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#ifndef __CommonFG_H

#define __CommonFG_H

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namespace H5 {

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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:

        // Opens a generic named datatype in this location.

        DataType openDataType(const char* name) const;

        DataType openDataType(const H5std_string& name) const;

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        // Opens a named array datatype in this location.

        ArrayType openArrayType(const char* name) const;

        ArrayType openArrayType(const H5std_string& name) const;

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        // Opens a named compound datatype in this location.

        CompType openCompType(const char* name) const;

        CompType openCompType(const H5std_string& name) const;

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        // Opens a named enumeration datatype in this location.

        EnumType openEnumType(const char* name) const;

        EnumType openEnumType(const H5std_string& name) const;

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        // Opens a named integer datatype in this location.

        IntType openIntType(const char* name) const;

        IntType openIntType(const H5std_string& name) const;