opensolaris man page for nvlist_lookup_nvpair

nvlist_lookup_nvpair(9F)				   Kernel Functions for Drivers 				  nvlist_lookup_nvpair(9F)

NAME
       nvlist_lookup_nvpair, nvlist_exists - lookup named pairs

SYNOPSIS
       #include <libnvpair.h>

       int nvlist_lookup_nvpair(nvlist_t *nvl, const char *name,
	    nvpair_t **nvp);

       boolean_t nvlist_exists(nvlist_t *nvl, const char *name);

DESCRIPTION
       The  nvlist_lookup_nvpair()  function  returns  the nvpair with the matching name, regardless of type. It is valid only for lists allocated
       with NV_UNIQUE_NAME. See nvlist_alloc(9F).

       The nvlist_exists() function returns success if any nvpair exists with the given name. It is valid for all types of lists.

RETURN VALUES
       The nvlist_lookup_nvpair() function returns 0 on success and an error value on failure.

       The nvlist_exists() function returns B_TRUE if an nvpair with the given name exists and B_FALSE otherwise.

ERRORS
       The nvlist_lookup_nvpair() function will fail if:

       EINVAL	  There is an invalid argument.

       ENOENT	  No matching name-value pair is found.

       ENOTSUP	  The list was not allocated with NV_UNIQUE_NAME.

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

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

SEE ALSO
       nvlist_lookup_nvpair(3NVPAIR), nvlist_alloc(9F), attributes(5)

SunOS 5.11							    24 Oct 2007 					  nvlist_lookup_nvpair(9F)