ex_pack.c

Shows basic packing and unpacking of fields.

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 * ex_pack.c
 *      This is an example demonstrating basic packing and unpacking of fields.
 */

#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>

#include <wiredtiger.h>

const char *home = NULL;

int main(void)
{
        WT_CONNECTION *conn;
        WT_SESSION *session;
        char buf[50];
        size_t size;
        int i, j, k, ret;

        /* Open a connection to the database, creating it if necessary. */
        if ((ret = wiredtiger_open(home, NULL, "create", &conn)) != 0)
                fprintf(stderr, "Error connecting to %s: %s\n",
                    home, wiredtiger_strerror(ret));

        /* Open a session for the current thread's work. */
        if ((ret = conn->open_session(conn, NULL, NULL, &session)) != 0)
                fprintf(stderr, "Error opening a session on %s: %s\n",
                    home, wiredtiger_strerror(ret));

        ret = wiredtiger_struct_size(session, &size, "iii", 42, 1000, -9);
        if (size > sizeof(buf)) {
                /* Allocate a bigger buffer. */
        }

        ret = wiredtiger_struct_pack(session, buf, size, "iii", 42, 1000, -9);

        ret = wiredtiger_struct_unpack(session, buf, size, "iii", &i, &j, &k);
        /* Note: closing the connection implicitly closes open session(s). */
        if ((ret = conn->close(conn, NULL)) != 0)
                fprintf(stderr, "Error connecting to %s: %s\n",
                    home, wiredtiger_strerror(ret));

        return (ret);
}