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#ifndef __CommonFG_H

#define __CommonFG_H

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#ifndef H5_NO_NAMESPACE

namespace H5 {

#endif

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// Class forwarding

class Group;

class H5File;

class ArrayType;

class VarLenType;

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/*! \class CommonFG

    \brief \a CommonFG is an abstract base class of H5File and H5Group.

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    It provides common operations of H5File and H5Group.

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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;

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    // 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;

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    // 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;

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    // Opens an existing dataset at this location.