hc_nvr_get_binary

Retrieves a metadata value of type binary.

Synopsis

     hcerr_t hc_nvr_get_binary(hc_nvr_t *nvr,
          hc_string_t name,
          int *size,
          unsigned char **bytes);

This function retrieves the value of type binary associated with an indicated attribute name in a name-value record. The binary data is not copied and is freed when the name-value record is freed.

Parameters

nvr

Points to a name-value-record.

name

IN: Name for the tuple.

size

OUT: Updated with the size of the data.

bytes

OUT: Updated to point to the binary data.

Return Codes

     HCERR_OK
     HCERR_BAD_REQUEST
     HCERR_OOM
     HCERR_INVALID_NVR
     HCERR_ILLEGAL_ARGUMENT
     HCERR_ILLEGAL_VALUE_FOR_METADATA
     HCERR_NO_SUCH_ATTRIBUTE