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+#include "H5RefCounter.h"
+
+#ifndef H5_NO_NAMESPACE
+namespace H5 {
+using namespace std;
+#endif
+
+// Creates a reference counter to be used by an HDF5 object
+RefCounter::RefCounter() : counter(1) { } 
+ 
+// Returns the current value of the reference counter
+int RefCounter::getCounter () const { return counter; }
+
+// Increments the reference counter as a copy of the object that uses
+// this counter is created.
+void RefCounter::increment() { counter++; }
+
+// Decrements the reference counter as a copy of the object that uses
+// this counter is destroyed.
+void RefCounter::decrement() { counter--; }
+
+// Decrements the reference counter then determines if there are no more 
+// reference to the object that uses this counter
+bool RefCounter::noReference()
+{
+   if( counter > 0 )
+      counter--;
+   return( counter == 0 ? true:false );
+}
+
+RefCounter::~RefCounter() {}
+
+#ifndef H5_NO_NAMESPACE
+} // end namespace
+#endif