1 files changed, 10 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/java/examples/datatypes/H5Ex_T_String.java b/java/examples/datatypes/H5Ex_T_String.java
index f91d866..107c52b 100644
--- a/java/examples/datatypes/H5Ex_T_String.java
+++ b/java/examples/datatypes/H5Ex_T_String.java
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ public class H5Ex_T_String {
     private static final int RANK = 1;
 
     private static void CreateDataset() {
-        long file_id = -1;
-        long memtype_id = -1;
-        long filetype_id = -1;
-        long dataspace_id = -1;
-        long dataset_id = -1;
+        long file_id = HDF5Constants.H5I_INVALID_HID;
+        long memtype_id = HDF5Constants.H5I_INVALID_HID;
+        long filetype_id = HDF5Constants.H5I_INVALID_HID;
+        long dataspace_id = HDF5Constants.H5I_INVALID_HID;
+        long dataset_id = HDF5Constants.H5I_INVALID_HID;
         long[] dims = { DIM0 };
         byte[][] dset_data = new byte[DIM0][SDIM];
         StringBuffer[] str_data = { new StringBuffer("Parting"), new StringBuffer("is such"),
@@ -156,11 +156,11 @@ public class H5Ex_T_String {
     }
 
     private static void ReadDataset() {
-        long file_id = -1;
-        long filetype_id = -1;
-        long memtype_id = -1;
-        long dataspace_id = -1;
-        long dataset_id = -1;
+        long file_id = HDF5Constants.H5I_INVALID_HID;
+        long filetype_id = HDF5Constants.H5I_INVALID_HID;
+        long memtype_id = HDF5Constants.H5I_INVALID_HID;
+        long dataspace_id = HDF5Constants.H5I_INVALID_HID;
+        long dataset_id = HDF5Constants.H5I_INVALID_HID;
         long sdim = 0;
         long[] dims = { DIM0 };
         byte[][] dset_data;