H5IntType.h

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#ifndef __H5IntType_H
#define __H5IntType_H

namespace H5 {

class PredType;

//  Inheritance: AtomType -> DataType -> H5Object -> H5Location -> IdComponent
class H5_DLLCPP IntType : public AtomType {
   public:
        // Creates an integer type using a predefined type
        IntType(const PredType& pred_type);

        // Gets the integer datatype of the specified dataset
        IntType(const DataSet& dataset);

        // Constructors that open an HDF5 integer datatype, given a location.
        IntType(const H5Location& loc, const char* name);
        IntType(const H5Location& loc, const H5std_string& name);

        // Returns an IntType object via DataType* by decoding the
        // binary object description of this type.
        virtual DataType* decode() const;

        // Retrieves the sign type for an integer type
        H5T_sign_t getSign() const;

        // Sets the sign proprety for an integer type.
        void setSign(H5T_sign_t sign) const;

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

        // Default constructor
        IntType();

        // Creates a integer datatype using an existing id
        IntType(const hid_t existing_id);

        // Copy constructor: makes copy of IntType object
        IntType(const IntType& original);

        // Noop destructor.
        virtual ~IntType();

}; // end of IntType
} // namespace H5

#endif // __H5IntType_H