DTMMDBGETBOOKCASEBYLOC(3)

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version 2.5.3 · 2 versions
, in nixos 26.05

okay bestie, welcome to DtMmdbGetBookCaseByLoc from the library call manual — we’re getting a descriptor for a bookcase based on a hypertext link target, and we’re gonna be so normal about it. 💅

💖 NAME 💖

DtMmdbGetBookCaseByLoc — obtains a descriptor for a bookcase based on a hypertext link target. slay. ✨

🧚 SYNOPSIS 🧚

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#include &<DtMmdb.h>
int DtMmdbGetBookCaseByLoc(
int infolib_path,
const char* locator);

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

okay so DtMmdbGetBookCaseByLoc makes the database engine ready to provide access service for a bookcase. It allows you to access a bookcase by using a hypertext link target in the bookcase. basically: engine gets ready, bookcase becomes accessible through a link target, and you get the descriptor. periodt. 🦋

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • infolib_descriptor — specifies the infolib that contains the bookcase. keep ur eyes on this one. 👀
  • locator — specifies the locator of a hypertext link target in the bookcase. The target can be a section or a component within a section. The locator serves as the logical identifier of the object. It is not generated by the DtInfo Database Engine. iykyk. 💅

🔥 RETURN VALUE 🔥

If DtMmdbGetBookCaseByLoc completes successfully, it returns the descriptor for the bookcase. If it fails, it returns -1, indicating that there is no bookcase in the infolib that contains the specified target. so -1 is the “nope, no bookcase here” signal, bestie. 😭

🍓 EXAMPLE 🍓

The following shows how a DtMmdbGetBookCaseByLoc call might be coded:

DtMmdbGetBookCaseByLoc(myInfoLibDescriptor,  "abcde0123456789");

💜 SEE ALSO 💜

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