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'\" te
.\" Copyright (c) 2007, Sun Microsystems Inc. All Rights Reserved.
.\" The contents of this file are subject to the terms of the Common Development and Distribution License (the "License"). You may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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.TH NVLIST_LOOKUP_NVPAIR 9F "Oct 24, 2007"
.SH NAME
nvlist_lookup_nvpair, nvlist_exists \- lookup named pairs
.SH SYNOPSIS
.LP
.nf
#include <libnvpair.h>
\fBint\fR \fBnvlist_lookup_nvpair\fR(\fBnvlist_t *\fR\fInvl\fR, \fBconst char *\fR\fIname\fR,
nvpair_t **\fInvp\fR);
.fi
.LP
.nf
\fBboolean_t\fR \fBnvlist_exists\fR(\fBnvlist_t *\fR\fInvl\fR, \fBconst char *\fR\fIname\fR);
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
.sp
.LP
The \fBnvlist_lookup_nvpair()\fR function returns the nvpair with the matching
name, regardless of type. It is valid only for lists allocated with
\fBNV_UNIQUE_NAME\fR. See \fBnvlist_alloc\fR(9F).
.sp
.LP
The \fBnvlist_exists()\fR function returns success if any nvpair exists with
the given name. It is valid for all types of lists.
.SH RETURN VALUES
.sp
.LP
The \fBnvlist_lookup_nvpair()\fR function returns 0 on success and an error
value on failure.
.sp
.LP
The \fBnvlist_exists()\fR function returns \fBB_TRUE\fR if an nvpair with the
given name exists and \fBB_FALSE\fR otherwise.
.SH ERRORS
.sp
.LP
The \fBnvlist_lookup_nvpair()\fR function will fail if:
.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBEINVAL\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 11n
There is an invalid argument.
.RE
.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBENOENT\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 11n
No matching name-value pair is found.
.RE
.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fBENOTSUP\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 11n
The list was not allocated with \fBNV_UNIQUE_NAME\fR.
.RE
.SH ATTRIBUTES
.sp
.LP
See \fBattributes\fR(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:
.sp
.sp
.TS
box;
c | c
l | l .
ATTRIBUTE TYPE ATTRIBUTE VALUE
_
Interface Stability Committed
.TE
.SH SEE ALSO
.sp
.LP
.BR nvlist_lookup_nvpair (3NVPAIR),
.BR attributes (7),
.BR nvlist_alloc (9F)
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