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30 .Dd October 25, 2006
31 .Dt PROP_DICTIONARY_UTIL 3
32 .Os
33 .Sh NAME
34 .Nm prop_dictionary_util ,
35 .Nm prop_dictionary_get_bool ,
36 .Nm prop_dictionary_set_bool ,
37 .Nm prop_dictionary_get_int8 ,
38 .Nm prop_dictionary_get_uint8 ,
39 .Nm prop_dictionary_set_int8 ,
40 .Nm prop_dictionary_set_uint8 ,
41 .Nm prop_dictionary_get_int16 ,
42 .Nm prop_dictionary_get_uint16 ,
43 .Nm prop_dictionary_set_int16 ,
44 .Nm prop_dictionary_set_uint16 ,
45 .Nm prop_dictionary_get_int32 ,
46 .Nm prop_dictionary_get_uint32 ,
47 .Nm prop_dictionary_set_int32 ,
48 .Nm prop_dictionary_set_uint32 ,
49 .Nm prop_dictionary_get_int64 ,
50 .Nm prop_dictionary_get_uint64 ,
51 .Nm prop_dictionary_set_int64 ,
52 .Nm prop_dictionary_set_uint64 ,
53 .Nm prop_dictionary_get_cstring ,
54 .Nm prop_dictionary_set_cstring ,
55 .Nm prop_dictionary_get_cstring_nocopy ,
56 .Nm prop_dictionary_set_cstring_nocopy
57 .Sh LIBRARY
58 .Lb libprop
59 .Sh SYNOPSIS
60 .In libprop/proplib.h
61 .\"
62 .Ft bool
63 .Fn prop_dictionary_get_bool "prop_dictionary_t dict" "const char *key" \
64     "bool *valp"
65 .Ft bool
66 .Fn prop_dictionary_set_bool "prop_dictionary_t dict" "const char *key" \
67     "bool val"
68 .\"
69 .Ft bool
70 .Fn prop_dictionary_get_int8 "prop_dictionary_t dict" "const char *key" \
71     "int8_t *valp"
72 .Ft bool
73 .Fn prop_dictionary_get_uint8 "prop_dictionary_t dict" "const char *key" \
74     "uint8_t *valp"
75 .Ft bool
76 .Fn prop_dictionary_set_int8 "prop_dictionary_t dict" "const char *key" \
77     "int8_t val"
78 .Ft bool
79 .Fn prop_dictionary_set_uint8 "prop_dictionary_t dict" "const char *key" \
80     "uint8_t val"
81 .\"
82 .Ft bool
83 .Fn prop_dictionary_get_int16 "prop_dictionary_t dict" "const char *key" \
84     "int16_t *valp"
85 .Ft bool
86 .Fn prop_dictionary_get_uint16 "prop_dictionary_t dict" "const char *key" \
87     "uint16_t *valp"
88 .Ft bool
89 .Fn prop_dictionary_set_int16 "prop_dictionary_t dict" "const char *key" \
90     "int16_t val"
91 .Ft bool
92 .Fn prop_dictionary_set_uint16 "prop_dictionary_t dict" "const char *key" \
93     "uint16_t val"
94 .\"
95 .Ft bool
96 .Fn prop_dictionary_get_int32 "prop_dictionary_t dict" "const char *key" \
97     "int32_t *valp"
98 .Ft bool
99 .Fn prop_dictionary_get_uint32 "prop_dictionary_t dict" "const char *key" \
100     "uint32_t *valp"
101 .Ft bool
102 .Fn prop_dictionary_set_int32 "prop_dictionary_t dict" "const char *key" \
103     "int32_t val"
104 .Ft bool
105 .Fn prop_dictionary_set_uint32 "prop_dictionary_t dict" "const char *key" \
106     "uint32_t val"
107 .\"
108 .Ft bool
109 .Fn prop_dictionary_get_int64 "prop_dictionary_t dict" "const char *key" \
110     "int64_t *valp"
111 .Ft bool
112 .Fn prop_dictionary_get_uint64 "prop_dictionary_t dict" "const char *key" \
113     "uint64_t *valp"
114 .Ft bool
115 .Fn prop_dictionary_set_int64 "prop_dictionary_t dict" "const char *key" \
116     "int64_t val"
117 .Ft bool
118 .Fn prop_dictionary_set_uint64 "prop_dictionary_t dict" "const char *key" \
119     "uint64_t val"
120 .\"
121 .Ft bool
122 .Fn prop_dictionary_get_cstring "prop_dictionary_t dict" "const char *key" \
123     "char **strp"
124 .Ft bool
125 .Fn prop_dictionary_set_cstring "prop_dictionary_t dict" "const char *key" \
126     "const char *str"
127 .\"
128 .Ft bool
129 .Fn prop_dictionary_get_cstring_nocopy "prop_dictionary_t dict" \
130     "const char *key" "const char **strp"
131 .Ft bool
132 .Fn prop_dictionary_set_cstring_nocopy "prop_dictionary_t dict" \
133     "const char *key" "const char *strp"
134 .Sh DESCRIPTION
135 The
136 .Nm prop_dictionary_util
137 family of functions are provided to make getting and setting values in
138 dictionaries more convenient in some applications.
139 .Pp
140 The getters check the type of the returned object and, in some cases, also
141 ensure that the returned value is within the range implied by the getter's
142 value type.
143 .Pp
144 The setters handle object creation and release for the caller.
145 .Pp
146 The
147 .Fn prop_dictionary_get_cstring
148 function returns dynamically allocated memory.
149 See
150 .Xr prop_string 3
151 for more information.
152 .Pp
153 The
154 .Fn prop_dictionary_get_cstring_nocopy
155 and
156 .Fn prop_dictionary_set_cstring_nocopy
157 functions do not copy the string that is set or returned.
158 See
159 .Xr prop_string 3
160 for more information.
161 .Sh RETURN VALUES
162 The
163 .Nm prop_dictionary_util
164 getter functions return
165 .Dv true
166 if the object exists in the dictionary and the value is in-range, or
167 .Dv false
168 otherwise.
169 .Pp
170 The
171 .Nm prop_dictionary_util
172 setter functions return
173 .Dv true
174 if creating the object and storing it in the dictionary is successful, or
175 .Dv false
176 otherwise.
177 .Sh SEE ALSO
178 .Xr prop_bool 3 ,
179 .Xr prop_dictionary 3 ,
180 .Xr prop_number 3 ,
181 .Xr proplib 3
182 .Sh HISTORY
183 The
184 .Nm proplib
185 property container object library first appeared in
186 .Nx 4.0 .