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.TH getdns_list 3 "@date@" "getdns @version@" getdns
.SH NAME
.B getdns_list,
.B getdns_list_create,
.B getdns_list_destroy
.SH LIBRARY
DNS Resolver library (libgetdns, -lgetdns)
.SH SYNOPSIS
#include <getdns.h>
getdns_list *
.br
.B getdns_list_create
()
void
.br
.B getdns_list_destroy
(getdns_list *this_dict)
.SH DESCRIPTION
.LP
The getdns_list type is used to manage heterogeneous indexed lists name/value pairs in which the data types of the values include
.RS 3
.br
getdns_bindata
.br
getdns_dict
.br
getdns_list
.br
uint32_t
.RE
.LP
The destroy function performs a "deep" destroy, freeing storage for all of the members
of the list before destroying the list. There are a number of helper
functions that provide access to the list object, see their respective man pages.
.LP
.I this_list
the list to destroy
.LP
.SH "RETURN VALUES"
Upon successful completion the getdns_list_create function returns a valid (empty)
list structure that should be freed via a call to getdns_list_destroy.
.SH EXAMPLES
TBD
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR libgetdns (3),
.BR getdns_dict (3),
.BR getdns_list_get (3),
.BR getdns_list_set (3)