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44.4. slapi_vattr_value_compare()
Description
This function compares attribute type and name in a given entry. There is no need to call slapi_vattr_values_free() after calling this function.
Syntax
#include "slapi-plugin.h" int slapi_vattr_value_compare( Slapi_Entry *e, char *type, Slapi_Value *test_this, int *result, int flags);
Parameters
This function takes the following parameters:
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e
| Entry to be compared. |
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type
| Attribute type name. |
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test_this
| Value to be tested. |
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result
| 0 if the compare is true, 1 if the compare is false. |
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flags
| Not used. You should pass 0 for this parameter. |
Returns
This function returns 1 for success, in which case result contains the result of the comparison. Otherwise, this function returns 0 and one of the following:
SLAPI_VIRTUALATTRS_LOOP_DETECTED(failed to evaluate a vattr).SLAPI_VIRTUAL_NOT_FOUND(type not recognized by any vattr and not a real attr in entry).ENOMEM(memory error).
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