H5ArrayType.h

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#ifndef __H5ArrayType_H
#define __H5ArrayType_H

namespace H5 {

class H5_DLLCPP ArrayType : public DataType {
   public:
    // Constructor that creates a new array data type based on the
    // specified base type.
    ArrayType(const DataType& base_type, int ndims, const hsize_t* dims);

    // Assignment operator
    ArrayType& operator=(const ArrayType& rhs);

    // Returns the number of dimensions of this array datatype.
    int getArrayNDims() const;
    //int getArrayNDims(); // removed 1.8.18 and 1.10.1

    // Returns the sizes of dimensions of this array datatype.
    int getArrayDims(hsize_t* dims) const;
    //int getArrayDims(hsize_t* dims); // removed 1.8.18 and 1.10.1

    virtual H5std_string fromClass () const { return("ArrayType"); }

    // Copy constructor: makes copy of the original object.
    ArrayType( const ArrayType& original );

    // Constructor that takes an existing id
    ArrayType( const hid_t existing_id );

    // Noop destructor
    virtual ~ArrayType();

    // Default constructor
    ArrayType();
};
}
#endif // __H5ArrayType_H