hdf5/c++/examples/h5tutr_crtgrp.cpp

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/*
 *  This example illustrates how to create and close a group.
 *  It is used in the HDF5 Tutorial.
 */

#include <iostream>
#include <string>

#include "H5Cpp.h"

#ifndef H5_NO_NAMESPACE
    using namespace H5;
#ifndef H5_NO_STD
    using std::cout;
    using std::endl;
#endif  // H5_NO_STD
#endif

const H5std_string FILE_NAME("h5tutr_group.h5");

int main(void)
{
    // Try block to detect exceptions raised by any of the calls inside it
    try
    {
	// Turn off the auto-printing when failure occurs so that we can
	// handle the errors appropriately
	Exception::dontPrint();

	// Create a new file using default property lists.
	H5File file(FILE_NAME, H5F_ACC_TRUNC);
	
	// Create a group named "/MygGroup" in the file
	Group group(file.createGroup("/MyGroup"));

	// File and group will be closed as their instances go out of scope.
   
    } // end of try block

    // catch failure caused by the H5File operations
    catch(FileIException error)
    {
	error.printError();
	return -1;
    }
    // catch failure caused by the Group operations
    catch(GroupIException error)
    {
	error.printError();
	return -1;
    }
 
    return 0;
}