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/* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
 * Copyright by The HDF Group.                                               *
 * Copyright by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois.         *
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#ifdef OLD_HEADER_FILENAME
#include <iostream.h>
#else
#include <iostream>
#endif

#include <string>

#include "H5Include.h"
#include "H5Exception.h"
#include "H5IdComponent.h"
#include "H5PropList.h"
#include "H5private.h"		// for HDfree


#ifndef H5_NO_NAMESPACE
namespace H5 {
#ifndef H5_NO_STD
    using std::cerr;
    using std::endl;
#endif  // H5_NO_STD
#endif

//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
///\brief	Constant for default property.
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
const PropList PropList::DEFAULT;

//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Function	Default constructor
///\brief	Default constructor: creates a stub property list object.
// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
PropList::PropList() : IdComponent(), id(H5P_DEFAULT) {}

//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Function:	PropList copy constructor
///\brief	Copy constructor
///\param	original - IN: The original property list to copy
// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
PropList::PropList(const PropList& original) : IdComponent()
{
    id = original.getId();
    incRefCount(); // increment number of references to this id
}

//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Function:	PropList overloaded constructor
///\brief	Creates a property list using the id of an existing property.
///\param	plist_id - IN: Id of the existing property list
///\exception	H5::PropListIException
// Description
//		This function creates a new property list if a property
//		class is provided or makes a copy of a property list if one
//		is given.  If the given id is anything else, then set this
//		property's id to H5P_DEFAULT.
// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
PropList::PropList( const hid_t plist_id ) : IdComponent()
{
    if (plist_id <= 0)
	id = H5P_DEFAULT;

    H5I_type_t id_type = H5Iget_type(plist_id);
    switch (id_type) {
	case H5I_GENPROP_CLS:
	  // call C routine to create a new property from the given prop class
	  id = H5Pcreate(plist_id);
	  if( id < 0 )
	  {
	      throw PropListIException("PropList constructor", "H5Pcreate failed");
	  }
	  break;
	case H5I_GENPROP_LST:
	  // call C routine to make a copy of the given property list
	  id = H5Pcopy(plist_id);
	  if( id < 0 )
	  {
	      throw PropListIException("PropList constructor", "H5Pcopy failed");
	  }
	  break;
	default:
	  id = H5P_DEFAULT;
	  break;
    }
}

//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Function:	PropList::copy
///\brief	Makes a copy of an existing property list.
///\param	like_plist - IN: Reference to the existing property list
///\exception	H5::PropListIException
// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
// Modification
//		- Replaced resetIdComponent() with decRefCount() to use C
//		library ID reference counting mechanism - BMR, Jun 1, 2004
//		- Replaced decRefCount with close() to let the C library
//		handle the reference counting - BMR, Jun 1, 2006
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
void PropList::copy( const PropList& like_plist )
{
    // If this object is representing an hdf5 object, close it before
    // copying like_plist to it
    try {
	close();
    }
    catch (Exception close_error) {
	throw PropListIException(inMemFunc("copy"), close_error.getDetailMsg());
    }

    // call C routine to copy the property list
    id = H5Pcopy( like_plist.getId() );
    if( id < 0 )
	throw PropListIException(inMemFunc("copy"), "H5Pcopy failed");
}

//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Function:	PropList::operator=
///\brief	Assignment operator.
///\param	rhs - IN: Reference to the existing property list
///\return	Reference to PropList instance
///\exception	H5::PropListIException
// Description
//		Makes a copy of the property list on the right hand side
//		and stores the new id in the left hand side object.
// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
PropList& PropList::operator=( const PropList& rhs )
{
    if (this != &rhs)
	copy(rhs);
    return(*this);
}

//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Function:	PropList::copyProp
///\brief	Copies a property from this property list or class to another
///\param	dest - IN: Destination property list or class
///\param	name - IN: Name of the property to copy - \c char pointer
///\exception	H5::PropListIException
// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - Jul, 2005
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
void PropList::copyProp(PropList& dest, const char *name) const
{
   hid_t dst_id = dest.getId();
   herr_t ret_value = H5Pcopy_prop(dst_id, id, name);
   if( ret_value < 0 )
   {
      throw PropListIException(inMemFunc("copyProp"), "H5Pcopy_prop failed");
   }
}

