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-rw-r--r--c++/src/H5ArrayType.cpp21
-rw-r--r--c++/src/H5ArrayType.h4
-rw-r--r--c++/src/H5Classes.h2
-rw-r--r--c++/src/H5CompType.cpp21
-rw-r--r--c++/src/H5CompType.h4
-rw-r--r--c++/src/H5DataType.cpp123
-rw-r--r--c++/src/H5DataType.h19
-rw-r--r--c++/src/H5EnumType.cpp21
-rw-r--r--c++/src/H5EnumType.h4
-rw-r--r--c++/src/H5FloatType.cpp23
-rw-r--r--c++/src/H5FloatType.h4
-rw-r--r--c++/src/H5IntType.cpp21
-rw-r--r--c++/src/H5IntType.h4
-rw-r--r--c++/src/H5StrType.cpp21
-rw-r--r--c++/src/H5StrType.h4
-rw-r--r--c++/src/H5VarLenType.cpp21
-rw-r--r--c++/src/H5VarLenType.h4
17 files changed, 309 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/c++/src/H5ArrayType.cpp b/c++/src/H5ArrayType.cpp
index 9d4a973..15ac140 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5ArrayType.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5ArrayType.cpp
@@ -139,6 +139,27 @@ ArrayType& ArrayType::operator=(const ArrayType& rhs)
}
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function: ArrayType::decode
+///\brief Returns an ArrayType object via DataType* by decoding the
+/// binary object description of this type.
+///\exception H5::DataTypeIException
+// Programmer Binh-Minh Ribler - Aug 2017
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+DataType* ArrayType::decode() const
+{
+ hid_t encoded_arrtype_id = H5I_INVALID_HID;
+ try {
+ encoded_arrtype_id = p_decode();
+ }
+ catch (DataTypeIException &err) {
+ throw;
+ }
+ ArrayType *encoded_arrtype = new ArrayType;
+ encoded_arrtype->p_setId(encoded_arrtype_id);
+ return(encoded_arrtype);
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Function: ArrayType::getArrayNDims
///\brief Returns the number of dimensions for an array datatype.
///\return Number of dimensions
diff --git a/c++/src/H5ArrayType.h b/c++/src/H5ArrayType.h
index ffb8712..e3709cd 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5ArrayType.h
+++ b/c++/src/H5ArrayType.h
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ class H5_DLLCPP ArrayType : public DataType {
ArrayType(const H5Location& loc, const char* name);
ArrayType(const H5Location& loc, const H5std_string& name);
+ // Returns an ArrayType object via DataType* by decoding the
+ // binary object description of this type.
+ virtual DataType* decode() const;
+
// Returns the number of dimensions of this array datatype.
int getArrayNDims() const;
//int getArrayNDims(); // removed 1.8.18 and 1.10.1
diff --git a/c++/src/H5Classes.h b/c++/src/H5Classes.h
index f0f6359..8b1e6ed 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5Classes.h
+++ b/c++/src/H5Classes.h
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ namespace H5 {
class DataSpace;
class AtomType;
class PredType;
- class EnumType;
class IntType;
class FloatType;
class StrType;
+ class EnumType;
class CompType;
class AbstractDs;
class DataSet;
diff --git a/c++/src/H5CompType.cpp b/c++/src/H5CompType.cpp
index f7862c9..da7e3e2 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5CompType.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5CompType.cpp
@@ -124,6 +124,27 @@ CompType::CompType(const H5Location& loc, const H5std_string& dtype_name) : Data
}
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function: CompType::decode
+///\brief Returns a CompType object via DataType* by decoding the
+/// binary object description of this datatype.
+///\exception H5::DataTypeIException
+// Programmer Binh-Minh Ribler - Aug 2017
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+DataType* CompType::decode() const
+{
+ hid_t encoded_cmptype_id = H5I_INVALID_HID;
+ try {
+ encoded_cmptype_id = p_decode();
+ }
+ catch (DataTypeIException &err) {
+ throw;
+ }
+ CompType *encoded_cmptype = new CompType;
+ encoded_cmptype->p_setId(encoded_cmptype_id);
+ return(encoded_cmptype);
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Function: CompType::getNmembers
///\brief Returns the number of members in this compound datatype.
///\return Number of members
diff --git a/c++/src/H5CompType.h b/c++/src/H5CompType.h
index 018d875..bf687de 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5CompType.h
+++ b/c++/src/H5CompType.h
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ class H5_DLLCPP CompType : public DataType {
CompType(const H5Location& loc, const char* name);
CompType(const H5Location& loc, const H5std_string& name);
+ // Returns a CompType object via DataType* by decoding the binary
+ // object description of this type.
