Version 2.3.1
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_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);
}