SYNOPSIS
#include <getdata.h>- gd_entype_t gd_entry_type(const DIRFILE *dirfile, const char *field_code);
DESCRIPTION
The gd_entype_t type is an enumerated type which may take any of the following values:
- GD_BIT_ENTRY, GD_CARRAY_ENTRY, GD_CONST_ENTRY, GD_DIVIDE_ENTRY, GD_INDEX_ENTRY, GD_LINCOM_ENTRY, GD_LINTERP_ENTRY, GD_MPLEX_ENTRY, GD_MULTIPLY_ENTRY, GD_PHASE_ENTRY, GD_POLYNOM_ENTRY, GD_RAW_ENTRY, GD_RECIP_ENTRY, GD_SBIT_ENTRY, GD_STRING_ENTRY, GD_WINDOW_ENTRY.
RETURN VALUE
Upon successful completion, gd_entry_type() returns the field type of the specified field. On error, gd_entry_type() returns GD_NO_ENTRY and sets the dirfile error a non-zero error value. Possible error values are:- GD_E_ALLOC
- The library was unable to allocate memory.
- GD_E_BAD_DIRFILE
- The supplied dirfile was invalid.
- GD_E_BAD_CODE
- The field specified by field_code was not found in the database.
The dirfile error may be retrieved by calling gd_error(3). A descriptive error string for the last error encountered can be obtained from a call to gd_error_string(3).