diff --git a/examples/hello/hdf5Writer/helloHDF5Writer.cpp b/examples/hello/hdf5Writer/helloHDF5Writer.cpp
index aaf85ec64265345c685d90234226fe473f7e6aff..07088fb2ee76ab6276b5214960cb3836ce153c80 100644
--- a/examples/hello/hdf5Writer/helloHDF5Writer.cpp
+++ b/examples/hello/hdf5Writer/helloHDF5Writer.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
 #include <iostream>
 #include <vector>
 
-#include "adios2.h"
+#include <adios2.h>
+
 #include <mpi.h>
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
diff --git a/source/adios2/ADIOS.cpp b/source/adios2/ADIOS.cpp
index db91c88f32038039e4341e4a99b93453a0f967e7..8fd661a80b0c3f3a15446728afa25955965cd928 100644
--- a/source/adios2/ADIOS.cpp
+++ b/source/adios2/ADIOS.cpp
@@ -196,9 +196,7 @@ std::shared_ptr<Engine> ADIOS::Open(const std::string &name,
     }
     else if (type == "HDF5Reader") // -Junmin
     {
-//#if defined(ADIOS_HAVE_PHDF5) && defined(ADIOS_HAVE_MPI)
-#ifdef ADIOS_HAVE_HDF5
-        //#ifdef ADIOS_HAVE_MPI
+#ifdef ADIOS2_HAVE_HDF5
         return std::make_shared<HDF5Reader>(*this, name, accessMode, mpiComm,
                                             method);
 #else
diff --git a/source/adios2/engine/hdf5/HDF5Common.cpp b/source/adios2/engine/hdf5/HDF5Common.cpp
index 2b2e605ffa83e982914a6b2e32319d2c9398c599..e2a9c521ee6b08d50094910ea43e85920d395350 100644
--- a/source/adios2/engine/hdf5/HDF5Common.cpp
+++ b/source/adios2/engine/hdf5/HDF5Common.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 #include "HDF5Common.h"
 
+#include <complex>
 #include <iostream>
 
 #include "adios2/ADIOSMPI.h"
@@ -20,38 +21,37 @@ namespace adios
 #define H5_ERROR std::cout << "[ADIOS H5 ERROR] "
 
 HDF5Common::HDF5Common()
-: m_WriteMode(false), m_Total_timestep(0), m_CurrentTimeStep(0)
+: m_WriteMode(false), m_CurrentTimeStep(0), m_NumTimeSteps(0)
 {
-    m_DefH5T_COMPLEX_FLOAT =
+    m_DefH5TypeComplexFloat =
         H5Tcreate(H5T_COMPOUND, sizeof(std::complex<float>));
-    H5Tinsert(m_DefH5T_COMPLEX_FLOAT, "freal", 0, H5T_NATIVE_FLOAT);
-    H5Tinsert(m_DefH5T_COMPLEX_FLOAT, "fimg", H5Tget_size(H5T_NATIVE_FLOAT),
+    H5Tinsert(m_DefH5TypeComplexFloat, "freal", 0, H5T_NATIVE_FLOAT);
+    H5Tinsert(m_DefH5TypeComplexFloat, "fimg", H5Tget_size(H5T_NATIVE_FLOAT),
               H5T_NATIVE_FLOAT);
 
-    m_DefH5T_COMPLEX_DOUBLE =
+    m_DefH5TypeComplexDouble =
         H5Tcreate(H5T_COMPOUND, sizeof(std::complex<double>));
-    H5Tinsert(m_DefH5T_COMPLEX_DOUBLE, "dreal", 0, H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE);
-    H5Tinsert(m_DefH5T_COMPLEX_DOUBLE, "dimg", H5Tget_size(H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE),
+    H5Tinsert(m_DefH5TypeComplexDouble, "dreal", 0, H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE);
+    H5Tinsert(m_DefH5TypeComplexDouble, "dimg", H5Tget_size(H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE),
               H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE);
 
