1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/c++/src/H5File.h b/c++/src/H5File.h
index 332685e..1b1227f 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5File.h
+++ b/c++/src/H5File.h
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ class H5_DLLCPP H5File : public Group {
         // Returns the file size of the HDF5 file.
         hsize_t getFileSize() const;
 
+        // Returns the 'file number' of the HDF5 file.
+        unsigned long getFileNum() const;
+
         // Determines if a file, specified by its name, is in HDF5 format
         static bool isHdf5(const char* name);
         static bool isHdf5(const H5std_string& name);