HDF-Java: 2.6.1 to 2.7 source compatibility report

Library Name	HDF-Java
Version #1	2.6.1
Version #2	2.7

Total Java ARchives	6
Total Methods / Classes	1880 / 133
Verdict	Incompatible (9.3%)

	Severity	Count
Added Methods	-	230
Removed Methods	High	9
Problems with Data Types	High	2
Medium	0
Low	0
Problems with Methods	High	0
Medium	6
Low	0
Other Changes in Data Types	-	77

	Change	Effect
1	Type of field dims has been changed from int[] to long[].	Recompilation of a client program may be terminated with the message: incompatible types, found: int[], required: long[].

	Change	Effect
1	Abstract method createLink ( Group, String, HObject ) has been removed from this class.	Recompilation of a client program may be terminated with the message: cannot find method createLink(Group, String, HObject) in class FileFormat.

	Change	Effect
1	Removed exceptions.HDF5LibraryException exception thrown.	Recompilation of a client program may be terminated with the message: cannot override H5Screate_simple(int, byte[], byte[]) in H5; overridden method does not throw exceptions.HDF5LibraryException.
2	Added exceptions.HDF5Exception exception thrown.	Recompilation of a client program may be terminated with the message: unreported exception exceptions.HDF5Exception must be caught or declared to be thrown.

	Change	Effect
1	Removed exceptions.HDF5Exception exception thrown.	Recompilation of a client program may be terminated with the message: cannot override H5Sselect_hyperslab(int, int, long[], long[], long[], long[]) in H5; overridden method does not throw exceptions.HDF5Exception.
2	Added exceptions.HDF5LibraryException exception thrown.	Recompilation of a client program may be terminated with the message: unreported exception exceptions.HDF5LibraryException must be caught or declared to be thrown.

	Change	Effect
1	Removed ncsa.hdf.hdf5lib.exceptions.HDF5Exception exception thrown.	Recompilation of a client program may be terminated with the message: cannot override H5Sset_extent_simple(int, int, long[], long[]) in ncsa.hdf.hdf5lib.H5; overridden method does not throw ncsa.hdf.hdf5lib.exceptions.HDF5Exception.
2	Added ncsa.hdf.hdf5lib.exceptions.HDF5LibraryException exception thrown.	Recompilation of a client program may be terminated with the message: unreported exception ncsa.hdf.hdf5lib.exceptions.HDF5LibraryException must be caught or declared to be thrown.

	Change	Effect
1	Field LIB_VERSION has been added to this class.	No effect. NOTE: A static field from a super-interface of a client class may hide an added field (with the same name) inherited from the super-class of a client class. Recompilation of a client class may be terminated with the message: reference to LIB_VERSION is ambiguous.

