1 files changed, 52 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/c++/src/H5PropList.cpp b/c++/src/H5PropList.cpp
index 70ec629..807aa0a 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5PropList.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5PropList.cpp
@@ -36,10 +36,60 @@ namespace H5 {
 #endif  // H5_NO_STD
 #endif
 
+#ifndef DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS
+// This DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS block is a work-around approach to control
+// the order of creation and deletion of the global constants.  See Design Notes
+// in "H5PredType.cpp" for information.
+
+// Initialize a pointer for the constant
+PropList* PropList::DEFAULT_ = 0;
+
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-///\brief	Constant for default property.
+// Function:    PropList::getConstant
+// Purpose:     Creates a PropList object representing the HDF5 constant
+//              H5P_DEFAULT, pointed to by PropList::DEFAULT_.
+// Exception    H5::PropListIException
+// Description
+//              If PropList::DEFAULT_ already points to an allocated object,
+//              throw a PropListIException.  This scenario should not happen.
+// Programmer   Binh-Minh Ribler - 2015
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-const PropList PropList::DEFAULT;
+PropList* PropList::getConstant()
+{
+    // Tell the C library not to clean up, H5Library::termH5cpp will call
+    // H5close - more dependency if use H5Library::dontAtExit()
+    if (!IdComponent::H5dontAtexit_called)
+    {
+        (void) H5dont_atexit();
+        IdComponent::H5dontAtexit_called = true;
+    }
+
+    // If the constant pointer is not allocated, allocate it. Otherwise,
+    // throw because it shouldn't be.
+    if (DEFAULT_ == 0)
+        DEFAULT_ = new PropList(H5P_DEFAULT);
+    else
+        throw PropListIException("PropList::getConstant", "PropList::getConstant is being invoked on an allocated DEFAULT_");
+    return(DEFAULT_);
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function:    PropList::deleteConstants
+// Purpose:     Deletes the constant object that PropList::DEFAULT_ points to.
+// Programmer   Binh-Minh Ribler - 2015
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void PropList::deleteConstants()
+{
+    if (DEFAULT_ != 0)
+        delete DEFAULT_;
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Purpose	Constant for default property.
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+const PropList& PropList::DEFAULT = *getConstant();
+
+#endif // DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Function	Default constructor