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ldap_first_message

Section: LDAP Library Functions (3LDAP)
Updated: 27 Jan 2002
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NAME

ldap_first_message, ldap_count_messages, ldap_next_message, ldap_msgtype - LDAP message processing functions  

SYNOPSIS

cc[ flag... ] file... -lldap[ library... ]

#include <lber.h>
#include <ldap.h>

int ldap_count_messages(LDAP *ld, LDAPMessage *res);

LDAPMessage *ldap_first_message(LDAP *ld, LDAPMessage *res);

LDAPMessage *ldap_next_message(LDAP *ld, LDAPMessage *msg);

int ldap_msgtype(LDAPMessage *res);  

DESCRIPTION

ldap_count_messages() is used to count the number of messages that remain in a chain of results if called with a message, entry, or reference returned by ldap_first_message(), ldap_next_message(), ldap_first_entry(), ldap_next_entry(), ldap_first_reference(), and ldap_next_reference()

ldap_first_message() and ldap_next_message() functions are used to step through the list of messages in a result chain returned by ldap_result().

ldap_msgtype() function returns the type of an LDAP message.  

RETURN VALUES

ldap_first_message() and ldap_next_message() return LDAPMessage which can include referral messages, entry messages and result messages.

ldap_count_messages() returns the number of messages contained in a chain of results.  

ERRORS

ldap_first_message() and ldap_next_message() return NULL when no more messages exist. NULL is also returned if an error occurs while stepping through the entries, in which case the error parameters
 in the session handle  ld will be set to indicate the error.  

ATTRIBUTES

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

ATTRIBUTE TYPEATTRIBUTE VALUE
AvailabilitySUNWcsl (32-bit)
SUNWcslx (64-bit)
Interface StabilityEvolving

 

SEE ALSO

ldap_error(3LDAP), ldap_result(3LDAP), attributes(5)


 

Index

NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
RETURN VALUES
ERRORS
ATTRIBUTES
SEE ALSO

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