evmeventnamematch(3) [hpux man page]
EvmEventNameMatch(3) Library Functions Manual EvmEventNameMatch(3) NAME
EvmEventNameMatch(), EvmEventNameMatchStr() - match EVM event name SYNOPSIS
Library EVM Support Library Parameters pattern The event name pattern sought. The pattern may be any valid event name string. It may include wildcard characters in place of any component. event The event containing the event name to be compared against the pattern. match The result of the match. This operand is set to if the name matches the pattern, and to if it does not. candidate A character string to be matched against the pattern DESCRIPTION
Because special matching rules apply when deciding whether a candidate event name matches a known name, the EVM name matching functions should be used for matching purposes, rather than the C string comparison functions The EVM functions match an event name against a sup- plied pattern, ignoring any trailing appended components in the candidate name, and correctly matching wildcard characters. The function takes an event and an event name pattern as input, and returns an indication of whether the event contains a name which matches the pattern in the match output argument. The pattern may be any valid event name string, and may also include wildcard characters in place of any component. A wildcard in the pattern matches zero or more name components. A matches exactly one component. A match occurs if the event name matches all components indicated by the pattern, even if the name has additional trailing elements. The function performs the same check as but takes a character string as the candidate event name, instead of extracting the candidate event name from a supplied event. Both functions set the match output argument to if the name matches the pattern, and to if it does not. RETURN VALUE
The operation completed without error. The comparison was successful. The value of the match operand indicates whether the name matches the pattern. One of the arguments to the function is invalid. The supplied pattern contains invalid characters. The supplied event does not contain a name. ERRORS
The value of is not set. SEE ALSO
Routines memccpy(3C), strcat(3C). Event Management EVM(5). EVM Events EvmEvent(5). EvmEventNameMatch(3)
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EvmFilterCreate(3) Library Functions Manual EvmFilterCreate(3) NAME
EvmFilterCreate(), EvmFilterDestroy(), EvmFilterIsFile(), EvmFilterReadFile(), EvmFilterSet(), EvmFilterTest() - event filter evaluator routines SYNOPSIS
Library EVM Support Library Parameters filter_evaluator For filter_evaluator is the return handle of an established filter evaluator. For filter_evaluator , identifies the filter evaluator that uses the filter_string in subsequent matches. For filter_evaluator identifies the filter evaluator that compares the supplied event with the filter string. For filter_evaluator identifies the filter evaluator to be destroyed. filter_string The filter string used by the filter evaluator in subsequent matches. See the EvmFilter(5) manpage for the syntax. event The event to be compared with the filter string currently associated with the filter evaluator. matchFlag The result obtained when the supplied event is compared with the filter string currently associated with the filter evalu- ator. Possible return values are as follows: The event matches the filter_string. The event does not match the filter_string. DESCRIPTION
The filter evaluation routines check whether an event matches a given event filter. These functions are useful to clients that pass a com- plex filter to the EVM daemon. Then the clients test incoming events against subcomponents of the filter to determine the appropriate action. The routine establishes an instance of a filter evaluator, returning a handle in filter_evaluator. The routine passes a filter_string to the filter_evaluator for subsequent matches. The routine compares the supplied event with the filter_string currently associated with the filter_evaluator. The result is returned in matchFlag. Possible return values are as follows: The event matches the filter_string. The event does not match the filter_string. The indirect filter syntax, is supported by the and routines. Programs which support indirect filters may use to determine whether a user- supplied filter string is indirect. If so, then use to expand the file to a regular filter string. returns if the supplied filter_string uses indirect filter notation, and returns otherwise. interprets the supplied filter_string, and attempts to open and read the referenced file. returns a pointer to heap space memory contain- ing the expanded filter string. The caller is responsible for freeing the memory when it is no longer needed. NULL is returned if an error occurs while reading the file. Note that does not attempt to validate the filter string contained in the file. The routine destroys the filter_evaluator, freeing all associated resources. RETURN VALUE
The operation completed without error. A filter string that is syntactically invalid passed to the filter evaluator. One of the arguments to the function is invalid. A value in a structure member is invalid. An operation failed because an attempt to acquire heap memory failed. An attempt was made to use a filter evaluator without first calling which provides an initial filter string. An attempt to read a filter file failed. ERRORS
The value of is not set. SEE ALSO
Event Management EVM(5). EVM Events EvmEvent(5). Event Filter EvmFilter(5). EvmFilterCreate(3)