2 files changed, 22 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/c++/src/H5CompType.cpp b/c++/src/H5CompType.cpp
index df73d9b..1846846 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5CompType.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5CompType.cpp
@@ -451,6 +451,25 @@ void CompType::pack() const
 }
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function:	CompType::setSize
+///\brief	Sets the total size for this compound datatype.
+///\param	size - IN: Size to set
+///\exception	H5::DataTypeIException
+// Note
+//	H5Tset_size works on atom datatypes and compound datatypes only
+// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2014
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void CompType::setSize(size_t size) const
+{
+    // Call C routine H5Tset_size to set the total size
+    herr_t ret_value = H5Tset_size(id, size);
+    if (ret_value < 0)
+    {
+	throw DataTypeIException("CompType::setSize", "H5Tset_size failed");
+    }
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Function:    CompType destructor
 ///\brief       Properly terminates access to this compound datatype.
 // Programmer   Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
diff --git a/c++/src/H5CompType.h b/c++/src/H5CompType.h
index 3d6a62f..bd6d76c 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5CompType.h
+++ b/c++/src/H5CompType.h
@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ class H5_DLLCPP CompType : public DataType {
 	// Recursively removes padding from within this compound datatype.
 	void pack() const;
 
+	// Sets the total size for this compound datatype.
+	void setSize(size_t size) const;
+
 	///\brief Returns this class name.
 	virtual H5std_string fromClass () const { return("CompType"); }