2 files changed, 10 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/hl/c++/src/H5PacketTable.cpp b/hl/c++/src/H5PacketTable.cpp
index 0f47b0d..5f41e26 100644
--- a/hl/c++/src/H5PacketTable.cpp
+++ b/hl/c++/src/H5PacketTable.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,14 @@
 /* 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 acd0ccf..eae66f1 100644
--- a/hl/c++/src/H5PacketTable.h
+++ b/hl/c++/src/H5PacketTable.h
@@ -31,12 +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