1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/c++/src/H5EnumType.h b/c++/src/H5EnumType.h
index fc8089e..e0d5b88 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5EnumType.h
+++ b/c++/src/H5EnumType.h
@@ -20,9 +20,8 @@ namespace H5 {
 /*! \class EnumType
     \brief EnumType is a derivative of a DataType and operates on HDF5
     enum datatypes.
-
-    Inheritance: DataType -> H5Object -> H5Location -> IdComponent
 */
+//  Inheritance: DataType -> H5Object -> H5Location -> IdComponent
 class H5_DLLCPP EnumType : public DataType {
 
    public:
@@ -40,6 +39,10 @@ class H5_DLLCPP EnumType : public DataType {
         EnumType(const H5Location& loc, const char* name);
         EnumType(const H5Location& loc, const H5std_string& name);
 
+        // Returns an EnumType object via DataType* by decoding the
+        // binary object description of this type.
+        virtual DataType* decode() const;
+
         // Returns the number of members in this enumeration datatype.
         int getNmembers () const;