mco_metadict_size

RT

Return the size of the meta-dictionary.

Prototype

 
    void mco_metadict_size(	/*IN*/ unsigned short n_entries,
                 /*OUT*/ unsigned int * size );
 

Arguments

n_entries	The number of registered databases (dictionaries)
size	The address of an integer variable to receive the size in bytes

Description

The function returns the size of the meta-dictionary in bytes (including the header).

Return Codes

void	No value returned

Example

 
    Application snippet:
            
     
    const char * dbname = "SimpleDb";
     
    int main(int argc, char* argv[])
    {
        unsigned int size;
        mco_metadict_header_t *header;
 
        mco_metadict_size(10, &size); /* figure out the buffer size to
                             register 10 database dictionaries */
        ...
         
        header = (mco_metadict_header_t *) malloc(size);
        mco_metadict_init(header, size); /* initialize the metadict */
        ...
    }
     
 

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