+ virtual DataType* decode() const;
+
// Returns the type class of the specified member of this compound
// datatype. It provides to the user a way of knowing what type
// to create another datatype of the same class
diff --git a/c++/src/H5DataType.cpp b/c++/src/H5DataType.cpp
index 57f9361..28a670e 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5DataType.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5DataType.cpp
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ using std::endl;
///\brief Default constructor: Creates a stub datatype
// Programmer Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-DataType::DataType() : H5Object(), id(H5I_INVALID_HID) {}
+DataType::DataType() : H5Object(), id(H5I_INVALID_HID), encoded_buf(NULL), buf_size(0) {}
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Function: DataType overloaded constructor
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ DataType::DataType() : H5Object(), id(H5I_INVALID_HID) {}
// Removed second argument, "predefined", after changing to the
// new ref counting mechanism that relies on C's ref counting.
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-DataType::DataType(const hid_t existing_id) : H5Object(), id(existing_id)
+DataType::DataType(const hid_t existing_id) : H5Object(), id(existing_id), encoded_buf(NULL), buf_size(0)
{
incRefCount(); // increment number of references to this id
}
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ DataType::DataType(const hid_t existing_id) : H5Object(), id(existing_id)
///\exception H5::DataTypeIException
// Programmer Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-DataType::DataType(const H5T_class_t type_class, size_t size) : H5Object()
+DataType::DataType(const H5T_class_t type_class, size_t size) : H5Object(), encoded_buf(NULL), buf_size(0)
{
// Call C routine to create the new datatype
id = H5Tcreate(type_class, size);
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ DataType::DataType(const H5T_class_t type_class, size_t size) : H5Object()
// Jul, 2008
// Added for application convenience.
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-DataType::DataType(const H5Location& loc, const void* ref, H5R_type_t ref_type, const PropList& plist) : H5Object()
+DataType::DataType(const H5Location& loc, const void* ref, H5R_type_t ref_type, const PropList& plist) : H5Object(), encoded_buf(NULL), buf_size(0)
{
id = H5Location::p_dereference(loc.getId(), ref, ref_type, plist, "constructor - by dereference");
}
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ DataType::DataType(const H5Location& loc, const void* ref, H5R_type_t ref_type,
// Jul, 2008
// Added for application convenience.
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
- /* DataType::DataType(const Attribute& attr, const void* ref, H5R_type_t ref_type, const PropList& plist) : H5Object(), id(H5I_INVALID_HID)
+ /* DataType::DataType(const Attribute& attr, const void* ref, H5R_type_t ref_type, const PropList& plist) : H5Object(), id(H5I_INVALID_HID), encoded_buf(NULL), buf_size(0)
{
id = H5Location::p_dereference(attr.getId(), ref, ref_type, plist, "constructor - by dereference");
}
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ DataType::DataType(const H5Location& loc, const void* ref, H5R_type_t ref_type,
///\brief Copy constructor: makes a copy of the original DataType object
// Programmer Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-DataType::DataType(const DataType& original) : H5Object(), id(original.id)
+DataType::DataType(const DataType& original) : H5Object(), id(original.id), encoded_buf(NULL), buf_size(0)
{
incRefCount(); // increment number of references to this id
}
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ DataType::DataType(const DataType& original) : H5Object(), id(original.id)
// unnecessarily and will produce undefined behavior.
// -BMR, Apr 2015
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-DataType::DataType(const PredType& pred_type) : H5Object()
+DataType::DataType(const PredType& pred_type) : H5Object(), encoded_buf(NULL), buf_size(0)
{
// Call C routine to copy the datatype
id = H5Tcopy(pred_type.getId());
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ DataType::DataType(const PredType& pred_type) : H5Object()
// improve usability.
// -BMR, Dec 2016
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-DataType::DataType(const H5Location& loc, const char *dtype_name) : H5Object()
+DataType::DataType(const H5Location& loc, const char *dtype_name) : H5Object(), encoded_buf(NULL), buf_size(0)
{
id = p_opentype(loc, dtype_name);
}
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ DataType::DataType(const H5Location& loc, const char *dtype_name) : H5Object()
// improve usability.
