ber_bvarray_free - Linux
Overview
The ber_bvarray_free
command in Linux is used to free the memory allocated for a Berkeley DB (BDB) byte value array (BVA). BVAs are used to store binary data in BDB databases.
Syntax
ber_bvarray_free(
BVR | *BV,
size_t num_bytes | Ignored
)
Parameters:
- BV: The BVA to be freed.
- num_bytes: Ignored by BDB.
Options/Flags
None.
Examples
Free a BVA:
# Create a BVA
bvarray = ber_bvarray_alloc();
...
# Get the number of bytes in the BVA
num_bytes = ber_bvarray_get_nbytes(bvarray);
...
# Free the BVA
ber_bvarray_free(bvarray);
Common Issues
None.
Integration
The ber_bvarray_free
command is typically used with other BDB commands to work with binary data in databases. For example, it can be used to free the memory allocated for a BVA that was retrieved from a database using the ber_get
command.
Related Commands
ber_bvarray_alloc
: Allocates memory for a new BVA.ber_bvarray_get_nbytes
: Gets the number of bytes in a BVA.