	Change	Effect
1	Field H5E_DEFAULT has been added to this class.	No effect. NOTE: A static field from a super-interface of a client class may hide an added field (with the same name) inherited from the super-class of a client class. Recompilation of a client class may be terminated with the message: reference to H5E_DEFAULT is ambiguous.
2	Field H5E_MAJOR has been added to this class.	No effect. NOTE: A static field from a super-interface of a client class may hide an added field (with the same name) inherited from the super-class of a client class. Recompilation of a client class may be terminated with the message: reference to H5E_MAJOR is ambiguous.
3	Field H5E_MINOR has been added to this class.	No effect. NOTE: A static field from a super-interface of a client class may hide an added field (with the same name) inherited from the super-class of a client class. Recompilation of a client class may be terminated with the message: reference to H5E_MINOR is ambiguous.
4	Field H5F_ACC_DEFAULT has been added to this class.	No effect. NOTE: A static field from a super-interface of a client class may hide an added field (with the same name) inherited from the super-class of a client class. Recompilation of a client class may be terminated with the message: reference to H5F_ACC_DEFAULT is ambiguous.
5	Field H5F_LIBVER_EARLIEST has been added to this class.	No effect. NOTE: A static field from a super-interface of a client class may hide an added field (with the same name) inherited from the super-class of a client class. Recompilation of a client class may be terminated with the message: reference to H5F_LIBVER_EARLIEST is ambiguous.
6	Field H5F_LIBVER_LATEST has been added to this class.	No effect. NOTE: A static field from a super-interface of a client class may hide an added field (with the same name) inherited from the super-class of a client class. Recompilation of a client class may be terminated with the message: reference to H5F_LIBVER_LATEST is ambiguous.
7	Field H5G_STORAGE_TYPE_COMPACT has been added to this class.	No effect. NOTE: A static field from a super-interface of a client class may hide an added field (with the same name) inherited from the super-class of a client class. Recompilation of a client class may be terminated with the message: reference to H5G_STORAGE_TYPE_COMPACT is ambiguous.
8	Field H5G_STORAGE_TYPE_DENSE has been added to this class.	No effect. NOTE: A static field from a super-interface of a client class may hide an added field (with the same name) inherited from the super-class of a client class. Recompilation of a client class may be terminated with the message: reference to H5G_STORAGE_TYPE_DENSE is ambiguous.
9	Field H5G_STORAGE_TYPE_SYMBOL_TABLE has been added to this class.	No effect. NOTE: A static field from a super-interface of a client class may hide an added field (with the same name) inherited from the super-class of a client class. Recompilation of a client class may be terminated with the message: reference to H5G_STORAGE_TYPE_SYMBOL_TABLE is ambiguous.
10	Field H5G_STORAGE_TYPE_UNKNOWN has been added to this class.	No effect. NOTE: A static field from a super-interface of a client class may hide an added field (with the same name) inherited from the super-class of a client class. Recompilation of a client class may be terminated with the message: reference to H5G_STORAGE_TYPE_UNKNOWN is ambiguous.
11	Field H5L_TYPE_ERROR has been added to this class.	No effect. NOTE: A static field from a super-interface of a client class may hide an added field (with the same name) inherited from the super-class of a client class. Recompilation of a client class may be terminated with the message: reference to H5L_TYPE_ERROR is ambiguous.
12	Field H5L_TYPE_EXTERNAL has been added to this class.	No effect. NOTE: A static field from a super-interface of a client class may hide an added field (with the same name) inherited from the super-class of a client class. Recompilation of a client class may be terminated with the message: reference to H5L_TYPE_EXTERNAL is ambiguous.
13	Field H5L_TYPE_HARD has been added to this class.	No effect. NOTE: A static field from a super-interface of a client class may hide an added field (with the same name) inherited from the super-class of a client class. Recompilation of a client class may be terminated with the message: reference to H5L_TYPE_HARD is ambiguous.
14	Field H5L_TYPE_MAX has been added to this class.	No effect. NOTE: A static field from a super-interface of a client class may hide an added field (with the same name) inherited from the super-class of a client class. Recompilation of a client class may be terminated with the message: reference to H5L_TYPE_MAX is ambiguous.
15	Field H5L_TYPE_SOFT has been added to this class.	No effect. NOTE: A static field from a super-interface of a client class may hide an added field (with the same name) inherited from the super-class of a client class. Recompilation of a client class may be terminated with the message: reference to H5L_TYPE_SOFT is ambiguous.
16	Field H5O_COPY_EXPAND_EXT_LINK_FLAG has been added to this class.	No effect. NOTE: A static field from a super-interface of a client class may hide an added field (with the same name) inherited from the super-class of a client class. Recompilation of a client class may be terminated with the message: reference to H5O_COPY_EXPAND_EXT_LINK_FLAG is ambiguous.
17	Field H5O_COPY_EXPAND_REFERENCE_FLAG has been added to this class.	No effect. NOTE: A static field from a super-interface of a client class may hide an added field (with the same name) inherited from the super-class of a client class. Recompilation of a client class may be terminated with the message: reference to H5O_COPY_EXPAND_REFERENCE_FLAG is ambiguous.
