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.Dd January 3, 2025
.Dt DNV 9
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm dnvlist_get ,
.Nm dnvlist_take
.Nd "API for getting name/value pairs with a default value"
.Sh LIBRARY
.Lb libnv
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.In sys/dnv.h
.Ft bool
.Fn dnvlist_get_bool "const nvlist_t *nvl" "const char *name" "bool defval"
.Ft uint64_t
.Fn dnvlist_get_number "const nvlist_t *nvl" "const char *name" "uint64_t defval"
.Ft char *
.Fn dnvlist_get_string "const nvlist_t *nvl" "const char *name" "const char *defval"
.Ft nvlist_t *
.Fn dnvlist_get_nvlist "const nvlist_t *nvl" "const char *name" "nvlist_t *defval"
.Ft int
.Fn dnvlist_get_descriptor "const nvlist_t *nvl" "const char *name" "int defval"
.Ft void *
.Fn dnvlist_get_binary "const nvlist_t *nvl" "const char *name" "size_t *sizep" "void *defval" "size_t defsize"
.Ft bool
.Fn dnvlist_take_bool "const nvlist_t *nvl" "const char *name" "bool defval"
.Ft uint64_t
.Fn dnvlist_take_number "const nvlist_t *nvl" "const char *name" "uint64_t defval"
.Ft char *
.Fn dnvlist_take_string "const nvlist_t *nvl" "const char *name" "const char *defval"
.Ft nvlist_t *
.Fn dnvlist_take_nvlist "const nvlist_t *nvl" "const char *name" "nvlist_t *defval"
.Ft int
.Fn dnvlist_take_descriptor "const nvlist_t *nvl" "const char *name" "int defval"
.Ft void *
.Fn dnvlist_take_binary "const nvlist_t *nvl" "const char *name" "size_t *sizep" "void *defval" "size_t defsize"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm libnv
library permits easy management of name/value pairs and can send and receive
them over sockets.
For more information, see
.Xr nv 9 .
.Pp
The
.Nm dnvlist_get
functions return the value associated with
.Fa name .
If an element named
.Fa name
does not exist, the function returns the
value provided in
.Fa defval .
Returned strings, nvlists, descriptors, binaries, or arrays must not be modified
by the user since they still belong to the nvlist.
If the nvlist is in an error state, attempts to use any of these functions will
cause the program to abort.
.Pp
The
.Nm dnvlist_take
functions return the value associated with
.Fa name
and removes the associated element from
.Fa nvl .
If an element named
.Fa name
does not exist, the value provided in
.Nm defval
is returned.
When the value is a string, binary, or array value, the caller is
responsible for freeing returned memory with
.Fn free 3 .
When the value is an nvlist, the caller is responsible for destroying the
returned nvlist with
.Fn nvlist_destroy .
When the value is a descriptor, the caller is responsible for closing the
returned descriptor with
.Fn close 2 .
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr close 2 ,
.Xr free 3 ,
.Xr nv 9
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Nm dnv
API appeared in
.Fx 11.0 .
.Sh AUTHORS
.An -nosplit
The
.Nm dnv
API was implemented by
.An Pawel Jakub Dawidek Aq Mt pawel@dawidek.net
under sponsorship from the FreeBSD Foundation.
This manual page was written by
.An Adam Starak Aq Mt starak.adam@gmail.com