ldap_get_values_len()--Retrieve a Set of Binary Attribute Values

Syntax

 #include <ldap.h>

 struct berval {
        unsigned long bv_len;
        char  *bv_val;
 };
 
 struct berval **ldap_get_values_len(
                LDAP         *ld,
                LDAPMessage  *entry,
                const char   *attr)

  Default Public Authority: *USE

  Library Name/Service Program: QSYS/QGLDCLNT

  Threadsafe: Yes

The ldap_get_values_len() function is used to retrieve attribute values that are binary in nature from an LDAP entry as returned by ldap_first_entry() or ldap_next_entry().

The ldap_get_values_len() API uses the same parameters as ldap_get_values(), but returns a NULL-terminated array of pointers to berval structures, each containing the length of and a pointer to a value. Use ldap_value_free_len() to free the returned attribute values when they are no longer needed.

Authorities and Locks

No IBM^® i authority is required.

Parameters

ld: (Input) Specifies the LDAP pointer returned by a previous call to ldap_init(), ldap_ssl_init(), or ldap_open().
entry: (Input) Specifies an LDAP entry as returned from ldap_first_entry() or ldap_next_entry().
attr: (Input) Specifies the attribute whose values are desired.

Return Value

NULL-terminated array of pointers to berval structures: if the request was successful.
NULL: if the request was not successful.

Error Conditions

The ldap_get_values_len() API will return NULL and set the ld_errno error code if not successful. See LDAP Client API Error Conditions for possible LDAP error code values.

Error Messages

The following message may be sent from this function.

Message ID	Error Message Text
CPF3CF2 E	Error(s) occurred during running of ldap_get_values_len API.

Related Information

ldap_get_values() -- Return an attribute's values.
ldap_count_values() -- Return number of values.
ldap_count_values_len() -- Return number of binary values.
ldap_value_free() -- Free memory allocated by ldap_get_values().
ldap_value_free_len() -- Free memory allocated by ldap_get_values_len().

API introduced: V4R3

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