#include <Attribute.h>

Inheritance diagram for dal::AttributeBase:

Public Member Functions
	AttributeBase (Group &parent, const std::string &name)
virtual	~AttributeBase ()
virtual bool	exists () const
void	remove () const
size_t	size () const
virtual bool	valid () const

Detailed Description

Represents core functionality for an attribute inside a group.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

dal::AttributeBase::AttributeBase	(	Group &	parent,
		const std::string &	name
	)		`[inline]`

Create a generic Attribute object, providing meta functionality.

virtual dal::AttributeBase::~AttributeBase ( ) [inline, virtual]

Destruct a generic Attribute object.

virtual bool dal::AttributeBase::exists ( ) const [virtual]

Returns whether this attribute exists in the HDF5 file.

Reimplemented from dal::Node.

void dal::AttributeBase::remove ( ) const

Removes this element from the HDF5 file. Useful for porting, repairing, or otherwise modifying files on a structural level.

size_t dal::AttributeBase::size ( ) const

Returns the number of data points in this element (1 for a scalar, >= 0 for a vector)

virtual bool dal::AttributeBase::valid ( ) const [virtual]

Validates the attribute by checking whether it exists, and whether it can be read using the type defined by this object.

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