DtMmdbSectionGetData(library call) DtMmdbSectionGetData(library call)
NAMEDtMmdbSectionGetData — obtains the data for a section
SYNOPSIS
#include <DtMmdb.h>
const char* DtMmdbSectionGetData(
DtMmdbInfoRequest* request,
unsigned int* length);
DESCRIPTION
The DtMmdbSectionGetData function returns the data for the specified
section. Do not use the free function on the returned pointer. Table
lookup is involved if the section identifier is specified by the loca‐
tor_ptr field.
ARGUMENTS
request Specifies the bookcase in the bookcase descriptor field and
either the section's Database Engine identifier (in the pri‐
mary_oid field) or the section's logical identifier (in the
locator_ptr field). If both of these fields have a value,
DtMmdbSectionGetData ignores the locator_ptr value.
length Specifies the variable to receive the length of the returned
data, if the returned pointer to the data is not NULL.
RETURN VALUE
If DtMmdbSectionGetData completes successfully, it returns a pointer to
a NULL-terminated data string. If it fails, it returns a NULL pointer.
EXAMPLE
The following shows how a DtMmdbSectionGetData call might be coded.
DtMmdbInfoRequest request;
/* fill the request */
DtMmdbSectionGetData(&request, 0);
SEE ALSO
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DtMmdbSectionGetData(library call)