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.TH getdns_list 3 "@date@" "getdns @version@" getdns
.SH NAME
.B getdns_list, 
.B getdns_list_get_bindata, 
.B getdns_list_get_data_type, 
.B getdns_list_get_dict, 
.B getdns_list_get_length,
.B getdns_list_get_list, 
.B getdns_list_get_int

.SH LIBRARY
DNS Resolver library (libgetdns, -lgetdns)

.SH SYNOPSIS
#include <getdns.h>

getdns_return_t 
.br
.B getdns_list_get_bindata
(struct getdns_list *this_list, size_t index, struct getdns_bindata **answer)

getdns_return_t 
.br
.B getdns_list_get_data_type
(struct getdns_list *this_list, size_t index, getdns_data_type *answer)

getdns_return_t
.br
.B getdns_list_get_dict
(struct getdns_list *this_list, size_t index, struct getdns_dict **answer)

getdns_return_t 
.br
.B getdns_list_get_length
(struct getdns_list *this_list, size_t *answer)

getdns_return_t 
.br
.B getdns_list_get_list
(struct getdns_list *this_list, size_t index, struct getdns_list **answer)

getdns_return_t 
.br
.B getdns_list_get_int
(struct getdns_list *this_list, size_t index, uint32_t *answer)

.SH DESCRIPTION

.LP
The getdns_list type is used to manage heterogenous lists in which the objects are each one of the data types:
.RS 3
.br
struct getdns_bindata
.br
struct getdns_dict
.br
struct getdns_list
.br
uint32_t
.RE

.LP
.I this_list
the list from which to retrieve the object
.LP
.I index
the numeric index (0 based) of the item in the list you would like copied to answer
.LP
.I answer
a copy of the object in the list is placed in answer, the caller is responsible
for freeing the storage associated with that object by calling the appropriate
destroy function.

.SH "RETURN VALUES"

Upon successful completion the functions return
.B GETDNS_RETURN_GOOD
, otherwise the following error values are returned:
.LP
.B GETDNS_RETURN_GENERIC_ERROR
if this_list is not a valid list
.LP
.B GETDNS_RETURN_NO_SUCH_LIST_ITEM
if index is out of range
.LP
.B GETDNS_RETURN_WRONG_TYPE_REQUESTED
if the requested data type doesn't match the contents of the indexed argument

.SH EXAMPLES

TBD

.SH SEE ALSO
.BR libgetdns (3),
.BR getdns_address (3),
.BR getdns_dict (3),
.BR getdns_general (3),
.BR getdns_hostname (3),
.BR getdns_service (3),