5 files changed, 90 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/c++/src/H5CommonFG.cpp b/c++/src/H5CommonFG.cpp
index 2772903..7748963 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5CommonFG.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5CommonFG.cpp
@@ -1112,7 +1112,35 @@ H5G_obj_t CommonFG::getObjTypeByIdx(hsize_t idx) const
 // Function:	CommonFG::getObjTypeByIdx
 ///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
 ///		It differs from the above function because it also provides
-///		the returned object type in text.
+///		the returned object type in text (char*)
+///\param	idx       - IN: Transient index of the object
+///\param	type_name - IN: Object type in text
+///\return	Object type
+///\exception	H5::FileIException or H5::GroupIException
+// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - May, 2010
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+H5G_obj_t CommonFG::getObjTypeByIdx(hsize_t idx, char* type_name) const
+{
+   H5G_obj_t obj_type = H5Gget_objtype_by_idx(getLocId(), idx);
+   switch (obj_type)
+   {
+	case H5G_LINK: strcpy(type_name, "symbolic link"); break;
+	case H5G_GROUP: strcpy(type_name, "group"); break;
+	case H5G_DATASET: strcpy(type_name, "dataset"); break;
+	case H5G_TYPE: strcpy(type_name, "datatype"); break;
+	case H5G_UNKNOWN:
+	default:
+   	{
+	   throwException("getObjTypeByIdx", "H5Gget_objtype_by_idx failed");
+	}
+   }
+   return (obj_type);
+}
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Function:	CommonFG::getObjTypeByIdx
+///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
+///		It differs from the above function because it also provides
+///		the returned object type in text (H5std_string&)
 ///\param	idx       - IN: Transient index of the object
 ///\param	type_name - IN: Object type in text
 ///\return	Object type
diff --git a/c++/src/H5CommonFG.h b/c++/src/H5CommonFG.h
index 75c9259..4f32d21 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5CommonFG.h
+++ b/c++/src/H5CommonFG.h
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ class H5_DLLCPP CommonFG {
 	// Returns the type of an object in this group, given the
 	// object's index.
 	H5G_obj_t getObjTypeByIdx(hsize_t idx) const;
+	H5G_obj_t getObjTypeByIdx(hsize_t idx, char* type_name) const;
 	H5G_obj_t getObjTypeByIdx(hsize_t idx, H5std_string& type_name) const;
 
 	// Returns information about an HDF5 object, given by its name,
diff --git a/c++/test/h5cpputil.cpp b/c++/test/h5cpputil.cpp
index 5e0f904..4485808 100644
--- a/c++/test/h5cpputil.cpp
+++ b/c++/test/h5cpputil.cpp
@@ -138,6 +138,43 @@ int check_values (hsize_t i, hsize_t j, int apoint, int acheck)
     return 0;
 } // check_values
 
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Function:	verify_val (const char*, const char*,...)
+ *
+ * Purpose:	Compares two character strings.  If they are
+ *		different, the function will print out a message and the
+ *		different values.
+ *
+ * Return:	Success:	0
+ *
+ *		Failure:	-1
+ *
+ * Programmer:	Binh-Minh Ribler
+ *		May 2, 2010
+ *
+ * Modifications:
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+void verify_val(const char* x, const char* value, const char* where, int line, const char* file_name)
+{
+    if (GetTestVerbosity()>=VERBO_HI)
+    {
+        cerr << endl;
+        cerr << "   Call to routine: " << where << " at line " << line
+             << " in " << file_name <<  " had value " << x << endl;
+    }
+    if (strcmp(x, value) != 0)
+    {
+        cerr << endl;
+        cerr << "*** UNEXPECTED VALUE from " << where << " should be "
+             << value << ", but is " << x << " at line " << line
+             << " in " << file_name << endl;
+        IncTestNumErrs();
+        throw TestFailedException(where, "");
+    }
+}
+
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Function:    InvalidActionException default constructor
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/c++/test/h5cpputil.h b/c++/test/h5cpputil.h
index 3313483..02f3d0d 100644
--- a/c++/test/h5cpputil.h
+++ b/c++/test/h5cpputil.h
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ class TestFailedException : public Exception {
 	virtual ~TestFailedException();
 };
 
+// Overloaded/Template functions to verify values and display proper info
+void verify_val(const char* x, const char* value, const char* where, int line, const char* file_name);
+
 template <class Type1, class Type2>
     void verify_val(Type1 x, Type2 value, const char* where, int line, const char* file_name)
 {
diff --git a/c++/test/trefer.cpp b/c++/test/trefer.cpp
index 41ee808..d17e6e3 100644
--- a/c++/test/trefer.cpp
+++ b/c++/test/trefer.cpp
@@ -249,6 +249,26 @@ static void test_reference_obj(void)
 	verify_val(name, DSET1_NAME, "Group::getObjnameByIdx(index,(char*)buf,buf_len)", __LINE__, __FILE__);
 	verify_val(name_size, DSET1_LEN, "Group::getObjnameByIdx(index,(char*)buf,buf_len)", __LINE__, __FILE__);
 
+	// Test getting the type of objects
+	
+	// Test getObjTypeByIdx(hsize_t idx)
+	obj_type = group.getObjTypeByIdx(0);
+	verify_val(obj_type, H5G_DATASET, "Group::getObjTypeByIdx(index)", __LINE__, __FILE__);
+
+	// Test getObjTypeByIdx(hsize_t idx, char* type_name)
+	obj_type = H5G_UNKNOWN;
+	char type_name_C[256];
+	obj_type = group.getObjTypeByIdx(0, type_name_C);
+	verify_val(obj_type, H5G_DATASET, "Group::getObjTypeByIdx(index, (char*)name)", __LINE__, __FILE__);
+	verify_val((const char*)type_name_C, (const char*)"dataset", "Group::getObjTypeByIdx(index, (char*)name)", __LINE__, __FILE__);
+
+	// Test getObjTypeByIdx(hsize_t idx, H5std_string& type_name)
+	obj_type = H5G_UNKNOWN;
+	H5std_string type_name;
+	obj_type = group.getObjTypeByIdx(0, type_name);
+	verify_val(obj_type, H5G_DATASET, "Group::getObjTypeByIdx(index, (char*)name)", __LINE__, __FILE__);
+	verify_val(type_name, "dataset", "Group::getObjTypeByIdx(index, (char*)name)", __LINE__, __FILE__);
+
 	// Close group
 	group.close();