1] = 2;
+    coord1[6][0] = 0; coord1[6][1] = 4;
+    coord1[7][0] = 9; coord1[7][1] = 0;
+    coord1[8][0] = 7; coord1[8][1] = 1;
+    coord1[9][0] = 3; coord1[9][1] = 3;
+    ret = H5Sselect_elements(sid2, H5S_SELECT_SET, (size_t)POINT1_NPOINTS, (const hsize_t *)coord1);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sselect_elements");
+
+    /* Create second dataset region */
+    ret = H5Rcreate(&wbuf_reg[1], fid1, "/Group1/Dataset2", H5R_DATASET_REGION, sid2);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Rcreate");
+
+    /* Write selection to disk */
+    ret = H5Dwrite(dataset, H5T_STD_REF_DSETREG, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, wbuf_reg);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dwrite");
+
+    /* Close Dataset */
+    ret = H5Dclose(dataset);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dclose");
+
+
+    /* Close disk dataspaces */
+    ret = H5Sclose(sid1);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sclose");
+    ret = H5Sclose(sid2);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Sclose");
+
+    /* Close file */
+    ret = H5Fclose(fid1);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Fclose");
+
+
+    /* Re-open the file */
+    fid1 = H5Fopen(FILE1, H5F_ACC_RDWR, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(fid1, FAIL, "H5Fopen");
+
+    /* Open the object reference dataset */
+    dataset = H5Dopen2(fid1, "/Dataset3", H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(dataset, FAIL, "H5Dopen2");
+
+    /* Read selection from disk */
+    ret = H5Dread(dataset, H5T_STD_REF_OBJ, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, rbuf_obj);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dread");
+
+    /* Verify type of objects pointed at */
+    obj_type = H5Rget_obj_type1(dataset, H5R_OBJECT, &rbuf_obj[0]);
+    CHECK(obj_type, H5G_UNKNOWN, "H5Rget_obj_type1");
+    VERIFY(obj_type, H5G_DATASET, "H5Rget_obj_type1");
+
+    obj_type = H5Rget_obj_type1(dataset, H5R_OBJECT, &rbuf_obj[1]);
+    CHECK(obj_type, H5G_UNKNOWN, "H5Rget_obj_type1");
+    VERIFY(obj_type, H5G_DATASET, "H5Rget_obj_type1");
+
+    obj_type = H5Rget_obj_type1(dataset, H5R_OBJECT, &rbuf_obj[2]);
+    CHECK(obj_type, H5G_UNKNOWN, "H5Rget_obj_type1");
+    VERIFY(obj_type, H5G_GROUP, "H5Rget_obj_type1");
+
+    obj_type = H5Rget_obj_type1(dataset, H5R_OBJECT, &rbuf_obj[3]);
+    CHECK(obj_type, H5G_UNKNOWN, "H5Rget_obj_type1");
+    VERIFY(obj_type, H5G_TYPE, "H5Rget_obj_type1");
+
+
+    /* Make sure the referenced objects can be opened */
+    dset2 = H5Rdereference1(dataset, H5R_OBJECT, &rbuf_obj[0]);
+    CHECK(dset2, FAIL, "H5Rdereference1");
+
+    ret = H5Dclose(dset2);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dclose");
+
+    dset2 = H5Rdereference1(dataset, H5R_OBJECT, &rbuf_obj[1]);
+    CHECK(dset2, FAIL, "H5Rdereference1");
+
+    ret = H5Dclose(dset2);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dclose");
+
+    group2 = H5Rdereference1(dataset, H5R_OBJECT, &rbuf_obj[2]);
+    CHECK(group2, FAIL, "H5Rdereference1");
+
+    ret = H5Gclose(group2);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Gclose");
+
+    tid2 = H5Rdereference1(dataset, H5R_OBJECT, &rbuf_obj[3]);
+    CHECK(tid2, FAIL, "H5Rdereference1");
+
+    ret = H5Tclose(tid2);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Tclose");
+
+    /* Close Dataset */
+    ret = H5Dclose(dataset);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dclose");
+
+
+    /* Open the dataset region reference dataset */
+    dataset = H5Dopen2(fid1, "/Dataset4", H5P_DEFAULT);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dopen2");
+
+    /* Read selection from disk */
