diff --git a/examples/hdfgroup/H5G/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/hdfgroup/H5G/CMakeLists.txt
index 139597f9cb..b44a7618ed 100644
--- a/examples/hdfgroup/H5G/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/hdfgroup/H5G/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,28 @@
 
+add_executable(h5ex_g_compact h5ex_g_compact.cpp)
+target_link_libraries(h5ex_g_compact h5cpp)
 
+add_executable(h5ex_g_corder h5ex_g_corder.cpp)
+target_link_libraries(h5ex_g_corder h5cpp)
+
+add_executable(h5ex_g_create h5ex_g_create.cpp)
+target_link_libraries(h5ex_g_create h5cpp)
+
+add_executable(h5ex_g_intermediate h5ex_g_intermediate.cpp)
+target_link_libraries(h5ex_g_intermediate h5cpp)
+
+add_executable(h5ex_g_phase h5ex_g_phase.cpp)
+target_link_libraries(h5ex_g_phase h5cpp)
+
+configure_file(h5ex_g_iterate.h5 h5ex_g_iterate.h5 COPYONLY)
+configure_file(h5ex_g_traverse.h5 h5ex_g_traverse.h5 COPYONLY)
+configure_file(h5ex_g_visit.h5 h5ex_g_visit.h5 COPYONLY)
+
+add_executable(h5ex_g_iterate h5ex_g_iterate.cpp)
+target_link_libraries(h5ex_g_iterate h5cpp)
+
+add_executable(h5ex_g_traverse h5ex_g_traverse.cpp)
+target_link_libraries(h5ex_g_traverse h5cpp)
+
+add_executable(h5ex_g_visit h5ex_g_visit.cpp)
+target_link_libraries(h5ex_g_visit h5cpp)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/hdfgroup/H5G/h5ex_g_compact.cpp b/examples/hdfgroup/H5G/h5ex_g_compact.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d3290f0873
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/hdfgroup/H5G/h5ex_g_compact.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+/************************************************************
+
+  This example shows how to create "compact-or-indexed"
+  format groups, new to 1.8.  This example also illustrates
+  the space savings of compact groups by creating 2 files
+  which are identical except for the group format, and
+  displaying the file size of each.  Both files have one
+  empty group in the root group.
+
+  This file is intended for use with HDF5 Library version 1.8
+
+ ************************************************************/
+
+#include <h5cpp/hdf5.hpp>
+
+#define FILE1       "h5ex_g_compact1.h5"
+#define FILE2       "h5ex_g_compact2.h5"
+#define GROUP       "G1"
+
+using namespace hdf5;
+
+void create_default_file()
+{
+  // Create file 1.  This file will use original format groups.
+  file::File file = file::create (FILE1, file::AccessFlags::TRUNCATE);
+  node::Group group (file.root(), GROUP);
+
+  // Obtain the group info and print the group storage type.
+  node::GroupInfo info = group.info();
+  std::cout<<"Group storage type for "<<FILE1<<" is: "<<info.storage_type()<<std::endl;
+}
+
+void print_default_file_size()
+{
+  // Re-open file.  Needed to get the correct file size.
+  file::File file = file::open (FILE1, file::AccessFlags::READONLY);
+
+  // Obtain and print the file size.
+  std::cout<<"File size for "<<FILE1<<" is: "<<file.size()<<" bytes"
+      <<std::endl<<std::endl;
+}
+
+void create_compact_file()
+{
+  // Set file access property list to allow the latest file format.
+  // This will allow the library to create new compact format groups.
+  property::FileCreationList fcpl;
+  property::FileAccessList fapl;
+  fapl.library_version_bounds(property::LibVersion::LATEST,property::LibVersion::LATEST);
+
+  // Create file 2 using the new file access property list.
+  file::File file = file::create (FILE2,file::AccessFlags::TRUNCATE, fcpl, fapl);
+  node::Group group(file.root(), GROUP);
+
+  // Obtain the group info and print the group storage type.
+  node::GroupInfo info = group.info();
+  std::cout<<"Group storage type for "<<FILE2<<" is: "<<info.storage_type()<<std::endl;
+}
+
+void print_compact_file_size()
+{
+  property::FileAccessList fapl;
+  fapl.library_version_bounds(property::LibVersion::LATEST,property::LibVersion::LATEST);
+  file::File file = file::open (FILE2, file::AccessFlags::READONLY, fapl);
+
+  // Obtain and print the file size.
