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