From 752627e424db0fb70f3c707e8829bb4cb9851545 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Binh-Minh Ribler Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2008 22:59:50 -0500 Subject: [svn-r16007] Description: Added info to C++ API sections, about dereference wrappers and the fix of bugzilla 1068, which involved the rearrangement of the class hierarchy. --- release_docs/RELEASE.txt | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 28 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/release_docs/RELEASE.txt b/release_docs/RELEASE.txt index f26d496..05d1793 100644 --- a/release_docs/RELEASE.txt +++ b/release_docs/RELEASE.txt @@ -99,7 +99,23 @@ New Features C++ API ------ - - None + - These member functions were added as wrapper for H5Rdereference to + replace the incorrect IdComponent::dereference(). + void H5Object::dereference(H5Object& obj, void* ref) + void H5Object::dereference(H5File& h5file, void* ref) + void H5Object::dereference(Attribute& obj, void* ref) + In addition, these constructors were added to create the associated + objects by way of dereference: + DataSet(H5Object& obj, void* ref); + DataSet(H5File& file, void* ref); + DataSet(Attribute& attr, void* ref); + DataType(H5Object& obj, void* ref); + DataType(H5File& file, void* ref); + DataType(Attribute& attr, void* ref); + Group(H5Object& obj, void* ref); + Group(H5File& obj, void* ref); + Group(Attribute& attr, void* ref); + (BMR - 2008/10/29) Support for New Platforms, Languages, and Compilers @@ -222,7 +238,17 @@ Bug Fixes since HDF5-1.8.1 C++ API ------ - - None + - Fixed a design bug which allowed an Attribute object to create/modify + attributes (bugzilla #1068). The API class hierarchy was revised + to address the problem. Classes AbstractDS and Attribute are moved + out of H5Object. Class Attribute now multiply inherits from + IdComponent and AbstractDs and class DataSet from H5Object and + AbstractDs. In addition, the data member IdComponent::id was + moved into subclasses: Attribute, DataSet, DataSpace, DataType, + H5File, Group, and PropList. (BMR - 2008/05/20) + - IdComponent::dereference was incorrect and replaced as described + in "New Features" section. + (BMR - 2008/10/29) Platforms Tested -- cgit v0.12