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184 <h1>Retrieving data from the server
<a class=
"headerlink" href=
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185 <div class=
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186 <h2>SYNOPSIS
<a class=
"headerlink" href=
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</a></h2>
187 <dl class=
"docutils">
188 <dt>#include
<libmemcached/memcached.h
></dt>
189 <dd>Compile and link with -lmemcached
</dd>
191 <dl class=
"function">
192 <dt id=
"_CPPv422memcached_fetch_resultP12memcached_stP19memcached_result_stP18memcached_return_t">
193 <span id=
"_CPPv322memcached_fetch_resultP12memcached_stP19memcached_result_stP18memcached_return_t"></span><span id=
"_CPPv222memcached_fetch_resultP12memcached_stP19memcached_result_stP18memcached_return_t"></span><span id=
"memcached_fetch_result__memcached_stP.memcached_result_stP.memcached_return_tP"></span><a class=
"reference internal" href=
"memcached_result_st.html#_CPPv419memcached_result_st" title=
"memcached_result_st">memcached_result_st
</a> *
<code class=
"descname">memcached_fetch_result
</code><span class=
"sig-paren">(
</span><a class=
"reference internal" href=
"memcached_create.html#_CPPv412memcached_st" title=
"memcached_st">memcached_st
</a> *
<em>ptr
</em>,
<a class=
"reference internal" href=
"memcached_result_st.html#_CPPv419memcached_result_st" title=
"memcached_result_st">memcached_result_st
</a> *
<em>result
</em>,
<a class=
"reference internal" href=
"memcached_return_t.html#_CPPv418memcached_return_t" title=
"memcached_return_t">memcached_return_t
</a> *
<em>error
</em><span class=
"sig-paren">)
</span><a class=
"headerlink" href=
"#_CPPv422memcached_fetch_resultP12memcached_stP19memcached_result_stP18memcached_return_t" title=
"Permalink to this definition">¶
</a><br /></dt>
196 <dl class=
"function">
197 <dt id=
"_CPPv413memcached_getP12memcached_stPKc6size_tP6size_tP8uint32_tP18memcached_return_t">
198 <span id=
"_CPPv313memcached_getP12memcached_stPKc6size_tP6size_tP8uint32_tP18memcached_return_t"></span><span id=
"_CPPv213memcached_getP12memcached_stPKc6size_tP6size_tP8uint32_tP18memcached_return_t"></span><span id=
"memcached_get__memcached_stP.cCP.s.sP.uint32_tP.memcached_return_tP"></span>char *
<code class=
"descname">memcached_get
</code><span class=
"sig-paren">(
</span><a class=
"reference internal" href=
"memcached_create.html#_CPPv412memcached_st" title=
"memcached_st">memcached_st
</a> *
<em>ptr
</em>,
<em class=
"property">const
</em> char *
<em>key
</em>, size_t
<em>key_length
</em>, size_t *
<em>value_length
</em>, uint32_t *
<em>flags
</em>,
<a class=
"reference internal" href=
"memcached_return_t.html#_CPPv418memcached_return_t" title=
"memcached_return_t">memcached_return_t
</a> *
<em>error
</em><span class=
"sig-paren">)
</span><a class=
"headerlink" href=
"#_CPPv413memcached_getP12memcached_stPKc6size_tP6size_tP8uint32_tP18memcached_return_t" title=
"Permalink to this definition">¶
</a><br /></dt>
201 <dl class=
"function">
202 <dt id=
"_CPPv414memcached_mgetP12memcached_stPPCKcPK6size_t6size_t">
203 <span id=
"_CPPv314memcached_mgetP12memcached_stPPCKcPK6size_t6size_t"></span><span id=
"_CPPv214memcached_mgetP12memcached_stPPCKcPK6size_t6size_t"></span><span id=
"memcached_mget__memcached_stP.cCPCP.sCP.s"></span><a class=
"reference internal" href=
"memcached_return_t.html#_CPPv418memcached_return_t" title=
"memcached_return_t">memcached_return_t
</a> <code class=
"descname">memcached_mget
</code><span class=
"sig-paren">(
</span><a class=
"reference internal" href=
"memcached_create.html#_CPPv412memcached_st" title=
"memcached_st">memcached_st
</a> *
<em>ptr
</em>,
<em class=
"property">const
</em> char *
<em class=
"property">const
</em> *
<em>keys
</em>,
<em class=
"property">const
</em> size_t *
<em>key_length
</em>, size_t
