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Diffstat (limited to 'c++/src/H5IdComponent.cpp')
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diff --git a/c++/src/H5IdComponent.cpp b/c++/src/H5IdComponent.cpp index 574b28a..0bcc67a 100644 --- a/c++/src/H5IdComponent.cpp +++ b/c++/src/H5IdComponent.cpp @@ -194,6 +194,27 @@ hsize_t IdComponent::getNumMembers(H5I_type_t type) } //-------------------------------------------------------------------------- +// Function: isValid (static) +///\brief Checks if the given ID is valid. +///\return true if the given identifier is valid, and false, otherwise. +///\Description +/// A valid ID is one that is in use and has an application +/// reference count of at least 1. +// Programmer Binh-Minh Ribler - Mar 1, 2017 +//-------------------------------------------------------------------------- +bool IdComponent::isValid(hid_t an_id) +{ + // Call C function + htri_t ret_value = H5Iis_valid(an_id); + if (ret_value > 0) + return true; + else if (ret_value == 0) + return false; + else // Raise exception when H5Iis_valid returns a negative value + throw IdComponentException("isValid", "H5Iis_valid failed"); +} + +//-------------------------------------------------------------------------- // Function: typeExists (static) ///\brief Queries if a given type is currently registered with the /// library. |