18	Field H5O_COPY_EXPAND_SOFT_LINK_FLAG has been added to this class.	No effect. NOTE: A static field from a super-interface of a client class may hide an added field (with the same name) inherited from the super-class of a client class. Recompilation of a client class may be terminated with the message: reference to H5O_COPY_EXPAND_SOFT_LINK_FLAG is ambiguous.
19	Field H5O_COPY_PRESERVE_NULL_FLAG has been added to this class.	No effect. NOTE: A static field from a super-interface of a client class may hide an added field (with the same name) inherited from the super-class of a client class. Recompilation of a client class may be terminated with the message: reference to H5O_COPY_PRESERVE_NULL_FLAG is ambiguous.
20	Field H5O_COPY_SHALLOW_HIERARCHY_FLAG has been added to this class.	No effect. NOTE: A static field from a super-interface of a client class may hide an added field (with the same name) inherited from the super-class of a client class. Recompilation of a client class may be terminated with the message: reference to H5O_COPY_SHALLOW_HIERARCHY_FLAG is ambiguous.
21	Field H5O_COPY_WITHOUT_ATTR_FLAG has been added to this class.	No effect. NOTE: A static field from a super-interface of a client class may hide an added field (with the same name) inherited from the super-class of a client class. Recompilation of a client class may be terminated with the message: reference to H5O_COPY_WITHOUT_ATTR_FLAG is ambiguous.
22	Field H5O_SHMESG_ALL_FLAG has been added to this class.	No effect. NOTE: A static field from a super-interface of a client class may hide an added field (with the same name) inherited from the super-class of a client class. Recompilation of a client class may be terminated with the message: reference to H5O_SHMESG_ALL_FLAG is ambiguous.
23	Field H5O_SHMESG_ATTR_FLAG has been added to this class.	No effect. NOTE: A static field from a super-interface of a client class may hide an added field (with the same name) inherited from the super-class of a client class. Recompilation of a client class may be terminated with the message: reference to H5O_SHMESG_ATTR_FLAG is ambiguous.
24	Field H5O_SHMESG_DTYPE_FLAG has been added to this class.	No effect. NOTE: A static field from a super-interface of a client class may hide an added field (with the same name) inherited from the super-class of a client class. Recompilation of a client class may be terminated with the message: reference to H5O_SHMESG_DTYPE_FLAG is ambiguous.
25	Field H5O_SHMESG_FILL_FLAG has been added to this class.	No effect. NOTE: A static field from a super-interface of a client class may hide an added field (with the same name) inherited from the super-class of a client class. Recompilation of a client class may be terminated with the message: reference to H5O_SHMESG_FILL_FLAG is ambiguous.
26	Field H5O_SHMESG_NONE_FLAG has been added to this class.	No effect. NOTE: A static field from a super-interface of a client class may hide an added field (with the same name) inherited from the super-class of a client class. Recompilation of a client class may be terminated with the message: reference to H5O_SHMESG_NONE_FLAG is ambiguous.
27	Field H5O_SHMESG_PLINE_FLAG has been added to this class.	No effect. NOTE: A static field from a super-interface of a client class may hide an added field (with the same name) inherited from the super-class of a client class. Recompilation of a client class may be terminated with the message: reference to H5O_SHMESG_PLINE_FLAG is ambiguous.
28	Field H5O_SHMESG_SDSPACE_FLAG has been added to this class.	No effect. NOTE: A static field from a super-interface of a client class may hide an added field (with the same name) inherited from the super-class of a client class. Recompilation of a client class may be terminated with the message: reference to H5O_SHMESG_SDSPACE_FLAG is ambiguous.
29	Field H5O_TYPE_DATASET has been added to this class.	No effect. NOTE: A static field from a super-interface of a client class may hide an added field (with the same name) inherited from the super-class of a client class. Recompilation of a client class may be terminated with the message: reference to H5O_TYPE_DATASET is ambiguous.
30	Field H5O_TYPE_GROUP has been added to this class.	No effect. NOTE: A static field from a super-interface of a client class may hide an added field (with the same name) inherited from the super-class of a client class. Recompilation of a client class may be terminated with the message: reference to H5O_TYPE_GROUP is ambiguous.
31	Field H5O_TYPE_NAMED_DATATYPE has been added to this class.	No effect. NOTE: A static field from a super-interface of a client class may hide an added field (with the same name) inherited from the super-class of a client class. Recompilation of a client class may be terminated with the message: reference to H5O_TYPE_NAMED_DATATYPE is ambiguous.
32	Field H5O_TYPE_NTYPES has been added to this class.	No effect. NOTE: A static field from a super-interface of a client class may hide an added field (with the same name) inherited from the super-class of a client class. Recompilation of a client class may be terminated with the message: reference to H5O_TYPE_NTYPES is ambiguous.
33	Field H5O_TYPE_UNKNOWN has been added to this class.	No effect. NOTE: A static field from a super-interface of a client class may hide an added field (with the same name) inherited from the super-class of a client class. Recompilation of a client class may be terminated with the message: reference to H5O_TYPE_UNKNOWN is ambiguous.
34	Field H5P_CRT_ORDER_INDEXED has been added to this class.	No effect. NOTE: A static field from a super-interface of a client class may hide an added field (with the same name) inherited from the super-class of a client class. Recompilation of a client class may be terminated with the message: reference to H5P_CRT_ORDER_INDEXED is ambiguous.
