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//  SALOME HDFPersist : implementation of HDF persitent ( save/ restore )
//  File   : HDFgroup.hxx
//  Module : SALOME
//
#ifndef HDFGROUP_HXX
#define HDFGROUP_HXX

extern "C"
{
#include "HDFtypes.h"
}
#include "HDFcontainerObject.hxx"
#include "HDFexport.hxx"

class HDFPERSIST_EXPORT HDFgroup : public HDFcontainerObject
{
private :
  HDFcontainerObject *_father;
  hdf_idt _fid;
  hdf_idt _mid;
  char* _attribute;
public :
  HDFgroup(const char *name, HDFcontainerObject *father);

  void CreateOnDisk();
  void OpenOnDisk();
  void CloseOnDisk();

  void FileMount(char *file,hdf_access_mode mode);
  void FileUnMount();

  HDFcontainerObject *GetFather();
  hdf_object_type GetObjectType();

  int nInternalObjects();
  void InternalObjectIndentify(int rank, char *object_name);
  int ExistInternalObject(const char *object_name);
  hdf_object_type InternalObjectType(char *object_name);

  int nAttributes();
  char* GetAttributeName(unsigned idx);
};

#endif /* HDFGROUP_HXX */ 
