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20.24. slapi_get_next_backend()
Description
This function returns a pointer to the next backend. If you wish to iterate through all of the backends, use this function in conjunction with slapi_get_first_backend(). For example:
Slapi_Backend *be = NULL;
char *cookie = NULL;
be = slapi_get_first_backend (&cookie);
while (be )
{
...
be = slapi_get_next_backend (cookie);
}
slapi_ch_free ((void**)&cookie);
Syntax
#include "slapi-plugin.h" Slapi_Backend* slapi_get_next_backend(char *cookie);
Parameters
This function takes the following parameter:
| cookie | Upon input, contains the index from which the search for the next backend is done. Upon output, contains the index of the returned backend. |
Returns
This function returns one of the following values:
- A pointer to the next backend, if it exists, and updates the
cookieparameter. NULL, andcookieis not changed.
Memory Concerns
Free the cookie parameter after the iteration using slapi_ch_free().
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