NAME

       gd_vector_list — retrieve a list of vector fields in a dirfile

SYNOPSIS

       #include <getdata.h>

       const char **gd_vector_list(DIRFILE *dirfile);

DESCRIPTION

       The  gd_vector_list() function queries a dirfile(5) database specified by dirfile and returns a read-only
       list of names of the all vector type fields defined in the database (i.e.   fields  of  types  BIT,  LIN‐
       COM, LINTERP, MULTIPLY, PHASE, POLYNOM, RAW, SBIT).  Notably, this list does not include /META subfields.

       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_nvectors(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_vector_list() is called again on the
       same DIRFILE object, or until the array is de-allocated by a call to gd_close(3).

RETURN VALUE

       Upon successful completion, gd_vector_list() returns a pointer to an  array  of  strings  containing  the
       names  of  all  the vector fields defined in the dirfile database.  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_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_field_list(3),  gd_mvector_list(3),  gd_nvec‐
       tors(3)

Version 0.7.0                                    15 October 2010                               gd_vector_list(3)