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+#ifndef _H5StrType_H
+#define _H5StrType_H
+
+#ifndef H5_NO_NAMESPACE
+namespace H5 {
+#endif
+
+class StrType : public AtomType {
+   public:
+	// default constructor 
+	StrType();
+
+	// Creates a string type using a predefined type
+	StrType( const PredType& pred_type );
+
+	// Creates a string datatype using an existing id
+	StrType( hid_t existing_id );
+
+	// Copy constructor - makes a copy of the original object
+	StrType( const StrType& original );
+
+        // Gets the string datatype of the specified dataset 
+	StrType( const DataSet& dataset );
+
+	// Retrieves the character set type of this string datatype. 
+	H5T_cset_t getCset() const;
+
+	// Sets character set to be used. 
+	void setCset( H5T_cset_t cset ) const;
+
+	// Retrieves the string padding method for this string datatype. 
+	H5T_str_t getStrpad() const;
+
+	// Defines the storage mechanism for character strings. 
+	void setStrpad( H5T_str_t strpad ) const;
+
+	virtual ~StrType();
+};
+#ifndef H5_NO_NAMESPACE
+}
+#endif
+#endif