ldap_next_attribute(3LDAP)

NAME | SYNOPSIS | DESCRIPTION | ERRORS | ATTRIBUTES | SEE ALSO | NOTES

NAME

ldap_first_attribute, ldap_next_attribute– step through LDAP entry attributes

SYNOPSIS

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

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

char *ldap_first_attribute(LDAP *ld, LDAPMessage *entry, BerElement **berptr);
char *ldap_next_attribute(LDAP *ld, LDAPMessage *entry, BerElement *ber);

DESCRIPTION

The ldap_first_attribute() and ldap_next_attribute() functions are used to step through the attributes in an LDAP entry. ldap_first_attribute() takes an entry as returned by ldap_first_entry(3LDAP) or ldap_next_entry(3LDAP) and returns a pointer to a per-connection buffer containing the first attribute type in the entry. The return value should be treated as if it is a pointer to a static area (that is, strdup(3C) it if you want to save it).

It also returns, in berptr, a pointer to a BerElement it has allocated to keep track of its current position. This pointer should be passed to subsequent calls to ldap_next_attribute() and is used used to effectively step through the entry's attributes. This pointer is freed by ldap_next_attribute() when there are no more attributes (that is, when ldap_next_attribute() returns NULL). Otherwise, the caller is responsible for freeing the BerElement pointed to by berptr when it is no longer needed by calling ber_free(3LDAP). When calling ber_free(3LDAP) in this instance, be sure the second argument is '0'.

The attribute names returned are suitable for inclusion in a call to ldap_get_values(3LDAP) to retrieve the attribute's values.

ERRORS

If an error occurs, NULL is returned and the ld_errno field in the ld parameter is set to indicate the error. See ldap_error(3LDAP) for a description of possible error codes.

ATTRIBUTES

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

ATTRIBUTE TYPE	ATTRIBUTE VALUE
Availability	SUNWlldap (32-bit)
	SUNWldapx (64-bit)
Stability Level	Evolving

SEE ALSO

ldap(3LDAP), ldap_first_entry(3LDAP), ldap_get_values(3LDAP), ldap_error(3LDAP)

NOTES

The ldap_first_attribute() function mallocs memory that may need to be freed by the caller via ber_free(3LDAP).

SunOS 5.8  Last Revised 25 May 1998

NAME | SYNOPSIS | DESCRIPTION | ERRORS | ATTRIBUTES | SEE ALSO | NOTES