Version 11.3.0
ex_hello.c

This is an example of how to create and open a database.

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* ex_hello.c
* This is an example demonstrating how to create and connect to a
* database.
*/
#include <test_util.h>
static const char *home;
int
main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
WT_SESSION *session;
home = example_setup(argc, argv);
/* Open a connection to the database, creating it if necessary. */
error_check(wiredtiger_open(home, NULL, "create", &conn));
/* Open a session for the current thread's work. */
error_check(conn->open_session(conn, NULL, NULL, &session));
/* Do some work... */
/* Note: closing the connection implicitly closes open session(s). */
error_check(conn->close(conn, NULL));
return (EXIT_SUCCESS);
}
WT_CONNECTION::open_session
int open_session(WT_CONNECTION *connection, WT_EVENT_HANDLER *event_handler, const char *config, WT_SESSION **sessionp)
Open a session.
WT_CONNECTION
A connection to a WiredTiger database.
Definition: wiredtiger.in:2106
wiredtiger_open
int wiredtiger_open(const char *home, WT_EVENT_HANDLER *event_handler, const char *config, WT_CONNECTION **connectionp)
Open a connection to a database.
WT_SESSION
All data operations are performed in the context of a WT_SESSION.
Definition: wiredtiger.in:822
WT_CONNECTION::close
int close(WT_CONNECTION *connection, const char *config)
Close a connection.