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ldap_first_attribute(3LDAP)				      LDAP Library Functions				       ldap_first_attribute(3LDAP)

NAME

       ldap_first_attribute, ldap_next_attribute - step through LDAP entry attributes

SYNOPSIS

       cc [ flag...] file... -lldap[ library...]
       #include <lber.h>
       #include <ldap.h>

       char *ldap_first_attribute(LDAP *ld, LDAPMessage *entry,
	    BerElement **berptr);

       char *ldap_next_attribute(LDAP *ld, LDAPMessage *entry,
	    BerElement *ber);

DESCRIPTION

       The ldap_first_attribute() function gets the value of the first attribute in an entry.

       The ldap_first_attribute() function returns the name of the first attribute in the entry. To get the value of the first attribute, pass the
       attribute name to the ldap_get_values() function or to the ldap_get_values_len() function.

       The ldap_next_attribute() function gets the value of the next attribute in an entry.

       After stepping through the attributes, the  application	should	call  ber_free()  to  free  the  BerElement  structure	allocated  by  the
       ldap_first_attribute() function if the structure is other than NULL.

ERRORS

       If  an  error occurs, NULL is returned and the ld_errno field in the ld parameter is set to indicate the error. See ldap_error(3LDAP) for a
       description of possible error codes.

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for a description of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+----------------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	       ATTRIBUTE VALUE		|
       +-----------------------------+----------------------------------+
       |MT-Level		     |SUNWcsl (32-bit)SUNWcslx (64-bit) |
       +-----------------------------+----------------------------------+
       |Interface Stability	     |Evolving				|
       +-----------------------------+----------------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       ldap(3LDAP), ldap_first_entry(3LDAP), ldap_get_values(3LDAP), ldap_error(3LDAP), attributes(5)

NOTES

       The ldap_first_attribute() function alllocates memory that might need to be freed by the caller by means of ber_free(3LDAP).

SunOS 5.11							    16 Dec 2003 				       ldap_first_attribute(3LDAP)

ldap_get_values(3LDAP)					      LDAP Library Functions					    ldap_get_values(3LDAP)

NAME

       ldap_get_values, ldap_get_values_len, ldap_count_values, ldap_count_values_len, ldap_value_free, ldap_value_free_len - LDAP attribute value
       handling functions

SYNOPSIS

       cc[ flag... ] file... -lldap[ library... ]
       #include <lber.h>
       #include <ldap.h>

       char **ldap_get_values(LDAP *ld, LDAPMessage *entry, char *attr);

       struct berval **ldap_get_values_len(LDAP *ld, LDAPMessage *entry,
	    char *attr);

       ldap_count_values(char **vals);

       ldap_count_values_len(struct berval **vals);

       ldap_value_free(char **vals);

       ldap_value_free_len(struct berval **vals);

DESCRIPTION

       These functions are used to retrieve and manipulate attribute  values  from  an	LDAP  entry  as  returned  by  ldap_first_entry(3LDAP)	or
       ldap_next_entry(3LDAP).	ldap_get_values()  takes  the  entry and the attribute attr whose values are desired and returns a null-terminated
       array of the attribute's values.  attr may be an attribute type as returned from ldap_first_attribute(3LDAP) or ldap_next_attribute(3LDAP),
       or if the attribute type is known it can simply be given.

       The  number  of	values	in  the  array can be counted by calling ldap_count_values(). The array of values returned can be freed by calling
       ldap_value_free().

       If the attribute values are binary in nature, and thus not suitable to be returned as an array of char *'s, the ldap_get_values_len() func-
       tion  can  be  used  instead.  It takes the same parameters as ldap_get_values(), but returns a null-terminated array of pointers to berval
       structures, each containing the length of and a pointer to a value.

       The number of values in the array can be counted by calling ldap_count_values_len(). The array of values returned can be freed  by  calling
       ldap_value_free_len().

ERRORS

       If  an error occurs in ldap_get_values() or ldap_get_values_len(), NULL returned and the ld_errno field in the ld parameter is set to indi-
       cate the error.	See ldap_error(3LDAP) for a description of possible error codes.

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for a description of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       |Availability		     |SUNWcsl (32-bit)		   |
       |			     |SUNWcslx (64-bit) 	   |
       |Interface Stability	     |Evolving			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       ldap(3LDAP), ldap_first_entry(3LDAP), ldap_first_attribute(3LDAP), ldap_error(3LDAP), attributes(5)

NOTES

       These functions allocates memory that the caller must free.

SunOS 5.11							    28 Jan 2002 					    ldap_get_values(3LDAP)