+    ret = H5Dread(dataset, H5T_STD_REF_DSETREG, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, rbuf_reg);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dread");
+
+    /* Verify type of objects pointed at */
+    obj_type = H5Rget_obj_type1(dataset, H5R_DATASET_REGION, &rbuf_reg[0]);
+    CHECK(obj_type, H5G_UNKNOWN, "H5Rget_obj_type1");
+    VERIFY(obj_type, H5G_DATASET, "H5Rget_obj_type1");
+
+    obj_type = H5Rget_obj_type1(dataset, H5R_DATASET_REGION, &rbuf_reg[1]);
+    CHECK(obj_type, H5G_UNKNOWN, "H5Rget_obj_type1");
+    VERIFY(obj_type, H5G_DATASET, "H5Rget_obj_type1");
+
+    obj_type = H5Rget_obj_type1(dataset, H5R_DATASET_REGION, &rbuf_reg[2]);
+    VERIFY(obj_type, H5G_UNKNOWN, "H5Rget_obj_type1");
+
+    obj_type = H5Rget_obj_type1(dataset, H5R_DATASET_REGION, &rbuf_reg[3]);
+    VERIFY(obj_type, H5G_UNKNOWN, "H5Rget_obj_type1");
+
+    /* Make sure the referenced objects can be opened */
+    dset2 = H5Rdereference1(dataset, H5R_DATASET_REGION, &rbuf_reg[0]);
+    CHECK(dset2, FAIL, "H5Rdereference1");
+
+    ret = H5Dclose(dset2);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dclose");
+
+    dset2 = H5Rdereference1(dataset, H5R_DATASET_REGION, &rbuf_reg[1]);
+    CHECK(dset2, FAIL, "H5Rdereference1");
+
+    ret = H5Dclose(dset2);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dclose");
+
+    /* Close Dataset */
+    ret = H5Dclose(dataset);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Dclose");
+
+    /* Close file */
+    ret = H5Fclose(fid1);
+    CHECK(ret, FAIL, "H5Fclose");
+
+    /* Free memory buffers */
+    HDfree(wbuf_obj);
+    HDfree(rbuf_obj);
+    HDfree(wbuf_reg);
+    HDfree(rbuf_reg);
+}   /* test_reference_compat() */
+#endif /* H5_NO_DEPRECATED_SYMBOLS */
+
+/****************************************************************
+**
+**  test_reference_deprec(): Main H5R reference testing routine.
+**
+****************************************************************/
+void
+test_reference_deprec(void)
+{
+    H5F_libver_t low, high;     /* Low and high bounds */
+
+    /* Output message about test being performed */
+    MESSAGE(5, ("Testing Deprecated References\n"));
+
+    test_reference_params();    /* Test for correct parameter checking */
+    test_reference_obj();       /* Test basic H5R object reference code */
+
+    /* Loop through all the combinations of low/high version bounds */
+    for(low = H5F_LIBVER_EARLIEST; low < H5F_LIBVER_NBOUNDS; H5_INC_ENUM(H5F_libver_t, low)) {
+        for(high = H5F_LIBVER_EARLIEST; high < H5F_LIBVER_NBOUNDS; H5_INC_ENUM(H5F_libver_t, high)) {
+
+            /* Invalid combinations, just continue */
+            if(high == H5F_LIBVER_EARLIEST || high < low)
+                continue;
+
+            test_reference_region(low, high);       /* Test basic H5R dataset region reference code */
+            test_reference_region_1D(low, high);    /* Test H5R dataset region reference code for 1-D datasets */
+
+        } /* end high bound */
+    } /* end low bound */
+
+    test_reference_obj_deleted(); /* Test H5R object reference code for deleted objects */
+    test_reference_group();     /* Test operations on dereferenced groups */
+#ifndef H5_NO_DEPRECATED_SYMBOLS
+    test_reference_compat();    /* Test operations with old API routines */
+#endif /* H5_NO_DEPRECATED_SYMBOLS */
+
+}   /* test_reference() */
+
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function:    cleanup_reference
+ *
+ * Purpose:    Cleanup temporary test files
+ *
+ * Return:    none
+ *
+ * Programmer:    Quincey Koziol
+ *              September 8, 1998
+ *
+ * Modifications:
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+void
+cleanup_reference_deprec(void)
+{
+    HDremove(FILE1);
+    HDremove(FILE2);
+    HDremove(FILE3);
+}
+