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rapi_fmt_filtspec

rapi_fmt_filtspec(3)					     Library Functions Manual					      rapi_fmt_filtspec(3)

NAME

       rapi_fmt_filtspec - Format an RSVP API (RAPI) filter spec

LIBRARY

       RAPI Library (librsvp.so, librsvp.a)

SYNOPSIS

       #include <rapi.h>

       void rapi_fmt_filtspec(	    rapi_filter_t *filtp,      char *buffer,	  int length);

PARAMETERS

       Points  to  an  RAPI filter spec.  Points to a buffer that is to contain the formatted filter spec.  Specifies the length, in bytes, of the
       buffer that is to contain the formatted filter spec.

DESCRIPTION

       The rapi_fmt_filtspec() routine reads a given RAPI filter spec and formats it into a fixed length buffer whose address is specified by buf-
       fer and whose size is specified by length.  If the buffer size is too small, the formatted filter spec is truncated.

RELATED INFORMATION

       Functions: rapi_event_rtn_t(3), rapi_fmt_adspec(3), rapi_fmt_flowspec(3), rapi_fmt_tspec(3).

       Network: RSVP(7).  delim off

															      rapi_fmt_filtspec(3)

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