NAME

       sd_bus_message_read_array - Access an array of elements in a message

SYNOPSIS

       #include <systemd/sd-bus.h>

       int sd_bus_message_read_array(sd_bus_message *m, char type, const void **ptr, size_t *size);

DESCRIPTION

       sd_bus_message_read_array() gives access to an element array in message m. The "read pointer" in the
       message must be right before an array of type type. As a special case, type may be NUL, in which case any
       type is acceptable. A pointer to the array data is returned in the parameter ptr and the size of array
       data (in bytes) is returned in the parameter size. If size is 0, a valid non-null pointer will be
       returned, but it may not be dereferenced. The data is aligned as appropriate for the data type. The data
       is part of the message — it may not be modified and is valid only as long as the message is referenced.
       After this function returns, the "read pointer" points at the next element after the array.

       Note that this function only supports arrays of trivial types, i.e. arrays of booleans, the various
       integer types, as well as floating point numbers. In particular it may not be used for arrays of strings,
       structures or similar.

RETURN VALUE

       On success, sd_bus_message_read_array() returns 0 or a positive integer. On failure, it returns a
       negative errno-style error code.

   Errors
       Returned errors may indicate the following problems:

       -EINVAL
           Specified type is invalid or not a trivial type (see above), or the message parameter or one of the
           output parameters are NULL.

       -EOPNOTSUPP
           The byte order in the message is different than native byte order.

       -EPERM
           The message is not sealed.

       -EBADMSG
           The message cannot be parsed.

SEE ALSO

       systemd(1), sd-bus(3), sd_bus_message_read(3)

systemd 245                                                                         SD_BUS_MESSAGE_READ_ARRAY(3)