35	Field H5P_CRT_ORDER_TRACKED has been added to this class.	No effect. NOTE: A static field from a super-interface of a client class may hide an added field (with the same name) inherited from the super-class of a client class. Recompilation of a client class may be terminated with the message: reference to H5P_CRT_ORDER_TRACKED is ambiguous.
36	Field H5P_DATASET_ACCESS has been added to this class.	No effect. NOTE: A static field from a super-interface of a client class may hide an added field (with the same name) inherited from the super-class of a client class. Recompilation of a client class may be terminated with the message: reference to H5P_DATASET_ACCESS is ambiguous.
37	Field H5P_DATASET_ACCESS_DEFAULT has been added to this class.	No effect. NOTE: A static field from a super-interface of a client class may hide an added field (with the same name) inherited from the super-class of a client class. Recompilation of a client class may be terminated with the message: reference to H5P_DATASET_ACCESS_DEFAULT is ambiguous.
38	Field H5P_GROUP_ACCESS has been added to this class.	No effect. NOTE: A static field from a super-interface of a client class may hide an added field (with the same name) inherited from the super-class of a client class. Recompilation of a client class may be terminated with the message: reference to H5P_GROUP_ACCESS is ambiguous.
39	Field H5P_GROUP_CREATE has been added to this class.	No effect. NOTE: A static field from a super-interface of a client class may hide an added field (with the same name) inherited from the super-class of a client class. Recompilation of a client class may be terminated with the message: reference to H5P_GROUP_CREATE is ambiguous.
40	Field H5P_LINK_ACCESS has been added to this class.	No effect. NOTE: A static field from a super-interface of a client class may hide an added field (with the same name) inherited from the super-class of a client class. Recompilation of a client class may be terminated with the message: reference to H5P_LINK_ACCESS is ambiguous.
41	Field H5P_LINK_CREATE has been added to this class.	No effect. NOTE: A static field from a super-interface of a client class may hide an added field (with the same name) inherited from the super-class of a client class. Recompilation of a client class may be terminated with the message: reference to H5P_LINK_CREATE is ambiguous.
42	Field H5P_OBJECT_COPY has been added to this class.	No effect. NOTE: A static field from a super-interface of a client class may hide an added field (with the same name) inherited from the super-class of a client class. Recompilation of a client class may be terminated with the message: reference to H5P_OBJECT_COPY is ambiguous.
43	Field H5S_NULL has been added to this class.	No effect. NOTE: A static field from a super-interface of a client class may hide an added field (with the same name) inherited from the super-class of a client class. Recompilation of a client class may be terminated with the message: reference to H5S_NULL is ambiguous.
44	Field H5Z_FILTER_ALL has been added to this class.	No effect. NOTE: A static field from a super-interface of a client class may hide an added field (with the same name) inherited from the super-class of a client class. Recompilation of a client class may be terminated with the message: reference to H5Z_FILTER_ALL is ambiguous.
45	Field H5Z_FILTER_NBIT has been added to this class.	No effect. NOTE: A static field from a super-interface of a client class may hide an added field (with the same name) inherited from the super-class of a client class. Recompilation of a client class may be terminated with the message: reference to H5Z_FILTER_NBIT is ambiguous.
46	Field H5Z_FILTER_SCALEOFFSET has been added to this class.	No effect. NOTE: A static field from a super-interface of a client class may hide an added field (with the same name) inherited from the super-class of a client class. Recompilation of a client class may be terminated with the message: reference to H5Z_FILTER_SCALEOFFSET is ambiguous.
47	Field H5Z_NBIT_USER_NPARMS has been added to this class.	No effect. NOTE: A static field from a super-interface of a client class may hide an added field (with the same name) inherited from the super-class of a client class. Recompilation of a client class may be terminated with the message: reference to H5Z_NBIT_USER_NPARMS is ambiguous.
48	Field H5Z_SCALEOFFSET_USER_NPARMS has been added to this class.	No effect. NOTE: A static field from a super-interface of a client class may hide an added field (with the same name) inherited from the super-class of a client class. Recompilation of a client class may be terminated with the message: reference to H5Z_SCALEOFFSET_USER_NPARMS is ambiguous.
49	Field H5Z_SHUFFLE_TOTAL_NPARMS has been added to this class.	No effect. NOTE: A static field from a super-interface of a client class may hide an added field (with the same name) inherited from the super-class of a client class. Recompilation of a client class may be terminated with the message: reference to H5Z_SHUFFLE_TOTAL_NPARMS is ambiguous.
50	Field H5Z_SHUFFLE_USER_NPARMS has been added to this class.	No effect. NOTE: A static field from a super-interface of a client class may hide an added field (with the same name) inherited from the super-class of a client class. Recompilation of a client class may be terminated with the message: reference to H5Z_SHUFFLE_USER_NPARMS is ambiguous.
51	Field H5Z_SO_FLOAT_DSCALE has been added to this class.	No effect. NOTE: A static field from a super-interface of a client class may hide an added field (with the same name) inherited from the super-class of a client class. Recompilation of a client class may be terminated with the message: reference to H5Z_SO_FLOAT_DSCALE is ambiguous.
