get_vector_list (3) - Linux Manuals

get_vector_list: retrieve a list of vector fields in a dirfile

Command to display get_vector_list manual in Linux: $ man 3 get_vector_list

NAME

get_vector_list --- retrieve a list of vector fields in a dirfile

SYNOPSIS

#include <getdata.h>

const char **get_vector_list(DIRFILE *dirfile);

DESCRIPTION

The get_vector_list() function queries a dirfile(5) database specified by dirfile and returns a read-only list of names of the all vector type fields defined in the database (i.e. fields of types BIT,~LINCOM,~LINTERP,~MULTIPLY,~PHASE,~POLYNOM,~RAW, SBIT). Notably, this list does not include /META subfields.

The dirfile argument must point to a valid DIRFILE object previously created by a call to dirfile_open(3).

The array returned will be de-allocated by a call to dirfile_close(3) and should not be de-allocated by the caller. The list returned should not be assumed to be in any particular order. The array is terminated by a NULL pointer. The number of strings in the array can be obtained from a call to get_nvectors(3).

The caller may not modify any strings in the array, or the array itself. Doing so may cause database corruption. The pointer returned is guaranteed to be valid until get_vector_list() is called again on the same DIRFILE object, or until the array is deallocated by a call to dirfile_close(3).

RETURN VALUE

Upon successful completion, get_vector_list() returns a pointer to an array of strings containing the names of all the vector fields defined in the dirfile database. On error it returns NULL and sets the dirfile error to a non-zero error value. Possible error values are:

GD_E_ALLOC: The library was unable to allocate memory.
GD_E_BAD_DIRFILE: The supplied dirfile was invalid. The dirfile error may be retrieved by calling get_error(3). A descriptive error string for the last error encountered can be obtained from a call to get_error_string(3).