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<a name="XMLSEC-XMLSEC"></a>xmlsec</h1>
<div class="REFNAMEDIV">
<a name="AEN23181"></a><h2>Name</h2>xmlsec -- Utility functions.</div>
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<a name="XMLSEC-XMLSEC.SYNOPSIS"></a><h2>Synopsis</h2>
<pre class="SYNOPSIS">typedef             <font>xmlSecPtr</font>;
#define             <a href="xmlsec-xmlsec.html#XMLSECSIZE">xmlSecSize</a>
#define             <a href="xmlsec-xmlsec.html#XMLSEC-SIZE-BAD-CAST:CAPS">XMLSEC_SIZE_BAD_CAST</a>                (val)
#define             <a href="xmlsec-xmlsec.html#XMLSECBYTE">xmlSecByte</a>
<gtkdoclink href="INT"><span class="RETURNVALUE">int</span></gtkdoclink><a href="xmlsec-xmlsec.html#XMLSECINIT">xmlSecInit</a>                          (<code class="PARAMETER"><span class="TYPE">void</span></code>);
<gtkdoclink href="INT"><span class="RETURNVALUE">int</span></gtkdoclink><a href="xmlsec-xmlsec.html#XMLSECSHUTDOWN">xmlSecShutdown</a>                      (<code class="PARAMETER"><span class="TYPE">void</span></code>);
#define             <a href="xmlsec-xmlsec.html#XMLSECCHECKVERSIONEXACT">xmlSecCheckVersionExact</a>
#define             <a href="xmlsec-xmlsec.html#XMLSECCHECKVERSION">xmlSecCheckVersion</a>
enum                <a href="xmlsec-xmlsec.html#XMLSECCHECKVERSIONMODE">xmlSecCheckVersionMode</a>;
<gtkdoclink href="INT"><span class="RETURNVALUE">int</span></gtkdoclink><a href="xmlsec-xmlsec.html#XMLSECCHECKVERSIONEXT">xmlSecCheckVersionExt</a>               (<code class="PARAMETER"><gtkdoclink href="INT"><span class="TYPE">int</span></gtkdoclink> major</code>,
                                                         <code class="PARAMETER"><gtkdoclink href="INT"><span class="TYPE">int</span></gtkdoclink> minor</code>,
                                                         <code class="PARAMETER"><gtkdoclink href="INT"><span class="TYPE">int</span></gtkdoclink> subminor</code>,
                                                         <code class="PARAMETER"><a href="xmlsec-xmlsec.html#XMLSECCHECKVERSIONMODE"><span class="TYPE">xmlSecCheckVersionMode</span></a> mode</code>);
#define             <a href="xmlsec-xmlsec.html#ATTRIBUTE-UNUSED:CAPS">ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED</a>
#define             <a href="xmlsec-xmlsec.html#XMLSEC-PTR-TO-FUNC-IMPL:CAPS">XMLSEC_PTR_TO_FUNC_IMPL</a>             (func_type)
#define             <a href="xmlsec-xmlsec.html#XMLSEC-PTR-TO-FUNC:CAPS">XMLSEC_PTR_TO_FUNC</a>                  (func_type,
                                                         ptr)
#define             <a href="xmlsec-xmlsec.html#XMLSEC-FUNC-TO-PTR:CAPS">XMLSEC_FUNC_TO_PTR</a>                  (func_type,
                                                         func)</pre>
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<div class="REFSECT1">
<a name="XMLSEC-XMLSEC.DESCRIPTION"></a><h2>Description</h2>
<p>Utility functions.</p>
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<a name="XMLSEC-XMLSEC.DETAILS"></a><h2>Details</h2>
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<a name="XMLSECPTR"></a><h3>xmlSecPtr</h3>
<pre class="PROGRAMLISTING">typedef void*                                   xmlSecPtr;</pre>
<p>Void pointer.</p>
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<a name="XMLSECSIZE"></a><h3>xmlSecSize</h3>
<pre class="PROGRAMLISTING">#define             xmlSecSize</pre>
<p>Size of something. Should be typedef instead of define
but it will break ABI (todo).</p>
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<a name="XMLSEC-SIZE-BAD-CAST:CAPS"></a><h3>XMLSEC_SIZE_BAD_CAST()</h3>
<pre class="PROGRAMLISTING">#define XMLSEC_SIZE_BAD_CAST(val)               ((xmlSecSize)(val))</pre>
<p>Bad cast to xmlSecSize</p>
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<table class="variablelist" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"><tbody><tr>
<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP"><a name="AEN23247"><span style="white-space: nowrap"><code class="PARAMETER">val</code> :</span></a></td>
<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP"><p>the value to cast</p></td>
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<a name="XMLSECBYTE"></a><h3>xmlSecByte</h3>
<pre class="PROGRAMLISTING">#define xmlSecByte                              unsigned char</pre>
<p>One byte. Should be typedef instead of define
but it will break ABI (todo).</p>
