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H5CommonFG.h
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17 #ifndef __CommonFG_H
18 #define __CommonFG_H
19 
20 namespace H5 {
21 
22 // Class forwarding
23 class Group;
24 class H5File;
25 class ArrayType;
26 class VarLenType;
27 
33 class H5_DLLCPP CommonFG {
34  public:
35  // Creates a new group at this location which can be a file
36  // or another group.
37  Group createGroup(const char* name, size_t size_hint = 0) const;
38  Group createGroup(const H5std_string& name, size_t size_hint = 0) const;
39 
40  // Opens an existing group in a location which can be a file
41  // or another group.
42  Group openGroup(const char* name) const;
43  Group openGroup(const H5std_string& name) const;
44 
45  // Creates a new dataset at this location.
46  DataSet createDataSet(const char* name, const DataType& data_type, const DataSpace& data_space, const DSetCreatPropList& create_plist = DSetCreatPropList::DEFAULT) const;
47  DataSet createDataSet(const H5std_string& name, const DataType& data_type, const DataSpace& data_space, const DSetCreatPropList& create_plist = DSetCreatPropList::DEFAULT) const;
48 
49  // Opens an existing dataset at this location.
50  DataSet openDataSet(const char* name) const;
51  DataSet openDataSet(const H5std_string& name) const;
52 
53  // Returns the value of a symbolic link.
54  H5std_string getLinkval(const char* link_name, size_t size=0) const;
55  H5std_string getLinkval(const H5std_string& link_name, size_t size=0) const;
56 
57  // Returns the number of objects in this group.
58  hsize_t getNumObjs() const;
59 
60  // Retrieves the name of an object in this group, given the
61  // object's index.
62  H5std_string getObjnameByIdx(hsize_t idx) const;
63  ssize_t getObjnameByIdx(hsize_t idx, char* name, size_t size) const;
64  ssize_t getObjnameByIdx(hsize_t idx, H5std_string& name, size_t size) const;
65 
66  // Retrieves the type of an object in this file or group, given the
67  // object's name
68  H5O_type_t childObjType(const H5std_string& objname) const;
69  H5O_type_t childObjType(const char* objname) const;
70  H5O_type_t childObjType(hsize_t index, H5_index_t index_type=H5_INDEX_NAME, H5_iter_order_t order=H5_ITER_INC, const char* objname=".") const;
71 
72  // Returns the object header version of an object in this file or group,
73  // given the object's name.
74  unsigned childObjVersion(const char* objname) const;
75  unsigned childObjVersion(const H5std_string& objname) const;
76 
77 #ifndef H5_NO_DEPRECATED_SYMBOLS
78  // Returns the type of an object in this group, given the
79  // object's index.
80  H5G_obj_t getObjTypeByIdx(hsize_t idx) const;
81  H5G_obj_t getObjTypeByIdx(hsize_t idx, char* type_name) const;
82  H5G_obj_t getObjTypeByIdx(hsize_t idx, H5std_string& type_name) const;
83 
84  // Returns information about an HDF5 object, given by its name,
85  // at this location.
86  void getObjinfo(const char* name, hbool_t follow_link, H5G_stat_t& statbuf) const;
87  void getObjinfo(const H5std_string& name, hbool_t follow_link, H5G_stat_t& statbuf) const;
88  void getObjinfo(const char* name, H5G_stat_t& statbuf) const;
89  void getObjinfo(const H5std_string& name, H5G_stat_t& statbuf) const;
90 
91  // Iterates over the elements of this group - not implemented in
92  // C++ style yet.
93  int iterateElems(const char* name, int *idx, H5G_iterate_t op, void *op_data);
94  int iterateElems(const H5std_string& name, int *idx, H5G_iterate_t op, void *op_data);
95 #endif /* H5_NO_DEPRECATED_SYMBOLS */
96 
97  // Creates a link of the specified type from new_name to current_name;
98  // both names are interpreted relative to the specified location id.
99  void link(H5L_type_t link_type, const char* curr_name, const char* new_name) const;
100  void link(H5L_type_t link_type, const H5std_string& curr_name, const H5std_string& new_name) const;
101 
102  // Removes the specified name at this location.
