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diff --git a/src/libsystemd/sd_id128_to_string.xml b/src/libsystemd/sd_id128_to_string.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..927d1ad5f2 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/libsystemd/sd_id128_to_string.xml @@ -0,0 +1,130 @@ +<?xml version='1.0'?> <!--*-nxml-*--> +<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN" + "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd"> + +<!-- + This file is part of systemd. + + Copyright 2012 Lennart Poettering + + systemd is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it + under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by + the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or + (at your option) any later version. + + systemd is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but + WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of + MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU + Lesser General Public License for more details. + + You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License + along with systemd; If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. +--> + +<refentry id="sd_id128_to_string"> + + <refentryinfo> + <title>sd_id128_to_string</title> + <productname>systemd</productname> + + <authorgroup> + <author> + <contrib>Developer</contrib> + <firstname>Lennart</firstname> + <surname>Poettering</surname> + <email>lennart@poettering.net</email> + </author> + </authorgroup> + </refentryinfo> + + <refmeta> + <refentrytitle>sd_id128_to_string</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>3</manvolnum> + </refmeta> + + <refnamediv> + <refname>sd_id128_to_string</refname> + <refname>sd_id128_from_string</refname> + <refpurpose>Format or parse 128-bit IDs as strings</refpurpose> + </refnamediv> + + <refsynopsisdiv> + <funcsynopsis> + <funcsynopsisinfo>#include <systemd/sd-id128.h></funcsynopsisinfo> + + <funcprototype> + <funcdef>char *<function>sd_id128_to_string</function></funcdef> + <paramdef>sd_id128_t <parameter>id</parameter>, char <parameter>s</parameter>[33]</paramdef> + </funcprototype> + + <funcprototype> + <funcdef>int <function>sd_id128_from_string</function></funcdef> + <paramdef>const char *<parameter>s</parameter>, sd_id128_t *<parameter>ret</parameter></paramdef> + </funcprototype> + + </funcsynopsis> + </refsynopsisdiv> + + <refsect1> + <title>Description</title> + + <para><function>sd_id128_to_string()</function> formats a 128-bit + ID as a character string. It expects the ID and a string array + capable of storing 33 characters. The ID will be formatted as 32 + lowercase hexadecimal digits and be terminated by a + <constant>NUL</constant> byte.</para> + + <para><function>sd_id128_from_string()</function> implements the reverse operation: it takes a 33 character string + with 32 hexadecimal digits (either lowercase or uppercase, terminated by <constant>NUL</constant>) and parses them + back into a 128-bit ID returned in <parameter>ret</parameter>. Alternatively, this call can also parse a + 37-character string with a 128-bit ID formatted as RFC UUID. If <parameter>ret</parameter> is passed as NULL the + function will validate the passed ID string, but not actually return it in parsed form.</para> + + <para>For more information about the <literal>sd_id128_t</literal> + type see + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd-id128</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>. + Note that these calls operate the same way on all architectures, + i.e. the results do not depend on endianness.</para> + + <para>When formatting a 128-bit ID into a string, it is often + easier to use a format string for + <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>printf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>. + This is easily done using the + <function>SD_ID128_FORMAT_STR</function> and + <function>SD_ID128_FORMAT_VAL()</function> macros. For more + information see + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd-id128</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1> + <title>Return Value</title> + + <para><function>sd_id128_to_string()</function> always succeeds + and returns a pointer to the string array passed in. + <function>sd_id128_from_string</function> returns 0 on success, in + which case <parameter>ret</parameter> is filled in, or a negative + errno-style error code.</para> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1> + <title>Notes</title> + + <para>The <function>sd_id128_to_string()</function> and + <function>sd_id128_from_string()</function> interfaces are + available as a shared library, which can be compiled and linked to + with the + <literal>libsystemd</literal> <citerefentry project='die-net'><refentrytitle>pkg-config</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry> + file.</para> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1> + <title>See Also</title> + + <para> + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>, + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd-id128</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>, + <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>printf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry> + </para> + </refsect1> + +</refentry> |