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<a name="XMLSECINIT"></a><h3>xmlSecInit ()</h3>
<pre class="PROGRAMLISTING"><gtkdoclink href="INT"><span class="RETURNVALUE">int</span></gtkdoclink>                 xmlSecInit                          (<code class="PARAMETER"><span class="TYPE">void</span></code>);</pre>
<p>Initializes XML Security Library. The depended libraries
(LibXML and LibXSLT) must be initialized before.</p>
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<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP"><a name="AEN23269"><span style="white-space: nowrap"><span class="emphasis"><i class="EMPHASIS">Returns</i></span> :</span></a></td>
<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP"><p> 0 on success or a negative value otherwise.</p></td>
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<a name="XMLSECSHUTDOWN"></a><h3>xmlSecShutdown ()</h3>
<pre class="PROGRAMLISTING"><gtkdoclink href="INT"><span class="RETURNVALUE">int</span></gtkdoclink>                 xmlSecShutdown                      (<code class="PARAMETER"><span class="TYPE">void</span></code>);</pre>
<p>Clean ups the XML Security Library.</p>
<p></p>
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<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP"><a name="AEN23285"><span style="white-space: nowrap"><span class="emphasis"><i class="EMPHASIS">Returns</i></span> :</span></a></td>
<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP"><p> 0 on success or a negative value otherwise.</p></td>
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<a name="XMLSECCHECKVERSIONEXACT"></a><h3>xmlSecCheckVersionExact</h3>
<pre class="PROGRAMLISTING">#define             xmlSecCheckVersionExact()</pre>
<p>Macro. Returns 1 if the loaded xmlsec library version exactly matches
the one used to compile the caller, 0 if it does not or a negative
value if an error occurs.</p>
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<a name="XMLSECCHECKVERSION"></a><h3>xmlSecCheckVersion</h3>
<pre class="PROGRAMLISTING">#define             xmlSecCheckVersion()</pre>
<p>Macro. Returns 1 if the loaded xmlsec library version ABI compatible with
the one used to compile the caller, 0 if it does not or a negative
value if an error occurs.</p>
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<a name="XMLSECCHECKVERSIONMODE"></a><h3>enum xmlSecCheckVersionMode</h3>
<pre class="PROGRAMLISTING">typedef enum {
    xmlSecCheckVersionExactMatch = 0,
    xmlSecCheckVersionABICompatible
} xmlSecCheckVersionMode;</pre>
<p>The xmlsec library version mode.</p>
<p></p>
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<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP"><a name="XMLSECCHECKVERSIONEXACTMATCH"><span style="white-space: nowrap"><tt class="LITERAL">xmlSecCheckVersionExactMatch</tt></span></a></td>
<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP"><p>the version should match exactly.</p></td>
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<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP"><a name="XMLSECCHECKVERSIONABICOMPATIBLE"><span style="white-space: nowrap"><tt class="LITERAL">xmlSecCheckVersionABICompatible</tt></span></a></td>
<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP"><p>the version should be ABI compatible.</p></td>
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<a name="XMLSECCHECKVERSIONEXT"></a><h3>xmlSecCheckVersionExt ()</h3>
<pre class="PROGRAMLISTING"><gtkdoclink href="INT"><span class="RETURNVALUE">int</span></gtkdoclink>                 xmlSecCheckVersionExt               (<code class="PARAMETER"><gtkdoclink href="INT"><span class="TYPE">int</span></gtkdoclink> major</code>,
                                                         <code class="PARAMETER"><gtkdoclink href="INT"><span class="TYPE">int</span></gtkdoclink> minor</code>,
                                                         <code class="PARAMETER"><gtkdoclink href="INT"><span class="TYPE">int</span></gtkdoclink> subminor</code>,
                                                         <code class="PARAMETER"><a href="xmlsec-xmlsec.html#XMLSECCHECKVERSIONMODE"><span class="TYPE">xmlSecCheckVersionMode</span></a> mode</code>);</pre>
<p>Checks if the loaded version of xmlsec library could be used.</p>
<p></p>
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<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP"><a name="AEN23340"><span style="white-space: nowrap"><code class="PARAMETER">major</code> :</span></a></td>
