slapi_filter_get_ava()

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slapi_filter_get_ava() gets the attribute type and the value from the filter. It applies only to filters of the types LDAP_FILTER_EQUALITY, LDAP_FILTER_GE, LDAP_FILTER_LE, LDAP_FILTER_APPROX.

These filter types generally compare a value against an attribute. For example, cn=John Doe. This filter finds entries in which the value of the cn attribute is equal to John Doe.

(cn=John Doe)

Syntax

#include "slapi-plugin.h"
int slapi_filter_get_ava( Slapi_Filter *f,
			char **type, struct berval **bval );

Parameters

f: The address of the filter from which you want to get the attribute and value.
type: The pointer to the attribute type of the filter.
bval: The pointer to the address of the berval structure that contains the value of the filter.

Returns

If successful 0 is returned, -1 is returned if the filter is not one of the types listed.