CollectionType.hpp

#ifndef COLLECTIONTYPE_H
#define COLLECTIONTYPE_H

#include <hdf5.h>
#include <string>

#define H5DataType hid_t

namespace splash
{

    class CollectionType
    {
    public:

        const H5DataType& getDataType() const
        {
            return type;
        }

        virtual size_t getSize() const = 0;

        virtual std::string toString() const = 0;

        virtual ~CollectionType()
        {
        }
    protected:
        explicit CollectionType(H5DataType inType = -1): type(inType)
        {
        }

        H5DataType type;
    };

} // namespace DataCollector

#endif /* COLLECTIONTYPE_H */