NAME

       atExpandAttrs, atExpand - attribute expansion

SYNOPSIS

       #include <atfs.h>
       #include <atfstk.h>

       int atExpandAttrs (Af_key *aso, char *buf, size_t bufSize, FILE *dest, size_t destSize, int mode);

       int atExpand;

DESCRIPTION

       atExpandAttrs scans the char buffer buf to the extent of bufSize for strings of the form $__attributeName
       optionally  followed  by  a  delimiting  (second)  dollar sign ($). If such a string is found, the buffer
       contents up to the character preceding the first dollar sign will be sent to the destination output dest.
       If an attribute with name attributeName is set for  the  current  attributed  software  object  aso,  the
       citation-string will be substituted by the value of that attribute and appended to the output.  Output of
       buf  contents  resumes  with the first character after the whitespace character or dollar sign delimiting
       attributeName.

       Despite the type of the dest argument (pointer to file structure), atExpandAttrs may be  caused  to  copy
       it's output to a string buffer rather than an open file. In this case, the constant AT_EXPAND_STRING must
       be  given  as mode argument and bufSize must be set to indicate the length of the destination buffer dest
       (will be casted to character pointer). If destSize is to small to hold the result  string,  atExpandAttrs
       returns  a  negative  value.  In  the  regular  case,  where  output shall be written to a file, the mode
       parameter must be AT_EXPAND_FILE.

       The atExpand variable suppresses attribute expansion when set FALSE.  The  variable  may  be  set  either
       directly  from  the  application  program  if  indirectly  by evaluation of the pseudo attribute citation
       $__xpoff in any buffer scanned by atExpandAttrs. Another pseudo attribute citation  $__xpon  cancels  the
       effect  of  a  previous  $__xpoff  and switches attribute citation on again. It does not, however, enable
       attribute citation if this was disabled explicitly by the application program.

DIAGNOSTICS

       atExpandAttrs returns -1 on error. Additionally, the  atError  variable  is  set  and  afErrMsg  holds  a
       diagnostic message.

SEE ALSO

       atattribute(3)

AtFStk-1.12                                 Fri Jun 25 16:39:36 1993                                 atexpand(3)