+  std::cout<<"File size for "<<FILE2<<" is: "<<file.size()<<" bytes"<<std::endl<<std::endl;
+
+}
+
+int main (void)
+{
+  create_default_file();
+  print_default_file_size();
+  create_compact_file();
+  print_compact_file_size();
+
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/examples/hdfgroup/H5G/h5ex_g_corder.cpp b/examples/hdfgroup/H5G/h5ex_g_corder.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..62ea307293
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/hdfgroup/H5G/h5ex_g_corder.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+/************************************************************
+
+  This example shows how to track links in a group by
+  creation order.  The program creates a series of groups,
+  then reads back their names: first in alphabetical order,
+  then in creation order.
+
+  This file is intended for use with HDF5 Library version 1.8
+
+ ************************************************************/
+
+#include <h5cpp/hdf5.hpp>
+
+#define FILE       "h5ex_g_corder.h5"
+
+using namespace hdf5;
+
+int main (void)
+{
+  // Create a new file using the default properties.
+  file::File file = file::create (FILE, file::AccessFlags::TRUNCATE);
+
+  // Create group creation property list and enable link creation
+  // order tracking.  Attempting to track by creation order in a
+  // group that does not have this property set will result in an
+  // error.
+  property::LinkCreationList lcpl;
+  property::GroupCreationList gcpl;
+  gcpl.link_creation_order (
+      property::CreationOrder ().enable_tracked ().enable_indexed ());
+
+  // Create primary group using the property list.
+  node::Group group (file.root (), "index_group", lcpl, gcpl);
+
+  // Create subgroups in the primary group.  These will be tracked
+  // by creation order.  Note that these groups do not have to have
+  // the creation order tracking property set.
+  node::Group (group, "H");
+  node::Group (group, "D");
+  node::Group (group, "F");
+  node::Group (group, "5");
+
+  // Traverse links in the primary group using alphabetical indices
+  // (H5_INDEX_NAME).
+  std::cout << "Traversing group using alphabetical indices:" << std::endl
+      << std::endl;
+  group.iterator_config ().index (IterationIndex::NAME);
+  group.iterator_config ().order (IterationOrder::INCREASING);
+  size_t index = 0;
+  for (node::Node node : group.nodes)
+  {
+    std::cout << "Index " << index++ << ": " << node.link ().path ().name ()
+        << std::endl;
+  }
+
+  // Traverse links in the primary group by creation order
+  // (H5_INDEX_CRT_ORDER).
+  std::cout << std::endl << "Traversing group using creation order indices:"
+      << std::endl << std::endl;
+  group.iterator_config ().index (IterationIndex::CREATION_ORDER);
+  index = 0;
+  for (node::Node node : group.nodes)
+  {
+    std::cout << "Index " << index++ << ": " << node.link ().path ().name ()
+        << std::endl;
+  }
+
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/examples/hdfgroup/H5G/h5ex_g_create.cpp b/examples/hdfgroup/H5G/h5ex_g_create.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..60eac6dee3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/hdfgroup/H5G/h5ex_g_create.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/************************************************************
+
+  This example shows how to create, open, and close a group.
+
+  This file is intended for use with HDF5 Library version 1.8
+
+ ************************************************************/
+
+#include <h5cpp/hdf5.hpp>
+
+#define FILE "h5ex_g_create.h5"
+
+using namespace hdf5;
+
+int main(void)
+{
+  // Create a new file using the default properties.
+  file::File file = file::create (FILE, file::AccessFlags::TRUNCATE);
+
+  // Create a group named "G1" in the file.
+  node::Group group (file.root(), "/G1");
+
+  // Close the group.  The handle "group" can no longer be used.
+  group.close ();
+
+  // Re-open the group, obtaining a new handle.
+  group = node::get_node (file.root (), "/G1");
+
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/examples/hdfgroup/H5G/h5ex_g_intermediate.cpp b/examples/hdfgroup/H5G/h5ex_g_intermediate.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0133cef53c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/hdfgroup/H5G/h5ex_g_intermediate.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/************************************************************
+
+  This example shows how to create intermediate groups with
+  a single call to H5Gcreate.
