1LIBMAWK_GET_VAR(3) libmawk manual LIBMAWK_GET_VAR(3)
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6 libmawk_get_var - returns a pointer to a mawk variable
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9 #include <libmawk.h>
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11 const CELL *libmawk_get_var(mawk_state_t *m, const char *vname);
12 int libmawk_get_array_at(mawk_state_t *m, const char *arr_name,
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17 The libmawk_get_var() function returns a pointer to a mawk cell that
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19 context. The returned CELL should never be free'd or destroyed or modi‐
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23 Function libmawk_get_array_at() performs the same operation for an ele‐
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32 Argument m is a libmawk context previously returned by libmawk_initial‐
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38 mawk_call_function(3libmawk), libmawk_print_cell(3libmawk).
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44libmawk 2009-08-12 LIBMAWK_GET_VAR(3)