ldns

Section: C Library Functions (3)
Updated: 30 May 2006
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NAME

ldns_dname_compare, ldns_dname_interval - compare two dnames

 

SYNOPSIS

#include <stdint.h>
#include <stdbool.h>

#include <ldns/ldns.h>

int ldns_dname_compare(const ldns_rdf *dname1, const ldns_rdf *dname2);

int ldns_dname_interval(const ldns_rdf *prev, const ldns_rdf *middle, const ldns_rdf *next);

 

DESCRIPTION

ldns_dname_compare()

Compares the two dname rdf's according to the algorithm for ordering in RFC4034 Section 6. .br dname1: First dname rdf to compare .br dname2: Second dname rdf to compare .br Returns-1 if dname1 comes before dname2, 1 if dname1 comes after dname2, and 0 if they are equal.

ldns_dname_interval()

check if middle lays in the interval defined by prev and next prev <= middle < next. This is useful for nsec checking .br prev: the previous dname .br middle: the dname to check .br next: the next dname return 0 on error or unknown,-1 when middle is in the interval, +1 when not

 

AUTHOR

The ldns team at NLnet Labs.

 

REPORTING BUGS

Please report bugs to ldn-team@nlnetlabs.nl or in our bugzilla at http://www.nlnetlabs.nl/bugs/index.html

 

COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 2004- 2006 NLnet Labs.

Licensed under the BSD License. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

 

SEE ALSO

ldns_dname_is_subdomain. And perldoc Net::DNS, RFC1034, RFC1035, RFC4033, RFC4034 and RFC4035.  

REMARKS

This manpage was automatically generated from the ldns source code.

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SEE ALSO

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