libAF(3)libAF(3)NAMElibAF - Provide Attribute File Library functions to manipulate file
attributes
SYNOPSIS
#include <AFdefs.h>
void AFclose(
AFILE_t af ); ATTR_t AFgetatr(
ENT_t entry,
char *name ); ENT_t AFgetent(
AFILE_t af,
char *name ); char *AFgetval(
ATTR_t attr ); ATTR_t AFnxtatr(
ENT_t entry ); ENT_t AFnxtent(
AFILE_t af ); AFILE_t AFopen(
char *filename,
int maxrecsiz,
int maxnumatr );
LIBRARY
Attribute File Library (libAF.a)
Curses Library (libcurses)
PARAMETERS
Specifies the attribute file to be closed. Specifies the entry name.
Specifies the name of an attribute value. Specifies the attribute
value in the attribute list. Specifies the attribute filename. Speci‐
fies the maximum size of a record in bytes. Specifies the maximum num‐
ber of attributes per record. Points to the character name string of
an attribute file structure.
DESCRIPTION
The libAF() functions are provided for programs that use attribute
files. These functions perform the following: Closes the specified
attribute file. Gets the attribute value matching name from the
attribute list. Returns a pointer entry to the value of name. Finds
the first entry in an attribute file which has the specified name.
Returns a pointer af to an attribute structure. Gets the next
attribute value from the attribute list for the specified attribute
value. Returns a pointer attr to the character string of the first
value in the attribute list. Gets the next attribute from the entry
list for the attribute file entry. Returns a pointer to an attribute
structure. Gets the next entry from an attribute file. Merges in any
default entry that proceeds it. Returns a pointer to an attribute
structure. Gets the next attribute value from the attribute list for
the current attribute. Returns a pointer to the next string value in
the attribute list. Opens the specified attribute file. Returns a
pointer to an attribute file structure. Reads the next entry from an
attribute file. Fills in the current attribute table and buffer. Moves
to the beginning of the specified attribute file. Sets the default
entry name for the specified attribute file.
SEE ALSOstanza(4)libAF(3)