<em>number_of_keys
</em><span class=
"sig-paren">)
</span><a class=
"headerlink" href=
"#_CPPv414memcached_mgetP12memcached_stPPCKcPK6size_t6size_t" title=
"Permalink to this definition">¶
</a><br /></dt>
206 <dl class=
"function">
207 <dt id=
"_CPPv420memcached_get_by_keyP12memcached_stPKc6size_tPKc6size_tP6size_tP8uint32_tP18memcached_return_t">
208 <span id=
"_CPPv320memcached_get_by_keyP12memcached_stPKc6size_tPKc6size_tP6size_tP8uint32_tP18memcached_return_t"></span><span id=
"_CPPv220memcached_get_by_keyP12memcached_stPKc6size_tPKc6size_tP6size_tP8uint32_tP18memcached_return_t"></span><span id=
"memcached_get_by_key__memcached_stP.cCP.s.cCP.s.sP.uint32_tP.memcached_return_tP"></span>char *
<code class=
"descname">memcached_get_by_key
</code><span class=
"sig-paren">(
</span><a class=
"reference internal" href=
"memcached_create.html#_CPPv412memcached_st" title=
"memcached_st">memcached_st
</a> *
<em>ptr
</em>,
<em class=
"property">const
</em> char *
<em>group_key
</em>, size_t
<em>group_key_length
</em>,
<em class=
"property">const
</em> char *
<em>key
</em>, size_t
<em>key_length
</em>, size_t *
<em>value_length
</em>, uint32_t *
<em>flags
</em>,
<a class=
"reference internal" href=
"memcached_return_t.html#_CPPv418memcached_return_t" title=
"memcached_return_t">memcached_return_t
</a> *
<em>error
</em><span class=
"sig-paren">)
</span><a class=
"headerlink" href=
"#_CPPv420memcached_get_by_keyP12memcached_stPKc6size_tPKc6size_tP6size_tP8uint32_tP18memcached_return_t" title=
"Permalink to this definition">¶
</a><br /></dt>
211 <dl class=
"function">
212 <dt id=
"_CPPv421memcached_mget_by_keyP12memcached_stPKc6size_tPPCKcPK6size_t6size_t">
213 <span id=
"_CPPv321memcached_mget_by_keyP12memcached_stPKc6size_tPPCKcPK6size_t6size_t"></span><span id=
"_CPPv221memcached_mget_by_keyP12memcached_stPKc6size_tPPCKcPK6size_t6size_t"></span><span id=
"memcached_mget_by_key__memcached_stP.cCP.s.cCPCP.sCP.s"></span><a class=
"reference internal" href=
"memcached_return_t.html#_CPPv418memcached_return_t" title=
"memcached_return_t">memcached_return_t
</a> <code class=
"descname">memcached_mget_by_key
</code><span class=
"sig-paren">(
</span><a class=
"reference internal" href=
"memcached_create.html#_CPPv412memcached_st" title=
"memcached_st">memcached_st
</a> *
<em>ptr
</em>,
<em class=
"property">const
</em> char *
<em>group_key
</em>, size_t
<em>group_key_length
</em>,
<em class=
"property">const
</em> char *
<em class=
"property">const
</em> *
<em>keys
</em>,
<em class=
"property">const
</em> size_t *
<em>key_length
</em>, size_t
<em>number_of_keys
</em><span class=
"sig-paren">)
</span><a class=
"headerlink" href=
"#_CPPv421memcached_mget_by_keyP12memcached_stPKc6size_tPPCKcPK6size_t6size_t" title=
"Permalink to this definition">¶
</a><br /></dt>
216 <dl class=
"function">
217 <dt id=
"_CPPv423memcached_fetch_executeP12memcached_stP20memcached_execute_fnPv8uint32_t">
218 <span id=
"_CPPv323memcached_fetch_executeP12memcached_stP20memcached_execute_fnPv8uint32_t"></span><span id=
"_CPPv223memcached_fetch_executeP12memcached_stP20memcached_execute_fnPv8uint32_t"></span><span id=
"memcached_fetch_execute__memcached_stP.memcached_execute_fnP.voidP.uint32_t"></span><a class=
"reference internal" href=
"memcached_return_t.html#_CPPv418memcached_return_t" title=
"memcached_return_t">memcached_return_t
</a> <code class=
"descname">memcached_fetch_execute
</code><span class=
"sig-paren">(
</span><a class=
"reference internal" href=
"memcached_create.html#_CPPv412memcached_st" title=
"memcached_st">memcached_st
</a> *
<em>ptr
</em>,
<a class=
"reference internal" href=
"#_CPPv420memcached_execute_fn" title=
"memcached_execute_fn">memcached_execute_fn
</a> *
<em>callback
</em>, void *
<em>context
</em>, uint32_t
<em>number_of_callbacks
</em><span class=
"sig-paren">)
</span><a class=
