1 files changed, 52 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/c++/src/H5AtomType.h b/c++/src/H5AtomType.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..165cbf5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/c++/src/H5AtomType.h
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+#ifndef _H5AtomType_H
+#define _H5AtomType_H
+
+#ifndef H5_NO_NAMESPACE
+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;
+
+	// Returns the byte order of an atomic datatype. 
+	H5T_order_t getOrder( string& order_string ) const;
+
+	// Sets the byte ordering of an atomic datatype. 
+	void setOrder( H5T_order_t order ) const;
+
+	// Returns the precision of an atomic datatype. 
+	size_t getPrecision() const;
+
+	// Sets the precision of an atomic datatype. 
+	void setPrecision( size_t precision ) const;
+
+	// Retrieves the bit offset of the first significant bit. 
+	size_t getOffset() const;
+
+	// Sets the bit offset of the first significant bit. 
+	void setOffset( size_t offset ) const;
+
+	// The followings will go into Opaque type when completed
+	// Retrieves the padding type of the least and most-significant bit padding. 
+	// void getPad( H5T_pad_t& lsb, H5T_pad_t& msb ) const;
+
+	// Sets the least and most-significant bits padding types
+	// void setPad( H5T_pad_t lsb, H5T_pad_t msb ) const;
+
+	virtual ~AtomType();
+
+   protected:
+	// Default constructor
+	AtomType();
+
+	// Constructor that takes an existing id - for predefined type
+	AtomType( const hid_t existing_id );
+};
+#ifndef H5_NO_NAMESPACE
+}
+#endif
+#endif