Re: hdf_copy() doesnt copy default value..

On 05/21/08 Mario Gliewe uttered the following other thing:
> David Jeske schrieb:
> > I suspect the attributes are not copied simply because hdf_copy was written
> > before attributes existed. I don't understand Mario's use of the term "source
> > default value", what does that mean? The only default values I'm familiar with
> > are the ones supplied in an hdf_get but those are not stored in the tree.

Attributes are copied, but nothing is copied for the actual source node,
just the children of the source node.

Brandon

> Well, even if a node has subnodes, it still may have a value. 
> hdf_obj_get() would be the function in question.
> Therefore, if the source node i'm copying from has a value, it could be
> copied as well.
> But i agree with Brandon, its a design decision, once done, it shouldn't
> be changed lightly, as it might break existing applications.
> 
> greets
> maG
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