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+/* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
+ * Copyright by The HDF Group.                                               *
+ * Copyright by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois.         *
+ * All rights reserved.                                                      *
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+ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */
+
+/************************************************************
+  This example shows how to create, open, and close a group.
+ ************************************************************/
+
+package examples.groups;
+
+import hdf.hdf5lib.H5;
+import hdf.hdf5lib.HDF5Constants;
+
+public class H5Ex_G_Create {
+    private static String FILENAME = "H5Ex_G_Create.h5";
+    private static String GROUPNAME = "G1";
+
+    private static void CreateGroup() {
+        long file_id = -1;
+        long group_id = -1;
+
+        // Create a new file using default properties.
+        try {
+            file_id = H5.H5Fcreate(FILENAME, HDF5Constants.H5F_ACC_TRUNC, HDF5Constants.H5P_DEFAULT,
+                    HDF5Constants.H5P_DEFAULT);
+        }
+        catch (Exception e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        }
+
+        // Create a group in the file.
+        try {
+            if (file_id >= 0)
+                group_id = H5.H5Gcreate(file_id, "/" + GROUPNAME, HDF5Constants.H5P_DEFAULT, HDF5Constants.H5P_DEFAULT,
+                        HDF5Constants.H5P_DEFAULT);
+        }
+        catch (Exception e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        }
+
+        // Close the group. The handle "group" can no longer be used.
+        try {
+            if (group_id >= 0)
+                H5.H5Gclose(group_id);
+        }
+        catch (Exception e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        }
+
+        // Re-open the group, obtaining a new handle.
+        try {
+            if (file_id >= 0)
+                group_id = H5.H5Gopen(file_id, "/" + GROUPNAME, HDF5Constants.H5P_DEFAULT);
+        }
+        catch (Exception e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        }
+
+        // Close the group.
+        try {
+            if (group_id >= 0)
+                H5.H5Gclose(group_id);
+        }
+        catch (Exception e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        }
+
+        // Close the file.
+        try {
+            if (file_id >= 0)
+                H5.H5Fclose(file_id);
+        }
+        catch (Exception e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        H5Ex_G_Create.CreateGroup();
+    }
+
+}