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H5CommonFG.h

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00016 
00017 // CommonFG is a protocol class.  Its existence is simply to provide the
00018 // common services that are provided by H5File and Group.  The file or
00019 // group in the context of this class is referred to as 'location'.
00020 
00021 #ifndef _CommonFG_H
00022 #define _CommonFG_H
00023 
00024 #ifndef H5_NO_NAMESPACE
00025 namespace H5 {
00026 #endif
00027 
00028 class Group;
00029 class H5File;
00030 class ArrayType;
00031 class VarLenType;
00032 class H5_DLLCPP CommonFG {
00033    public:
00034         // Creates a new group at this location which can be a file
00035         // or another group.
00036         Group createGroup(const char* name, size_t size_hint = 0) const;
00037         Group createGroup(const H5std_string& name, size_t size_hint = 0) const;
00038 
00039         // Opens an existing group in a location which can be a file
00040         // or another group.
00041         Group openGroup(const char* name) const;
00042         Group openGroup(const H5std_string& name) const;
00043 
00044         // Creates a new dataset at this location.
00045         DataSet createDataSet(const char* name, const DataType& data_type, const DataSpace& data_space, const DSetCreatPropList& create_plist = DSetCreatPropList::DEFAULT) const;
00046         DataSet createDataSet(const H5std_string& name, const DataType& data_type, const DataSpace& data_space, const DSetCreatPropList& create_plist = DSetCreatPropList::DEFAULT) const;
00047 
00048         // Opens an existing dataset at this location.
00049         DataSet openDataSet(const char* name) const;
00050         DataSet openDataSet(const H5std_string& name) const;
00051 
00052         // Retrieves comment for the HDF5 object specified by its name.
00053         H5std_string getComment(const H5std_string& name) const;
00054         H5std_string getComment(const char* name, size_t bufsize) const;
00055         H5std_string getComment(const H5std_string& name, size_t bufsize) const;
00056 
00057         // Removes the comment for the HDF5 object specified by its name.
00058         void removeComment(const char* name) const;
00059         void removeComment(const H5std_string& name) const;
00060 
00061         // Sets the comment for an HDF5 object specified by its name.
00062         void setComment(const char* name, const char* comment) const;
00063         void setComment(const H5std_string& name, const H5std_string& comment) const;
00064 
00065         // Returns the name of the HDF5 object that the symbolic link points to.
00066         H5std_string getLinkval(const char* name, size_t size) const;
00067         H5std_string getLinkval(const H5std_string& name, size_t size) const;
00068 
00069         // Returns the number of objects in this group.
00070         hsize_t getNumObjs() const;
00071 
00072         // Returns information about an HDF5 object, given by its name,
00073         // at this location.
00074         void getObjinfo(const char* name, hbool_t follow_link, H5G_stat_t& statbuf) const;
00075         void getObjinfo(const H5std_string& name, hbool_t follow_link, H5G_stat_t& statbuf) const;
00076         void getObjinfo(const char* name, H5G_stat_t& statbuf) const;
00077         void getObjinfo(const H5std_string& name, H5G_stat_t& statbuf) const;
00078 
00079         // Retrieves the name of an object in this group, given the
00080         // object's index.
00081         ssize_t getObjnameByIdx(hsize_t idx, H5std_string& name, size_t size) const;
00082         H5std_string getObjnameByIdx(hsize_t idx) const;
00083 
00084         // Returns the type of an object in this group, given the
00085         // object's index.
00086         H5G_obj_t getObjTypeByIdx(hsize_t idx) const;
00087         H5G_obj_t getObjTypeByIdx(hsize_t idx, H5std_string& type_name) const;
00088 
00089         // Iterates over the elements of this group - not implemented in
00090         // C++ style yet.
00091         int iterateElems(const char* name, int *idx, H5G_iterate_t op, void *op_data);
00092         int iterateElems(const H5std_string& name, int *idx, H5G_iterate_t op, void *op_data);
00093 
00094         // Creates a link of the specified type from new_name to current_name;
00095         // both names are interpreted relative to the specified location id.
00096         void link(H5G_link_t link_type, const char* curr_name, const char* new_name) const;
00097         void link(H5G_link_t link_type, const H5std_string& curr_name, const H5std_string& new_name) const;
00098 
00099         // Removes the specified name at this location.
00100         void unlink(const char* name) const;
00101         void unlink(const H5std_string& name) const;
00102 
00103         // Mounts the file 'child' onto this location.
00104         void mount(const char* name, H5File& child, PropList& plist) const;
00105         void mount(const H5std_string& name, H5File& child, PropList& plist) const;
00106 
00107         // Unmounts the file named 'name' from this parent location.
00108         void unmount(const char* name) const;
00109         void unmount(const H5std_string& name) const;
00110 
00111         // Renames an object at this location.
00112         void move(const char* src, const char* dst) const;
00113         void move(const H5std_string& src, const H5std_string& dst) const;
00114 
00115         // Opens a generic named datatype in this location.
00116         DataType openDataType(const char* name) const;
00117         DataType openDataType(const H5std_string& name) const;
00118 
00119         // Opens a named array datatype in this location.
00120         ArrayType openArrayType(const char* name) const;
00121         ArrayType openArrayType(const H5std_string& name) const;
00122 
00123         // Opens a named compound datatype in this location.
00124         CompType openCompType(const char* name) const;
00125         CompType openCompType(const H5std_string& name) const;
00126 
00127         // Opens a named enumeration datatype in this location.
00128         EnumType openEnumType(const char* name) const;
00129         EnumType openEnumType(const H5std_string& name) const;
00130 
00131         // Opens a named integer datatype in this location.
00132         IntType openIntType(const char* name) const;
00133         IntType openIntType(const H5std_string& name) const;
00134 
00135         // Opens a named floating-point datatype in this location.
00136         FloatType openFloatType(const char* name) const;
00137         FloatType openFloatType(const H5std_string& name) const;
00138 
00139         // Opens a named string datatype in this location.
00140         StrType openStrType(const char* name) const;
00141         StrType openStrType(const H5std_string& name) const;
00142 
00143         // Opens a named variable length datatype in this location.
00144         VarLenType openVarLenType(const char* name) const;
00145         VarLenType openVarLenType(const H5std_string& name) const;
00146 
00147 #ifndef DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS
00150         virtual hid_t getLocId() const = 0;
00151 
00152 #endif // DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS
00153 
00155         virtual void throwException(const H5std_string& func_name, const H5std_string& msg) const = 0;
00156 
00157         // Default constructor.
00158         CommonFG();
00159 
00160         // Noop destructor.
00161         virtual ~CommonFG();
00162 
00163 }; // end of CommonFG declaration
00164 
00165 #ifndef H5_NO_NAMESPACE
00166 }
00167 #endif
00168 #endif
00169 

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