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AIX Version 4.3 Communications Technical Reference, Volume 1

nextkey Subroutine

Purpose

Returns the next key in a database.

Library

DBM Library (libdbm.a)

Syntax

#include <dbm.h>
datum nextkey (key)
datum key;

Description

The nextkey subroutine returns the next key in a database.

Parameters

key Specifies the input key. This value has no effect on the return value, but must be present.

Return Values

Returns a datum structure containing the next key-value pair.

Implementation Specifics

This subroutine is part of Base Operating System (BOS) Runtime.

Related Information

The dbm_nextkey subroutine.

List of NDBM and DBM Programming References and NDBM Overview in AIX Version 4.3 Communications Programming Concepts.


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