//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Function:	PropList::copyProp
///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
/// 		It differs from the above function only in what arguments it
///		accepts.
///\param	dest - IN: Destination property list or class
///\param	name - IN: Name of the property to copy - \c H5std_string
// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - Jul, 2005
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
void PropList::copyProp( PropList& dest, const H5std_string& name ) const
{
   copyProp( dest, name.c_str());
}

//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Function:	PropList::copyProp
///\brief	Copies a property from one list or class to another - Obsolete
///\param	dest - IN: Destination property list or class
///\param	src  - IN: Source property list or class
///\param	name - IN: Name of the property to copy - \c char pointer
///\note	This member function will be removed in the next release
///\exception	H5::PropListIException
// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
void PropList::copyProp( PropList& dest, PropList& src, const char *name ) const
{
   hid_t dst_id = dest.getId();
   hid_t src_id = src.getId();
   herr_t ret_value = H5Pcopy_prop(dst_id, src_id, name);
   if( ret_value < 0 )
   {
      throw PropListIException(inMemFunc("copyProp"), "H5Pcopy_prop failed");
   }

}

//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Function:	PropList::copyProp
///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
/// 		It differs from the above function only in what arguments it
///		accepts. - Obsolete
///\param	dest - IN: Destination property list or class
///\param	src  - IN: Source property list or class
///\param	name - IN: Name of the property to copy - \c H5std_string
// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
void PropList::copyProp( PropList& dest, PropList& src, const H5std_string& name ) const
{
   copyProp( dest, src, name.c_str());
}

//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Function:    PropList::getId
///\brief	Get the id of this property list
///\return	Property list identifier
// Description:
//              Class hierarchy is revised to address bugzilla 1068.  Class
//              AbstractDS and Attribute are moved out of H5Object.  In
//              addition, member IdComponent::id is moved into subclasses, and
//              IdComponent::getId now becomes pure virtual function.
// Programmer   Binh-Minh Ribler - May, 2008
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
hid_t PropList::getId() const
{
   return(id);
}

#ifndef DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Function:    PropList::p_setId
///\brief       Sets the identifier of this object to a new value.
///
///\exception   H5::IdComponentException when the attempt to close the HDF5
///             object fails
// Description:
//              The underlaying reference counting in the C library ensures
//              that the current valid id of this object is properly closed.
//              Then the object's id is reset to the new id.
// Programmer   Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
void PropList::p_setId(const hid_t new_id)
{
    // handling references to this old id
    try {
        close();
    }
    catch (Exception close_error) {
        throw PropListIException(inMemFunc("p_setId"), close_error.getDetailMsg());
    }
   // reset object's id to the given id
   id = new_id;
}

#endif // DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS

//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Function:	PropList::close
///\brief	Closes the property list if it is not a default one.
///
///\exception	H5::PropListIException
// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - Mar 9, 2005
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
void PropList::close()
{
    if (p_valid_id(id))
    {
	herr_t ret_value = H5Pclose( id );
	if( ret_value < 0 )
	{
	    throw PropListIException(inMemFunc("close"), "H5Pclose failed");
	}
	// reset the id
	id = H5I_INVALID_HID;
    }
}

//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Function:	PropList::getClass
///\brief	Returns the class of this property list, i.e. \c H5P_FILE_CREATE...
///\return	The property list class if it is not equal to \c H5P_ROOT
///\exception	H5::PropListIException
// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - April, 2004
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
hid_t PropList::getClass() const
{
   hid_t plist_class = H5Pget_class( id );
   if( plist_class == H5P_ROOT )
   {
      throw PropListIException(inMemFunc("getClass"),
		"H5Pget_class failed - returned H5P_ROOT");
   }
   return( plist_class );
}

