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+#ifndef _H5Attribute_H
+#define _H5Attribute_H
+
+#ifndef H5_NO_NAMESPACE
+namespace H5 {
+#endif
+
+class Attribute : public AbstractDs {
+
+   public:
+	// Copy constructor: makes a copy of an existing Attribute object.
+	Attribute( const Attribute& original );
+
+	// Writes data to this attribute.
+	void write(const DataType& mem_type, void *buf ) const;
+
+	// Reads data from this attribute.
+	void read( const DataType& mem_type, void *buf ) const;
+
+	// Gets a copy of the dataspace for this attribute.
+	virtual DataSpace getSpace() const;
+
+	// Gets the name of this attribute.
+	string getName( size_t buf_size ) const;
+
+	// do not inherit iterateAttrs from H5Object
+	int iterateAttrs() { return 0; }
+
+	// Used by the API to appropriately close a attribute
+	virtual void p_close() const;
+
+        // Creates a copy of an existing attribute using the attribute id
+        Attribute( const hid_t attr_id );
+
+	virtual ~Attribute();
+
+   private:
+	// This function contains the common code that is used by 
+	// getTypeClass and various API functions getXxxType 
+	// defined in AbstractDs for generic datatype and specific 
+	// sub-types
+	virtual hid_t p_getType() const;
+};
+#ifndef H5_NO_NAMESPACE
+}
+#endif
+#endif