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hw_getobject

HW_GETOBJECT(3) 							 1							   HW_GETOBJECT(3)

hw_GetObject - Object record

SYNOPSIS

       mixed hw_getobject (int	$connection, mixed  $objectID, [string	$query])

DESCRIPTION

	Gets an object record. If the second parameter is an array of integer the function will

PARAMETERS

	      o $connection
		- The connection identifier.

	      o $objectID
		- The object identifier, or an array of identifiers.

	      o $query
		- The query string has the following syntax:

	      <expr> ::= "(" <expr> ")" |
			 "!" &lt;expr> |	  /* NOT */
			 <expr> "||" <expr> |  /* OR */
			 <expr> "&amp;&amp;" <expr> |  /* AND */
			 <attribute> <operator> <value>

	      <attribute> ::= /* any attribute name (Title, Author, DocumentType ...) */

	      <operator> ::= "=" |    /* equal */
			     "<" |    /* less than (string compare) */
			     ">" |    /* greater than (string compare) */
			     "~"      /* regular expression matching */

RETURN VALUES

	Returns the object record for the given object ID if the second parameter is an integer.

	If  the  second parameter is an array of integer the function will return an array of object records. In such a case the last parameter is
       also evaluated which is a query string.

SEE ALSO

       hw_getandlock(3), hw_getobjectbyquery(3).

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