-    m_DefH5T_COMPLEX_LongDOUBLE =
+    m_DefH5TypeComplexLongDouble =
         H5Tcreate(H5T_COMPOUND, sizeof(std::complex<long double>));
-    H5Tinsert(m_DefH5T_COMPLEX_LongDOUBLE, "ldouble real", 0,
+    H5Tinsert(m_DefH5TypeComplexLongDouble, "ldouble real", 0,
               H5T_NATIVE_LDOUBLE);
-    H5Tinsert(m_DefH5T_COMPLEX_LongDOUBLE, "ldouble img",
+    H5Tinsert(m_DefH5TypeComplexLongDouble, "ldouble img",
               H5Tget_size(H5T_NATIVE_LDOUBLE), H5T_NATIVE_LDOUBLE);
 }
 
-void HDF5Common::H5_Init(const std::string name, MPI_Comm m_MPIComm,
-                         bool toWrite)
+void HDF5Common::Init(const std::string name, MPI_Comm comm, bool toWrite)
 {
     m_WriteMode = toWrite;
 
     //
-    m_Plist_id = H5Pcreate(H5P_FILE_ACCESS);
+    m_PropertyListId = H5Pcreate(H5P_FILE_ACCESS);
 
 #ifdef ADIOS2_HAVE_MPI
-    H5Pset_fapl_mpio(m_Plist_id, m_MPIComm, MPI_INFO_NULL);
+    H5Pset_fapl_mpio(m_PropertyListId, comm, MPI_INFO_NULL);
 #endif
 
     std::string ts0 = "/TimeStep0";
@@ -61,32 +61,35 @@ void HDF5Common::H5_Init(const std::string name, MPI_Comm m_MPIComm,
         /*
          * Create a new file collectively and release property list identifier.
          */
-        m_File_id =
-            H5Fcreate(name.c_str(), H5F_ACC_TRUNC, H5P_DEFAULT, m_Plist_id);
-        if (m_File_id >= 0)
+        m_FileId = H5Fcreate(name.c_str(), H5F_ACC_TRUNC, H5P_DEFAULT,
+                             m_PropertyListId);
+        if (m_FileId >= 0)
         {
-            m_Group_id = H5Gcreate2(m_File_id, ts0.c_str(), H5P_DEFAULT,
-                                    H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+            m_GroupId = H5Gcreate2(m_FileId, ts0.c_str(), H5P_DEFAULT,
+                                   H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+            if (m_GroupId < 0)
+            {
+                std::clog << "H5Common::Init: ERROR" << std::endl;
+                throw std::runtime_error("HDF5: Unable to create group " + ts0);
+            }
         }
     }
     else
     {
         // read a file collectively
-        m_File_id = H5Fopen(name.c_str(), H5F_ACC_RDONLY, H5P_DEFAULT);
-        if (m_File_id >= 0)
+        m_FileId = H5Fopen(name.c_str(), H5F_ACC_RDONLY, H5P_DEFAULT);
+        if (m_FileId >= 0)
         {
-            m_Group_id = H5Gopen(m_File_id, ts0.c_str(), H5P_DEFAULT);
+            m_GroupId = H5Gopen(m_FileId, ts0.c_str(), H5P_DEFAULT);
         }
     }
 
-    H5Pclose(m_Plist_id);
+    H5Pclose(m_PropertyListId);
 }
 
-// HDF5Common::~HDF5Common() {}
-
 void HDF5Common::WriteTimeSteps()
 {
-    if (m_File_id < 0)
+    if (m_FileId < 0)
     {
         // std::cerr<<"[ADIOS HDF5Error]: Invalid file to record timestep
         // to."<<std::endl;
@@ -101,29 +104,29 @@ void HDF5Common::WriteTimeSteps()
 
     hid_t s = H5Screate(H5S_SCALAR);
 
-    hid_t attr = H5Acreate(m_File_id, "NumTimeSteps", H5T_NATIVE_UINT, s,
+    hid_t attr = H5Acreate(m_FileId, "NumTimeSteps", H5T_NATIVE_UINT, s,
                            H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
-    uint totalts = m_CurrentTimeStep + 1;
+    uint totalTimeSteps = m_CurrentTimeStep + 1;
 
-    if (m_Group_id < 0)
+    if (m_GroupId < 0)
     {
-        totalts = m_CurrentTimeStep;
+        totalTimeSteps = m_CurrentTimeStep;
     }
 
