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diff --git a/c++/src/H5DataType.h b/c++/src/H5DataType.h
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--- a/c++/src/H5DataType.h
+++ b/c++/src/H5DataType.h
@@ -6,17 +6,12 @@
* *
* This file is part of HDF5. The full HDF5 copyright notice, including *
* terms governing use, modification, and redistribution, is contained in *
- * the files COPYING and Copyright.html. COPYING can be found at the root *
- * of the source code distribution tree; Copyright.html can be found at the *
- * root level of an installed copy of the electronic HDF5 document set and *
- * is linked from the top-level documents page. It can also be found at *
- * http://hdfgroup.org/HDF5/doc/Copyright.html. If you do not have *
- * access to either file, you may request a copy from help@hdfgroup.org. *
+ * the COPYING file, which can be found at the root of the source code *
+ * distribution tree, or in https://support.hdfgroup.org/ftp/HDF5/releases. *
+ * If you do not have access to either file, you may request a copy from *
+ * help@hdfgroup.org. *
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */
-// Class DataType inherits from H5Object and has several subclasses for
-// specific HDF5 data types.
-
#ifndef __H5DataType_H
#define __H5DataType_H
@@ -29,118 +24,124 @@ namespace H5 {
object and is a base class of ArrayType, AtomType, CompType, EnumType,
and VarLenType.
*/
+// Inheritance: DataType -> H5Object -> H5Location -> IdComponent
class H5_DLLCPP DataType : public H5Object {
public:
- // Creates a datatype given its class and size
- DataType( const H5T_class_t type_class, size_t size );
+ // Creates a datatype given its class and size
+ DataType(const H5T_class_t type_class, size_t size);
- // Copy constructor: makes a copy of the original object
- DataType( const DataType& original );
+ // Copy constructor: makes a copy of the original object
+ DataType(const DataType& original);
- // Creates a copy of a predefined type
- DataType(const PredType& pred_type);
+ // Creates a copy of a predefined type
+ DataType(const PredType& pred_type);
- // Creates a datatype by way of dereference.
- DataType(const H5Location& loc, const void* ref, H5R_type_t ref_type = H5R_OBJECT);
- DataType(const Attribute& attr, const void* ref, H5R_type_t ref_type = H5R_OBJECT);
+ // Creates a datatype by way of dereference.
+ DataType(const H5Location& loc, const void* ref, H5R_type_t ref_type = H5R_OBJECT);
+ DataType(const Attribute& attr, const void* ref, H5R_type_t ref_type = H5R_OBJECT);
- // Closes this datatype.
- virtual void close();
+ // Closes this datatype.
+ virtual void close();
- // Copies an existing datatype to this datatype object.
- void copy(const DataType& like_type);
+ // Copies an existing datatype to this datatype object.
+ void copy(const DataType& like_type);
- // Copies the datatype of dset to this datatype object.
- void copy(const DataSet& dset);
+ // Copies the datatype of dset to this datatype object.
+ void copy(const DataSet& dset);
- // Returns the datatype class identifier.
- H5T_class_t getClass() const;
+ // Returns the datatype class identifier.
+ H5T_class_t getClass() const;
- // Commits a transient datatype to a file; this datatype becomes
- // a named datatype which can be accessed from the location.
- void commit(const H5Location& loc, const char* name);
- void commit(const H5Location& loc, const H5std_string& name);
- // These two overloaded functions are kept for backward compatibility
- // only; they missed the const - removed from 1.8.18 and 1.10.1
- //void commit(H5Location& loc, const char* name);
- //void commit(H5Location& loc, const H5std_string& name);
+ // Commits a transient datatype to a file; this datatype becomes
+ // a named datatype which can be accessed from the location.
+ void commit(const H5Location& loc, const char* name);
+ void commit(const H5Location& loc, const H5std_string& name);
+ // These two overloaded functions are kept for backward compatibility
+ // only; they missed the const - removed from 1.8.18 and 1.10.1
+ //void commit(H5Location& loc, const char* name);
+ //void commit(H5Location& loc, const H5std_string& name);
- // Determines whether this datatype is a named datatype or
- // a transient datatype.
- bool committed() const;
+ // Determines whether this datatype is a named datatype or
+ // a transient datatype.
+ bool committed() const;
// Finds a conversion function that can handle the conversion
// this datatype to the given datatype, dest.
- H5T_conv_t find( const DataType& dest, H5T_cdata_t **pcdata ) const;
+ H5T_conv_t find(const DataType& dest, H5T_cdata_t **pcdata) const;
+
+ // Converts data from between specified datatypes.