+
+  This file is intended for use with HDF5 Library version 1.8
+
+ ************************************************************/
+
+#include <h5cpp/hdf5.hpp>
+
+#define FILE            "h5ex_g_intermediate.h5"
+
+using namespace hdf5;
+
+int main(void)
+{
+  // Create a new file using the default properties.
+  file::File file = file::create (FILE, file::AccessFlags::TRUNCATE);
+
+  // Create group creation property list and set it to allow creation
+  // of intermediate groups.
+  property::LinkCreationList lcpl;
+  lcpl.enable_intermediate_group_creation ();
+
+  // Create the group /G1/G2/G3.  Note that /G1 and /G1/G2 do not
+  // exist yet.  This call would cause an error if we did not use the
+  // previously created property list.
+  node::Group group (file.root (), "/G1/G2/G3", lcpl);
+
+  // Print all the objects in the files to show that intermediate
+  // groups have been created.  See h5ex_g_visit for more information
+  // on how to use H5Ovisit.
+  std::cout << "Objects in the file:" << std::endl;
+  node::Group root_group = file.root ();
+  root_group.iterator_config ().index (IterationIndex::NAME);
+  root_group.iterator_config ().order (IterationOrder::NATIVE);
+  std::for_each (node::RecursiveNodeIterator::begin (root_group),
+                 node::RecursiveNodeIterator::end (root_group),
+                 [](const node::Node &node)
+                 {
+                   std::cout<<node.link().path()<<" "<<node.type()<<std::endl;
+                 });
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+
+
diff --git a/examples/hdfgroup/H5G/h5ex_g_iterate.cpp b/examples/hdfgroup/H5G/h5ex_g_iterate.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..356c5587cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/hdfgroup/H5G/h5ex_g_iterate.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/************************************************************
+
+  This example shows how to iterate over group members using
+  H5Literate.
+
+  This file is intended for use with HDF5 Library version 1.8
+
+ ************************************************************/
+
+#include <h5cpp/hdf5.hpp>
+#include <algorithm>
+
+#define FILE       "h5ex_g_iterate.h5"
+
+using namespace hdf5;
+
+int main (void)
+{
+  // Open file.
+  file::File file = file::open (FILE, file::AccessFlags::READONLY);
+  node::Group root_group = file.root ();
+
+  // Begin iteration.
+  std::cout << "Objects in root group:" << std::endl;
+  std::for_each (root_group.nodes.begin (), root_group.nodes.end (),
+                 [](const node::Node &node)
+                 {
+                   std::cout<<node.type()<<" "<<node.link().path()<<std::endl;
+                 });
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
diff --git a/examples/hdfgroup/H5G/h5ex_g_phase.cpp b/examples/hdfgroup/H5G/h5ex_g_phase.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eeb853ee27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/hdfgroup/H5G/h5ex_g_phase.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+/************************************************************
+
+  This example shows how to set the conditions for
+  conversion between compact and dense (indexed) groups.
+
+  This file is intended for use with HDF5 Library version 1.8
+
+ ************************************************************/
+
+#include <h5cpp/hdf5.hpp>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#define FILE        "h5ex_g_phase.h5"
+#define MAX_GROUPS  7
+#define MAX_COMPACT 5
+#define MIN_DENSE   3
+
+using namespace hdf5;
+
+void print_group_info(const node::GroupInfo &info)
+{
+  std::string group = "Group";
+
+  group += info.number_of_links () == 1 ? " " : "s";
+  std::cout << info.number_of_links () << group << ": Storage type is "
+      << info.storage_type () << std::endl;
+}
+
+int main (void)
+{
+  char name[3] = "G0"; /* Name of subgroup */
+
+  // Set file access property list to allow the latest file format.
+  // This will allow the library to create new format groups.
+  property::FileCreationList fcpl;
+  property::FileAccessList fapl;
+  fapl.library_version_bounds (property::LibVersion::LATEST,
+                               property::LibVersion::LATEST);
+
+  // Create group access property list and set the phase change
+  // conditions.  In this example we lowered the conversion threshold
+  // to simplify the output, though this may not be optimal.
+  property::LinkCreationList lcpl;
+  property::GroupCreationList gcpl;
+  gcpl.link_storage_thresholds (MAX_COMPACT, MIN_DENSE);
+
+  // Create a new file using the default properties.
