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vf_get_prop_value_string

vf_get_prop_value_string(3)				     Library Functions Manual				       vf_get_prop_value_string(3)

NAME

       vf_get_prop_value_string - vf_get_prop_value_string()

SYNOPSIS

       #include <../vformat/vf_iface.h>

       extern char *vf_get_prop_value_string
       (
	    VF_PROP_T *p_prop,
	    uint32_t n_string
       );

PARAMETERS

       VF_PROP_T *p_prop
	      Property to locate string from.

       uint32_t n_string
	      Index to string required.

DESCRIPTION

       Obtain string pointer value from VF_PROP_T.  For example a property may be defined as:

       THING;THIS=STUFF;WITH-QUALIFIERS:fred-fred-fred;gogogo;baabaabaa

       A call to vf_get_prop_value_string() specifying n_string=1 will return a pointer to the gogogo value.

       Return NULL if out of range request, ie. N_string=3 for N:0;1;2.

RETURNS

       Pointer to string value if value present, NULL if index	too large.

SEE ALSO

       vf_parse_init(3),   vf_parse_text(3),   vf_parse_end(3),  vf_read_file(3),  vf_write_file(3),  vf_get_next_object(3),  vf_create_object(3),
       vf_get_object_type(3),  vf_get_property(3),  vf_get_property_ex(3),  vf_get_next_property(3),  vf_get_prop_value(3),  vf_set_prop_value(3),
       vf_get_prop_name_string(3),   vf_set_prop_name_string(3),  vf_get_prop_name(3),	vf_get_prop_value_object(3),  vf_set_prop_value_object(3),
       vf_set_prop_value_string(3), vf_set_prop_value_base64(3), vf_get_prop_value_base64(3),  vf_set_property_from_file(3),  vf_delete_object(3),
       vf_delete_prop(3),	 vf_find_prop_qual_index(3),	    vf_is_modified(3),	      vf_find_charset(3),	vf_date_string_to_time(3),
       vf_period_string_to_time(3), vf_period_time_to_string(3), vf_set_prop_value_time(3), vf_get_prop_value_time(3)

c2man vf_iface.h						   30 April 2003				       vf_get_prop_value_string(3)