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A.3.16 bpipe_dpktf

Return an access handle for a data packet field.

Synopsis

     #include <bpipe/bpipe.h>
     
     
     
DpktField *bpipe_dpktf( BPipe *bpipe, const char *name );

Parameters

BPipe *bpipe
the binary pipe with which the field is associated
const char *name
the name of the field

Description

This routine is used to obtain an access handle for a data packet field required by routines which extract data from the data packet field structure.

Returns

It returns a pointer to the data packet field's structure. It returns NULL if the field doesn't exist.