//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Function:	PropList::propExist
///\brief	Query the existance of a property in a property object.
///\param	name - IN: Name of property to check for - \c char pointer
///\return	true if the property exists in the property object, and
///		false, otherwise.
///\exception	H5::PropListIException
///\par Description
///		This routine checks if a property exists within a property
///		list or class.
// Programmer:  Binh-Minh Ribler - April, 2004
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
bool PropList::propExist(const char* name ) const
{
   // Calls C routine H5Pexist to determine whether a property exists
   // within a property list or class.  It returns a positive value, 0,
   // or a negative value
   htri_t ret_value = H5Pexist(id, name);
   if( ret_value > 0 )
      return true;
   else if( ret_value == 0 )
      return false;
   else // Raise exception when H5Pexist returns a negative value
   {
      throw PropListIException(inMemFunc("propExist"), "H5Pexist failed");
   }
}
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Function:	PropList::propExist
///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
/// 		It differs from the above function only in what arguments it
///		accepts.
///\param	name - IN: Name of property to check for - \c H5std_string
// Programmer:  Binh-Minh Ribler - April, 2004
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
bool PropList::propExist(const H5std_string& name ) const
{
   return( propExist( name.c_str()) );
}

//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Function:	PropList::closeClass
///\brief	Close a property list class.
///
///\exception	H5::PropListIException
///\par Description
///		Releases memory and detaches a class from the property
///		list class hierarchy.
// Programmer:  Binh-Minh Ribler - April, 2004
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
void PropList::closeClass() const
{
   herr_t ret_value = H5Pclose_class(id);
   if( ret_value < 0 )
   {
      throw PropListIException(inMemFunc("closeClass"), "H5Pclose_class failed");
   }
}

//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Function:	PropList::getProperty
///\brief	Query the value of a property in a property list.
///\param	name -   IN: Name of property to query - \c char pointer
///\param	value - OUT: Pointer to the buffer for the property value
///\exception	H5::PropListIException
///\par Description
///		Retrieves a copy of the value for a property in a property
///		list.  The property name must exist or this routine will
///		throw an exception.
// Programmer:  Binh-Minh Ribler - April, 2004
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
void PropList::getProperty(const char* name, void* value) const
{
   herr_t ret_value = H5Pget(id, name, value);
   if (ret_value < 0)
   {
      throw PropListIException(inMemFunc("getProperty"), "H5Pget failed");
   }
}
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Function:	PropList::getProperty
///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
///   		It differs from the above function only in what arguments it
///		accepts.
///\param	name -  IN: Name of property to query - \c char pointer
///\return	The property that is a \c H5std_string.
///\exception	H5::PropListIException
// Programmer:  Binh-Minh Ribler - April, 2004
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
H5std_string PropList::getProperty(const char* name) const
{
   // Get property size first
   size_t size = getPropSize(name);

   // Allocate buffer then get the property
   char* prop_strg_C = new char[size+1];  // temporary C-string for C API
   HDmemset(prop_strg_C, 0, size+1); // clear buffer

   herr_t ret_value = H5Pget(id, name, prop_strg_C); // call C API

   // Throw exception if H5Pget returns failure
   if (ret_value < 0)
   {
      delete []prop_strg_C;
      throw PropListIException(inMemFunc("getProperty"), "H5Pget failed");
   }

   // Return propety value as a string after deleting temp C-string
   H5std_string prop_strg(prop_strg_C);
   delete []prop_strg_C;
   return (prop_strg);
}
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Function:	PropList::getProperty
///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
///   		It differs from the above function only in what arguments it
///		accepts.
///\param	name -   IN: Name of property to query - \c H5std_string
///\param	value - OUT: Pointer to the buffer for the property value
// Programmer:  Binh-Minh Ribler - April, 2004
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
void PropList::getProperty(const H5std_string& name, void* value) const
{
   getProperty(name.c_str(), value);
}
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Function:	PropList::getProperty
///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
///   		It differs from the above function only in what arguments it
///		accepts.
///\param	name -  IN: Name of property to query - \c H5std_string
///\return	The property that is a \c H5std_string.
// Programmer:  Binh-Minh Ribler - April, 2004
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
H5std_string PropList::getProperty(const H5std_string& name) const
{
   return (getProperty(name.c_str()));
}

