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+#include <string>
+
+#include "H5Include.h"
+#include "H5RefCounter.h"
+#include "H5Exception.h"
+#include "H5IdComponent.h"
+#include "H5PropList.h"
+#include "H5Object.h"
+#include "H5DataType.h"
+#include "H5AbstractDs.h"
+#include "H5DxferProp.h"
+#include "H5DataSpace.h"
+#include "H5AtomType.h"
+#include "H5IntType.h"
+#include "H5DataSet.h"
+#include "H5PredType.h"
+
+#ifndef H5_NO_NAMESPACE
+namespace H5 {
+#endif
+
+// Default constructor
+IntType::IntType() {}
+
+// Copy constructor: makes copy of the original IntType object
+IntType::IntType( const IntType& original ) : AtomType( original ) {}
+
+// Creates a integer type using a predefined type
+IntType::IntType( const PredType& pred_type ) : AtomType()
+{
+   // use DataType::copy to make a copy of this predefined type
+   copy( pred_type );
+}
+
+// Creates a integer datatype using an existing id
+IntType::IntType( const hid_t existing_id ) : AtomType( existing_id ) {}
+
+// Gets the integer datatype of the specified dataset - will reimplement
+IntType::IntType( const DataSet& dataset ) : AtomType()
+{  
+   // Calls C function H5Dget_type to get the id of the datatype
+   id = H5Dget_type( dataset.getId() );
+
+   if( id <= 0 )
+   {
+      throw DataSetIException();
+   }
+}  
+
+// Retrieves the sign type for an integer type
+H5T_sign_t IntType::getSign() const
+{
+   H5T_sign_t type_sign = H5Tget_sign( id );  // C routine
+   // Returns a valid sign type if successful
+   if( type_sign == H5T_SGN_ERROR )
+   {
+      throw DataTypeIException();
+   }
+   return( type_sign );
+}
+
+// Sets the sign proprety for an integer type. 
+void IntType::setSign( H5T_sign_t sign ) const
+{
+   // Call C routine to set the sign property
+   herr_t ret_value = H5Tset_sign( id, sign );
+   if( ret_value < 0 )
+   {
+      throw DataTypeIException();
+   }
+}
+
+// This destructor terminates access to the datatype
+IntType::~IntType() {}
+
+#ifndef H5_NO_NAMESPACE
+} // end namespace
+#endif