kdbhelper.h File Reference

Helper for memory management. More...

#include "kdbconfig.h"
#include <kdbtypes.h>
#include <stdarg.h>
#include <stddef.h>

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Functions
void *	elektraMalloc (size_t size)
	Allocate memory for Elektra. More...
void *	elektraCalloc (size_t size)
	Allocate memory for Elektra. More...
void	elektraFree (void *ptr)
	Free memory of Elektra or its backends. More...
int	elektraRealloc (void **buffer, size_t size)
	Reallocate Storage in a save way. More...
char *	elektraStrDup (const char *s)
	Copy string into new allocated memory. More...
char *	elektraStrNDup (const char *s, size_t l)
	Copy buffer into new allocated memory. More...
char *	elektraFormat (const char *format,...)
	Does string formatting in fresh allocated memory. More...
char *	elektraVFormat (const char *format, va_list arg_list)
	Does string formatting in fresh allocated memory. More...
int	elektraStrCmp (const char *s1, const char *s2)
	Compare Strings. More...
int	elektraStrCaseCmp (const char *s1, const char *s2)
	Compare Strings ignoring case. More...
int	elektraMemCaseCmp (const char *s1, const char *s2, size_t size)
	Compare two memory regions but make cmp chars uppercase before comparison. More...
size_t	elektraStrLen (const char *s)
	Calculates the length in bytes of a string. More...

Detailed Description

Helper for memory management.

Should be always preferred. Can be used for profiling and tracing.

Copyright

BSD License (see LICENSE.md or https://www.libelektra.org)

Function Documentation

elektraCalloc()

void* elektraCalloc

(

size_t

size

)

Allocate memory for Elektra.

Memory will be set to 0.

Parameters

size	the requested size

See also

elektraMalloc

elektraFormat()

char* elektraFormat	(	const char *	format,
			...
	)

Does string formatting in fresh allocated memory.

Parameters

format	as in printf()
...	as in printf()

Returns

new allocated memory (free with elektraFree)

elektraFree()

void elektraFree

(

void *

ptr

)

Free memory of Elektra or its backends.

Parameters

ptr	the pointer to free

If ptr is NULL, no operation is performed.

See also

elektraMalloc

elektraMalloc()

void* elektraMalloc

(

size_t

size

)

Allocate memory for Elektra.

if ((buffer = elektraMalloc (length)) == 0) {
        // here comes the failure handler
        // no allocation happened here, so don't use buffer
#if DEBUG
        fprintf (stderr, "Allocation error");
#endif
        // return with error
}

Parameters

size	the requested size

This function is compatible to ANSI-C elektraMalloc

See also

elektraFree

elektraCalloc

elektraMemCaseCmp()

int elektraMemCaseCmp	(	const char *	s1,
		const char *	s2,
		size_t	size
	)

Compare two memory regions but make cmp chars uppercase before comparison.

Parameters

s1	The first string to be compared
s2	The second string to be compared
size	to be compared

Returns

a negative number if s1 is less than s2

Return values

0	if s1 matches s2

Returns

a positive number if s1 is greater than s2

elektraRealloc()

int elektraRealloc	(	void **	buffer,
		size_t	size
	)

Reallocate Storage in a save way.

if (elektraRealloc ((void **) & buffer, new_length) < 0) {
        // here comes the failure handler
        // you can still use the old buffer
#if DEBUG
        fprintf (stderr, "Reallocation error\n");
#endif
        elektraFree (buffer);
        buffer = 0;
        // return with error
}

Parameters

buffer	is a pointer to a elektraMalloc
size	is the new size for the memory

Return values

-1	on failure
0	on success

elektraStrCaseCmp()

int elektraStrCaseCmp	(	const char *	s1,
		const char *	s2
	)

Compare Strings ignoring case.

Parameters

s1	The first string to be compared
s2	The second string to be compared

Returns

a negative number if s1 is less than s2

Return values

0	if s1 matches s2

Returns

a positive number if s1 is greater than s2

elektraStrCmp()

int elektraStrCmp	(	const char *	s1,
		const char *	s2
	)

Compare Strings.

Parameters

s1	The first string to be compared
s2	The second string to be compared

Returns

a negative number if s1 is less than s2

Return values

0	if s1 matches s2

Returns

a positive number if s1 is greater than s2

elektraStrDup()

char* elektraStrDup

(

const char *

s

)

Copy string into new allocated memory.

You need to free the memory yourself.

Note

that size is determined at runtime. So if you have a size information, don't use that function.

Parameters

s	the null-terminated string to duplicate

Returns

0 if out of memory, a pointer otherwise

Precondition

s must be a c-string.

See also

elektraFree

elektraStrLen

elektraStrNDup

elektraStrLen()

size_t elektraStrLen

(

const char *

s

)

Calculates the length in bytes of a string.

This function differs from strlen() because it is Unicode and multibyte chars safe. While strlen() counts characters and ignores the final NULL, elektraStrLen() count bytes including the ending NULL.

It must not be used to search for / in the name, because it does not consider escaping. Instead use the unescaped name.

See also

keyUnescapedName()

Parameters

s	the string to get the length from

Returns

number of bytes used by the string, including the final NULL.

elektraStrNDup()

char* elektraStrNDup	(	const char *	s,
		size_t	l
	)

Copy buffer into new allocated memory.

You need to free the memory yourself.

This function also works with \0 characters in the buffer. The length is taken as given, it must be correct.

Returns

0 if out of memory, a pointer otherwise

Parameters

s	must be a allocated buffer
l	the length of s

elektraVFormat()

char* elektraVFormat	(	const char *	format,
		va_list	arg_list
	)

Does string formatting in fresh allocated memory.

Parameters

format	as in vprintf()
arg_list	as in vprintf()

Returns

new allocated memory (free with elektraFree)