auparse_get_field_type - Man Page

get current field's data type

Synopsis

#include <auparse.h>

int auparse_get_field_type(const auparse_state_t *au);

Description

auparse_get_field_type returns a value from the auparse_type_t enum that describes the kind of data in the current field of the current record in the current event.

Return Value

Returns AUPARSE_TYPE_UNCLASSIFIED if the field's data type has no known description or is an integer. Otherwise it returns another enum. Fields with the type AUPARSE_TYPE_ESCAPED must be interpreted to access their value since those field's raw value is encoded.

See Also

auparse_get_field_name(3).

Author

Steve Grubb

Info

Sept 2008 Red Hat Linux Audit API