xdr_long()--Translate between Long Integers and Their XDR

 #include <rpc/xdr.h>

 bool_t xdr_long(XDR *xdrs,
                long *lp);

The xdr_long() function is a filter primitive that translates between C-language long integers and their external representations.

Parameters

xdrs  (Input) 

A pointer to the XDR stream handle.

lp  (I/O) 

The address of the number.

Authorities

No authorization is required.

Return Value

Error Conditions

None.

Error Messages

Example

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The following example shows how xdr_long() is used:

#include <stdio.h>
#include <xdr.h>

typedef struct vector
{
        long x,y,z;
} vector ;

bool xdr_vector(XDR *xdrs, vector *p_vector)
{
        if(!xdr_long(xdrs,&(p_vector->x)))
                return FALSE;
        if(!xdr_long(xdrs,&(p_vector->y)))
                return FALSE;
        return xdr_long(xdrs,&(p_vector->z));
}