103  void unlink(const char* name) const;
104  void unlink(const H5std_string& name) const;
105 
106  // Mounts the file 'child' onto this location.
107  void mount(const char* name, const H5File& child, const PropList& plist) const;
108  //void mount(const char* name, H5File& child, PropList& plist) const; // removed from 1.8.18 and 1.10.1
109  void mount(const H5std_string& name, const H5File& child, const PropList& plist) const;
110  //void mount(const H5std_string& name, H5File& child, PropList& plist) const; // removed from 1.8.18 and 1.10.1
111 
112  // Unmounts the file named 'name' from this parent location.
113  void unmount(const char* name) const;
114  void unmount(const H5std_string& name) const;
115 
116  // Renames an object at this location.
117  void move(const char* src, const char* dst) const;
118  void move(const H5std_string& src, const H5std_string& dst) const;
119 
120  // Opens a generic named datatype in this location.
121  DataType openDataType(const char* name) const;
122  DataType openDataType(const H5std_string& name) const;
123 
124  // Opens a named array datatype in this location.
125  ArrayType openArrayType(const char* name) const;
126  ArrayType openArrayType(const H5std_string& name) const;
127 
128  // Opens a named compound datatype in this location.
129  CompType openCompType(const char* name) const;
130  CompType openCompType(const H5std_string& name) const;
131 
132  // Opens a named enumeration datatype in this location.
133  EnumType openEnumType(const char* name) const;
134  EnumType openEnumType(const H5std_string& name) const;
135 
136  // Opens a named integer datatype in this location.
137  IntType openIntType(const char* name) const;
138  IntType openIntType(const H5std_string& name) const;
139 
140  // Opens a named floating-point datatype in this location.
141  FloatType openFloatType(const char* name) const;
142  FloatType openFloatType(const H5std_string& name) const;
143 
144  // Opens a named string datatype in this location.
145  StrType openStrType(const char* name) const;
146  StrType openStrType(const H5std_string& name) const;
147 
148  // Opens a named variable length datatype in this location.
149  VarLenType openVarLenType(const char* name) const;
150  VarLenType openVarLenType(const H5std_string& name) const;
151 
152 #ifndef DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS
153  virtual hid_t getLocId() const = 0;
156 
157 
159  virtual void throwException(const H5std_string& func_name, const H5std_string& msg) const = 0;
160 
161  // Default constructor.
162  CommonFG();
163 
164  // Noop destructor.
165  virtual ~CommonFG();
166 
167  protected:
168  virtual void p_setId(const hid_t new_id) = 0;
169 
170 #endif // DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS
171 
172 }; // end of CommonFG declaration
173 
174 }
175 #endif // __CommonFG_H
176 
Class Group represents an HDF5 group.
Definition: H5Group.h:27
Class EnumType operates on HDF5 enum datatypes.
Definition: H5EnumType.h:23
Class DataSpace operates on HDF5 dataspaces.
Definition: H5DataSpace.h:23
Class IntType operates on HDF5 integer datatype.
Definition: H5IntType.h:23
Class DSetCreatPropList represents the dataset creation property list.
Definition: H5DcreatProp.h:29
Class DataType provides generic operations on HDF5 datatypes.
Definition: H5DataType.h:32
VarLenType operates on the HDF5 C's Variable-length Datatypes.
Definition: H5VarLenType.h:26
Class DataSet operates on HDF5 datasets.
Definition: H5DataSet.h:29
Class ArrayType inherits from DataType and provides wrappers for the HDF5's Array Datatypes...
Definition: H5ArrayType.h:26
Class PropList provides operations for generic property lists.
Definition: H5PropList.h:23
Class FloatType operates on HDF5 floating point datatype.
Definition: H5FloatType.h:23
static const DSetCreatPropList & DEFAULT
Default dataset creation property list.
Definition: H5DcreatProp.h:32
Class H5File represents an HDF5 file.
Definition: H5File.h:27
Class StrType operates on HDF5 string datatypes.
Definition: H5StrType.h:23
CompType is a derivative of a DataType and operates on HDF5 compound datatypes.
Definition: H5CompType.h:26
CommonFG is an abstract base class of H5File and H5Group.
Definition: H5CommonFG.h:33


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