udev_list_entry(3)

udev_list_entry3

Iterate and access udev lists

Usage

#include <libudev.h>

struct udev_list_entry *udev_list_entry_get_next(struct udev_list_entry *list_entry);

struct udev_list_entry *udev_list_entry_get_by_name(struct udev_list_entry *list_entry, const char *name);

const char *udev_list_entry_get_name(struct udev_list_entry *list_entry);

const char *udev_list_entry_get_value(struct udev_list_entry *list_entry);

Return value

On success, udev_list_entry_get_next() and udev_list_entry_get_by_name() return a pointer to the requested list entry. If no such entry can be found, or on failure, NULL is returned.

On success, udev_list_entry_get_name() and udev_list_entry_get_value() return a pointer to a constant string representing the requested value. The string is bound to the lifetime of the list entry itself. On failure, NULL is returned.

Releases

6 releases since Debian 9 (Stretch); the text changed 5 times.

  1. 9
  2. 10
  3. 11
  4. 12
  5. 13
  6. Arch

History

udev_list_entry_get_next(), udev_list_entry_get_by_name(), udev_list_entry_get_name(), and udev_list_entry_get_value() were added in version 221.

From systemd-libs 262.1-1 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.