NAME

       gd_mvector_list — retrieve a list of vector fields in a dirfile

SYNOPSIS

       #include <getdata.h>

       const char **gd_mvector_list(DIRFILE *dirfile, const char *parent);

DESCRIPTION

       The gd_mvector_list() function queries a dirfile(5) database specified by dirfile and returns a read-only
       list  of  names  of the all vector type metafields for the specified parent field defined in the database
       (i.e.  fields of types BIT, LINCOM, LINTERP, MULTIPLY, PHASE, POLYNOM, RAW, SBIT).

       The dirfile argument must point to a valid DIRFILE object previously created by a call to gd_open(3).

       The array returned will be de-allocated by a call to gd_close(3) and should not be  de-allocated  by  the
       caller.   The list returned should not be assumed to be in any particular order.  The array is terminated
       by a NULL pointer.  The number of strings in the array can be obtained from a call to gd_nmvectors(3).

       The caller may not modify any strings in the array, or the array itself.  Doing  so  may  cause  database
       corruption.   The pointer returned is guaranteed to be valid until gd_mvector_list() is called again with
       the same arguments, or until the array is de-allocated by a call to gd_close(3).

RETURN VALUE

       Upon successful completion, gd_mvector_list() returns a pointer to an array  of  strings  containing  the
       names  of  all  the  vector metafields for the given parent field.  On error it returns NULL and sets the
       dirfile error to a non-zero error value.  Possible error values are:

       GD_E_ALLOC
               The library was unable to allocate memory.

       GD_E_BAD_CODE
               The supplied parent field code was not found, or referred to a metafield itself.

       GD_E_BAD_DIRFILE
               The supplied dirfile was invalid.

       The dirfile error may be retrieved by calling gd_error(3).  A descriptive error string for the last error
       encountered can be obtained from a call to gd_error_string(3).

SEE ALSO

       dirfile(5), gd_open(3), gd_error(3), gd_error_string(3), gd_mfield_list(3),  gd_nmetavectors(3),  gd_vec‐
       tor_list(3)

Version 0.7.0                                    15 October 2010                              gd_mvector_list(3)