7 files changed, 7 insertions, 23 deletions
diff --git a/c++/src/H5Attribute.cpp b/c++/src/H5Attribute.cpp
index baf5f34..0bfdff8 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5Attribute.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5Attribute.cpp
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ Attribute::Attribute(const Attribute& original) : AbstractDs(), IdComponent()
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Attribute::Attribute(const hid_t existing_id) : AbstractDs(), IdComponent()
 {
-   id = existing_id;
+    id = existing_id;
+    incRefCount(); // increment number of references to this id
 }
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/c++/src/H5DataSet.cpp b/c++/src/H5DataSet.cpp
index 7e4d18e..717ef88 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5DataSet.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5DataSet.cpp
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ DataSet::DataSet() : H5Object(), AbstractDs(), id(H5I_INVALID_HID) {}
 DataSet::DataSet(const hid_t existing_id) : H5Object(), AbstractDs()
 {
     id = existing_id;
+    incRefCount(); // increment number of references to this id
 }
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/c++/src/H5DataSpace.cpp b/c++/src/H5DataSpace.cpp
index 761a454..d9c262d 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5DataSpace.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5DataSpace.cpp
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ DataSpace::DataSpace( int rank, const hsize_t * dims, const hsize_t * maxdims) :
 DataSpace::DataSpace(const hid_t existing_id) : IdComponent()
 {
     id = existing_id;
+    incRefCount(); // increment number of references to this id
 }
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/c++/src/H5File.cpp b/c++/src/H5File.cpp
index 7ca126f..fc802d0 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5File.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5File.cpp
@@ -405,25 +405,6 @@ ssize_t H5File::getObjCount(unsigned types) const
 }
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Function:	H5File::getObjCount
-///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
-///		It takes no parameter and returns the object count of all
-///		object types.
-///\return	Number of opened object IDs
-///\exception	H5::FileIException
-// Programmer   Binh-Minh Ribler - May 2004
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-ssize_t H5File::getObjCount() const
-{
-   ssize_t num_objs = H5Fget_obj_count(id, H5F_OBJ_ALL);
-   if( num_objs < 0 )
-   {
-      throw FileIException("H5File::getObjCount", "H5Fget_obj_count failed");
-   }
-   return (num_objs);
-}
-
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Function:	H5File::getObjIDs
 ///\brief	Retrieves a list of opened object IDs (files, datasets,
 ///		groups and datatypes) in the same file.
diff --git a/c++/src/H5File.h b/c++/src/H5File.h
index 29621aa..939ac8e 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5File.h
+++ b/c++/src/H5File.h
@@ -59,8 +59,7 @@ class H5_DLLCPP H5File : public H5Location, public CommonFG {
 
 	// Returns the number of opened object IDs (files, datasets, groups
 	// and datatypes) in the same file.
-	ssize_t getObjCount(unsigned types) const;
-	ssize_t getObjCount() const;
+	ssize_t getObjCount(unsigned types = H5F_OBJ_ALL) const;
 
 	// Retrieves a list of opened object IDs (files, datasets, groups
 	// and datatypes) in the same file.
diff --git a/c++/src/H5Group.cpp b/c++/src/H5Group.cpp
index 8b22458..4d1d61c 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5Group.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5Group.cpp
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ hid_t Group::getLocId() const
 Group::Group(const hid_t existing_id) : H5Object(), CommonFG()
 {
     id = existing_id;
+    incRefCount(); // increment number of references to this id
 }
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/c++/src/H5Location.cpp b/c++/src/H5Location.cpp
index 668bd8c..5100e12 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5Location.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5Location.cpp
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ Attribute H5Location::openAttribute( const unsigned int idx ) const
 			H5_ITER_INC, (hsize_t)idx, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
    if( attr_id > 0 )
    {
-	Attribute attr( attr_id );
+	Attribute attr;
 	f_Attribute_setId(&attr, attr_id);
 	return(attr);
    }