Name: H5Gget_linkval
Signature:
herr_t H5Gget_linkval( hid_t loc_id, const char *name, size_t size, char *value )
Purpose:
Returns the name of the object that the symbolic link points to.
Notice:
This function is deprecated in favor of the function H5Lget_val.
Description:
H5Gget_linkval returns size characters of the name of the object that the symbolic link name points to.

The parameter loc_id is a file or group identifier.

The parameter name must be a symbolic link pointing to the desired object and must be defined relative to loc_id.

If size is smaller than the size of the returned object name, then the name stored in the buffer value will not be null terminated.

This function fails if name is not a symbolic link. The presence of a symbolic link can be tested by passing zero for size and NULL for value.

This function should be used only after H5Lget_info (or the deprecated function H5Gget_objinfo) has been called to verify that name is a symbolic link.

Parameters:
Returns:
Returns a non-negative value, with the link value in value, if successful. Otherwise returns a negative value.
Fortran90 Interface: h5gget_linkval_f
SUBROUTINE h5gget_linkval_f(loc_id, name, size, buffer, hdferr)
  IMPLICIT NONE
  INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN) :: loc_id         ! File or group identifier
  CHARACTER(LEN=*), INTENT(IN) :: name         ! Name of the symbolic link 
  CHARACTER(LEN=size), INTENT(OUT) :: buffer   ! Buffer to hold a
                                               ! name of the object 
                                               ! symbolic link points to
  INTEGER, INTENT(OUT) :: hdferr               ! Error code 
                                               ! 0 on success and -1 on failure
END SUBROUTINE h5gget_linkval_f
	
History:
Release     C
1.8.0 Function deprecated in this release.