-    H5Awrite(attr, H5T_NATIVE_UINT, &totalts);
+    H5Awrite(attr, H5T_NATIVE_UINT, &totalTimeSteps);
 
     H5Sclose(s);
     H5Aclose(attr);
 }
 
-int HDF5Common::GetNumTimeSteps()
+unsigned int HDF5Common::GetNumTimeSteps()
 {
     if (m_WriteMode)
     {
         return -1;
     }
 
-    if (m_File_id < 0)
+    if (m_FileId < 0)
     {
         std::cerr
             << "[ADIOS HDF5Error]: Invalid file to read timestep attribute."
@@ -131,62 +134,70 @@ int HDF5Common::GetNumTimeSteps()
         return -1;
     }
 
-    if (m_Total_timestep <= 0)
+    if (m_NumTimeSteps <= 0)
     {
-        hid_t attr = H5Aopen(m_File_id, "NumTimeSteps", H5P_DEFAULT);
+        hid_t attr = H5Aopen(m_FileId, "NumTimeSteps", H5P_DEFAULT);
 
-        H5Aread(attr, H5T_NATIVE_UINT, &m_Total_timestep);
+        H5Aread(attr, H5T_NATIVE_UINT, &m_NumTimeSteps);
         H5Aclose(attr);
     }
 
-    return m_Total_timestep;
+    return m_NumTimeSteps;
 }
 
-void HDF5Common::H5_Close()
+void HDF5Common::Close()
 {
-    if (m_File_id < 0)
+    if (m_FileId < 0)
     {
         return;
     }
 
     WriteTimeSteps();
 
-    if (m_Group_id >= 0)
+    if (m_GroupId >= 0)
     {
-        H5Gclose(m_Group_id);
+        H5Gclose(m_GroupId);
     }
 
-    H5Fclose(m_File_id);
-    m_File_id = -1;
-    m_Group_id = -1;
+    H5Fclose(m_FileId);
+    m_FileId = -1;
+    m_GroupId = -1;
 }
 
-void HDF5Common::H5_Advance(int totalts)
+void HDF5Common::Advance()
 {
-    m_CurrentTimeStep++;
-    if (m_CurrentTimeStep > 0)
+    if (m_GroupId >= 0)
     {
-        H5Gclose(m_Group_id);
-        m_Group_id = -1;
+        H5Gclose(m_GroupId);
+        m_GroupId = -1;
     }
 
-    std::string tsname = "/TimeStep";
-    tsname.append(std::to_string(m_CurrentTimeStep));
-
     if (m_WriteMode)
     {
-        // m_Group_id = H5Gcreate2(m_File_id, tsname.c_str(), H5P_DEFAULT,
+        // m_GroupId = H5Gcreate2(m_FileId, tsname.c_str(), H5P_DEFAULT,
         //                       H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
     }
     else
     {
-        if ((totalts > 0) && (totalts <= m_CurrentTimeStep))
+        if (m_NumTimeSteps == 0)
+        {
+            GetNumTimeSteps();
+        }
+        if (m_CurrentTimeStep + 1 >= m_NumTimeSteps)
         {
             return;
         }
-        // std::cout<<" ... current  group "<<tsname.c_str()<<std::endl;
-        m_Group_id = H5Gopen(m_File_id, tsname.c_str(), H5P_DEFAULT);
+
+        std::string timeStepName =
+            "/TimeStep" + std::to_string(m_CurrentTimeStep + 1);
+        m_GroupId = H5Gopen(m_FileId, timeStepName.c_str(), H5P_DEFAULT);
+        if (m_GroupId < 0)
+        {
+            throw std::runtime_error("HDF5: Unable to open group " +
+                                     timeStepName);
+        }
     }
+    ++m_CurrentTimeStep;
 }
 
 void HDF5Common::CheckWriteGroup()
@@ -195,15 +206,18 @@ void HDF5Common::CheckWriteGroup()
     {
         return;
     }
-
-    if (m_Group_id >= 0)
+    if (m_GroupId >= 0)
     {
         return;
     }
-    std::string tsname = "/TimeStep";
-    tsname.append(std::to_string(m_CurrentTimeStep));
 
