1COAP_STRING(3) libcoap Manual COAP_STRING(3)
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6 coap_string, coap_new_string, coap_delete_string, coap_new_str_const,
7 coap_delete_str_const, coap_new_binary, coap_delete_binary,
8 coap_resize_binary, coap_new_bin_const - Work with CoAP string
9 functions
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12 #include <coap3/coap.h>
13 coap_string_t *coap_new_string(size_t size);
15 void coap_delete_string(coap_string_t *string);
17 coap_str_const_t *coap_new_str_const(const uint8_t *data, size_t size);
19 void coap_delete_str_const(coap_str_const_t *string);
21 coap_str_const_t *coap_make_str_const(const char *string);
23 int coap_string_equal(coap_string_t *string1, coap_string_t *string2);
25 coap_binary_t *coap_new_binary(size_t size);
27 void coap_delete_binary(coap_binary_t *binary);
29 coap_binary_t *coap_resize_binary(coap_binary_t *binary, size_t
31 new_size);
32 coap_bin_const_t *coap_new_bin_const(const uint8_t *data, size_t size);
34 void coap_delete_bin_const(coap_bin_const_t *binary);
36 int coap_binary_equal(coap_binary_t *binary1, coap_binary_t *binary2);
38 For specific (D)TLS library support, link with -lcoap-3-notls,
40 -lcoap-3-gnutls, -lcoap-3-openssl, -lcoap-3-mbedtls or
41 -lcoap-3-tinydtls. Otherwise, link with -lcoap-3 to get the default
42 (D)TLS library support.
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45 There is support for storing strings (usually readable data) and for
46 storing binary data. These are used by a number of functions and
47 provide the information in some of the callbacks.
48 There are 4 supported string/binary types as follows
50 /*
52 * Coap string data definition
53 */
54 typedef struct coap_string_t {
55 size_t length; /* length of string */
56 uint8_t *s; /* string data */
57 } coap_string_t;
58 /*
60 * Coap string data definition with const data
61 */
62 typedef struct coap_str_const_t {
63 size_t length; /* length of string */
64 const uint8_t *s; /* read-only string data */
65 } coap_str_const_t;
66 /*
68 * Coap binary data definition
69 */
70 typedef struct coap_binary_t {
71 size_t length; /* length of binary data */
72 uint8_t *s; /* binary data */
73 } coap_binary_t;
74 /*
76 * Coap binary data definition with const data
77 */
78 typedef struct coap_bin_const_t {
79 size_t length; /* length of binary data */
80 const uint8_t *s; /* read-only binary data */
81 } coap_bin_const_t;
82 The coap_new_string() function allocates a new coap_string_t of size
84 where s points to uninitialized data of length size with an extra
85 trailing NULL at size + 1. length is set to size.
86 The coap_delete_string() function is used to delete the coap_string_t
88 created by coap_new_string().
89 The coap_new_str_const() function allocates a coap_str_const_t of size
91 where s is filled in with data and has a trailing NULL added. length is
92 set to size. s is read-only.
93 The coap_delete_str_const() function is used to delete the
95 coap_str_const_t created by coap_new_str_const().
96 The coap_make_str_const() function is used to take some read-only text
98 and uses a static coap_str_const_t for use in different function calls.
99 There are two static entries that are cycled through so that a single
100 function call can call coap_make_str_const() twice.
101 The coap_string_equal() function is used to compare two different
103 string objects string1 and string2.
104 The coap_new_binary() function allocates a new coap_binary_t of size
106 where s points to uninitialized data of length size. length is set to
107 size.
108 The coap_resize_binary() function is used resize the size of s to the
110 new size of new_size. The data between the old length and the new_size
111 is unitialized. length is set to new_size.
112 The coap_delete_binary() function is used to delete the coap_binary_t
114 created by coap_new_binary().
115 The coap_new_bin_const() function allocates a coap_bin_const_t of size
117 where s is filled in with in with data and has a trailing NULL added.
118 length is set to size. s is read-only.
119 The coap_delete_bin_const() function is used to delete the
121 coap_bin_const_t created by coap_new_bin_const().
122 The coap_binary_equal() function is used to compare two different
124 binary objects binary1 and binary2.
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127 The coap_new_string() function returns a pointer to an allocated
128 coap_string_t or NULL if there was a failure.
129 The coap_new_str_const() function returns a pointer to an allocated
131 coap_str_const_t or NULL if there was a failure.
132 The coap_new_binary() function returns a pointer to an allocated
134 coap_binary_t or NULL if there was a failure.
135 The coap_resize_binary() function returns a pointer to an re-allocated
137 coap_binary_t or NULL if there was a failure.
138 The coap_new_bin_const() function returns a pointer to an allocated
140 coap_bin_const_t or NULL if there was a failure.
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143 coap_attribute(3), coap_context(3), coap_handler(3), coap_pdu_setup(3)
144 and coap_resource(3)
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147 "RFC7252: The Constrained Application Protocol (CoAP)"
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151 libcoap-developers@lists.sourceforge.net or raise an issue on GitHub at
152 https://github.com/obgm/libcoap/issues
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