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/* $Id$ */

/*
 * This file contains macros & information for meta-objects
 */

#ifndef _H5Mprivate_H
#define _H5Mprivate_H
#include <H5Mpublic.h>   /* Include Public Definitions */

/* Private headers needed by this file */
#include <H5private.h>

/*
 * A function table record for accessing interfaces which use the "meta"
 *  interface to create/access/release objects.
 */
typedef struct meta_func_t
  {
    hobjtype_t type;            /* Object type this interface is for */
    hatom_t (*create) (hatom_t , hobjtype_t, const char *);   /* Object creation function */
    hatom_t (*access) (hatom_t );   /* Object access function */
    hatom_t (*copy) (hatom_t );     /* Object copy function */
    hatom_t (*find_name) (hatom_t , hobjtype_t, const char *); /* Find first object */
    uint32  (*name_len) (hatom_t );     /* Get length of object name */
    herr_t  (*get_name) (hatom_t , char *);     /* Get object name */
    herr_t  (*set_name) (hatom_t , const char *);   /* Set object name */
    hatom_t (*search) (hatom_t , hobjtype_t, const char *); /* Search for list of objects */
    hatom_t (*index) (hatom_t , hobjtype_t, uint32);    /* Get the OID for the n'th object */
    herr_t  (*flush) (hatom_t );    /* Flush the object to disk */
    herr_t  (*delete) (hatom_t );   /* Delete an object from file */
    hatom_t (*get_parent) (hatom_t );   /* Get the parent object of an object */
    hatom_t (*get_file) (hatom_t ); /* Get the file ID of an object */
    herr_t  (*release) (hatom_t );  /* End access to an object */
  }
meta_func_t;


/* Private functions, not part of the publicly documented API */

#endif