#include <db.h>

int
DB_SEQUENCE->open(DB_SEQUENCE *seq, DB_TXN *txnid, DBT *key, u_int32_t flags);

int
DB_SEQUENCE->get_dbp(DB_SEQUENCE *seq, DB **dbp);

int
DB_SEQUENCE->get_key(DB_SEQUENCE *seq, DBT *key);

int

Description: DB_SEQUENCE->open

The DB_SEQUENCE->open method opens the sequence represented by the key. The key must be compatible with the underlying database specified in the corresponding call to db_sequence_create.

Parameters

key

The key specifies which record in the database stores the persistent sequence data.

flags

The flags parameter must be set to 0 or by bitwise inclusively OR'ing together one or more of the following values:

DB_AUTO_COMMIT

Enclose the DB_SEQUENCE->open call within a transaction. If the call succeeds, the open operation will be recoverable. If the DB_CREATE flag is specified and the call fails, no sequence will have been created.

DB_CREATE

Create the sequence. If the sequence does not already exist and the DB_CREATE flag is not specified, the DB_SEQUENCE->open will fail.

DB_EXCL

Return an error if the sequence already exists. The DB_EXCL flag is only meaningful when specified with the DB_CREATE flag.

DB_THREAD

Cause the DB_SEQUENCE handle returned by DB_SEQUENCE->open to be free-threaded; that is, usable by multiple threads within a single address space.

txnid

If the operation is to be transaction-protected, (other than by specifying the DB_AUTO_COMMIT flag), the txnid parameter is a transaction handle returned from DB_ENV->txn_begin; otherwise, NULL. Note that transactionally protected operations on a DB_SEQUENCE handle require the DB_SEQUENCE handle itself be transactionally protected during its open if the open creates the sequence.

Description: DB_SEQUENCE->get_dbp

The DB_SEQUENCE->get_dbp method returns the database handle.

Parameters

dbp

The dbp parameter references memory into which a pointer to the database handle is copied.

The DB_SEQUENCE->get_dbp method may be called at any time during the life of the application.

The DB_SEQUENCE->get_dbp method returns a non-zero error value on failure and 0 on success.

Description: DB_SEQUENCE->get_key

The DB_SEQUENCE->get_key method returns the key for the sequence.

Parameters

key

The key parameter references memory into which a pointer to the key data is copied.

The DB_SEQUENCE->get_key method may be called at any time during the life of the application.

The DB_SEQUENCE->get_key method returns a non-zero error value on failure and 0 on success.

Class

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