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Name

dict_next — Fetch the next key/value pair

Synopsis

#include "ecdict.h"

| int **dict_next** ( | a, |   | |   | i, |   | |   | key, |   | |   | val); |   |

ECDict <var class="pdparam">a</var>; ECDict_Iterator * <var class="pdparam">i</var>; const char ** <var class="pdparam">key</var>; const char ** <var class="pdparam">val</var>;

Description

If there is another key/value pair in the dictionary, fetch it.

Parameters

a

The ECDict. An ECDict is a typedef of an ec_hash_table.

i

The iterator. An ECDict_Iterator is a typedef of an ec_hash_iter.

key

The current key.

val

The value associated with the key.

Return Value

Returns 1 if there is a next key. Otherwise, 0 is returned. * key points to the next key and * val to the associated value.

Warning

When a key or value is returned, the memory is owned by the dictionary. Your memory can become invalid if something else removes an entry from the dictionary after you have queried it.

Threading

It is legal to call this function in any thread.

See Also

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