1 files changed, 10 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/c++/src/H5AtomType.h b/c++/src/H5AtomType.h
index 14834c3..bd8467c 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5AtomType.h
+++ b/c++/src/H5AtomType.h
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+// Class AtomType is a base class, from which IntType, FloatType, StrType,
+// and PredType inherit.  It provides the services that are common to these
+// subclasses.  It also inherits from DataType and passes down the
+// services that are common to all the datatypes.
+
 #ifndef _H5AtomType_H
 #define _H5AtomType_H
 
@@ -6,9 +11,6 @@ namespace H5 {
 #endif
 class AtomType : public DataType {
    public:
-	// Copy constructor - makes copy of the original object
-	AtomType( const AtomType& original );
-
 	// Sets the total size for an atomic datatype. 
 	void setSize( size_t size ) const;
 
@@ -38,13 +40,17 @@ class AtomType : public DataType {
 	// Sets the least and most-significant bits padding types
 	// void setPad( H5T_pad_t lsb, H5T_pad_t msb ) const;
 
+	// Copy constructor - makes copy of the original object
+	AtomType( const AtomType& original );
+
+	// Default destructor
 	virtual ~AtomType();
 
    protected:
 	// Default constructor
 	AtomType();
 
-	// Constructor that takes an existing id - for predefined type
+	// Constructor that takes an existing id
 	AtomType( const hid_t existing_id );
 };
 #ifndef H5_NO_NAMESPACE