// -BMR, Dec 2016
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-DataType::DataType(const H5Location& loc, const H5std_string& dtype_name) : H5Object()
+DataType::DataType(const H5Location& loc, const H5std_string& dtype_name) : H5Object(), encoded_buf(NULL), buf_size(0)
{
id = p_opentype(loc, dtype_name.c_str());
}
@@ -248,6 +248,102 @@ void DataType::copy(const DataSet& dset)
}
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function: DataType::p_decode
+// Purpose Returns an id of a type by decoding the binary object
+/// description of this datatype.
+///\exception H5::DataTypeIException
+// Programmer Binh-Minh Ribler - Aug 2017
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+hid_t DataType::p_decode() const
+{
+ // Make sure that the buffer can be decoded
+ if (encoded_buf == NULL)
+ {
+ throw DataTypeIException("DataType::p_decode", "No encoded buffer");
+ }
+
+ // Call C function to decode the binary object description
+ hid_t encoded_dtype_id = H5Tdecode(encoded_buf);
+
+ // If H5Tdecode fails, raise exception
+ if (encoded_dtype_id < 0)
+ {
+ throw DataTypeIException("DataType::p_decode", "H5Tdecode failed");
+ }
+ else
+ {
+ return(encoded_dtype_id);
+ }
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function: DataType::decode
+///\brief Returns a DataType instance by decoding the binary object
+/// description of this datatype.
+///\exception H5::DataTypeIException
+// Programmer Binh-Minh Ribler - Aug 2017
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+DataType* DataType::decode() const
+{
+ hid_t encoded_dtype_id = H5I_INVALID_HID;
+ try {
+ encoded_dtype_id = p_decode();
+ }
+ catch (DataTypeIException &err) {
+ throw;
+ }
+ DataType *encoded_dtype = new DataType;
+ encoded_dtype->p_setId(encoded_dtype_id);
+ return(encoded_dtype);
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function: DataType::encode
+///\brief Creates a binary object description of this datatype.
+///\exception H5::DataTypeIException
+// Programmer Binh-Minh Ribler - Aug 2017
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void DataType::encode()
+{
+ // Call H5Tencode passing in null to determine the size of the buffer
+ herr_t ret_value = H5Tencode(id, NULL, &buf_size);
+ if (ret_value < 0)
+ {
+ throw DataTypeIException("DataType::encode", "Failed to get buf_size");
+ }
+
+ // Allocate buffer and call C function again to encode
+ if (buf_size > 0)
+ {
+ encoded_buf = (unsigned char *)HDcalloc((size_t)1, buf_size);
+ ret_value = H5Tencode(id, encoded_buf, &buf_size);
+ if (ret_value < 0)
+ {
+ throw DataTypeIException("DataType::encode", "H5Tencode failed");
+ }
+ }
+ else
+ {
+ throw DataTypeIException("DataType::encode", "Failed to allocate buffer for encoding");
+ }
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function: DataType::hasBinaryDesc
+///\brief Determines whether this datatype has a binary object
+/// description.
+///\exception H5::DataTypeIException
+// Programmer Binh-Minh Ribler - Aug 2017
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+bool DataType::hasBinaryDesc() const
+{
+ if (encoded_buf != NULL)
+ return true;
+ else
+ return false;
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Function: DataType::operator=
///\brief Assignment operator
///\param rhs - IN: Reference to the existing datatype
@@ -827,8 +923,15 @@ void DataType::close()
{
throw DataTypeIException(inMemFunc("close"), "H5Tclose failed");
}
- // reset the id
+ // Reset the id
id = H5I_INVALID_HID;
+
+ // Free and reset buffer of encoded object description if it's been used
+ if (encoded_buf != NULL)
+ {
+ HDfree(encoded_buf);
+ buf_size = 0;
+ }
}
}
diff --git a/c++/src/H5DataType.h b/c++/src/H5DataType.h
index 32a79fa..50d2fc1 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5DataType.h
+++ b/c++/src/H5DataType.h
@@ -50,6 +50,13 @@ class H5_DLLCPP DataType : public H5Object {
// Copies the datatype of dset to this datatype object.
void copy(const DataSet& dset);
+ // Returns a DataType instance by decoding the binary object
+ // description of this datatype.
+ virtual DataType* decode() const;
+
+ // Creates a binary object description of this datatype.
+ void encode();
+
// Returns the datatype class identifier.
H5T_class_t getClass() const;
@@ -130,6 +137,9 @@ class H5_DLLCPP DataType : public H5Object {
// Default constructor
DataType();
+ // Determines whether this datatype has a binary object description.