//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Function:	PropList::getPropSize
///\brief	Query the size of a property in a property list or class.
///\param	name - IN: Name of property to query
///\return	Size of the property
///\exception	H5::PropListIException
///\par Description
///		This routine retrieves the size of a property's value
///		in bytes.  Zero-sized properties are allowed and the return
///		value will be of 0.  This function works for both property
///		lists and classes.
// Programmer:  Binh-Minh Ribler - April, 2004
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
size_t PropList::getPropSize(const char *name) const
{
   size_t prop_size;
   herr_t ret_value = H5Pget_size(id, name, &prop_size);
   if (ret_value < 0)
   {
      throw PropListIException(inMemFunc("getPropSize"), "H5Pget_size failed");
   }
   return(prop_size);
}
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Function:	PropList::getPropSize
///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
/// 		It differs from the above function only in what arguments it
///		accepts.
///\param	name - IN: Name of property to query - \c H5std_string
///
// Programmer:  Binh-Minh Ribler - April, 2004
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
size_t PropList::getPropSize(const H5std_string& name) const
{
   return (getPropSize(name.c_str()));
}

//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Function:	PropList::getClassName
///\brief	Return the name of a generic property list class.
///\return	A string containing the class name, if success, otherwise,
///		a NULL string.
// Programmer:  Binh-Minh Ribler - April, 2004
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
H5std_string PropList::getClassName() const
{
   char* temp_str;
   temp_str = H5Pget_class_name(id); // this API specified that temp_str must
				     // be freed.

   if (temp_str != NULL)
   {
      H5std_string class_name(temp_str);
      H5free_memory(temp_str);
      return(class_name);
   }
   else
      return 0;
}
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Function:	PropList::getNumProps
///\brief	Returns the number of properties in this property list or class.
///\return	Size of the property.
///\exception	H5::PropListIException
// Programmer:  Binh-Minh Ribler - April, 2004
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
size_t PropList::getNumProps() const
{
   size_t nprops;
   herr_t ret_value = H5Pget_nprops (id, &nprops);
   if (ret_value < 0)
   {
      throw PropListIException(inMemFunc("getNumProps"), "H5Pget_nprops failed");
   }
   return (nprops);
}

//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Function:	PropList::setProperty
///\brief	Set a property's value in a property list.
///\param	name  - IN: Name of property to set - \c char pointer
///\param	value - IN: Void pointer to the value for the property
///\exception	H5::PropListIException
// Programmer:  Binh-Minh Ribler - April, 2004
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
void PropList::setProperty(const char* name, void* value) const
{
   herr_t ret_value = H5Pset(id, name, value);
   if (ret_value < 0)
   {
      throw PropListIException(inMemFunc("setProperty"), "H5Pset failed");
   }
}
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Function:	PropList::setProperty
///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
/// 		It differs from the above function only in what arguments it
///		accepts.
///\param	name    - IN: Name of property to set - \c char pointer
///\param	charptr - IN: Char pointer to the value for the property
// Programmer:  Binh-Minh Ribler - April, 2004
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
void PropList::setProperty(const char* name, const char* charptr) const
{
   herr_t ret_value = H5Pset(id, name, (void*) charptr);
   if (ret_value < 0)
   {
      throw PropListIException(inMemFunc("setProperty"), "H5Pset failed");
   }
}
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Function:	PropList::setProperty
///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
/// 		It differs from the above function only in what arguments it
///		accepts.
///\param	name - IN: Name of property to set - \c char pointer
///\param	strg - IN: Value for the property is a \c H5std_string
// Programmer:  Binh-Minh Ribler - April, 2004
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
void PropList::setProperty(const char* name, H5std_string& strg) const
{
   setProperty(name, strg.c_str());
}

//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Function:	PropList::setProperty
///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
/// 		It differs from the above function only in what arguments it
///		accepts.
///\param	name  - IN: Name of property to set - \c H5std_string
///\param	value - IN: Void pointer to the value for the property
// Programmer:  Binh-Minh Ribler - April, 2004
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
void PropList::setProperty(const H5std_string& name, void* value) const
{
   setProperty(name.c_str(), value);
}

