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BerElement

Data Type : Basic Encoding Rules
BerElement - Holds date and state information about encoded data.
#include <lber.h>

Definition : 

typedef struct berelement BerElement;

Description :

BerElement represents data encoded using the Basic Encoding Rules (BER). BerElement is not completely defined in ldap.h because the fields within the structure are not intended to be accessible to clients. The BerElement structure is an opaque structure. It contains not only a copy of the encoded value, but also state information used in encoding or decoding. Applications cannot allocate their own BerElement structures. The internal state is neither thread-specific nor locked, so two threads should not manipulate the same BerElement value simultaneously.

A single BerElement value cannot be used for both encoding and decoding.

See Also : ldap_first_attribute