1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/c++/src/H5DataSpace.h b/c++/src/H5DataSpace.h
index 1173c26..80842f7 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5DataSpace.h
+++ b/c++/src/H5DataSpace.h
@@ -114,13 +114,16 @@ class H5_DLLCPP DataSpace : public IdComponent {
 
 	// Gets the dataspace id.
 	virtual hid_t getId() const;
-	virtual void setId(const hid_t new_id);
 
 	// Destructor: properly terminates access to this dataspace.
 	virtual ~DataSpace();
 
    private:
 	hid_t id;       // HDF5 dataspace id
+
+   protected:
+	// Sets the dataspace id.
+	virtual void p_setId(const hid_t new_id);
 };
 #ifndef H5_NO_NAMESPACE
 }