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+#include <string>
+
+#include "H5Include.h"
+#include "H5RefCounter.h"
+#include "H5Exception.h"
+#include "H5IdComponent.h"
+#include "H5PropList.h"
+#include "H5Object.h"
+#include "H5AbstractDs.h"
+#include "H5Alltypes.h"
+
+#ifndef H5_NO_NAMESPACE
+namespace H5 {
+#endif
+
+// Default constructor
+AbstractDs::AbstractDs() : H5Object() {}
+
+// Constructor that takes an id
+AbstractDs::AbstractDs( const hid_t ds_id ) : H5Object( ds_id ) {}
+
+// Copy constructor: makes copy of the original object; simply invokes
+// base-class copy constructor.
+AbstractDs::AbstractDs( const AbstractDs& original ) : H5Object( original ) {}
+
+// Returns the class of the datatype that is used by this dataset
+H5T_class_t AbstractDs::getTypeClass() const
+{
+   // Gets the datatype used by this dataset or attribute.
+   // p_getType calls either H5Dget_type or H5Aget_type depending on 
+   // which object invokes getTypeClass
+   DataType datatype( p_getType());
+
+   // Gets the class of the datatype and validate it before returning
+   H5T_class_t type_class = H5Tget_class( datatype.getId());
+   if( type_class != H5T_NO_CLASS )
+      return( type_class );
+   else
+   {
+      throw DataTypeIException();
+   }
+}
+
+// Returns the generic datatype of this abstract dataset which 
+// can be a dataset or an attribute.
+DataType AbstractDs::getDataType() const
+{
+   // Gets the id of the datatype used by this dataset or attribute.
+   // p_getType calls either H5Dget_type or H5Aget_type depending on 
+   // which object invokes getTypeClass
+   hid_t datatype_id = p_getType();  // returned value is already validated
+
+   // Create and return the DataType object
+   DataType datatype( datatype_id );
+   return( datatype );
+}
+
+// Returns the enumeration datatype of this abstract dataset which 
+// can be a dataset or an attribute.
+EnumType AbstractDs::getEnumType() const
+{
+   EnumType enumtype( p_getType());
+   return( enumtype );
+}
+
+// Returns the compound datatype of this abstract dataset which 
+// can be a dataset or an attribute.
+CompType AbstractDs::getCompType() const
+{
+   CompType comptype( p_getType());
+   return( comptype );
+}
+
+// Returns the integer datatype of this abstract dataset which 
+// can be a dataset or an attribute.
+IntType AbstractDs::getIntType() const
+{
+   IntType inttype( p_getType());
+   return( inttype );
+}
+
+// Returns the floating-point datatype of this abstract dataset which 
+// can be a dataset or an attribute.
+FloatType AbstractDs::getFloatType() const
+{
+   FloatType floatype( p_getType());
+   return( floatype );
+}
+
+// Returns the string datatype of this abstract dataset which 
+// can be a dataset or an attribute.
+StrType AbstractDs::getStrType() const
+{
+   StrType strtype( p_getType());
+   return( strtype );
+}
+
+/* This version of getDataType is older style.  New style above doesn't
+use overloading.  Remove it when knowing for sure that the other way
+is prefered
+// Gets the specific datatype of this abstract dataset which can be a 
+// dataset or an attribute.  Several overloaded getDataType's below
+// are for specific sub-datatypes.
+void AbstractDs::getDataType( EnumType& enumtype ) const
+{
+   enumtype.setId( p_getType());
+}
+
+void AbstractDs::getDataType( CompType& comptype ) const
+{
+   comptype.setId( p_getType());
+}
+
+void AbstractDs::getDataType( IntType& inttype ) const
+{
+   inttype.setId( p_getType());
+}
+
+void AbstractDs::getDataType( FloatType& floatype ) const
+{
+   floatype.setId( p_getType());
+}
+
+void AbstractDs::getDataType( StrType& strtype ) const
+{
+   strtype.setId( p_getType());
+}
+end of old style of getDataType */
+
+#ifndef H5_NO_NAMESPACE
+} // end namespace
+#endif