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dictCleanup(3)							    util/dict.h 						    dictCleanup(3)

NAME

       dictCleanup  - cleanup dictionary

SYNOPSIS

       #include <util/dict.h>

       void dictCleanup(dictCtx dict, dictCleanupFunc cleanup, void *rock);

ARGUMENTS

       dict - dictionary to cleanup
       cleanup - cleanup callback
       rock - to pass to <cleanup>

DESCRIPTION

       Calls <cleanup> for every item in <dict>.  If <cleanup> returns true, then item is removed from <dict>.

       MT-Level: Safe if <dict> thread-safe.

RETURN VALUE

       None.

SEE ALSO

       dictDestroy(3),	dictCleanup(3),  dictReleaseLock(3), dictRemove(3), dictNext(3), dictCreate(3), dictSetValue(3), dictModifyValue(3), dict-
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