H5CommonFG.h

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#ifndef __CommonFG_H
#define __CommonFG_H

#ifndef H5_NO_NAMESPACE
namespace H5 {
#endif

// Class forwarding
class Group;
class H5File;
class ArrayType;
class VarLenType;

class H5_DLLCPP CommonFG {
   public:
    // Creates a new group at this location which can be a file
    // or another group.
    Group createGroup(const char* name, size_t size_hint = 0) const;
    Group createGroup(const H5std_string& name, size_t size_hint = 0) const;

    // Opens an existing group in a location which can be a file
    // or another group.
    Group openGroup(const char* name) const;
    Group openGroup(const H5std_string& name) const;

    // Creates a new dataset at this location.
    DataSet createDataSet(const char* name, const DataType& data_type, const DataSpace& data_space, const DSetCreatPropList& create_plist = DSetCreatPropList::DEFAULT) const;
    DataSet createDataSet(const H5std_string& name, const DataType& data_type, const DataSpace& data_space, const DSetCreatPropList& create_plist = DSetCreatPropList::DEFAULT) const;

    // Opens an existing dataset at this location.
    DataSet openDataSet(const char* name) const;
    DataSet openDataSet(const H5std_string& name) const;

    // Returns the value of a symbolic link.
    H5std_string getLinkval(const char* link_name, size_t size=0) const;
    H5std_string getLinkval(const H5std_string& link_name, size_t size=0) const;

    // Returns the number of objects in this group.
    hsize_t getNumObjs() const;

    // Retrieves the name of an object in this group, given the
    // object's index.
    H5std_string getObjnameByIdx(hsize_t idx) const;
    ssize_t getObjnameByIdx(hsize_t idx, char* name, size_t size) const;
    ssize_t getObjnameByIdx(hsize_t idx, H5std_string& name, size_t size) const;

#ifndef H5_NO_DEPRECATED_SYMBOLS
    // Returns the type of an object in this group, given the
    // object's index.
    H5G_obj_t getObjTypeByIdx(hsize_t idx) const;
    H5G_obj_t getObjTypeByIdx(hsize_t idx, char* type_name) const;
    H5G_obj_t getObjTypeByIdx(hsize_t idx, H5std_string& type_name) const;

    // Returns information about an HDF5 object, given by its name,
    // at this location.
    void getObjinfo(const char* name, hbool_t follow_link, H5G_stat_t& statbuf) const;
    void getObjinfo(const H5std_string& name, hbool_t follow_link, H5G_stat_t& statbuf) const;
    void getObjinfo(const char* name, H5G_stat_t& statbuf) const;
    void getObjinfo(const H5std_string& name, H5G_stat_t& statbuf) const;

    // Iterates over the elements of this group - not implemented in
    // C++ style yet.
    int iterateElems(const char* name, int *idx, H5G_iterate_t op, void *op_data);
    int iterateElems(const H5std_string& name, int *idx, H5G_iterate_t op, void *op_data);
#endif /* H5_NO_DEPRECATED_SYMBOLS */

    // Creates a link of the specified type from new_name to current_name;
    // both names are interpreted relative to the specified location id.
    void link(H5L_type_t link_type, const char* curr_name, const char* new_name) const;
    void link(H5L_type_t link_type, const H5std_string& curr_name, const H5std_string& new_name) const;

    // Removes the specified name at this location.
    void unlink(const char* name) const;
    void unlink(const H5std_string& name) const;

    // Mounts the file 'child' onto this location.
    void mount(const char* name, H5File& child, PropList& plist) const;
    void mount(const H5std_string& name, H5File& child, PropList& plist) const;

    // Unmounts the file named 'name' from this parent location.
    void unmount(const char* name) const;
    void unmount(const H5std_string& name) const;

    // Renames an object at this location.
    void move(const char* src, const char* dst) const;
    void move(const H5std_string& src, const H5std_string& dst) const;

    // Opens a generic named datatype in this location.
    DataType openDataType(const char* name) const;
    DataType openDataType(const H5std_string& name) const;

    // Opens a named array datatype in this location.
    ArrayType openArrayType(const char* name) const;
    ArrayType openArrayType(const H5std_string& name) const;

    // Opens a named compound datatype in this location.
    CompType openCompType(const char* name) const;
    CompType openCompType(const H5std_string& name) const;

    // Opens a named enumeration datatype in this location.
    EnumType openEnumType(const char* name) const;
    EnumType openEnumType(const H5std_string& name) const;

    // Opens a named integer datatype in this location.
    IntType openIntType(const char* name) const;
    IntType openIntType(const H5std_string& name) const;

    // Opens a named floating-point datatype in this location.
    FloatType openFloatType(const char* name) const;
    FloatType openFloatType(const H5std_string& name) const;

    // Opens a named string datatype in this location.
    StrType openStrType(const char* name) const;
    StrType openStrType(const H5std_string& name) const;

    // Opens a named variable length datatype in this location.
    VarLenType openVarLenType(const char* name) const;
    VarLenType openVarLenType(const H5std_string& name) const;

#ifndef DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS
    virtual hid_t getLocId() const = 0;


    virtual void throwException(const H5std_string& func_name, const H5std_string& msg) const = 0;

    // Default constructor.
    CommonFG();

    // Noop destructor.
    virtual ~CommonFG();
#endif // DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS

}; // end of CommonFG declaration

#ifndef H5_NO_NAMESPACE
}
#endif
#endif // __CommonFG_H