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+/* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
+ * Copyright by The HDF Group.                                               *
+ * 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://www.hdfgroup.org/licenses.               *
+ * If you do not have access to either file, you may request a copy from     *
+ * help@hdfgroup.org.                                                        *
+ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */
+
+/*
+ *  This example illustrates how to create and close a group.
+ *  It is used in the HDF5 Tutorial.
+ */
+
+#include <iostream>
+using std::cout;
+using std::endl;
+
+#include <string>
+#include "H5Cpp.h"
+using namespace H5;
+
+const H5std_string FILE_NAME("h5tutr_group.h5");
+
+int
+main(void)
+{
+    // Try block to detect exceptions raised by any of the calls inside it
+    try {
+        // Turn off the auto-printing when failure occurs so that we can
+        // handle the errors appropriately
+        Exception::dontPrint();
+
+        // Create a new file using default property lists.
+        H5File file(FILE_NAME, H5F_ACC_TRUNC);
+
+        // Create a group named "/MygGroup" in the file
+        Group group(file.createGroup("/MyGroup"));
+
+        // File and group will be closed as their instances go out of scope.
+
+    } // end of try block
+
+    // catch failure caused by the H5File operations
+    catch (FileIException error) {
+        error.printErrorStack();
+        return -1;
+    }
+    // catch failure caused by the Group operations
+    catch (GroupIException error) {
+        error.printErrorStack();
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}