NAME

       hdf_init  - Initialize an HDF data set

SYNOPSIS

       #include <util/neo_hdf.h>

       NEOERR* hdf_init (HDF **hdf);

ARGUMENTS

       hdf - pointer to an HDF pointer

DESCRIPTION

       hdf_init  initializes  an HDF data set and returns the pointer to the top node in the data
       set.

RETURN VALUE

       hdf - allocated hdf node

SEE ALSO

       hdf_set_symlink(3),       hdf_get_valuef(3),       compareFunc)(3),       hdf_dump_str(3),
       hdf_get_int_value(3),     hdf_read_string_ignore(3),     hdf_copy(3),     hdf_get_node(3),
       hdf_set_value(3),       hdf_obj_child(3),       hdf_read_string(3),        hdf_set_buf(3),
       hdf_register_fileload(3),       hdf_get_obj(3),      hdf_get_attr(3),      hdf_obj_top(3),
       hdf_dump_format(3), hdf_destroy(3),  hdf_init(3),  hdf_obj_value(3),  hdf_write_string(3),
       hdf_set_valuevf(3),     hdf_sort_obj(3),     hdf_write_file_atomic(3),    hdf_obj_attr(3),
       hdf_set_valuef(3),      hdf_get_copy(3),      hdf_write_file(3),       hdf_get_valuevf(3),
       hdf_set_int_value(3),  hdf_dump(3),  hdf_get_value(3),  hdf_set_copy(3),  hdf_obj_next(3),
       hdf_search_path(3), hdf_obj_name(3), hdf_set_attr(3), hdf_get_child(3), hdf_remove_tree