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.TH LDAP_FIRST_MESSAGE 3LDAP "Jan 27, 2002"
.SH NAME
ldap_first_message, ldap_count_messages, ldap_next_message, ldap_msgtype \-
LDAP message processing functions
.SH SYNOPSIS
.LP
.nf
cc[ \fIflag\fR... ] \fIfile\fR... -lldap[ \fIlibrary\fR... ]
#include <lber.h>
#include <ldap.h>

\fBint\fR \fBldap_count_messages\fR(\fBLDAP\fR \fI*ld\fR, \fBLDAPMessage\fR \fI*res\fR);
.fi

.LP
.nf
\fBLDAPMessage *\fR\fBldap_first_message\fR(\fBLDAP\fR \fI*ld\fR, \fBLDAPMessage\fR \fI*res\fR);
.fi

.LP
.nf
\fBLDAPMessage *\fR\fBldap_next_message\fR(\fBLDAP\fR \fI*ld\fR, \fBLDAPMessage\fR \fI*msg\fR);
.fi

.LP
.nf
\fBint\fR \fBldap_msgtype\fR(\fBLDAPMessage\fR \fI*res\fR);
.fi

.SH DESCRIPTION
.sp
.LP
\fBldap_count_messages()\fR is used to count the number of messages that remain
in a chain of results if called with a  message, entry, or reference returned
by  \fBldap_first_message()\fR, \fBldap_next_message()\fR,
\fBldap_first_entry()\fR, \fBldap_next_entry()\fR,
\fBldap_first_reference()\fR, and  \fBldap_next_reference()\fR
.sp
.LP
\fBldap_first_message()\fR and   \fBldap_next_message()\fR functions are used
to step through the list of messages in a result chain returned by
\fBldap_result()\fR.
.sp
.LP
\fBldap_msgtype()\fR function returns the type of an LDAP message.
.SH RETURN VALUES
.sp
.LP
\fBldap_first_message()\fR and  \fBldap_next_message()\fR return
\fBLDAPMessage\fR which can include referral messages, entry messages and
result messages.
.sp
.LP
\fBldap_count_messages()\fR returns the number of messages contained in a chain
of results.
.SH ERRORS
.sp
.LP
\fBldap_first_message()\fR and  \fBldap_next_message()\fR return  \fINULL\fR
when no more messages exist.  \fINULL\fR is also returned if an error occurs
while  stepping through the entries, in which case the error parameters in the
session handle  \fIld\fR will be set to indicate the error.
.SH ATTRIBUTES
.sp
.LP
See \fBattributes\fR(7) for a description of the following attributes:
.sp

.sp
.TS
box;
c | c
l | l .
ATTRIBUTE TYPE	ATTRIBUTE VALUE
Interface Stability	Evolving
.TE

.SH SEE ALSO
.sp
.LP
.BR ldap_error (3LDAP),
.BR ldap_result (3LDAP),
.BR attributes (7)