<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP"><p>the major version number.</p></td>
</tr>
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<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP"><a name="AEN23345"><span style="white-space: nowrap"><code class="PARAMETER">minor</code> :</span></a></td>
<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP"><p>the minor version number.</p></td>
</tr>
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<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP"><a name="AEN23350"><span style="white-space: nowrap"><code class="PARAMETER">subminor</code> :</span></a></td>
<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP"><p>the subminor version number.</p></td>
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<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP"><a name="AEN23355"><span style="white-space: nowrap"><code class="PARAMETER">mode</code> :</span></a></td>
<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP"><p>the version check mode.</p></td>
</tr>
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<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP"><a name="AEN23360"><span style="white-space: nowrap"><span class="emphasis"><i class="EMPHASIS">Returns</i></span> :</span></a></td>
<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP"><p> 1 if the loaded xmlsec library version is OK to use
0 if it is not or a negative value if an error occurs.</p></td>
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<a name="ATTRIBUTE-UNUSED:CAPS"></a><h3>ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED</h3>
<pre class="PROGRAMLISTING">#define             ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED</pre>
<p>Macro used to signal to GCC unused function parameters</p>
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<a name="XMLSEC-PTR-TO-FUNC-IMPL:CAPS"></a><h3>XMLSEC_PTR_TO_FUNC_IMPL()</h3>
<pre class="PROGRAMLISTING">#define             XMLSEC_PTR_TO_FUNC_IMPL(func_type)</pre>
<p>Macro declares helper functions to convert between "void *" pointer and
function pointer.</p>
<p></p>
<table class="variablelist" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"><tbody><tr>
<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP"><a name="AEN23378"><span style="white-space: nowrap"><code class="PARAMETER">func_type</code> :</span></a></td>
<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP"><p>the function type.</p></td>
</tr></tbody></table>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="REFSECT2">
<a name="XMLSEC-PTR-TO-FUNC:CAPS"></a><h3>XMLSEC_PTR_TO_FUNC()</h3>
<pre class="PROGRAMLISTING">#define             XMLSEC_PTR_TO_FUNC(func_type, ptr)</pre>
<p>Macro converts from "void*" pointer to "func_type" function pointer.</p>
<p></p>
<table class="variablelist" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"><tbody>
<tr>
<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP"><a name="AEN23390"><span style="white-space: nowrap"><code class="PARAMETER">func_type</code> :</span></a></td>
<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP"><p>the function type.</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP"><a name="AEN23395"><span style="white-space: nowrap"><code class="PARAMETER">ptr</code> :</span></a></td>
<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP"><p>the "void*" pointer to be converted.</p></td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
</div>
<hr>
<div class="REFSECT2">
<a name="XMLSEC-FUNC-TO-PTR:CAPS"></a><h3>XMLSEC_FUNC_TO_PTR()</h3>
<pre class="PROGRAMLISTING">#define             XMLSEC_FUNC_TO_PTR(func_type, func)</pre>
<p>Macro converts from "func_type" function pointer to "void*" pointer.</p>
<p></p>
<table class="variablelist" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"><tbody>
<tr>
<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP"><a name="AEN23407"><span style="white-space: nowrap"><code class="PARAMETER">func_type</code> :</span></a></td>
<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP"><p>the function type.</p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP"><a name="AEN23412"><span style="white-space: nowrap"><code class="PARAMETER">func</code> :</span></a></td>
<td align="LEFT" valign="TOP"><p>the "func_type" function pointer to be converted.</p></td>
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