Read an alternate index specs from disk¶
saf_read_alternate_indexspec
is a function defined in altindx.c.
Synopsis:
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int
saf_read_alternate_indexspec
(SAF_ParMode pmode, SAF_AltIndexSpec *aspec, void **buf)¶
Formal Arguments:
pmode
: The parallel mode.aspec
: The alternate index spec handle to read.buf
: The buffer to be filled in with the data.
Description: Read an alternate index specs from disk, involves actual I/O
Preconditions:
pmode
must be valid. (low-cost)aspec
must be a valid alt index spec handle. (low-cost)buf
cannot be null. (low-cost)
Return Value: The constant SAF__SUCCESS
is returned when this function is successful. Otherwise this function either returns
an error number or throws an exception, depending on the value of the library’s error handling property.
Issues: There is no way for the caller to find out what datatype is being returned.
See Also:
- Alternative Index Specification: Introduction for current chapter