NAME

xdr − library routines for external data representation

DESCRIPTION

These routines allow C programmers to describe arbitrary data structures in a machine-independent fashion.  Data for remote procedure calls are transmitted using these routines. 

FUNCTIONS

xdr_array()translate arrays to/from external representation
xdr_bool()translate Booleans to/from external representation
xdr_bytes()translate counted byte strings to/from external representation
xdr_destroy()destroy XDR stream and free associated memory
xdr_double()translate double precision to/from external representation
xdr_enum()translate enumerations to/from external representation
xdr_float()translate floating point to/from external representation
xdr_getpos()return current position in XDR stream
xdr_inline()invoke the in-line routines associated with XDR stream
xdr_int()translate integers to/from external representation
xdr_long()translate long integers to/from external representation
xdr_opaque()translate fixed-size opaque data to/from external representation
xdr_reference()chase pointers within structures
xdr_setpos()change current position in XDR stream
xdr_short()translate short integers to/from external representation
xdr_string()translate null-terminated strings to/from external representation
xdr_u_int()translate unsigned integers to/from external representation
xdr_u_long()translate unsigned long integers to/from external representation
xdr_u_short()translate unsigned short integers to/from external representation
xdr_union()translate discriminated unions to/from external representation
xdr_void()always return one (1)
xdr_wrapstring()package RPC routine for XDR routine, or vice-versa
xdrmem_create()initialize an XDR stream
xdrrec_create()initialize an XDR stream with record boundaries
xdrrec_endofrecord()mark XDR record stream with an end-of-record
xdrrec_eof()mark XDR record stream with an end-of-file
xdrrec_skiprecord()skip remaining record in XDR record stream
xdrstdio_create()initialize an XDR stream as standard I/O FILE stream

SEE ALSO

External Data Representation Protocol Specification, in Networking on the Sun Workstation.

Sun Release 3.2  —  Last change: 22 July 1985