QB_LIST_REPLACE(3)

💖 QB_LIST_REPLACE(3) 💖

okay bestie, gather round, because this one is from the libqb Programmer's Manual and it's literally the glow-up function for linked list entries. it's giving "out with the old, in with the new" and honestly? iconic.

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✨ NAME ✨

qb_list_replace — swap an old entry out and put a new one in its place. that's it, that's the whole job, and she does it flawlessly 💅

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

#include <qb/qblist.h>

static void qb_list_replace(
    struct qb_list_head   *old_one,  /* the element to be replaced */
    struct qb_list_head   *new_one   /* the new element to insert */
);

no cap, that's the entire signature. two pointers, zero drama 🫶

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🎀 PARAMS 🎀

• old_one — the element that is getting replaced. she's served her time, let her rest 😭
• new_one — the new element you're inserting. main character energy, stepping into the spotlight 👑

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

💜 STRUCTURES 💜

here's the struct you're working with, bestie — memorize her, she's everywhere in this header:

struct qb_list_head {
    struct   next;
    struct   prev;
};

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

the whole friend group, fr fr:

• qb_list_empty(3)
• qb_list_add_tail(3)
• qb_list_add(3)
• qb_list_splice_tail(3)
• qb_list_length(3)
• qb_list_init(3)
• qb_list_splice(3)
• qb_list_is_last(3)
• qb_list_del(3)

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👑 COPYRIGHT 👑

Copyright (C) 2010-2020 Red Hat, Inc.

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and that's the whole page, bestie!! go replace some entries, slay responsibly, and remember: always init your lists before you touch them 💖

this has been LIBQB, dated 2025-09-16, and yes it's still called QB_LIST_REPLACE(3) — periodt ✨🎀🦋