TDB_FETCH(3)
NAME
tdb_fetch - fetch a record from a tdb database
SYNOPSIS
#include <tdb.h> TDB_DATA tdb_fetch(TDB_CONTEXT *tdb, TDB_DATA key);
DESCRIPTION
Fetch the record from the tdb database whose key matches key , a lump
of data that is used as the index into the database.
- The TDB_DATA structure used for both the key and the return value is
defined as:
- typedef struct {
char *dptr;
size_t dsize; - } TDB_DATA;
RETURN VALUE
If the call succeeds, then a TDB_DATA structure is returned with the
dptr structure filled in. If the call fails then dptr will be set to
NULL.
NOTE: The caller is responsible for freeing the data pointed to by
dptr.
AUTHORS
Software: Andrew Tridgell <tridge@linuxcare.com> and Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton Man page: Ben Woodard <ben@valinux.com>