Netscape Directory Server Programmer's Guide: Function Reference

Complete Contents
Getting Started
Chapter 1 Understanding Server Plug-Ins
Chapter 2 Writing and Compiling Plug-Ins
Chapter 3 Calling the Front-End API Functions
Chapter 4 Quick Start
Chapter 5 Writing Database Plug-Ins
Chapter 6 Writing Pre/Post-Operation Plug-Ins
Chapter 7 Defining Functions for LDAP Operations
Chapter 8 Defining Functions for Database Operations
Chapter 9 Defining Functions for Authentication
Chapter 10 Writing Entry Store/Fetch Plug-Ins
Chapter 11 Writing Extended Operation Plug-Ins
Chapter 12 Writing Matching Rule Plug-Ins
Chapter 13 Data Type and Structure Reference
Chapter 14 Function Reference
Chapter 15 Parameter Reference
Glossary

slapi_str2filter()

Converts a string description of a search filter into into a filter of the Slapi_Filter type.

#include "slapi-plugin.h"
Slapi_Filter *slapi_str2filter( char *str );

The function has the following parameters:
str
String description of a search filter.

Pointer to the Slapi_Filter structure representing the search filter, or NULL if the string cannot be converted (for example, if an empty string is specified or if the filter syntax is incorrect). When you are done working with this filter, you should free the Slapi_Filter structure by calling slapi_filter_free().

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