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ECONF_GETKEYS(3) libeconf Manual ECONF_GETKEYS(3)

NAME

econf_getKeys - evaluate all keys of a specific group

SYNOPSIS

#include <libeconf.h>

econf_err econf_getKeys(econf_file *kf, const char *group, size_t *length, char ***keys);

DESCRIPTION

The econf_getKeys() function retrieves all keys belonging to a specific group from the configuration file object pointed to by kf.

The group parameter specifies the name of the section (group) to be evaluated. If group is NULL, the function retrieves keys that do not belong to any specific group (entries defined at the beginning of the file).

The total number of keys found is stored in the integer pointed to by length.

The names of the keys are stored in a dynamically allocated array of strings, which is returned via the keys pointer. The memory for this array is allocated by the library and should be freed by the caller using econf_freeArray() or an equivalent method when it is no longer needed.

RETURN VALUE

Upon successful completion, the function returns ECONF_SUCCESS.

Otherwise, an error value is returned to indicate the error condition.

ERRORS

ECONF_ARGUMENT_IS_NULL_VALUE


The value specified by kf or keys is NULL.

ECONF_NOKEY


Keys not found.

ECONF_NOMEM


Insufficient memory could be allocated for the return array.

SEE ALSO

libeconf(3), econf_getGroups(3), econf_freeArray(3), econf_readFile(3), econf_errString(3).

2023-12-15 libeconf