Added new example showing how to copy datasets between files

DavidAce · Jun 17, 2021 · 79ddb1b · 79ddb1b
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+#include <h5pp/h5pp.h>
+
+int main() {
+    size_t logLevel = 2; // Set log level (default is 2: "info")
+
+    // Initialize two files
+    h5pp::File fileA("exampledir/example-07d-copy-dset-file2file-A.h5", h5pp::FilePermission::REPLACE, logLevel);
+    h5pp::File fileB("exampledir/example-07d-copy-dset-file2file-B.h5", h5pp::FilePermission::REPLACE, logLevel);
+
+    // Write a dummy dataset to fileA
+    fileA.writeDataset("Data on file A", "data/in/fileB/datasetA");
+    // Write a dummy dataset to fileB
+    fileB.writeDataset("Data on file B", "data/in/fileB/datasetB");
+
+
+    // Copy the dataset to fileB
+    fileA.copyLinkToFile("data/in/fileB/datasetA",fileB.getFilePath(),  "data/from/fileA/datasetA");
+
+    // Alternatively, copy a dataset on fileB to fileA
+    fileA.copyLinkFromFile("data/from/fileB/datasetB", fileB.getFilePath(), "data/in/fileB/datasetB");
+
+    return 0;
+}