"headerlink" href=
"#_CPPv423memcached_fetch_executeP12memcached_stP20memcached_execute_fnPv8uint32_t" title=
"Permalink to this definition">¶
</a><br /></dt>
221 <dl class=
"function">
222 <dt id=
"_CPPv422memcached_mget_executeP12memcached_stPPCKcPK6size_t6size_tP20memcached_execute_fnPv8uint32_t">
223 <span id=
"_CPPv322memcached_mget_executeP12memcached_stPPCKcPK6size_t6size_tP20memcached_execute_fnPv8uint32_t"></span><span id=
"_CPPv222memcached_mget_executeP12memcached_stPPCKcPK6size_t6size_tP20memcached_execute_fnPv8uint32_t"></span><span id=
"memcached_mget_execute__memcached_stP.cCPCP.sCP.s.memcached_execute_fnP.voidP.uint32_t"></span><a class=
"reference internal" href=
"memcached_return_t.html#_CPPv418memcached_return_t" title=
"memcached_return_t">memcached_return_t
</a> <code class=
"descname">memcached_mget_execute
</code><span class=
"sig-paren">(
</span><a class=
"reference internal" href=
"memcached_create.html#_CPPv412memcached_st" title=
"memcached_st">memcached_st
</a> *
<em>ptr
</em>,
<em class=
"property">const
</em> char *
<em class=
"property">const
</em> *
<em>keys
</em>,
<em class=
"property">const
</em> size_t *
<em>key_length
</em>, size_t
<em>number_of_keys
</em>,
<a class=
"reference internal" href=
"#_CPPv420memcached_execute_fn" title=
"memcached_execute_fn">memcached_execute_fn
</a> *
<em>callback
</em>, void *
<em>context
</em>, uint32_t
<em>number_of_callbacks
</em><span class=
"sig-paren">)
</span><a class=
"headerlink" href=
"#_CPPv422memcached_mget_executeP12memcached_stPPCKcPK6size_t6size_tP20memcached_execute_fnPv8uint32_t" title=
"Permalink to this definition">¶
</a><br /></dt>
226 <dl class=
"function">
227 <dt id=
"_CPPv429memcached_mget_execute_by_keyP12memcached_stPKc6size_tPPCKcPK6size_t6size_tP20memcached_execute_fnPv8uint32_t">
228 <span id=
"_CPPv329memcached_mget_execute_by_keyP12memcached_stPKc6size_tPPCKcPK6size_t6size_tP20memcached_execute_fnPv8uint32_t"></span><span id=
"_CPPv229memcached_mget_execute_by_keyP12memcached_stPKc6size_tPPCKcPK6size_t6size_tP20memcached_execute_fnPv8uint32_t"></span><span id=
"memcached_mget_execute_by_key__memcached_stP.cCP.s.cCPCP.sCP.s.memcached_execute_fnP.voidP.uint32_t"></span><a class=
"reference internal" href=
"memcached_return_t.html#_CPPv418memcached_return_t" title=
"memcached_return_t">memcached_return_t
</a> <code class=
"descname">memcached_mget_execute_by_key
</code><span class=
"sig-paren">(
</span><a class=
"reference internal" href=
"memcached_create.html#_CPPv412memcached_st" title=
"memcached_st">memcached_st
</a> *
<em>ptr
</em>,
<em class=
"property">const
</em> char *
<em>group_key
</em>, size_t
<em>group_key_length
</em>,
<em class=
"property">const
</em> char *
<em class=
"property">const
</em> *
<em>keys
</em>,
<em class=
"property">const
</em> size_t *
<em>key_length
</em>, size_t
<em>number_of_keys
</em>,
<a class=
"reference internal" href=
"#_CPPv420memcached_execute_fn" title=
"memcached_execute_fn">memcached_execute_fn
</a> *
<em>callback
</em>, void *
<em>context
</em>, uint32_t
<em>number_of_callbacks
</em><span class=
"sig-paren">)
</span><a class=
"headerlink" href=
"#_CPPv429memcached_mget_execute_by_keyP12memcached_stPKc6size_tPPCKcPK6size_t6size_tP20memcached_execute_fnPv8uint32_t" title=
"Permalink to this definition">¶
</a><br /></dt>
232 <dt id=
"_CPPv420memcached_execute_fn">
233 <span id=
"_CPPv320memcached_execute_fn"></span><span id=
"_CPPv220memcached_execute_fn"></span><span id=
"memcached_execute_fn"></span><em class=
"property">typedef
</em><a class=
"reference internal" href=
"memcached_return_t.html#_CPPv418memcached_return_t" title=
"memcached_return_t">memcached_return_t
</a> (*
<code class=
"descname">memcached_execute_fn
</code>)
<span class=
"sig-paren">(
</span><em class=
"property">const
</em> <a class=
"reference internal" href=
