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Chapter 11 Single-file Annotations (DFAN API)

11.1 Chapter Overview
11.2 The Single-file Annotation Interface
11.2.1 DFAN Library Routines
11.2.2 Tags in the Annotation Interface
11.3 Programming Model for the DFAN Interface
11.4 Writing Annotations
11.4.1 Assigning a File Label: DFANaddfid
11.4.2 Assigning a File Description: DFANaddfds
11.4.3 Assigning an Object Label: DFANputlabel
11.4.4 Assigning an Object Description: DFANputdesc
11.5 Reading Annotations
11.5.1 Reading a File Label: DFANgetfidlen and DFANgetfid
11.5.2 Reading a File Description: DFANgetfdslen and DFANgetfds
11.5.3 Reading an Object Label: DFANgetlablen and DFANgetlabel
11.5.4 Reading an Object Description: DFANgetdesclen and DFANgetdesc
11.6 Maintenance Routines
11.6.1 Clearing the DFAN Interface Internal Structures and Settings: DFANclear
11.7 Determining Reference Numbers
11.7.1 Determining a Reference Number for the Last Object Accessed: DF*lastref and DF*writeref
11.7.2 Querying a List of Reference Numbers for a Given Tag: DFANlablist
11.7.3 Locate an Object by Its Tag and Reference Number: Hfind


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