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+#include <string>
+
+#include "H5Include.h"
+#include "H5RefCounter.h"
+#include "H5Exception.h"
+#include "H5IdComponent.h"
+#include "H5Idtemplates.h"
+#include "H5PropList.h"
+
+#ifndef H5_NO_NAMESPACE
+namespace H5 {
+#endif
+
+const PropList PropList::DEFAULT( H5P_DEFAULT );
+
+// Default constructor - set id to 0 by default here but may be set
+// to a valid one, if any, by a subclass constructor.
+PropList::PropList() : IdComponent( 0 )
+{
+//   id_obj = new IdComponent( 0 );  // init default object's id to 0
+}
+
+// Creates a new property of specified type
+PropList::PropList( H5P_class_t type ) : IdComponent( 0 )
+{
+   // call C routine to create the new property
+   id = H5Pcreate(type );
+   if( id <= 0 )
+   {
+      throw PropListIException();
+   }
+}
+
+// Copy constructor: makes a copy of the original object
+PropList::PropList( const PropList& original ) : IdComponent( original ) {}
+
+/* Constructor that takes an existing property list id.
+Description:
+	Uses an HDF5 id to create a PropList identifier object.  This id
+	can be either an existing property list id or a default property
+	list id.  Design note: in the case of default property list,
+	the identifier still has reference counter; the p_close function
+	will take care of not to call H5Pclose on the default id.
+*/
+PropList::PropList( const hid_t plist_id ) : IdComponent( plist_id ) { }
+
+// Makes a copy of an existing property list 
+void PropList::copy( const PropList& like_plist )
+{
+   // reset the identifier of this PropList - send 'this' in so that
+   // H5Pclose can be called appropriately
+   resetIdComponent( this );
+
+   // call C routine to copy the property list
+   id = H5Pcopy( like_plist.getId() );
+
+   // points to the same ref counter
+   ref_count = like_plist.ref_count;
+
+   // increment ref counter to indicate additional references to this id
+   ref_count->increment();
+
+   if( id <= 0 )
+   {
+      throw PropListIException();
+   }
+}
+
+// Closes the property list if it is not a default one
+void PropList::p_close() const
+{
+   if( id != H5P_DEFAULT ) // not a constant, should call H5Pclose
+   {
+      herr_t ret_value = H5Pclose( id );
+      if( ret_value < 0 )
+      {
+         throw PropListIException("PropList::p_close: unable to close the property list.  Please report this bug to HDF." );
+      }
+   }
+}
+
+// Returns the class of this property list, i.e. H5P_FILE_CREATE...
+H5P_class_t PropList::getClass() const
+{
+   H5P_class_t plist_class = H5Pget_class( id );
+   if( plist_class == H5P_NO_CLASS )
+   {
+      throw PropListIException();
+   }
+   return( plist_class );
+}
+
+// The destructor of this instance calls the template resetIdComponent to
+// reset its identifier
+PropList::~PropList()
+{  
+   // The property list id will be closed properly
+   resetIdComponent( this );
+}  
+
+#ifndef H5_NO_NAMESPACE
+} // end namespace
+#endif