SD_BUS_MESSAGE_READ_ARRAY

Section: sd_bus_message_read_array (3)
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NAME

sd_bus_message_read_array - Access an array of elements in a message

SYNOPSIS

#include <systemd/sd-bus.h>

int sd_bus_message_read_array(sd_bus_message *m, char type, const void **ptr, size_t *size);

DESCRIPTION

sd_bus_message_read_array()

gives access to an element array in message m. The "read pointer" in the message must be right before an array of type type. As a special case, type may be NUL, in which case any type is acceptable. A pointer to the array data is returned in the parameter ptr and the size of array data (in bytes) is returned in the parameter size. If size is 0, a valid non-null pointer will be returned, but it may not be dereferenced. The data is aligned as appropriate for the data type. The data is part of the message --- it may not be modified and is valid only as long as the message is referenced. After this function returns, the "read pointer" points at the next element after the array.

Note that this function only supports arrays of trivial types, i.e. arrays of booleans, the various integer types, as well as floating point numbers. In particular it may not be used for arrays of strings, structures or similar.