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API_xar_file_first

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xar_file_t xar_file_first(xar_t x, xar_iter_t i)

Obtain a reference to the first file in a xarchive

Description

libxar uses iterators for browsing through the files in a xarchive, or propertie s associated with files. xar_file_first() takes a xar_t as returned by a call to xar_open() and an iterator previously allocated with a call to xar_iter_new(). xar_file_first() will then return a reference to the first file associated with the xarchive represented by the passed xar_t.

Upon success, xar_file_first() will return a reference to the first file in the xarchive. On failure, NULL will be returned.

Example

#include <xar/xar.h>

int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
	xar_t x;
	xar_file_t f;
	xar_iter_t i;

	x = xar_open(argv[1], READ);
	if( x == NULL ) {
		fprintf(stderr, "Error opening xarchive: %s\n", argv[1]);
		exit(1);
	}

	i = xar_iter_new(x);
	if( !i ) {
		fprintf(stderr, "Error obtaining a new iterator\n");
		exit(1);
	}

	f = xar_file_first(x, i);
	if( f ) {
		if( xar_extract(x, f) != 0 ) {
			fprintf(stderr, "Error adding /path/to/file to the xarchive\n");
		}
	}

	...

	xar_iter_free(i);
	xar_close(x);
	
	...

}