-    m_Group_id = H5Gcreate2(m_File_id, tsname.c_str(), H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT,
-                            H5P_DEFAULT);
+    std::string timeStepName = "/TimeStep" + std::to_string(m_CurrentTimeStep);
+    m_GroupId = H5Gcreate2(m_FileId, timeStepName.c_str(), H5P_DEFAULT,
+                           H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
+    if (m_GroupId < 0)
+    {
+        throw std::runtime_error("HDF5: Unable to create group " +
+                                 timeStepName);
+    }
 }
 }
diff --git a/source/adios2/engine/hdf5/HDF5Common.h b/source/adios2/engine/hdf5/HDF5Common.h
index 367bad64ffa0c6b18ecc3eede7618b75eb3749a8..d5a6a77190b1ed2465bf62b82073835b061afe27 100644
--- a/source/adios2/engine/hdf5/HDF5Common.h
+++ b/source/adios2/engine/hdf5/HDF5Common.h
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
 #ifndef ADIOS2_ENGINE_HDF5_HDF5COMMON_P_H_
 #define ADIOS2_ENGINE_HDF5_HDF5COMMON_P_H_
 
-#include "adios2.h"
+#include <string>
+
 #include "adios2/ADIOSMPICommOnly.h"
 
 #include <hdf5.h>
@@ -28,29 +29,29 @@ public:
      */
     HDF5Common();
 
-    void H5_Init(const std::string name, MPI_Comm m_MPIComm, bool toWrite);
-    void H5_Close();
-    void H5_Advance(int totalts);
+    void Init(const std::string name, MPI_Comm comm, bool toWrite);
+    void Close();
+    void Advance();
 
-    int GetNumTimeSteps();
+    unsigned int GetNumTimeSteps();
     void WriteTimeSteps();
 
-    hid_t m_Plist_id, m_File_id;
-    hid_t m_Group_id;
+    hid_t m_PropertyListId, m_FileId;
+    hid_t m_GroupId;
 
-    hid_t m_DefH5T_COMPLEX_DOUBLE;
-    hid_t m_DefH5T_COMPLEX_FLOAT;
-    hid_t m_DefH5T_COMPLEX_LongDOUBLE;
+    hid_t m_DefH5TypeComplexDouble;
+    hid_t m_DefH5TypeComplexFloat;
+    hid_t m_DefH5TypeComplexLongDouble;
 
-    int m_CurrentTimeStep;
+    unsigned int m_CurrentTimeStep;
 
     void CheckWriteGroup();
 
 private:
     bool m_WriteMode;
-    int m_Total_timestep;
+    unsigned int m_NumTimeSteps;
 };
 
 } // end namespace adios
 
-#endif /* HDF5_COMMON_P_H_ */
+#endif /* ADIOS2_ENGINE_HDF5_HDF5COMMON_P_H_ */
diff --git a/source/adios2/engine/hdf5/HDF5ReaderP.cpp b/source/adios2/engine/hdf5/HDF5ReaderP.cpp
index 8f3cb8f4ddbfbb2716e77ffd54290f6027e4830a..7f3ead729cae47aaa634e6a0d2365a2294584a06 100644
--- a/source/adios2/engine/hdf5/HDF5ReaderP.cpp
+++ b/source/adios2/engine/hdf5/HDF5ReaderP.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ bool HDF5Reader::isValid()
     {
         return false;
     }
-    if (m_H5File.m_File_id >= 0)
+    if (m_H5File.m_FileId >= 0)
     {
         return true;
     }
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ void HDF5Reader::Init()
             ", in call to ADIOS Open or HDF5Reader constructor\n");
     }
 
-    m_H5File.H5_Init(m_Name, m_MPIComm, false);
+    m_H5File.Init(m_Name, m_MPIComm, false);
     m_H5File.GetNumTimeSteps();
 }
 
@@ -180,26 +180,26 @@ template <class T>
 void HDF5Reader::UseHDFRead(const std::string &variableName, T *values,
                             hid_t h5Type)
 {
-    hid_t datasetID =
-        H5Dopen(m_H5File.m_Group_id, variableName.c_str(), H5P_DEFAULT);
+    hid_t dataSetId =
+        H5Dopen(m_H5File.m_GroupId, variableName.c_str(), H5P_DEFAULT);
     if (m_RankMPI == 0)
     {
         std::cout << " opened to read: " << variableName << std::endl;
     }
 
