19.19. slapi_attr_type_cmp()

Description

Compares two attribute types to determine if they are the same.

Syntax

#include "slapi-plugin.h"
int slapi_attr_type_cmp( const char *t1, const char *t2, int opt );

Parameters

This function takes the following parameters:

t1 Name of the first attribute type that you want to compare.
t2 Name of the second attribute type that you want to compare.
opt One of the following values:
  • 0- Compare the types as-is.
  • 1- Compare only the base names of the types (for example, if the type is cn;lang-en, the function compares only the cn part of the type).
  • 2- Ignore any options in the second type that are not in the first type. For example, if the first type is cn and the second type is cn;lang-en, the lang-en option in the second type is not part of the first type. In this case, the function considers the two types to be the same.
Returns

This function returns one of the following values:

  • 0 if the type names are equal.
  • A non-zero value if the type names are not equal.
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