sasl_getopt_t(3SASL)

Name

sasl_getopt_t - the SASL get option callback function

Synopsis

cc [ flag ... ] file ... –lsasl   [ library ... ]
#include <sasl/sasl.h>

int sasl_getopt_t(void *context, const char *plugin_name,
     const char *option, const char **result, unsigned *len);

Description

The sasl_getopt_t() function allows a SASL configuration to be encapsulated in the caller's configuration system. Some implementations may use default configuration file(s) if this function is omitted. Configuration items are arbitrary strings and are plug-in specific.

Parameters

context

The option context from the callback record.

plugin_name

The name of the plug-in. If the value of plugin_name is NULL, the the plug-in is a general SASL option.

option

The name of the option.

result

The value of result is set and persists until the next call to sasl_getopt_t() in the same thread. The value of result is unchanged if option is not found.

len

The length of result. The value of result can be NULL.

Return Values

Like other SASL callback functions, sasl_getopt_t() returns an integer that corresponds to a SASL error code. See <sasl.h> for a complete list of SASL error codes.

Errors

SASL_OK

The call to sasl_getopt_t() was successful.

See sasl_errors(3SASL) for information on SASL error codes.

Attributes

See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

ATTRIBUTE TYPE ATTRIBUTE VALUE Availability system/library/security/libsasl Interface Stability Committed MT-Level MT–Safe

See also

sasl_errors(3SASL), attributes(5)