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26.15. slapi_filter_test_ext()
Determines if an entry matches a given filter.
Description
This function allows you to determine if an entry matches a given filter and/or that the current user has the permission to access the entry.
Syntax
#include "slapi-plugin.h" int slapi_filter_test_ext( Slapi_PBlock *pb, Slapi_Entry *e, Slapi_Filter *f,int verify_access, int only_test_access)
Parameters
This function takes the following parameters:
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pb
| pblock from which the user is extracted. |
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e
| The entry on which filter matching must be verified. |
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f
| The filter used for filter matching. |
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verify_access
| 0 when access checking is not to be done.1 when access checking must be done. |
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only_test_access
| 0 when filter matching must be done.1 when filter matching must not be done. |
Returns
This function returns one of the following values:
- 0 if the entry matched the filter or if the specified filter is
NULL. - -1 if the filter type is unknown or if the entry does not match the filter.
- A positive value (an LDAP error code) if an error occurred or if the current user does not have access rights to search the specified entry.
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