void getFile( const char* name, unsigned int flags, const FileCreatPropList& create_plist, const FileAccPropList& access_plist );
 
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#ifndef _H5File_H
#define _H5File_H
#ifndef H5_NO_NAMESPACE
namespace H5 {
#endif
class H5_DLLCPP H5File : public IdComponent, public CommonFG {
   public:
    // Default constructor
    H5File();
    // copy constructor: makes a copy of the original H5File object.
    H5File(const H5File& original );
    // Creates or opens an HDF5 file.
    H5File( const string& name, unsigned int flags,
       const FileCreatPropList& create_plist = FileCreatPropList::DEFAULT,
       const FileAccPropList& access_plist = FileAccPropList::DEFAULT );
    H5File( const char* name, unsigned int flags,
       const FileCreatPropList& create_plist = FileCreatPropList::DEFAULT,
       const FileAccPropList& access_plist = FileAccPropList::DEFAULT );
    // Gets the file id
    virtual hid_t getLocId() const;
    // Throw file exception
    virtual void throwException(const string& func_name, const string& msg) const;
    // Determines if a file, specified by its name, is in HDF5 format
    static bool isHdf5(const string& name );
    static bool isHdf5(const char* name );
    // Reopens this file
    void reopen();