1 files changed, 15 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/c++/src/H5DxferProp.h b/c++/src/H5DxferProp.h
index f93676e..85d2ec2 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5DxferProp.h
+++ b/c++/src/H5DxferProp.h
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ namespace H5 {
 */
 class H5_DLLCPP DSetMemXferPropList : public PropList {
    public:
-	static const DSetMemXferPropList DEFAULT;
+	///\brief Default dataset memory and transfer property list.
+	static const DSetMemXferPropList& DEFAULT;
 
 	// Creates a dataset memory and transfer property list.
 	DSetMemXferPropList();
@@ -113,6 +114,19 @@ class H5_DLLCPP DSetMemXferPropList : public PropList {
 
 	// Noop destructor
 	virtual ~DSetMemXferPropList();
+
+#ifndef DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS
+
+        // Deletes the global constant, should only be used by the library
+        static void deleteConstants();
+
+    private:
+	static DSetMemXferPropList* DEFAULT_;
+
+        // Creates the global constant, should only be used by the library
+        static DSetMemXferPropList* getConstant();
+
+#endif // DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS
 };
 #ifndef H5_NO_NAMESPACE
 }