nvpair_type(3nvpair)

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NAME

6       nvlist_next_nvpair,  nvpair_name,  nvpair_type  - return data regarding
7       name-value pairs
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SYNOPSIS

10       cc [ flag... ] file... -lnvpair [ library... ]
11       #include <libnvpair.h>
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13       nvpair_t *nvlist_next_nvpair(nvlist_t *nvl, nvpair_t *nvpair);
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16       char *nvpair_name(nvpair_t *nvpair);
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19       data_type_t nvpair_type(nvpair_t *nvpair);
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PARAMETERS

23       nvl       The nvlist_t to be processed.
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26       nvpair    Handle to a name-value pair.
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DESCRIPTION

30       The nvlist_next_nvpair() function returns a handle to the  next  nvpair
31       in  the  list  following  nvpair.  If nvpair is NULL, the first pair is
32       returned. If nvpair is the last pair in the nvlist, NULL is returned.
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35       The nvpair_name() function returns a  string  containing  the  name  of
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39       The  nvpair_type()  function  retrieves  the value of the nvpair in the
40       form of enumerated type data_type_t. This  is  used  to  determine  the
41       appropriate nvpair_*() function to call for retrieving the value.
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RETURN VALUES

44       Upon  successful  completion, nvpair_name() returns a string containing
45       the name of the name-value pair.
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48       Upon successful completion, nvpair_type() returns  an  enumerated  data
49       type data_type_t. Possible values for data_type_t are as follows:
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51           o      DATA_TYPE_BOOLEAN
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53           o      DATA_TYPE_BOOLEAN_VALUE
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55           o      DATA_TYPE_BYTE
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83           o      DATA_TYPE_UINT8_ARRAY
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85           o      DATA_TYPE_INT16_ARRAY
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87           o      DATA_TYPE_UINT16_ARRAY
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89           o      DATA_TYPE_INT32_ARRAY
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102       Upon  reaching the end of a list, nvlist_next_pair() returns NULL. Oth‐
103       erwise, the function returns a handle to next nvpair in the list.
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106       These and other libnvpair(3LIB)  functions  cannot  manipulate  nvpairs
107       after they have been removed from or replaced in an nvlist. Replacement
108       can   occur   during   pair   additions   to   nvlists   created   with
109       NV_UNIQUE_NAME_TYPE and NV_UNIQUE_NAME. See nvlist_alloc(3NVPAIR).
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ERRORS

112       No errors are defined.
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EXAMPLES

115       Example 1 Example of usage of nvlist_next_nvpair().
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117         /*
118          * usage of nvlist_next_nvpair()
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121          edit_nvl(nvlist_t *nvl)
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123              nvpair_t *curr = nvlist_next_nvpair(nvl, NULL);
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125              while (curr != NULL) {
126                  int err;
127                 nvpair_t *next = nvlist_next_nvpair(nvl, curr);
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129                 if (!nvl_check(curr))
130                     if ((err = nvlist_remove(nvl, nvpair_name(curr),
131                         nvpair_type(curr))) != 0)
132                             return (err);
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134                  curr = next;
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136             return (0);
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ATTRIBUTES

141       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
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146       ┌────────────────────────────┬──────────────────────────────┐
147       │      ATTRIBUTE TYPE        │       ATTRIBUTE VALUE        │
148       ├────────────────────────────┼──────────────────────────────┤
149       │Interface Stability         │ Evolving                     │
150       ├────────────────────────────┼──────────────────────────────┤
151       │MT-Level                    │ MT-Safe                      │
152       └────────────────────────────┴──────────────────────────────┘
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NOTES

158       The  enumerated  nvpair  data types might not be an exhaustive list and
159       new data types can be added.  An application using the data  type  enu‐
160       meration,  data_type_t,  should be written to expect or ignore new data
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