-    if (datasetID < 0)
+    if (dataSetId < 0)
     {
         return;
     }
-    hid_t filespace = H5Dget_space(datasetID);
+    hid_t fileSpace = H5Dget_space(dataSetId);
 
-    if (filespace < 0)
+    if (fileSpace < 0)
     {
         return;
     }
-    int ndims = H5Sget_simple_extent_ndims(filespace);
+    int ndims = H5Sget_simple_extent_ndims(fileSpace);
     hsize_t dims[ndims];
-    herr_t status_n = H5Sget_simple_extent_dims(filespace, dims, NULL);
+    herr_t status_n = H5Sget_simple_extent_dims(fileSpace, dims, NULL);
 
     hsize_t start[ndims] = {0}, count[ndims] = {0}, stride[ndims] = {1};
 
@@ -220,14 +220,14 @@ void HDF5Reader::UseHDFRead(const std::string &variableName, T *values,
                   << std::endl;
     }
 
-    hid_t ret = H5Sselect_hyperslab(filespace, H5S_SELECT_SET, start, stride,
+    hid_t ret = H5Sselect_hyperslab(fileSpace, H5S_SELECT_SET, start, stride,
                                     count, NULL);
     if (ret < 0)
     {
         return;
     }
 
-    hid_t mem_dataspace = H5Screate_simple(ndims, count, NULL);
+    hid_t memDataSpace = H5Screate_simple(ndims, count, NULL);
 
     int elementsRead = 1;
     for (int i = 0; i < ndims; i++)
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ void HDF5Reader::UseHDFRead(const std::string &variableName, T *values,
     }
 
     T data_array[elementsRead];
-    ret = H5Dread(datasetID, h5Type, mem_dataspace, filespace, H5P_DEFAULT,
+    ret = H5Dread(dataSetId, h5Type, memDataSpace, fileSpace, H5P_DEFAULT,
                   data_array);
 
     for (int i = 0; i < elementsRead; i++)
@@ -245,18 +245,14 @@ void HDF5Reader::UseHDFRead(const std::string &variableName, T *values,
                   << std::endl;
     }
 
-    H5Sclose(mem_dataspace);
+    H5Sclose(memDataSpace);
 
-    H5Sclose(filespace);
-    H5Dclose(datasetID);
+    H5Sclose(fileSpace);
+    H5Dclose(dataSetId);
 }
 
-void HDF5Reader::Advance(float timeoutSec)
-{
-    int totalts = m_H5File.GetNumTimeSteps();
-    m_H5File.H5_Advance(totalts);
-}
+void HDF5Reader::Advance(float timeoutSec) { m_H5File.Advance(); }
 
-void HDF5Reader::Close(const int transportIndex) { m_H5File.H5_Close(); }
+void HDF5Reader::Close(const int transportIndex) { m_H5File.Close(); }
 
 } // end namespace adios
diff --git a/source/adios2/engine/hdf5/HDF5WriterP.cpp b/source/adios2/engine/hdf5/HDF5WriterP.cpp
index 89e0ec54d1c3a61641d64afb190798a8efbacdaf..784f1aea4267c84f47d071637f93a936bd6d6a51 100644
--- a/source/adios2/engine/hdf5/HDF5WriterP.cpp
+++ b/source/adios2/engine/hdf5/HDF5WriterP.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ void HDF5Writer::Init()
             ", in call to ADIOS Open or HDF5Writer constructor\n");
     }
 