//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Function:	PropList::setProperty
///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
/// 		It differs from the above function only in what arguments it
///		accepts.
///\param	name - IN: Name of property to set - \c H5std_string
///\param	strg - IN: Value for the property is a \c H5std_string
// Programmer:  Binh-Minh Ribler - April, 2004
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
void PropList::setProperty(const H5std_string& name, H5std_string& strg) const
{
   setProperty(name.c_str(), strg.c_str());
}

//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Function:	PropList::isAClass
///\brief	Determines whether a property list is a certain class.
///\param	prop_class - IN: Property class to query
///\return	true if the property list is a member of the property list
///		class, and false, otherwise.
///\exception	H5::PropListIException
// Programmer:  Binh-Minh Ribler - April, 2004
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
bool PropList::isAClass(const PropList& prop_class) const
{
   htri_t ret_value = H5Pisa_class(id, prop_class.getId());
   if( ret_value > 0 )
      return true;
   else if( ret_value == 0 )
      return false;
   else // Raise exception when H5Pisa_class returns a negative value
   {
      throw PropListIException(inMemFunc("isAClass"), "H5Pisa_class failed");
   }

}

//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Function:	PropList::removeProp
///\brief	Removes a property from a property list.
///\param	name - IN: Name of property to remove - \c char pointer
///\exception	H5::PropListIException
// Programmer:  Binh-Minh Ribler - April, 2004
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
void PropList::removeProp(const char *name) const
{
   herr_t ret_value = H5Premove(id, name);
   if (ret_value < 0)
   {
      throw PropListIException(inMemFunc("removeProp"), "H5Premove failed");
   }
}

//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Function:	PropList::removeProp
///\brief	This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience.
/// 		It differs from the above function only in what arguments it
///		accepts.
///\param	name - IN: Name of property to remove - \c H5std_string
// Programmer:  Binh-Minh Ribler - April, 2004
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
void PropList::removeProp(const H5std_string& name) const
{
   removeProp(name.c_str());
}

//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Function:	PropList::operator==
///\brief	Compares this property list or class against the given list or class.
///\param	rhs - IN: Reference to the property list to compare
///\return	true if the property lists or classes are equal, and
///		false, otherwise.
///\exception	H5::PropListIException
// Programmer:  Binh-Minh Ribler - April, 2004
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
bool PropList::operator==(const PropList& rhs) const
{
   htri_t ret_value = H5Pequal(id, rhs.getId());
   if( ret_value > 0 )
      return true;
   else if( ret_value == 0 )
      return false;
   else // Raise exception when H5Pequal returns a negative value
   {
      throw PropListIException(inMemFunc("operator=="), "H5Pequal failed");
   }
}

//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Function:	PropList::getClassParent
///\brief	Returns the parent class of a generic property class
///\return	The parent class of a property class
///\exception	H5::PropListIException
// Programmer:  Binh-Minh Ribler - April, 2004
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
PropList PropList::getClassParent() const
{
   hid_t class_id = H5Pget_class_parent(id);
   if (class_id < 0)
   {
      throw PropListIException(inMemFunc("getClassParent"), "H5Pget_class_parent failed");
   }
   PropList pclass(class_id);
   return(pclass);
}

//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Function:	PropList destructor
///\brief	Properly terminates access to this property list.
// Programmer	Binh-Minh Ribler - 2000
// Modification
//		- Replaced resetIdComponent() with decRefCount() to use C
//		library ID reference counting mechanism - BMR, Jun 1, 2004
//		- Replaced decRefCount with close() to let the C library
//		handle the reference counting - BMR, Jun 1, 2006
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
PropList::~PropList()
{
    try {
	close();
    }
    catch (Exception close_error) {
	cerr << "PropList::~PropList - " << close_error.getDetailMsg() << endl;
    }
}

#ifndef H5_NO_NAMESPACE
} // end namespace
#endif