LDAP Library Functions ldap_first_entry(3LDAP)
NAME
ldap_first_entry, ldap_next_entry, ldap_count_entries,
ldap_count_references, ldap_first_reference,
ldap_next_reference - LDAP entry parsing and counting func-
tionsSYNOPSIS
cc[ flag... ] file... -lldap[ library... ]
#include
#include
LDAPMessage *ldap_first_entry(LDAP*ld, LDAPMessage *result);
LDAPMessage *ldap_next_entry(LDAP *ld, LDAPMessage *entry);
ldap_count_entries(LDAP *ld, LDAPMessage *result);
LDAPMessage *ldap_first_reference(LDAP *ld, LDAPMessage *res);
LDAPMessage *ldap_next_reference(LDAP *ld, LDAPMessage *res);
int ldap_count_references(LDAP *ld, LDAPMessage *res);
DESCRIPTION
These functions are used to parse results received fromldap_result(3LDAP) or the synchronous LDAP search operation
functions ldap_search_s(3LDAP) and ldap_search_st(3LDAP).
The ldap_first_entry() function is used to retrieve the
first entry in a chain of search results. It takes theresult as returned by a call to ldap_result(3LDAP) or
ldap_search_s(3LDAP) or ldap_search_st(3LDAP) and returns a
pointer to the first entry in the result. This pointer should be supplied on a subsequent call toldap_next_entry() to get the next entry, the result of which
should be supplied to the next call to ldap_next_entry(),
etc. ldap_next_entry() will return NULL when there are no
more entries. The entries returned from these calls are used in calls to the functions described inldap_get_dn(3LDAP), ldap_first_attribute(3LDAP),
ldap_get_values(3LDAP), etc.
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LDAP Library Functions ldap_first_entry(3LDAP)
A count of the number of entries in the search result can beobtained by calling ldap_count_entries().
ldap_first_reference() and ldap_next_reference() are used
to step through and retrieve the list of continuation refer-
ences from a search result chain.The ldap_count_references() function is used to count the
number of references that are contained in and remain in a search result chain.ERRORS
If an error occurs in ldap_first_entry() or
ldap_next_entry(), NULL is returned and the ld_errno field
in the ld parameter is set to indicate the error. If anerror occurs in ldap_count_entries(), -1 is returned, and
ld_errno is set appropriately. See ldap_error(3LDAP) for a
description of possible error codes.ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for a description of the following attri-
butes:____________________________________________________________
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
| Availability | system/library (32-bit) |
| | SUNWcslx (64-bit) |
| Interface Stability | Committed ||_____________________________|_____________________________|
SEE ALSO
ldap(3LDAP), ldap_result(3LDAP), ldap_search(3LDAP),
ldap_first_attribute(3LDAP), ldap_get_values(3LDAP),
ldap_get_dn(3LDAP), attributes(5)
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