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#ifndef __H5DataSet_H

#define __H5DataSet_H

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#ifndef H5_NO_NAMESPACE

namespace H5 {

#endif

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/*! \class DataSet

    \brief Class DataSet operates on HDF5 datasets.

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    An datasets has many characteristics similar to an attribute, thus both

    Attribute and DataSet are derivatives of AbstractDs.  DataSet also

    inherits from H5Object because a dataset is an HDF5 object.

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class H5_DLLCPP DataSet : public H5Object, public AbstractDs {

   public:

    // Close this dataset.

    virtual void close();

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    // Extends the dataset with unlimited dimension.

    void extend( const hsize_t* size ) const;

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    // Fills a selection in memory with a value

    void fillMemBuf(const void *fill, DataType& fill_type, void *buf, DataType& buf_type, DataSpace& space);

    // Fills a selection in memory with zero

    void fillMemBuf(void *buf, DataType& buf_type, DataSpace& space);

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    // Gets the creation property list of this dataset.

    DSetCreatPropList getCreatePlist() const;

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    // Returns the address of this dataset in the file.

    haddr_t getOffset() const;

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    // Gets the dataspace of this dataset.

    virtual DataSpace getSpace() const;