52	Field H5Z_SO_FLOAT_ESCALE has been added to this class.	No effect. NOTE: A static field from a super-interface of a client class may hide an added field (with the same name) inherited from the super-class of a client class. Recompilation of a client class may be terminated with the message: reference to H5Z_SO_FLOAT_ESCALE is ambiguous.
53	Field H5Z_SO_INT has been added to this class.	No effect. NOTE: A static field from a super-interface of a client class may hide an added field (with the same name) inherited from the super-class of a client class. Recompilation of a client class may be terminated with the message: reference to H5Z_SO_INT is ambiguous.
54	Field H5Z_SO_INT_MINBITS_DEFAULT has been added to this class.	No effect. NOTE: A static field from a super-interface of a client class may hide an added field (with the same name) inherited from the super-class of a client class. Recompilation of a client class may be terminated with the message: reference to H5Z_SO_INT_MINBITS_DEFAULT is ambiguous.
55	Field H5Z_SZIP_PARM_BPP has been added to this class.	No effect. NOTE: A static field from a super-interface of a client class may hide an added field (with the same name) inherited from the super-class of a client class. Recompilation of a client class may be terminated with the message: reference to H5Z_SZIP_PARM_BPP is ambiguous.
56	Field H5Z_SZIP_PARM_MASK has been added to this class.	No effect. NOTE: A static field from a super-interface of a client class may hide an added field (with the same name) inherited from the super-class of a client class. Recompilation of a client class may be terminated with the message: reference to H5Z_SZIP_PARM_MASK is ambiguous.
57	Field H5Z_SZIP_PARM_PPB has been added to this class.	No effect. NOTE: A static field from a super-interface of a client class may hide an added field (with the same name) inherited from the super-class of a client class. Recompilation of a client class may be terminated with the message: reference to H5Z_SZIP_PARM_PPB is ambiguous.
58	Field H5Z_SZIP_PARM_PPS has been added to this class.	No effect. NOTE: A static field from a super-interface of a client class may hide an added field (with the same name) inherited from the super-class of a client class. Recompilation of a client class may be terminated with the message: reference to H5Z_SZIP_PARM_PPS is ambiguous.
59	Field H5Z_SZIP_TOTAL_NPARMS has been added to this class.	No effect. NOTE: A static field from a super-interface of a client class may hide an added field (with the same name) inherited from the super-class of a client class. Recompilation of a client class may be terminated with the message: reference to H5Z_SZIP_TOTAL_NPARMS is ambiguous.
60	Field H5Z_SZIP_USER_NPARMS has been added to this class.	No effect. NOTE: A static field from a super-interface of a client class may hide an added field (with the same name) inherited from the super-class of a client class. Recompilation of a client class may be terminated with the message: reference to H5Z_SZIP_USER_NPARMS is ambiguous.
61	Field H5_INDEX_CRT_ORDER has been added to this class.	No effect. NOTE: A static field from a super-interface of a client class may hide an added field (with the same name) inherited from the super-class of a client class. Recompilation of a client class may be terminated with the message: reference to H5_INDEX_CRT_ORDER is ambiguous.
62	Field H5_INDEX_N has been added to this class.	No effect. NOTE: A static field from a super-interface of a client class may hide an added field (with the same name) inherited from the super-class of a client class. Recompilation of a client class may be terminated with the message: reference to H5_INDEX_N is ambiguous.
63	Field H5_INDEX_NAME has been added to this class.	No effect. NOTE: A static field from a super-interface of a client class may hide an added field (with the same name) inherited from the super-class of a client class. Recompilation of a client class may be terminated with the message: reference to H5_INDEX_NAME is ambiguous.
64	Field H5_INDEX_UNKNOWN has been added to this class.	No effect. NOTE: A static field from a super-interface of a client class may hide an added field (with the same name) inherited from the super-class of a client class. Recompilation of a client class may be terminated with the message: reference to H5_INDEX_UNKNOWN is ambiguous.
65	Field H5_ITER_DEC has been added to this class.	No effect. NOTE: A static field from a super-interface of a client class may hide an added field (with the same name) inherited from the super-class of a client class. Recompilation of a client class may be terminated with the message: reference to H5_ITER_DEC is ambiguous.
66	Field H5_ITER_INC has been added to this class.	No effect. NOTE: A static field from a super-interface of a client class may hide an added field (with the same name) inherited from the super-class of a client class. Recompilation of a client class may be terminated with the message: reference to H5_ITER_INC is ambiguous.
67	Field H5_ITER_N has been added to this class.	No effect. NOTE: A static field from a super-interface of a client class may hide an added field (with the same name) inherited from the super-class of a client class. Recompilation of a client class may be terminated with the message: reference to H5_ITER_N is ambiguous.
68	Field H5_ITER_NATIVE has been added to this class.	No effect. NOTE: A static field from a super-interface of a client class may hide an added field (with the same name) inherited from the super-class of a client class. Recompilation of a client class may be terminated with the message: reference to H5_ITER_NATIVE is ambiguous.
69	Field H5_ITER_UNKNOWN has been added to this class.	No effect. NOTE: A static field from a super-interface of a client class may hide an added field (with the same name) inherited from the super-class of a client class. Recompilation of a client class may be terminated with the message: reference to H5_ITER_UNKNOWN is ambiguous.