+ void convert(const DataType& dest, size_t nelmts, void *buf, void *background, const PropList& plist=PropList::DEFAULT) const;
- // Converts data from between specified datatypes.
- void convert( const DataType& dest, size_t nelmts, void *buf, void *background, const PropList& plist=PropList::DEFAULT) const;
+ // Assignment operator
+ DataType& operator=(const DataType& rhs);
- // Assignment operator
- DataType& operator=( const DataType& rhs );
+ // Determines whether two datatypes are the same.
+ bool operator==(const DataType& compared_type) const;
- // Determines whether two datatypes are the same.
- bool operator==(const DataType& compared_type ) const;
+ // Locks a datatype.
+ void lock() const;
- // Locks a datatype.
- void lock() const;
+ // Returns the size of a datatype.
+ size_t getSize() const;
- // Returns the size of a datatype.
- size_t getSize() const;
+ // Returns the base datatype from which a datatype is derived.
+ // Note: not quite right for specific types yet???
+ DataType getSuper() const;
- // Returns the base datatype from which a datatype is derived.
- // Note: not quite right for specific types yet???
- DataType getSuper() const;
+ // Registers a conversion function.
+ void registerFunc(H5T_pers_t pers, const char* name, const DataType& dest, H5T_conv_t func) const;
+ void registerFunc(H5T_pers_t pers, const H5std_string& name, const DataType& dest, H5T_conv_t func) const;
- // Registers a conversion function.
- void registerFunc(H5T_pers_t pers, const char* name, const DataType& dest, H5T_conv_t func ) const;
- void registerFunc(H5T_pers_t pers, const H5std_string& name, const DataType& dest, H5T_conv_t func ) const;
+ // Removes a conversion function from all conversion paths.
+ void unregister(H5T_pers_t pers, const char* name, const DataType& dest, H5T_conv_t func) const;
+ void unregister(H5T_pers_t pers, const H5std_string& name, const DataType& dest, H5T_conv_t func) const;
- // Removes a conversion function from all conversion paths.
- void unregister( H5T_pers_t pers, const char* name, const DataType& dest, H5T_conv_t func ) const;
- void unregister( H5T_pers_t pers, const H5std_string& name, const DataType& dest, H5T_conv_t func ) const;
+ // Tags an opaque datatype.
+ void setTag(const char* tag) const;
+ void setTag(const H5std_string& tag) const;
- // Tags an opaque datatype.
- void setTag( const char* tag ) const;
- void setTag( const H5std_string& tag ) const;
+ // Gets the tag associated with an opaque datatype.
+ H5std_string getTag() const;
- // Gets the tag associated with an opaque datatype.
- H5std_string getTag() const;
+ // Checks whether this datatype contains (or is) a certain type class.
+ bool detectClass(H5T_class_t cls) const;
- // Checks whether this datatype contains (or is) a certain type class.
- bool detectClass(H5T_class_t cls) const;
+ // Checks whether this datatype is a variable-length string.
+ bool isVariableStr() const;
- // Checks whether this datatype is a variable-length string.
- bool isVariableStr() const;
+ // Returns a copy of the creation property list of a datatype.
+ PropList getCreatePlist() const;
- ///\brief Returns this class name.
- virtual H5std_string fromClass () const { return("DataType"); }
+ ///\brief Returns this class name.
+ virtual H5std_string fromClass () const { return("DataType"); }
- // Creates a copy of an existing DataType using its id
- DataType( const hid_t type_id );
+ // Creates a copy of an existing DataType using its id
+ DataType(const hid_t type_id);
- // Default constructor
- DataType();
+ // Default constructor
+ DataType();
- // Gets the datatype id.
- virtual hid_t getId() const;
+ // Gets the datatype id.
+ virtual hid_t getId() const;
- // Destructor: properly terminates access to this datatype.
- virtual ~DataType();
+ // Destructor: properly terminates access to this datatype.
+ virtual ~DataType();
protected:
#ifndef DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS
- hid_t id; // HDF5 datatype id
+ hid_t id; // HDF5 datatype id
- // Sets the datatype id.
- virtual void p_setId(const hid_t new_id);
+ // Sets the datatype id.
+ virtual void p_setId(const hid_t new_id);
#endif // DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS
private:
- // Friend function to set DataType id. For library use only.
- friend void f_DataType_setId(DataType* dtype, hid_t new_id);
+ // Friend function to set DataType id. For library use only.
+ friend void f_DataType_setId(DataType* dtype, hid_t new_id);
+
+ void p_commit(hid_t loc_id, const char* name);
+
+}; // end of DataType
+} // namespace H5
- void p_commit(hid_t loc_id, const char* name);
-};
-}
#endif // __H5DataType_H