2 files changed, 9 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/hl/c++/src/H5PacketTable.cpp b/hl/c++/src/H5PacketTable.cpp
index 3fcc9b2..2908626 100644
--- a/hl/c++/src/H5PacketTable.cpp
+++ b/hl/c++/src/H5PacketTable.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,13 @@
 /* PacketTable superclass       */
 /********************************/
 
+/* Null constructor
+ * Sets table_id to "invalid"
+ */
+PacketTable::PacketTable() : table_id{H5I_INVALID_HID}
+{
+}
+
 /* "Open" Constructor
  * Opens an existing packet table, which can contain either fixed-length or
  * variable-length packets.
diff --git a/hl/c++/src/H5PacketTable.h b/hl/c++/src/H5PacketTable.h
index 306cc2f..eae66f1 100644
--- a/hl/c++/src/H5PacketTable.h
+++ b/hl/c++/src/H5PacketTable.h
@@ -31,11 +31,9 @@
 class H5_HLCPPDLL PacketTable {
   public:
     /* Null constructor
-     * Sets table_id to "invalid"
+     * Sets table_id to H5I_INVALID_HID
      */
-    PacketTable() : table_id{H5I_INVALID_HID}
-    {
-    }
+    PacketTable();
 
     /* "Open" Constructor
      * Opens an existing packet table, which can contain either fixed-length or