+  file::File file = file::create (FILE, file::AccessFlags::TRUNCATE, fcpl,
+                                  fapl);
+
+  // Create primary group.
+  node::Group group (file.root(), "G0", lcpl, gcpl);
+
+  // Add subgroups to "group" one at a time, print the storage type
+  // for "group" after each subgroup is created.
+  for (size_t i = 1; i <= MAX_GROUPS; i++)
+  {
+
+    {
+      std::stringstream ss;
+      ss << "G0_" << i;
+      node::Group (group, ss.str ());
+    }
+
+    // Obtain the group info and print the group storage type
+    print_group_info (group.info ());
+  }
+  std::cout<<std::endl;
+
+  // Delete subgroups one at a time, print the storage type for
+  // "group" after each subgroup is deleted.
+  for (ssize_t i = MAX_GROUPS; i >= 1; i--)
+  {
+    // Define the subgroup name and delete the subgroup.
+    std::stringstream ss;
+    ss << "G0_" << i;
+    node::remove (group, ss.str ());
+
+    // Obtain the group info and print the group storage type
+    print_group_info (group.info ());
+  }
+
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/examples/hdfgroup/H5G/h5ex_g_traverse.cpp b/examples/hdfgroup/H5G/h5ex_g_traverse.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8591e1d74d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/hdfgroup/H5G/h5ex_g_traverse.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/************************************************************
+
+  This example shows a way to recursively traverse the file
+  using H5Literate.  The method shown here guarantees that
+  the recursion will not enter an infinite loop, but does
+  not prevent objects from being visited more than once.
+  The program prints the directory structure of the file
+  specified in FILE.  The default file used by this example
+  implements the structure described in the User's Guide,
+  chapter 4, figure 26.
+
+  This file is intended for use with HDF5 Library version 1.8
+
+ ************************************************************/
+
+#include <h5cpp/hdf5.hpp>
+#include <algorithm>
+
+#define FILE       "h5ex_g_traverse.h5"
+using namespace hdf5;
+
+int
+main (void)
+{
+  // Open file and initialize the operator data structure.
+  file::File file = file::open (FILE, file::AccessFlags::READONLY);
+  node::Group root_group = file.root ();
+
+  // Print the root group and formatting, begin iteration.
+  std::cout << "/" << std::endl;
+  std::for_each (node::RecursiveNodeIterator::begin (root_group),
+                 node::RecursiveNodeIterator::end (root_group),
+                 [](const node::Node &node)
+                 {
+                   std::cout<<node.link().path()<<" "<<node.type()<<std::endl;
+                 });
+  std::cout << std::endl;
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/examples/hdfgroup/H5G/h5ex_g_visit.cpp b/examples/hdfgroup/H5G/h5ex_g_visit.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..50beedf5c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/hdfgroup/H5G/h5ex_g_visit.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/************************************************************
+
+  This example shows how to recursively traverse a file
+  using H5Ovisit and H5Lvisit.  The program prints all of
+  the objects in the file specified in FILE, then prints all
+  of the links in that file.  The default file used by this
+  example implements the structure described in the User's
+  Guide, chapter 4, figure 26.
+
+  This file is intended for use with HDF5 Library version 1.8
+
+ ************************************************************/
+
+#include <h5cpp/hdf5.hpp>
+#include <algorithm>
+
+#define FILE       "h5ex_g_visit.h5"
+using namespace hdf5;
+
+int main (void)
+{
+
+  // Open file
+  file::File file = file::open (FILE, file::AccessFlags::READONLY);
+  node::Group root_group = file.root ();
+
+  /*
+   * Begin iteration using H5Ovisit
+   */
+  std::cout << "Objects in the file:" << std::endl;
+  std::for_each (node::RecursiveNodeIterator::begin (root_group),
+                 node::RecursiveNodeIterator::end (root_group),
+                 [](const node::Node &node)
+                 {
+                   std::cout<<node.type()<<" "<<node.link().path()<<std::endl;
+                 });
+
+  /*
+   * Repeat the same process using H5Lvisit
+   */
+  std::cout << "Links in the file:" << std::endl;
+  std::for_each (node::RecursiveLinkIterator::begin (root_group),
+                 node::RecursiveLinkIterator::end (root_group),
+                 [](const node::Link &link)
+                 {
+                   std::cout<<link.type()<<" "<<link.path()<<std::endl;
+                 });
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+