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#ifndef __H5IntType_H
#define __H5IntType_H

#ifndef H5_NO_NAMESPACE
namespace H5 {
#endif

//! Class IntType operates on HDF5 integer datatype.
class H5_DLLCPP IntType : public AtomType {
   public:
	// Creates a integer type using a predefined type
	IntType(const PredType& pred_type);

	// Gets the integer datatype of the specified dataset
	IntType(const DataSet& dataset);

	// Retrieves the sign type for an integer type
	H5T_sign_t getSign() const;

	// Sets the sign proprety for an integer type.
	void setSign( H5T_sign_t sign ) const;

	///\brief Returns this class name.
	virtual H5std_string fromClass () const { return("IntType"); }

	// Default constructor
	IntType();

	// Creates a integer datatype using an existing id
	IntType(const hid_t existing_id);

	// Copy constructor: makes copy of IntType object
	IntType(const IntType& original);

	// Noop destructor.
	virtual ~IntType();
};
#ifndef H5_NO_NAMESPACE
}
#endif
#endif // __H5IntType_H
