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| 1 /* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 2 -*- */ | |
| 2 /* | |
| 3 * The contents of this file are subject to the Mozilla Public | |
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| 12 * | |
| 13 * The Original Code is the Netscape Portable Runtime (NSPR). | |
| 14 * | |
| 15 * The Initial Developer of the Original Code is Netscape | |
| 16 * Communications Corporation. Portions created by Netscape are | |
| 17 * Copyright (C) 1998-2000 Netscape Communications Corporation. All | |
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| 33 */ | |
| 34 | |
| 35 #ifndef prenv_h___ | |
| 36 #define prenv_h___ | |
| 37 | |
| 38 #include "prtypes.h" | |
| 39 | |
| 40 /*******************************************************************************
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| 41 /*******************************************************************************
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| 42 /****************** THESE FUNCTIONS MAY NOT BE THREAD SAFE *********************
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| 43 /*******************************************************************************
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| 44 /*******************************************************************************
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| 45 | |
| 46 PR_BEGIN_EXTERN_C | |
| 47 | |
| 48 /* | |
| 49 ** PR_GetEnv() -- Retrieve value of environment variable | |
| 50 ** | |
| 51 ** Description: | |
| 52 ** PR_GetEnv() is modeled on Unix getenv(). | |
| 53 ** | |
| 54 ** | |
| 55 ** Inputs: | |
| 56 ** var -- The name of the environment variable | |
| 57 ** | |
| 58 ** Returns: | |
| 59 ** The value of the environment variable 'var' or NULL if | |
| 60 ** the variable is undefined. | |
| 61 ** | |
| 62 ** Restrictions: | |
| 63 ** You'd think that a POSIX getenv(), putenv() would be | |
| 64 ** consistently implemented everywhere. Surprise! It is not. On | |
| 65 ** some platforms, a putenv() where the argument is of | |
| 66 ** the form "name" causes the named environment variable to | |
| 67 ** be un-set; that is: a subsequent getenv() returns NULL. On | |
| 68 ** other platforms, the putenv() fails, on others, it is a | |
| 69 ** no-op. Similarly, a putenv() where the argument is of the | |
| 70 ** form "name=" causes the named environment variable to be | |
| 71 ** un-set; a subsequent call to getenv() returns NULL. On | |
| 72 ** other platforms, a subsequent call to getenv() returns a | |
| 73 ** pointer to a null-string (a byte of zero). | |
| 74 ** | |
| 75 ** PR_GetEnv(), PR_SetEnv() provide a consistent behavior | |
| 76 ** across all supported platforms. There are, however, some | |
| 77 ** restrictions and some practices you must use to achieve | |
| 78 ** consistent results everywhere. | |
| 79 ** | |
| 80 ** When manipulating the environment there is no way to un-set | |
| 81 ** an environment variable across all platforms. We suggest | |
| 82 ** you interpret the return of a pointer to null-string to | |
| 83 ** mean the same as a return of NULL from PR_GetEnv(). | |
| 84 ** | |
| 85 ** A call to PR_SetEnv() where the parameter is of the form | |
| 86 ** "name" will return PR_FAILURE; the environment remains | |
| 87 ** unchanged. A call to PR_SetEnv() where the parameter is | |
| 88 ** of the form "name=" may un-set the envrionment variable on | |
| 89 ** some platforms; on others it may set the value of the | |
| 90 ** environment variable to the null-string. | |
| 91 ** | |
| 92 ** For example, to test for NULL return or return of the | |
| 93 ** null-string from PR_GetEnv(), use the following code | |
| 94 ** fragment: | |
| 95 ** | |
| 96 ** char *val = PR_GetEnv("foo"); | |
| 97 ** if ((NULL == val) || ('\0' == *val)) { | |
| 98 ** ... interpret this as un-set ... | |
| 99 ** } | |
| 100 ** | |
| 101 ** The caller must ensure that the string passed | |
| 102 ** to PR_SetEnv() is persistent. That is: The string should | |
| 103 ** not be on the stack, where it can be overwritten | |
| 104 ** on return from the function calling PR_SetEnv(). | |
| 105 ** Similarly, the string passed to PR_SetEnv() must not be | |
| 106 ** overwritten by other actions of the process. ... Some | |
| 107 ** platforms use the string by reference rather than copying | |
| 108 ** it into the environment space. ... You have been warned! | |
| 109 ** | |
| 110 ** Use of platform-native functions that manipulate the | |
| 111 ** environment (getenv(), putenv(), | |
| 112 ** SetEnvironmentVariable(), etc.) must not be used with | |
| 113 ** NSPR's similar functions. The platform-native functions | |
| 114 ** may not be thread safe and/or may operate on different | |
| 115 ** conceptual environment space than that operated upon by | |
| 116 ** NSPR's functions or other environment manipulating | |
| 117 ** functions on the same platform. (!) | |
| 118 ** | |
| 119 */ | |
| 120 NSPR_API(char*) PR_GetEnv(const char *var); | |
| 121 | |
| 122 /* | |
| 123 ** PR_SetEnv() -- set, unset or change an environment variable | |
| 124 ** | |
| 125 ** Description: | |
| 126 ** PR_SetEnv() is modeled on the Unix putenv() function. | |
| 127 ** | |
| 128 ** Inputs: | |
| 129 ** string -- pointer to a caller supplied | |
| 130 ** constant, persistent string of the form name=value. Where | |
| 131 ** name is the name of the environment variable to be set or | |
| 132 ** changed; value is the value assigned to the variable. | |
| 133 ** | |
| 134 ** Returns: | |
| 135 ** PRStatus. | |
| 136 ** | |
| 137 ** Restrictions: | |
| 138 ** See the Restrictions documented in the description of | |
| 139 ** PR_GetEnv() in this header file. | |
| 140 ** | |
| 141 ** | |
| 142 */ | |
| 143 NSPR_API(PRStatus) PR_SetEnv(const char *string); | |
| 144 | |
| 145 /* | |
| 146 ** DEPRECATED. Use PR_SetEnv() instead. | |
| 147 */ | |
| 148 #ifdef XP_MAC | |
| 149 NSPR_API(PRIntn) PR_PutEnv(const char *string); | |
| 150 #endif | |
| 151 | |
| 152 PR_END_EXTERN_C | |
| 153 | |
| 154 #endif /* prenv_h___ */ | |
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