public void H5Dvlen_get_buf_sizeTest1()
        {
            // write a VLEN dataset

            hid_t vlen = H5T.vlen_create(H5T.NATIVE_INT);

            Assert.IsTrue(vlen >= 0);

            hsize_t[] dims  = { 10 };
            hid_t     space = H5S.create_simple(1, dims, null);

            Assert.IsTrue(space >= 0);


            hid_t dset = H5D.create(m_v0_test_file, "vlen", vlen, space);

            Assert.IsTrue(space >= 0);
            hid_t dset1 = H5D.create(m_v2_test_file, "vlen", vlen, space);

            Assert.IsTrue(space >= 0);

            H5T.hvl_t[] wdata  = new H5T.hvl_t[dims[0]];
            GCHandle[]  whndl  = new GCHandle[wdata.Length];
            int[][]     jagged = new int[dims[0]][];
            for (int i = 0; i < wdata.Length; ++i)
            {
                jagged[i]    = new int[i + 1];
                whndl[i]     = GCHandle.Alloc(jagged[i], GCHandleType.Pinned);
                wdata[i].len = new IntPtr(i + 1);
                wdata[i].p   = whndl[i].AddrOfPinnedObject();
            }

            GCHandle wdata_hndl = GCHandle.Alloc(wdata, GCHandleType.Pinned);

            Assert.IsTrue(H5D.write(dset, vlen, H5S.ALL, H5S.ALL, H5P.DEFAULT,
                                    wdata_hndl.AddrOfPinnedObject()) >= 0);
            Assert.IsTrue(H5D.write(dset1, vlen, H5S.ALL, H5S.ALL, H5P.DEFAULT,
                                    wdata_hndl.AddrOfPinnedObject()) >= 0);
            wdata_hndl.Free();

            for (int i = 0; i < wdata.Length; ++i)
            {
                whndl[i].Free();
            }

            hsize_t size = 0;

            Assert.IsTrue(H5S.select_all(space) >= 0);
            Assert.IsTrue(
                H5D.vlen_get_buf_size(dset, vlen, space, ref size) >= 0);
            Assert.IsTrue(size == 220);  // (1 + 2 + ... + 10) x sizeof(int)

            Assert.IsTrue(
                H5D.vlen_get_buf_size(dset1, vlen, space, ref size) >= 0);
            Assert.IsTrue(size == 220);  // (1 + 2 + ... + 10) x sizeof(int)

            Assert.IsTrue(H5D.close(dset1) >= 0);
            Assert.IsTrue(H5D.close(dset) >= 0);
            Assert.IsTrue(H5T.close(vlen) >= 0);
            Assert.IsTrue(H5S.close(space) >= 0);
        }