[+] affected methods (1)

	Change	Effect
1	Field CRT_ORDER_INDEXED has been added to this class.	No effect. NOTE: A static field from a super-interface of a client class may hide an added field (with the same name) inherited from the super-class of a client class. Recompilation of a client class may be terminated with the message: reference to CRT_ORDER_INDEXED is ambiguous.
2	Field CRT_ORDER_TRACKED has been added to this class.	No effect. NOTE: A static field from a super-interface of a client class may hide an added field (with the same name) inherited from the super-class of a client class. Recompilation of a client class may be terminated with the message: reference to CRT_ORDER_TRACKED is ambiguous.
3	Field LINK_TYPE_EXTERNAL has been added to this class.	No effect. NOTE: A static field from a super-interface of a client class may hide an added field (with the same name) inherited from the super-class of a client class. Recompilation of a client class may be terminated with the message: reference to LINK_TYPE_EXTERNAL is ambiguous.
4	Field LINK_TYPE_HARD has been added to this class.	No effect. NOTE: A static field from a super-interface of a client class may hide an added field (with the same name) inherited from the super-class of a client class. Recompilation of a client class may be terminated with the message: reference to LINK_TYPE_HARD is ambiguous.
5	Field LINK_TYPE_SOFT has been added to this class.	No effect. NOTE: A static field from a super-interface of a client class may hide an added field (with the same name) inherited from the super-class of a client class. Recompilation of a client class may be terminated with the message: reference to LINK_TYPE_SOFT is ambiguous.

Source compatibility report for the HDF-Java library between 2.6.1 and 2.7 versions

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Added Methods (230)

Removed Methods (9)

Problems with Data Types, High Severity (2)

Problems with Methods, Medium Severity (6)

Other Changes in Data Types (77)

Java ARchives (6)