// C++ informative line for the emacs editor: -*- C++ -*-
// Class AtomType is a base class, from which IntType, FloatType, StrType,
// and PredType inherit.  It provides the services that are common to these
// subclasses.  It also inherits from DataType and passes down the
// services that are common to all the datatypes.

#ifndef _H5AtomType_H
#define _H5AtomType_H

#ifndef H5_NO_NAMESPACE
namespace H5 {
#endif
class __DLLCPP__ AtomType : public DataType {
   public:
	// Sets the total size for an atomic datatype. 
	void setSize( size_t size ) const;

	// Returns the byte order of an atomic datatype. 
	H5T_order_t getOrder( string& order_string ) const;

	// Sets the byte ordering of an atomic datatype. 
	void setOrder( H5T_order_t order ) const;

	// Returns the precision of an atomic datatype. 
	size_t getPrecision() const;

	// Sets the precision of an atomic datatype. 
	void setPrecision( size_t precision ) const;

	// Retrieves the bit offset of the first significant bit. 
	// 12/05/00 - changed return type to int from size_t - C API
	int getOffset() const;

	// Sets the bit offset of the first significant bit. 
	void setOffset( size_t offset ) const;

	// The followings will go into Opaque type when completed
	// Retrieves the padding type of the least and most-significant bit padding. 
	// void getPad( H5T_pad_t& lsb, H5T_pad_t& msb ) const;

	// Sets the least and most-significant bits padding types
	// void setPad( H5T_pad_t lsb, H5T_pad_t msb ) const;

	// Copy constructor - makes copy of the original object
	AtomType( const AtomType& original );

	// Default destructor
	virtual ~AtomType();

   protected:
	// Default constructor
	AtomType();

	// Constructor that takes an existing id
	AtomType( const hid_t existing_id );
};
#ifndef H5_NO_NAMESPACE
}
#endif
#endif