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ndbm.h(3HEAD)							      Headers							     ndbm.h(3HEAD)

NAME
       ndbm.h, ndbm - definitions for ndbm database operations

SYNOPSIS
       #include <ndbm.h>

DESCRIPTION
       The <ndbm.h> header defines the	datum type as a  structure that includes at least the following members:

	 void	*dptr	  /* pointer to the application's data */
	 size_t dsize	  /* size of the object pointed to by dptr */

       The size_t type is defined through typedef as described in <stddef.h>.

       The  <ndbm.h> header defines the  DBM type through typedef.

       The following constants are defined as possible values for the store_mode argument to  dbm_store():

       DBM_INSERT      Insertion of new entries only.

       DBM_REPLACE     Allow replacing existing entries.

ATTRIBUTES
       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Interface Stability	     |Standard			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO
       ndbm(3C), attributes(5), standards(5)

SunOS 5.11							    30 Aug 2002 						     ndbm.h(3HEAD)