1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/c++/src/H5StrType.h b/c++/src/H5StrType.h
index abac8de..24c9ca3 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5StrType.h
+++ b/c++/src/H5StrType.h
@@ -20,9 +20,8 @@ namespace H5 {
 /*! \class StrType
     \brief StrType is a derivative of a DataType and operates on HDF5
     string datatype.
-
-    Inheritance: AtomType -> DataType -> H5Object -> H5Location -> IdComponent
 */
+//  Inheritance: AtomType -> DataType -> H5Object -> H5Location -> IdComponent
 class H5_DLLCPP StrType : public AtomType {
    public:
         // Creates a string type using a predefined type
@@ -41,6 +40,10 @@ class H5_DLLCPP StrType : public AtomType {
         StrType(const H5Location& loc, const char* name);
         StrType(const H5Location& loc, const H5std_string& name);
 
+        // Returns an StrType object via DataType* by decoding the
+        // binary object description of this type.
+        virtual DataType* decode() const;
+
         // Retrieves the character set type of this string datatype.
         H5T_cset_t getCset() const;