"memcached_create.html#_CPPv412memcached_st" title=
"memcached_st">memcached_st
</a> *ptr,
<a class=
"reference internal" href=
"memcached_result_st.html#_CPPv419memcached_result_st" title=
"memcached_result_st">memcached_result_st
</a> *result, void *context
<span class=
"sig-paren">)
</span><a class=
"headerlink" href=
"#_CPPv420memcached_execute_fn" title=
"Permalink to this definition">¶
</a><br /></dt>
237 <div class=
"section" id=
"description">
238 <h2>DESCRIPTION
<a class=
"headerlink" href=
"#description" title=
"Permalink to this headline">¶
</a></h2>
239 <p><a class=
"reference internal" href=
"#_CPPv413memcached_getP12memcached_stPKc6size_tP6size_tP8uint32_tP18memcached_return_t" title=
"memcached_get"><code class=
"xref cpp cpp-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class=
"pre">memcached_get()
</span></code></a> is used to fetch an individual value from the server.
240 You must pass in a key and its length to fetch the object. You must supply
241 three pointer variables which will give you the state of the returned
242 object. A
<code class=
"xref cpp cpp-type docutils literal notranslate"><span class=
"pre">uint32_t
</span></code> pointer to contain whatever flags you stored
243 with the value, a
<code class=
"xref cpp cpp-type docutils literal notranslate"><span class=
"pre">size_t
</span></code> pointer which will be filled with size of of
244 the object, and a
<a class=
"reference internal" href=
"memcached_return_t.html#_CPPv418memcached_return_t" title=
"memcached_return_t"><code class=
"xref cpp cpp-type docutils literal notranslate"><span class=
"pre">memcached_return_t
</span></code></a> pointer to hold any error. The
245 object will be returned upon success and NULL will be returned on failure. Any
246 object returned by
<a class=
"reference internal" href=
"#_CPPv413memcached_getP12memcached_stPKc6size_tP6size_tP8uint32_tP18memcached_return_t" title=
"memcached_get"><code class=
"xref cpp cpp-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class=
"pre">memcached_get()
</span></code></a> must be released by the caller
248 <p><a class=
"reference internal" href=
"#_CPPv414memcached_mgetP12memcached_stPPCKcPK6size_t6size_t" title=
"memcached_mget"><code class=
"xref cpp cpp-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class=
"pre">memcached_mget()
</span></code></a> is used to select multiple keys at once. For
249 multiple key operations it is always faster to use this function.
250 This function always works asynchronously.
</p>
251 <p>To retrieve data after a successful execution of
<a class=
"reference internal" href=
"#_CPPv414memcached_mgetP12memcached_stPPCKcPK6size_t6size_t" title=
"memcached_mget"><code class=
"xref cpp cpp-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class=
"pre">memcached_mget()
</span></code></a>, you
252 will need to call
<a class=
"reference internal" href=
"#_CPPv422memcached_fetch_resultP12memcached_stP19memcached_result_stP18memcached_return_t" title=
"memcached_fetch_result"><code class=
"xref cpp cpp-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class=
"pre">memcached_fetch_result()
</span></code></a>. You should continue to call
253 this function until it returns a NULL (i.e. no more values). If you need to quit
254 in the middle of a
<a class=
"reference internal" href=
"#_CPPv414memcached_mgetP12memcached_stPPCKcPK6size_t6size_t" title=
"memcached_mget"><code class=
"xref cpp cpp-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class=
"pre">memcached_mget()
</span></code></a> call, you can execute a
255 <a class=
"reference internal" href=
"memcached_quit.html#_CPPv414memcached_quitP12memcached_st" title=
"memcached_quit"><code class=
"xref cpp cpp-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class=
"pre">memcached_quit()
</span></code></a>, those this is not required.
