path: root/c++/src/H5Attribute.cpp

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#include <string>
#ifdef OLD_HEADER_FILENAME
#include <iostream.h>
#else
#include <iostream>
#endif

#include "H5Include.h"
#include "H5Exception.h"
#include "H5RefCounter.h"
#include "H5IdComponent.h"
#include "H5Idtemplates.h"
#include "H5PropList.h"
#include "H5Object.h"
#include "H5AbstractDs.h"
#include "H5Attribute.h"
#include "H5DataType.h"
#include "H5DataSpace.h"

#ifndef H5_NO_NAMESPACE
namespace H5 {
#endif

//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Function:	Attribute default constructor
///\brief	Default constructor: Creates a stub attribute
// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - May, 2004
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Attribute::Attribute() : AbstractDs() {}

//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Function:	Attribute copy constructor
///\brief	Copy constructor: makes a copy of the original Attribute object.
///\param	original  - IN: Original Attribute object to copy
// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Attribute::Attribute( const Attribute& original ) : AbstractDs( original ) {}

//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Function:	Attribute overloaded constructor
///\brief	Creates an Attribute object using the id of an existing 
///		attribute.
///\param	existing_id - IN: Id of an existing attribute
///\exception	H5::AttributeIException
// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Attribute::Attribute(const hid_t existing_id) : AbstractDs(existing_id) {}

//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Function:	Attribute::write
///\brief	Writes data to this attribute.
///\param	mem_type  - IN: Attribute datatype (in memory)
///\param	buf       - IN: Data to be written
///\exception	H5::AttributeIException
// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
void Attribute::write( const DataType& mem_type, const void *buf ) const
{
   herr_t ret_value = H5Awrite( id, mem_type.getId(), buf );
   if( ret_value < 0 )
   {
      throw AttributeIException("Attribute::write", "H5Awrite failed");
   }
}

//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Function:	Attribute::write
///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
///		It writes a \a std::string to this attribute.
///\param	mem_type  - IN: Attribute datatype (in memory)
///\param	strg      - IN: Data to be written
///\exception	H5::AttributeIException
// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - Apr, 2003
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
void Attribute::write( const DataType& mem_type, const string& strg ) const
{
   // Convert string to C-string
   const char* strg_C;
   strg_C = strg.c_str();  // strg_C refers to the contents of strg as a C-str

   herr_t ret_value = H5Awrite( id, mem_type.getId(), strg_C );
   if( ret_value < 0 )
   {
      throw AttributeIException("Attribute::write", "H5Awrite failed");
   }
}

//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Function:	Attribute::read
///\brief	Reads data from this attribute.
///\param	mem_type -  IN: Attribute datatype (in memory)
///\param	buf      - OUT: Buffer for read data
///\exception	H5::AttributeIException
// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
void Attribute::read( const DataType& mem_type, void *buf ) const
{
   herr_t ret_value = H5Aread( id, mem_type.getId(), buf );
   if( ret_value < 0 )
   {
      throw AttributeIException("Attribute::read", "H5Aread  failed");
   }
}

//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Function:	Attribute::read
///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
///		It reads a \a std::string from this attribute.
///\param	mem_type  - IN: Attribute datatype (in memory)
///\param	strg      - IN: Buffer for read string
///\exception	H5::AttributeIException
// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - Apr, 2003
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
void Attribute::read( const DataType& mem_type, string& strg ) const
{
   size_t size = mem_type.getSize();
   char* strg_C = new char[size+1];  // temporary C-string for C API
   herr_t ret_value = H5Aread( id, mem_type.getId(), strg_C );
   if( ret_value < 0 )
   {
      throw AttributeIException("Attribute::read", "H5Aread failed");
   }
   strg = strg_C;
   delete strg_C;
}

//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Function:	Attribute::getSpace
///\brief	Gets a copy of the dataspace for this attribute.
///\return	Dataspace instance
///\exception	H5::AttributeIException
// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
DataSpace Attribute::getSpace() const
{
   // Calls C function H5Aget_space to get the id of the dataspace
   hid_t dataspace_id = H5Aget_space( id );

   // If the dataspace id is valid, create and return the DataSpace object
   if( dataspace_id > 0 )
   {
      DataSpace dataspace( dataspace_id );
      return( dataspace );
   }
   else
   {
      throw AttributeIException("Attribute::getSpace", "H5Aget_space failed");
   }
}

//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Function:	Attribute::p_getType (private)
// Purpose	Gets the datatype of this attribute.
// Return	Id of the datatype
// Exception	H5::AttributeIException
// Description
// 		This private function is used in AbstractDs.
// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
hid_t Attribute::p_getType() const
{
   hid_t type_id = H5Aget_type( id );
   if( type_id > 0 )
      return( type_id );
   else
   {
      throw AttributeIException(0, "H5Aget_type failed");
   }
}

//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Function:	Attribute::getName
///\brief	Gets the name of this attribute, returning its length.
///\param	buf_size  -  IN: Desired length of the name
///\param	attr_name - OUT: Buffer for the name string
///\return	Length of the attribute name
///\exception	H5::AttributeIException
// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - Nov, 2001
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
ssize_t Attribute::getName( size_t buf_size, string& attr_name ) const
{
   char* name_C = new char[buf_size+1];  // temporary C-string for C API

   // Calls C routine H5Aget_name to get the name of the attribute
   ssize_t name_size = H5Aget_name( id, buf_size, name_C );

   // If H5Aget_name returns a negative value, raise an exception,
   if( name_size < 0 )
   {
      throw AttributeIException("Attribute::getName", "H5Aget_name failed");
   }
   // otherwise, convert the C string attribute name and return 
   attr_name = name_C;
   delete name_C;
   return( name_size );
}

//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Function:	Attribute::getName
///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
///		It differs from the above function in that it returns the 
///		attribute's name, not the length.
///\return	Name of the attribute
///\param	buf_size  -  IN: Desired length of the name
///\exception	H5::AttributeIException
// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
string Attribute::getName( size_t buf_size ) const
{
   string attr_name;
   ssize_t name_size = getName( buf_size, attr_name );
   return( attr_name ); 
   // let caller catch exception if any
}

//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Function:	Attribute::getName
///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
///		It differs from the above functions in that it doesn't take
///		any arguments and returns the attribute's name.
///\return	Name of the attribute
///\exception	H5::AttributeIException
// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - May, 2004
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
string Attribute::getName() const
{
   // Try with 256 characters for the name first, if the name's length 
   // returned is more than that then, read the name again with the 
   // appropriate space allocation
   string attr_name;
   ssize_t name_size = getName(255, attr_name);
   if (name_size >= 256)
      name_size = getName(name_size, attr_name);
   return( attr_name ); 
   // let caller catch exception if any
}

//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Function:	Attribute::p_close (private)
///\brief	Closes this attribute.
///\exception	H5::AttributeIException
///\note
///		This function will be obsolete because its functionality
///		is recently handled by the C library layer. - May, 2004
// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
void Attribute::p_close() const
{
   herr_t ret_value = H5Aclose( id );
   if( ret_value < 0 )
   {
      throw AttributeIException(0, "H5Aclose failed");
   }
}

//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Function:	Attribute destructor
///\brief	Properly terminates access to this attribute.
// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Attribute::~Attribute()
{
   // The attribute id will be closed properly
    try {
        resetIdComponent( this ); }
    catch (Exception close_error) { // thrown by p_close
        cerr << "Attribute::~Attribute - " << close_error.getDetailMsg() << endl;
    }
}

#ifndef H5_NO_NAMESPACE
} // end namespace
#endif