+ bool hasBinaryDesc() const;
+
// Gets the datatype id.
virtual hid_t getId() const;
@@ -140,6 +150,10 @@ class H5_DLLCPP DataType : public H5Object {
#ifndef DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS
hid_t id; // HDF5 datatype id
+ // Returns an id of a type by decoding the binary object
+ // description of this datatype.
+ hid_t p_decode() const;
+
// Sets the datatype id.
virtual void p_setId(const hid_t new_id);
@@ -149,6 +163,11 @@ class H5_DLLCPP DataType : public H5Object {
#endif // DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS
private:
+ // Buffer for binary object description of this datatype, allocated
+ // in DataType::encode and used in DataType::decode
+ unsigned char *encoded_buf;
+ size_t buf_size;
+
// Friend function to set DataType id. For library use only.
friend void f_DataType_setId(DataType* dtype, hid_t new_id);
diff --git a/c++/src/H5EnumType.cpp b/c++/src/H5EnumType.cpp
index a96239c..02ae5a3 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5EnumType.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5EnumType.cpp
@@ -146,6 +146,27 @@ EnumType::EnumType(const H5Location& loc, const H5std_string& dtype_name) : Data
}
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function: EnumType::decode
+///\brief Returns an EnumType object via DataType* by decoding the
+/// binary object description of this type.
+///\exception H5::DataTypeIException
+// Programmer Binh-Minh Ribler - Aug 2017
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+DataType* EnumType::decode() const
+{
+ hid_t encoded_enumtype_id = H5I_INVALID_HID;
+ try {
+ encoded_enumtype_id = p_decode();
+ }
+ catch (DataTypeIException &err) {
+ throw;
+ }
+ EnumType *encoded_enumtype = new EnumType;
+ encoded_enumtype->p_setId(encoded_enumtype_id);
+ return(encoded_enumtype);
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Function: EnumType::insert
///\brief Inserts a new member to this enumeration datatype.
///\param name - IN: Name of the new member
diff --git a/c++/src/H5EnumType.h b/c++/src/H5EnumType.h
index fc8089e..6468bf7 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5EnumType.h
+++ b/c++/src/H5EnumType.h
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ class H5_DLLCPP EnumType : public DataType {
EnumType(const H5Location& loc, const char* name);
EnumType(const H5Location& loc, const H5std_string& name);
+ // Returns an EnumType object via DataType* by decoding the
+ // binary object description of this type.
+ virtual DataType* decode() const;
+
// Returns the number of members in this enumeration datatype.
int getNmembers () const;
diff --git a/c++/src/H5FloatType.cpp b/c++/src/H5FloatType.cpp
index 6bb3fd6..794c27d 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5FloatType.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5FloatType.cpp
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ FloatType::FloatType(const hid_t existing_id) : AtomType( existing_id ) {}
FloatType::FloatType(const FloatType& original) : AtomType( original ){}
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Function: EnumType overloaded constructor
+// Function: FloatType overloaded constructor
///\brief Gets the floating-point datatype of the specified dataset
///\param dataset - IN: Dataset that this floating-point datatype
/// associates with
@@ -128,6 +128,27 @@ FloatType::FloatType(const H5Location& loc, const H5std_string& dtype_name) : At
}
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function: FloatType::decode
+///\brief Returns an FloatType object via DataType* by decoding the
+/// binary object description of this type.
+///\exception H5::DataTypeIException
+// Programmer Binh-Minh Ribler - Aug 2017
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+DataType* FloatType::decode() const
+{
+ hid_t encoded_flttype_id = H5I_INVALID_HID;
+ try {
+ encoded_flttype_id = p_decode();
+ }
+ catch (DataTypeIException &err) {
+ throw;
+ }
+ FloatType *encoded_flttype = new FloatType;
+ encoded_flttype->p_setId(encoded_flttype_id);
+ return(encoded_flttype);
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Function: FloatType::getFields
///\brief Retrieves floating point datatype bit field information.
///\param spos - OUT: Retrieved floating-point sign bit
diff --git a/c++/src/H5FloatType.h b/c++/src/H5FloatType.h
index e84f50b..4f277c3 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5FloatType.h
+++ b/c++/src/H5FloatType.h
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ class H5_DLLCPP FloatType : public AtomType {
FloatType(const H5Location& loc, const char* name);
FloatType(const H5Location& loc, const H5std_string& name);
+ // Returns an FloatType object via DataType* by decoding the
+ // binary object description of this type.
