DBF INDEXKEY()

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PURPOSE

Return the index key expression


SYNONYM

api_dbf_indexkey()


SYNOPSIS

#include "dbapi.h"
 
char	*DBF_INDEXKEY(order)
 
<input parameters>
int	order;		/* Index order		*/
 
<output parameters>
none


DESCRIPTION

The DBF_INDEXKEY() function will return the index key expression from the currently selected database for the specified index order as a character string. If no index is active then a NULL string will be returned.

The character string is returned in lower case.


EXAMPLE

The following example returns the index key expression for the master index.

#include "dbapi.h"
 
dbapi_dbf_indexkey()
{
    char	*indexkey;
 
    indexkey = DBF_INDEXKEY( DBF_INDEXORDER());
 
    _retc( indexkey );
}


SEE ALSO

COMMAND(), DBF_ALIAS(), DBF_DBF(), DBF_DELETED(), DBF_FETCH(), DBF_FILTER(), DBF_FMT(), DBF_INDEXORDER(), DBF_NDX(), DBF_SEEK(), DBF_SELECT(), DBF_SKIP(), FIELD_COUNT(), FIELD_LOOKUP()