TDB_FETCH(3) Linux Programmer's Manual 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>
SEE ALSO
gdbm(3), tdb(3)
Samba Aug 16, 2000 TDB_FETCH(3)