+ virtual DataType* decode() const;
+
// Retrieves the exponent bias of a floating-point type.
size_t getEbias() const;
diff --git a/c++/src/H5IntType.cpp b/c++/src/H5IntType.cpp
index fb7e476..ef4e1a9 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5IntType.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5IntType.cpp
@@ -127,6 +127,27 @@ IntType::IntType(const H5Location& loc, const H5std_string& dtype_name) : AtomTy
}
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function: IntType::decode
+///\brief Returns an IntType object via DataType* by decoding the
+/// binary object description of this type.
+///\exception H5::DataTypeIException
+// Programmer Binh-Minh Ribler - Aug 2017
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+DataType* IntType::decode() const
+{
+ hid_t encoded_inttype_id = H5I_INVALID_HID;
+ try {
+ encoded_inttype_id = p_decode();
+ }
+ catch (DataTypeIException &err) {
+ throw;
+ }
+ IntType *encoded_inttype = new IntType;
+ encoded_inttype->p_setId(encoded_inttype_id);
+ return(encoded_inttype);
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Function: IntType::getSign
///\brief Retrieves the sign type for an integer type.
///\return Valid sign type
diff --git a/c++/src/H5IntType.h b/c++/src/H5IntType.h
index 82a7cfd..54a4975 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5IntType.h
+++ b/c++/src/H5IntType.h
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ class H5_DLLCPP IntType : public AtomType {
IntType(const H5Location& loc, const char* name);
IntType(const H5Location& loc, const H5std_string& name);
+ // Returns an IntType object via DataType* by decoding the
+ // binary object description of this type.
+ virtual DataType* decode() const;
+
// Retrieves the sign type for an integer type
H5T_sign_t getSign() const;
diff --git a/c++/src/H5StrType.cpp b/c++/src/H5StrType.cpp
index d5fb744..d2d87e9 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5StrType.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5StrType.cpp
@@ -181,6 +181,27 @@ StrType::StrType(const H5Location& loc, const H5std_string& dtype_name) : AtomTy
}
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function: StrType::decode
+///\brief Returns an StrType object via DataType* by decoding the
+/// binary object description of this type.
+///\exception H5::DataTypeIException
+// Programmer Binh-Minh Ribler - Aug 2017
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+DataType* StrType::decode() const
+{
+ hid_t encoded_strtype_id = H5I_INVALID_HID;
+ try {
+ encoded_strtype_id = p_decode();
+ }
+ catch (DataTypeIException &err) {
+ throw;
+ }
+ StrType *encoded_strtype = new StrType;
+ encoded_strtype->p_setId(encoded_strtype_id);
+ return(encoded_strtype);
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Function: StrType::getCset
///\brief Retrieves the character set type of this string datatype.
///\return Character set type, which can be:
diff --git a/c++/src/H5StrType.h b/c++/src/H5StrType.h
index abac8de..fd0402e 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5StrType.h
+++ b/c++/src/H5StrType.h
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ 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;
diff --git a/c++/src/H5VarLenType.cpp b/c++/src/H5VarLenType.cpp
index 22e1a66..b5ca9c4 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5VarLenType.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5VarLenType.cpp
@@ -109,6 +109,27 @@ VarLenType::VarLenType(const H5Location& loc, const H5std_string& dtype_name) :
}
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function: VarLenType::decode
+///\brief Returns an VarLenType object via DataType* by decoding the
+/// binary object description of this type.
+///\exception H5::DataTypeIException
+// Programmer Binh-Minh Ribler - Aug 2017
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+DataType* VarLenType::decode() const
+{
+ hid_t encoded_vltype_id = H5I_INVALID_HID;
+ try {
+ encoded_vltype_id = p_decode();
+ }
+ catch (DataTypeIException &err) {
+ throw;
+ }
+ VarLenType *encoded_vltype = new VarLenType;
+ encoded_vltype->p_setId(encoded_vltype_id);
+ return(encoded_vltype);
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Function: VarLenType destructor
///\brief Properly terminates access to this datatype.
// Programmer Binh-Minh Ribler - May, 2004
diff --git a/c++/src/H5VarLenType.h b/c++/src/H5VarLenType.h
index 4048a4e..17d812f 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5VarLenType.h
+++ b/c++/src/H5VarLenType.h
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ class H5_DLLCPP VarLenType : public DataType {
// on the specified base type.
VarLenType(const DataType* base_type);
+ // Returns an VarLenType object via DataType* by decoding the
+ // binary object description of this type.
+ virtual DataType* decode() const;
+
///\brief Returns this class name.
virtual H5std_string fromClass () const { return("VarLenType"); }
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