#ifndef _H5DataSpace_H
#define _H5DataSpace_H

#ifndef H5_NO_NAMESPACE
namespace H5 {
#endif

class DataSpace : public IdComponent {
   public:
	// Default DataSpace objects
	static const DataSpace ALL;

	// Default constructor
	DataSpace();

	// Creates a dataspace object given the space type
	DataSpace( H5S_class_t type ); // H5Screate

	// Assignement operator
	//DataSpace& operator=( const DataSpace& rhs );

	// Creates a simple dataspace
	DataSpace( int rank, const hsize_t * dims, const hsize_t * maxdims = NULL); // H5Screate_simple

	// Copy constructor: makes a copy of the original DataSpace object.
	DataSpace( const DataSpace& original );

	// Makes copy of an existing dataspace.
	void copy( const DataSpace& like_space ); // H5Scopy

	// Gets value of member id of this dataspace
        //hid_t getId () const;

	// Sets value for member id of this dataspace.
        //void setId( hid_t new_space_id );

	// Determines if this dataspace is a simple one.
	bool isSimple () const;

	// Sets the offset of this simple dataspace.
	void offsetSimple ( const hssize_t* offset ) const;

	// Retrieves dataspace dimension size and maximum size.
	int getSimpleExtentDims ( hsize_t *dims, hsize_t *maxdims = NULL ) const;

	// Gets the dimensionality of this dataspace.
	int getSimpleExtentNdims () const;

	// Gets the number of elements in this dataspace.
	// 12/05/00 - changed return type to hssize_t from hsize_t - C API 
	hssize_t getSimpleExtentNpoints () const;

	// Gets the current class of this dataspace.
	H5S_class_t getSimpleExtentType () const;

	// Copies the extent of this dataspace.
	void extentCopy ( DataSpace& dest_space ) const;

	// Sets or resets the size of this dataspace.
	void setExtentSimple( int rank, const hsize_t *current_size, const hsize_t *maximum_size = NULL ) const;

	// Removes the extent from this dataspace.
	void setExtentNone () const;

	// Gets the number of elements in this dataspace selection.
	hssize_t getSelectNpoints () const;

	// Get number of hyperslab blocks.
	hssize_t getSelectHyperNblocks () const;

	// Gets the list of hyperslab blocks currently selected.
	void getSelectHyperBlocklist( hsize_t startblock, hsize_t numblocks, hsize_t *buf ) const;

	// Gets the number of element points in the current selection.
	hssize_t getSelectElemNpoints () const;

	// Retrieves the list of element points currently selected.
	void getSelectElemPointlist ( hsize_t startpoint, hsize_t numpoints, hsize_t *buf ) const;

	// Gets the bounding box containing the current selection.
	void getSelectBounds ( hsize_t* start, hsize_t* end ) const;

	// Selects array elements to be included in the selection for 
	// this dataspace.
	void selectElements ( H5S_seloper_t op, const size_t num_elements, const hssize_t *coord[ ] ) const;

	// Selects the entire dataspace.
	void selectAll () const;

	// Resets the selection region to include no elements.
	void selectNone () const;

	// Verifies that the selection is within the extent of the dataspace.
	bool selectValid () const;

	// Selects a hyperslab region to add to the current selected region.
	void selectHyperslab( H5S_seloper_t op, const hsize_t *count, const hssize_t *start, const hsize_t *stride = NULL, const hsize_t *block = NULL ) const;

	// Uses an existing dataspace identifier to make a DataSpace object
	// or uses a default id to create a default dataspace object
	DataSpace( const hid_t space_id );

	// Used by the API to close the dataspace 
	void p_close() const;

	virtual ~DataSpace();
};
#ifndef H5_NO_NAMESPACE
}
#endif
#endif