NAME

       gd_free_entry_strings — free strings in a GetData gd_entry_t object

SYNOPSIS

       #include <getdata.h>

       gd_entry_t *gd_free_entry_strings(gd_entry_t *entry);

DESCRIPTION

       The  gd_free_entry_strings()  function frees the character strings found in the gd_entry_t
       object entry which were previously allocated by a call to gd_entry(3).  If entry is  NULL,
       this function does nothing.

       If  non-NULL, entry must point to a valid and properly initialised gd_entry_t object, such
       as that returned by gd_entry(3).  As well, the caller may construct a properly initialised
       gd_entry_t object by first setting all bits to zero, then setting the field_type parameter
       to the desired gd_entype_t symbol, and finally initialising only the members  defined  for
       that  type.   The  results of calling this function are undefined if the character strings
       pointed to by the string members of entry have not been allocated with  malloc(3),  unless
       these pointer members are equal to NULL.

       See gd_entry(3) for a complete description of the gd_entry_t data type.

RETURN VALUE

       A call to gd_free_entry_strings() always returns its input, entry.

NOTES

       This  function  is  provided as a convenience only.  Callers may free strings allocated by
       gd_entry(3) themselves by simply calling free(3) on the appropriate members for the  given
       entry type, if they prefer to do so.

SEE ALSO

       gd_entry(3), free(3)