Functions¶

const char * keyName (const Key *key)

Returns a pointer to the abbreviated real internal key name. " ssize_t keyGetNameSize (const Key *key)
Bytes needed to store the key name without owner. const void * keyUnescapedName (const Key *key)
Returns a keyname which is null separated and does not use backslash for escaping. ssize_t keyGetUnescapedNameSize (const Key *key)
return size of unescaped name with embedded and terminating null characters ssize_t keyGetName (const Key *key, char *returnedName, size_t maxSize)

Get abbreviated key name (without owner name). " ssize_t keySetName (Key *key, const char *newName)
Set a new name to a key. ssize_t keyGetFullNameSize (const Key *key)
Bytes needed to store the key name including user domain and ending NULL. ssize_t keyGetFullName (const Key *key, char *returnedName, size_t maxSize)
Get key full name, including the user domain name. const char * keyBaseName (const Key *key)
Returns a pointer to the internal unescaped key name where the basename starts. ssize_t keyGetBaseNameSize (const Key *key)
Calculates number of bytes needed to store basename of key. ssize_t keyGetBaseName (const Key *key, char *returned, size_t maxSize)
Calculate the basename of a key name and put it in returned finalizing the string with NULL. ssize_t keyAddBaseName (Key *key, const char *baseName)
Adds baseName (that will be escaped) to the current key name. ssize_t keyAddName (Key *key, const char *newName)
Add an already escaped name to the keyname. ssize_t keySetBaseName (Key *key, const char *baseName)
Sets baseName as the new basename for key. elektraNamespace keyGetNamespace (const Key *key)
For currently valid namespaces see elektraNamespace.