-    m_H5File.H5_Init(m_Name, m_MPIComm, true);
+    m_H5File.Init(m_Name, m_MPIComm, true);
 }
 
 void HDF5Writer::Write(Variable<char> &variable, const char *values)
@@ -118,19 +118,19 @@ void HDF5Writer::Write(Variable<long double> &variable,
 void HDF5Writer::Write(Variable<std::complex<float>> &variable,
                        const std::complex<float> *values)
 {
-    UseHDFWrite(variable, values, m_H5File.m_DefH5T_COMPLEX_FLOAT);
+    UseHDFWrite(variable, values, m_H5File.m_DefH5TypeComplexFloat);
 }
 
 void HDF5Writer::Write(Variable<std::complex<double>> &variable,
                        const std::complex<double> *values)
 {
-    UseHDFWrite(variable, values, m_H5File.m_DefH5T_COMPLEX_DOUBLE);
+    UseHDFWrite(variable, values, m_H5File.m_DefH5TypeComplexDouble);
 }
 
 void HDF5Writer::Write(Variable<std::complex<long double>> &variable,
                        const std::complex<long double> *values)
 {
-    UseHDFWrite(variable, values, m_H5File.m_DefH5T_COMPLEX_LongDOUBLE);
+    UseHDFWrite(variable, values, m_H5File.m_DefH5TypeComplexLongDouble);
 }
 
 // String version
@@ -222,30 +222,30 @@ void HDF5Writer::Write(const std::string variableName,
                        const std::complex<float> *values)
 {
     UseHDFWrite(m_ADIOS.GetVariable<std::complex<float>>(variableName), values,
-                m_H5File.m_DefH5T_COMPLEX_FLOAT);
+                m_H5File.m_DefH5TypeComplexFloat);
 }
 
 void HDF5Writer::Write(const std::string variableName,
                        const std::complex<double> *values)
 {
     UseHDFWrite(m_ADIOS.GetVariable<std::complex<double>>(variableName), values,
-                m_H5File.m_DefH5T_COMPLEX_DOUBLE);
+                m_H5File.m_DefH5TypeComplexDouble);
 }
 
 void HDF5Writer::Write(const std::string variableName,
                        const std::complex<long double> *values)
 {
     UseHDFWrite(m_ADIOS.GetVariable<std::complex<long double>>(variableName),
-                values, m_H5File.m_DefH5T_COMPLEX_LongDOUBLE);
+                values, m_H5File.m_DefH5TypeComplexLongDouble);
 }
 
-void HDF5Writer::Advance(float timeoutSec) { m_H5File.H5_Advance(0); }
+void HDF5Writer::Advance(float timeoutSec) { m_H5File.Advance(); }
 
-void HDF5Writer::Close(const int transportIndex) { m_H5File.H5_Close(); }
+void HDF5Writer::Close(const int transportIndex) { m_H5File.Close(); }
 
 template <class T>
 void HDF5Writer::UseHDFWrite(Variable<T> &variable, const T *values,
-                             hid_t h5type)
+                             hid_t h5Type)
 {
     m_H5File.CheckWriteGroup();
     // here comes your magic at Writing now variable.m_UserValues has the data
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ void HDF5Writer::UseHDFWrite(Variable<T> &variable, const T *values,
     hid_t fileSpace = H5Screate_simple(dimSize, dimsf.data(), NULL);
 
     hid_t dsetID =
-        H5Dcreate(m_H5File.m_Group_id, variable.m_Name.c_str(), h5type,
+        H5Dcreate(m_H5File.m_GroupId, variable.m_Name.c_str(), h5Type,
                   fileSpace, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
     // H5Sclose(fileSpace);
 
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ void HDF5Writer::UseHDFWrite(Variable<T> &variable, const T *values,
 #endif
     herr_t status;
 
-    status = H5Dwrite(dsetID, h5type, memSpace, fileSpace, plistID, values);
+    status = H5Dwrite(dsetID, h5Type, memSpace, fileSpace, plistID, values);
 
     if (status < 0)
     {
diff --git a/source/adios2/engine/hdf5/HDF5WriterP.h b/source/adios2/engine/hdf5/HDF5WriterP.h
index f915e9ccbe5978703a5b07e62b74086fabe3db4c..21151a18ab648cab1b8d389436a13dfb3518c3ef 100644
--- a/source/adios2/engine/hdf5/HDF5WriterP.h
+++ b/source/adios2/engine/hdf5/HDF5WriterP.h
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ private:
     HDF5Common m_H5File;
 
     template <class T>
-    void UseHDFWrite(Variable<T> &variable, const T *values, hid_t h5type);
+    void UseHDFWrite(Variable<T> &variable, const T *values, hid_t h5Type);
 };
 
 } // end namespace adios