1 files changed, 16 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/c++/src/H5FaccProp.h b/c++/src/H5FaccProp.h
index fddc446..7d6529e 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5FaccProp.h
+++ b/c++/src/H5FaccProp.h
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ namespace H5 {
 //! Class FileAccPropList represents the HDF5 file access property list.
 class H5_DLLCPP FileAccPropList : public PropList {
    public:
-	static const FileAccPropList DEFAULT;
+	///\brief Default file access property list.
+	static const FileAccPropList& DEFAULT;
 
 	// Creates a file access property list.
 	FileAccPropList();
@@ -145,6 +146,20 @@ class H5_DLLCPP FileAccPropList : public PropList {
 
 	// Noop destructor
 	virtual ~FileAccPropList();
+
+#ifndef DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS
+
+        // Deletes the global constant, should only be used by the library
+        static void deleteConstants();
+
+    private:
+        static FileAccPropList* DEFAULT_;
+
+        // Creates the global constant, should only be used by the library
+        static FileAccPropList* getConstant();
+
+#endif // DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS
+
 };
 #ifndef H5_NO_NAMESPACE
 }