ldap_create_filter()

Syntax

#include <ldap.h>
int ldap_create_filter( char *buf, unsigned long buflen, 
   char *pattern, char *prefix, char *suffix, char *attr, 
   char *value, char **valwords );

Parameters

buf	Buffer to contain the constructed filter.
buflen	Size of the buffer.
pattern	Pattern for the filter.
prefix	Prefix to prepend to the filter (NULL if not used).
suffix	Suffix to append to the filter (NULL if not used).
attr	Replaces %a in the pattern.
value	Replaces %v in the pattern.
valwords	Replaces %vM through %vN in the pattern.

Returns

• LDAP_SUCCESS if successful.
• LDAP_SIZELIMIT_EXCEEDED if the created filter exceeds the size of the buffer.
• LDAP_PARAM_ERROR if an invalid parameter was passed to the function.

Example

char buf[LDAP_FILT_MAXSIZ];

char *pattern = "(%a=%v)";

char *attr = "mail";

char *value = "bjensen@airius.com";

...

ldap_create_filter( buf, LDAP_FILT_MAXSIZ, pattern, NULL, NULL, attr, 

         value, NULL );

...

See Also

Last Updated: 10/01/98 17:06:23