Name: H5Pset_nlinks
Signature:
herr_t H5Pset_nlinks( hid_t lapl_id, size_t nlinks )

Purpose:
Sets maximum number of soft or user-defined link traversals.

Description:
H5Pset_nlinks sets the maximum number of soft or user-defined link traversals allowed, nlinks, before the library assumes it has found a cycle and aborts the traversal. This value is set in the link access property list lapl_id.

The limit on the number soft or user-defined link traversals is designed to terminate link traversal if one or more links form a cycle. User control is provided because some files may have legitimate paths formed of large numbers of soft or user-defined links. This property can be used to allow traversal of as many links as desired.

Parameters:
hid_t lapl_id IN: File access property list identifier
size_t nlinks     IN: Maximum number of links to traverse

Returns:
Returns a non-negative value if successful; otherwise returns a negative value.

Fortran90 Interface: h5pset_nlinks_f
SUBROUTINE h5pset_nlinks_f(lapl_id, nlinks, hdferr) 
  IMPLICIT NONE
  INTEGER(HID_T), INTENT(IN) :: lapl_id ! File access property list identifier
  INTEGER(SIZE_T), INTENT(IN) :: nlinks ! Maximum number of links to traverse
  INTEGER, INTENT(OUT) :: hdferr        ! Error code
                                        ! 0 on success and -1 on failure
END SUBROUTINE h5pset_nlinks_f
    

History:
Release     C
1.8.0 Function introduced in this release.