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dce_db_iter_next(3dce)

During iteration, returns the next key from a backing store

Synopsis

#include <dce/dce.h>
#include <dce/dbif.h>

void dce_db_iter_next(

dce_db_handle_t handle,

void **key,

error_status_t *status);

Parameters

Input

handle
A handle, returned from dce_db_open( ), that identifies the backing store being used.

Output

key
A pointer to the string or UUID that is the key to the item in the backing store.

status
A pointer to the completion status. On successful completion, the routine returns error_status_ok. Otherwise, it returns an error.

Description
The dce_db_iter_next( ) routine retrieves the next key from the backing store that is identified by the handle parameter. An iterator established by the dce_db_iter_start( ) routine maintains the identity of the current key. Use one of the dce_db_fetch( ) routines to retrieve the actual data.

The iteration functions scan sequentially through a backing store, in no particular order. The dce_db_iter_start( ) routine initialized the process, a dce_db_iter_next( ) routine retrieves successive keys, for which the data can be retrieved with dce_db_fetch( ), and the dce_db_iter_done( ) routine finishes the process. The iteration can also use the dce_db_iter_next_by_name( ) and dce_db_iter_next_by_uuid( ) routines; the fetching can use the dce_db_fetch_by_name( ) and dce_db_fetch_by_uuid( ) routines.

The iteration routine returns a pointer to a private space associated with the handle. Each call to the iteration routine reuses the space, instead of using allocated space.

Errors

The following describes a partial list of errors that might be returned. Refer to the OSF DCE Problem Determination Guide for complete descriptions of all error messages.

db_s_no_more
All the keys in the backing store have been accessed; there are no more iterations remaining to be done.

error_status_ok
The call was successful.

Related Information
Functions: dce_db_fetch(3dce)

dce_db_fetch_by_name(3dce)

dce_db_fetch_by_uuid(3dce)

dce_db_iter_done(3dce)

dce_db_iter_next_by_name(3dce)

dce_db_iter_next_by_uuid(3dce)

dce_db_iter_start(3dce)