1LDAP_COMPARE(3)            Library Functions Manual            LDAP_COMPARE(3)
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NAME

6       ldap_compare,  ldap_compare_s,  ldap_compare_ext,  ldap_compare_ext_s -
7       Perform an LDAP compare operation.
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LIBRARY

10       OpenLDAP LDAP (libldap, -lldap)
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SYNOPSIS

13       #include <ldap.h>
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15       int ldap_compare_ext(
16              LDAP *ld,
17              char *dn,
18              char *attr,
19              const struct berval *bvalue,
20              LDAPControl **serverctrls,
21              LDAPControl **clientctrls,
22              int *msgidp );
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24       int ldap_compare_ext_s(
25              LDAP *ld,
26              char *dn,
27              char *attr,
28              const struct berval *bvalue,
29              LDAPControl **serverctrls,
30              LDAPControl **clientctrls );
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DESCRIPTION

33       The ldap_compare_ext_s() routine is used to  perform  an  LDAP  compare
34       operation  synchronously.   It takes dn, the DN of the entry upon which
35       to perform the compare, and attr and value, the  attribute  description
36       and  value  to compare to those found in the entry.  It returns a code,
37       which will be LDAP_COMPARE_TRUE if the  entry  contains  the  attribute
38       value  and LDAP_COMPARE_FALSE if it does not.  Otherwise, an error code
39       is returned that indicates the nature of the problem.  See ldap(3)  for
40       details.
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42       The ldap_compare_ext() routine is used to perform an LDAP compare oper‐
43       ation asynchronously.   It  takes  the  same  parameters  as  ldap_com‐
44       pare_ext_s(),  but  provides the message id of the request it initiated
45       in the integer pointed to msgidp.  The result of  the  compare  can  be
46       obtained by a subsequent call to ldap_result(3).
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48       Both  routines  allow  server  and  client  controls to be specified to
49       extend the compare request.
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DEPRECATED INTERFACES

52       The routines ldap_compare()  and  ldap_compare_s()  are  deprecated  in
53       favor of ldap_compare_ext() and ldap_compare_ext_s(), respectively.
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55       Deprecated  interfaces  generally  remain  in  the  library.  The macro
56       LDAP_DEPRECATED can be defined to a non-zero value (e.g., -DLDAP_DEPRE‐
57       CATED=1)  when compiling program designed to use deprecated interfaces.
58       It is recommended that developers writing new programs, or updating old
59       programs,  avoid  use  of  deprecated  interfaces.   Over  time,  it is
60       expected that documentation (and, eventually, support)  for  deprecated
61       interfaces to be eliminated.
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SEE ALSO

64       ldap(3), ldap_error(3)
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

67       OpenLDAP  Software  is developed and maintained by The OpenLDAP Project
68       <http://www.openldap.org/>.  OpenLDAP Software is derived from  Univer‐
69       sity of Michigan LDAP 3.3 Release.
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