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+#ifndef _H5CompType_H
+#define _H5CompType_H
+
+#ifndef H5_NO_NAMESPACE
+namespace H5 {
+#endif
+
+class CompType : public DataType {
+   public:
+	// Creates a new datatype
+	CompType( size_t size ); // H5Tcreate
+
+	// Default constructor
+	CompType();
+
+	// Creates a compound datatype using an existing id
+	CompType( hid_t existing_id );
+
+	// Copy constructor - makes a copy of original object
+	CompType( const CompType& original );
+
+	// Gets the compound datatype of the specified dataset
+	CompType( const DataSet& dataset );  // H5Dget_type
+
+	// Retrieves the number of members in this compound datatype. 
+	int getNmembers() const;
+
+	// Retrieves the name of a member of this compound datatype. 
+	string getMemberName( int member_num ) const;
+
+	// Retrieves the offset of a member of this compound datatype. 
+	size_t getMemberOffset( int memb_no ) const;
+
+	// Returns the dimensionality of the specified member. 
+	int getMemberDims( int member_num, size_t* dims, int* perm ) const;
+
+	// Gets the type class of the specified member.  It provides to
+	// the user a way of knowing what type to declare.
+	H5T_class_t getMemberClass( int member_num ) const;
+
+	// Returns the generic datatype of the specified member in 
+	// this compound datatype.
+	DataType getMemberDataType( int member_num ) const;
+
+	// Returns the enumeration datatype of the specified member in 
+	// this compound datatype.
+	EnumType getMemberEnumType( int member_num ) const;
+
+	// Returns the compound datatype of the specified member in 
+	// this compound datatype.
+	CompType getMemberCompType( int member_num ) const;
+
+	// Returns the integer datatype of the specified member in 
+	// this compound datatype.
+	IntType getMemberIntType( int member_num ) const;
+
+	// Returns the floating-point datatype of the specified member in 
+	// this compound datatype.
+	FloatType getMemberFloatType( int member_num ) const;
+
+	// Returns the string datatype of the specified member in 
+	// this compound datatype.
+	StrType getMemberStrType( int member_num ) const;
+
+	// Adds a new member to this compound datatype.
+	void insertMember( const string name, size_t offset, const DataType& new_member ) const;
+
+	// Adds an array datatype member to this compound datatype.
+	void insertMember( const string name, size_t offset, int ndims, const size_t* dim, const int* perm, const DataType& new_member ) const;
+
+	// Recursively removes padding from within this compound datatype. 
+	void pack() const;
+
+	virtual ~CompType();
+
+   private:
+	// Contains common code that is used by the member functions
+	// getMemberXxxType
+	hid_t p_getMemberType( int member_num ) const; 
+};
+#ifndef H5_NO_NAMESPACE
+}
+#endif
+#endif