3 files changed, 12 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/java/src/hdf/hdf5lib/H5.java b/java/src/hdf/hdf5lib/H5.java
index fbfc40a..b8d9147 100644
--- a/java/src/hdf/hdf5lib/H5.java
+++ b/java/src/hdf/hdf5lib/H5.java
@@ -4360,13 +4360,12 @@ public class H5 implements java.io.Serializable {
      *            IN: Identifier for the property to query
      * @param name
      *            IN: Name of property to check for
-     * @return a positive value if the property exists in the property object; zero if the property does not exist; a
-     *         negative value if failed
+     * @return a true value if the property exists in the property object; false if the property does not exist;
      *
      * @exception HDF5LibraryException
      *                - Error from the HDF-5 Library.
      */
-    public synchronized static native int H5Pexist(long plid, String name) throws HDF5LibraryException;
+    public synchronized static native boolean H5Pexist(long plid, String name) throws HDF5LibraryException;
 
     /**
      * H5Pget_size retrieves the size of a property's value in bytes
diff --git a/java/src/jni/h5pImp.c b/java/src/jni/h5pImp.c
index f4fee74..d542902 100644
--- a/java/src/jni/h5pImp.c
+++ b/java/src/jni/h5pImp.c
@@ -2162,24 +2162,26 @@ Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Pset(JNIEnv *env, jclass clss, jlong plid, jstring name, j
 /*
  * Class:     hdf_hdf5lib_H5
  * Method:    H5Pexist
- * Signature: (JLjava/lang/String;)J
+ * Signature: (JLjava/lang/String;)Z
  */
-JNIEXPORT jlong JNICALL
+JNIEXPORT jboolean JNICALL
 Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Pexist(JNIEnv *env, jclass clss, jlong plid, jstring name)
 {
-    hid_t       retVal = -1;
+    htri_t bval = JNI_FALSE;
     const char *cstr;
 
     PIN_JAVA_STRING(name, cstr, -1);
 
-    retVal = H5Pexist((hid_t)plid, cstr);
+    bval = H5Pexist((hid_t)plid, cstr);
 
     UNPIN_JAVA_STRING(name, cstr);
 
-    if (retVal < 0)
+    if (bval > 0)
+        bval = JNI_TRUE;
+    else if (bval < 0)
         h5libraryError(env);
 
-    return (jlong)retVal;
+    return (jboolean)bval;
 } /* end Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Pexist */
 
 /*
diff --git a/java/src/jni/h5pImp.h b/java/src/jni/h5pImp.h
index ea1ee52..66488c2 100644
--- a/java/src/jni/h5pImp.h
+++ b/java/src/jni/h5pImp.h
@@ -579,9 +579,9 @@ JNIEXPORT jlong JNICALL Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Pset
 /*
  * Class:     hdf_hdf5lib_H5
  * Method:    H5Pexist
- * Signature: (JLjava/lang/String;)J
+ * Signature: (JLjava/lang/String;)Z
  */
-JNIEXPORT jlong JNICALL Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Pexist
+JNIEXPORT jboolean JNICALL Java_hdf_hdf5lib_H5_H5Pexist
 (JNIEnv *, jclass, jlong, jstring);
 
 /*