SEARCH.H(7) Miscellaneous Information Manual SEARCH.H(7)

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#include <search.h>

The <search.h> header shall define the type for structure which shall include the following members:

char    *key
void    *data

and shall define and as enumeration data types through type definitions as follows:

enum { FIND, ENTER } ACTION;
enum { preorder, postorder, endorder, leaf } VISIT;

The <search.h> header shall define the type as described in <sys/types.h>.

The following shall be declared as functions and may also be defined as macros. Function prototypes shall be provided.

int    hcreate(size_t);
void   hdestroy(void);
ENTRY *hsearch(ENTRY, ACTION);
void   insque(void *, void *);
void  *lfind(const void *, const void *, size_t *,
          size_t, int (*)(const void *, const void *));
void  *lsearch(const void *, void *, size_t *,
          size_t, int (*)(const void *, const void *));
void   remque(void *);
void  *tdelete(const void *restrict, void **restrict,
          int(*)(const void *, const void *));
void  *tfind(const void *, void *const *,
          int(*)(const void *, const void *));
void  *tsearch(const void *, void **,
          int(*)(const void *, const void *));
void   twalk(const void *,
          void (*)(const void *, VISIT, int ));

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<sys/types.h>

XSH hcreate(3), insque(3), lsearch(3), tdelete(3)

First released in Issue 1. Derived from Issue 1 of the SVID.

The Open Group Corrigendum U021/6 is applied, updating the prototypes for tdelete(3) and tsearch(3).

The keyword is added to the prototype for tdelete(3).

January 1, 2016 posix.fail