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Diffstat (limited to 'c++/src/H5PredType.h')
-rw-r--r-- | c++/src/H5PredType.h | 17 |
1 files changed, 13 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/c++/src/H5PredType.h b/c++/src/H5PredType.h index 69abfcb..9cb1c65 100644 --- a/c++/src/H5PredType.h +++ b/c++/src/H5PredType.h @@ -26,9 +26,17 @@ namespace H5 { #endif +/* This constant is defined for a workaround to eliminate memory leaks due to + the library being re-initiated when PredType destructors are invoked. A + PredType instant with H5CPP_EXITED as the value of its "id" is constructed + before the other PredType objects are created. At exit, when this special + PredType object is to be destructed, no HDF5 library function will be called + and the library will be terminated. -BMR, Mar 30, 2012 */ +#define H5CPP_EXITED -3 // -3 is less likely to be used elsewhere + class H5_DLLCPP PredType : public AtomType { public: - // Returns this class name + ///\brief Returns this class name virtual H5std_string fromClass () const { return("PredType"); } // Makes a copy of the predefined type and stores the new @@ -229,9 +237,10 @@ class H5_DLLCPP PredType : public AtomType { #endif // DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS private: - // added this to work around the atexit/global destructor problem - // temporarily - it'll prevent the use of atexit to clean up - static const PredType NotAtexit; // not working yet + // Added this to work around the atexit/global destructor problem. + // It'll help to terminate the library after other PredType instances + // are closed. -BMR, Mar 30, 2012 + static const PredType AtExit; protected: #ifndef DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS |