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.TH getdns_dict_get 3 "December 2015" "getdns 1.6.0" getdns
.SH NAME
.B getdns_dict_get, 
.B getdns_dict_get_bindata, 
.B getdns_dict_get_data_type, 
.B getdns_dict_get_dict, 
.B getdns_dict_get_int, 
.B getdns_dict_get_list, 
.B getdns_dict_get_names
-- get value by name from a getdns dict

.SH LIBRARY
DNS Resolver library (libgetdns, \-lgetdns)

.SH SYNOPSIS
#include <getdns.h>

getdns_return_t 
.br
.B getdns_dict_get_bindata
(getdns_dict *this_dict,
.RS 3
char *name,
.br
getdns_bindata **answer)
.RE

getdns_return_t 
.br
.B getdns_dict_get_data_type
(getdns_dict *this_dict,
.RS 3
char *name,
.br
getdns_data_type *answer)
.RE

getdns_return_t
.br
.B getdns_dict_get_dict
(getdns_dict *this_dict,
.RS 3
char *name,
.br
getdns_dict **answer)
.RE

getdns_return_t 
.br
.B getdns_dict_get_int
(getdns_dict *this_dict,
.RS 3
char *name,
.br
uint32_t *answer)
.RE

getdns_return_t 
.br
.B getdns_dict_get_list
(getdns_dict *this_dict,
.RS 3
char *name,
.br
getdns_list **answer)
.RE

getdns_return_t 
.br
.B getdns_dict_get_names
(getdns_dict *this_dict,
.RS 3
getdns_list **answer)
.RE

.SH DESCRIPTION

.LP
The getdns_dict type is used to manage name/value pairs in which the names are strings and the data types of the values are heterogeneous and include
.RS 3
.br
getdns_bindata
.br
getdns_dict
.br
getdns_list
.br
uint32_t
.RE

.LP
.I this_dict
the dictionary from which to retrieve the list of names
.LP
.I name
the name whose associated value is to be returned in answer
.LP
.I answer
the list of all names in the dictionary, note that the caller must free storage allocated to the list via a call to
.B getdns_list_destroy(3)

.SH "RETURN VALUES"

Upon successful completion the functions return
.B GETDNS_RETURN_GOOD
, otherwise the following error values are returned:
.LP
.B GETDNS_RETURN_GENERIC_ERROR
if this_dict is not a valid dictionary
.LP
.B GETDNS_RETURN_NO_SUCH_DICT_NAME
if the name argument doesn't exist in the dictionary
.LP
.B GETDNS_RETURN_WRONG_TYPE_REQUESTED
if the requested data type doesn't match the contents of the indexed argument or name

.SH EXAMPLES

TBD

.SH SEE ALSO
.BR libgetdns (3),
.BR getdns_address (3),
.BR getdns_dict (3),
.BR getdns_dict_set (3),
.BR getdns_general (3),
.BR getdns_hostname (3),
.BR getdns_list (3),
.BR getdns_service (3),