Netscape DIRECTORY SERVER 6.1 - PLUG-IN Manual page 272

Functions for Managing Backend Operations
Returns
This function returns one of the following values:
• A pointer to the default backend, if no backend with the appropriate suffix is
configured.
• Otherwise, it returns a pointer to the backend structure.
Memory Concerns
You should not free the returned pointer.
See Also
slapi_be_select_by_instance_name()
slapi_be_select_by_instance_name()
Find the backend used to service the database.
Syntax
#include "slapi-plugin.h"
Slapi_Backend *slapi_be_select_by_instance_name( const char *name );
Parameters
This function takes the following parameter:
name
Returns
This function returns one of the following values:
• NULL if no backend with the appropriate name is configured.
• Otherwise, it returns a pointer to the backend structure.
Description
This function finds the backend that should used to service the database named as
the parameter.
Memory Concerns
You should not free the returned pointer.
272 Netscape Directory Server Plug-In Programmer's Guide • August 2002
Pointer to the name of the backend of which you wish to get the
structure.