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.TH getdns_dict 3 "November 2013" "getdns 0.0.0" getdns
.SH NAME
.B getdns_dict, 
.B getdns_dict_get_names, 
.B getdns_dict_get_data_type, 
.B getdns_dict_get_dict, 
.B getdns_dict_get_list, 
.B getdns_dict_get_int

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

.SH SYNOPSIS
#include <getdns.h>

getdns_return_t 
.br
.B getdns_dict_get_names
(struct getdns_dict *this_dict, struct getdns_list **answer)

.SH DESCRIPTION

.LP
THIS IS A WORK IN PROGRESS - MUCH TO ADD

.LP
The getdns_dict type is used to manage name/value pairs in which the data types of the values are heterogenous and include
.RS 3
.br
struct getdns_bindata
.br
struct getdns_dict
.br
struct getdns_list
.br
uint32_t
.RE

.LP
.I this_dict
the dictionary from which to retrieve the list of names
.LP
.I answer
the list of all names in the dictionary, note that the caller must free storage allocated to the list via a call to
.B getdns_list_destroy(3)

.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_dict is not a valid dictionary

.SH EXAMPLES

TBD

.SH SEE ALSO
.BR libgetdns (3),
.BR getdns_general (3),
.BR getdns_general_sync (3),
.BR getdns_hostname (3),
.BR getdns_hostname_sync (3),
.BR getdns_list (3),
.BR getdns_service (3),
.BR getdns_service_sync (3).