NAME

       hdf_set_symlink  - Set part of the tree to link to another

SYNOPSIS

       #include <util/neo_hdf.h>

       NEOERR *hdf_set_symlink (HDF *hdf, const char *src, const char *dest);

ARGUMENTS

       hdf -> the dataset node
       src -> the source node name
       dest -> the destination node name (from the top of the
       dataset, not relative names)

DESCRIPTION

       hdf_set_symlink  creates  a  link between two sections of an HDF dataset.  The link is "by
       name" hence the term "symlink".  This means that the destination node  does  not  need  to
       exist.   Any attempt to access the source node will cause the function to walk to the dest
       node, and then continue walking from there.  Using  symlinks  can  "hide"  values  in  the
       dataset since you won't be able to access any children of the linked node directly, though
       dumps and other things which access the data structure directly will bypass  the  symlink.
       Use this feature sparingly as its likely to surprise you.

RETURN VALUE

       None

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