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DtDtsSetDataType(3)


CDE


NAME

  DtDtsSetDataType - set the data type of a directory


SYNOPSIS

  #include <Dts.h>
  char *DtDtsSetDataType(const char *dirpath,
			 const char *datatype,
			 const int override);


DESCRIPTION

  The DtDtsSetDataType function sets the data type of a directory. This may
  be accomplished by adding a file named with a leading dot to the directory.

  The dirpath argument is a pathname of the directory.

  The datatype argument is a data type.

  If the value is already set, DtDtsSetDataType does not change the value
  unless the override argument is set to True.


RETURN VALUE

  Upon successful completion, the DtDtsSetDataType function returns a pointer
  to a data type string, or NULL if it was unable to set or retrieve the data
  type.


APPLICATION USAGE

  Directories can have data types associated with them, just as regular files
  can. For example, a file manager may choose to alter the appearance of the
  directory's icon based on this data type or a system may use a directory of
  files as an means of supporting a complex form of data, such as a compound
  document.


SEE ALSO

  Dts.h, DtDtsLoadDataTypes(3)

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