PATHMac OS 8 Developer Documentation > Networking and Communications > AppleShare >

User Authentication Modules

UAMGetAttributeID

Obtain the value of an attribute by specifying its object ID.



 
extern UInt32 UAMGetAttribute (

                     UInt32 id,

                     OSType creator,

                     OSType type,

                     void *buffer,

                     UInt32* size);

id: A registry object ID obtained by searching the AppleShare Registry by name and type. For information about attribute names and types, see The AppleShare Registry Library , which is provided as part of the AppleShare IP 6.1 Developer's Kit .
creator: Specifies the creator code of the attribute ID whose value is to be obtained. For information about the attribute creator codes defined by Apple Computer, see The AppleShare Registry Library , which is provided as part of the AppleShare IP 6.1 Developer's Kit .
type: Specifies the type code of the attribute ID whose value is to be obtained. For information about the attribute type codes defined by Apple Computer, see The AppleShare Registry Library , which is provided as part of the AppleShare IP Developer's Kit.
buffer: On output, contains the value of the attribute identified by the id , creator , and type parameters.
size: On output, specifies the length of the data in buffer .
function result: A result code. For a list of possible values, see Result Codes .

DISCUSSION

The UAMGetAttributeID function obtains the value of the attribute identified by the objectID , creator , and type parameters.