</p>
256 <p><a class=
"reference internal" href=
"#_CPPv422memcached_fetch_resultP12memcached_stP19memcached_result_stP18memcached_return_t" title=
"memcached_fetch_result"><code class=
"xref cpp cpp-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class=
"pre">memcached_fetch_result()
</span></code></a> is used to fetch an individual value from the
257 server.
<a class=
"reference internal" href=
"#_CPPv414memcached_mgetP12memcached_stPPCKcPK6size_t6size_t" title=
"memcached_mget"><code class=
"xref cpp cpp-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class=
"pre">memcached_mget()
</span></code></a> must always be called before using this method.
258 You must pass in a key and its length to fetch the object. You must supply
259 three pointer variables which will give you the state of the returned object.
260 A
<code class=
"xref cpp cpp-type docutils literal notranslate"><span class=
"pre">uint32_t
</span></code> pointer to contain whatever flags you stored with the value,
261 a
<code class=
"xref cpp cpp-type docutils literal notranslate"><span class=
"pre">size_t
</span></code> pointer which will be filled with size of of the object, and a
262 <a class=
"reference internal" href=
"memcached_return_t.html#_CPPv418memcached_return_t" title=
"memcached_return_t"><code class=
"xref cpp cpp-type docutils literal notranslate"><span class=
"pre">memcached_return_t
</span></code></a> pointer to hold any error. The object will be
263 returned upon success and NULL will be returned on failure.
<a class=
"reference internal" href=
"memcached_return_t.html#_CPPv4N18memcached_return_t13MEMCACHED_ENDE" title=
"MEMCACHED_END"><code class=
"xref cpp cpp-any docutils literal notranslate"><span class=
"pre">MEMCACHED_END
</span></code></a> is
264 returned by the *error value when all objects that have been found have been
265 returned. The final value upon
<a class=
"reference internal" href=
"memcached_return_t.html#_CPPv4N18memcached_return_t13MEMCACHED_ENDE" title=
"MEMCACHED_END"><code class=
"xref cpp cpp-any docutils literal notranslate"><span class=
"pre">MEMCACHED_END
</span></code></a> is null.
</p>
266 <p><a class=
"reference internal" href=
"#_CPPv422memcached_fetch_resultP12memcached_stP19memcached_result_stP18memcached_return_t" title=
"memcached_fetch_result"><code class=
"xref cpp cpp-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class=
"pre">memcached_fetch_result()
</span></code></a> is used to return a
<a class=
"reference internal" href=
"memcached_result_st.html#_CPPv419memcached_result_st" title=
"memcached_result_st"><code class=
"xref cpp cpp-type docutils literal notranslate"><span class=
"pre">memcached_result_st
</span></code></a>
267 structure from a memcached server. The result object is forward compatible
268 with changes to the server. For more information please refer to the
269 <a class=
"reference internal" href=
"memcached_result_st.html#_CPPv419memcached_result_st" title=
"memcached_result_st"><code class=
"xref cpp cpp-type docutils literal notranslate"><span class=
"pre">memcached_result_st
</span></code></a> help. This function will dynamically allocate a
270 result structure for you if you do not pass one to the function.
</p>
271 <p><a class=
"reference internal" href=
"#_CPPv423memcached_fetch_executeP12memcached_stP20memcached_execute_fnPv8uint32_t" title=
"memcached_fetch_execute"><code class=
"xref cpp cpp-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class=
"pre">memcached_fetch_execute()
</span></code></a> is a callback function for result sets.
272 Instead of returning the results to you for processing, it passes each of the
273 result sets to the list of functions you provide. It passes to the function
274 a
<a class=
"reference internal" href=
"memcached_create.html#_CPPv412memcached_st" title=
"memcached_st"><code class=
"xref cpp cpp-type docutils literal notranslate"><span class=
"pre">memcached_st
</span></code></a> that can be cloned for use in the called
275 function (it can not be used directly). It also passes a result set which does
276 not need to be freed. Finally it passes a
"context
". This is just a pointer to
277 a memory reference you supply the calling function. Currently only one value
278 is being passed to each function call. In the future there will be an option
279 to allow this to be an array.
</p>
280 <p><a class=
"reference internal" href=
"#_CPPv422memcached_mget_executeP12memcached_stPPCKcPK6size_t6size_tP20memcached_execute_fnPv8uint32_t" title=
"memcached_mget_execute"><code class=
"xref cpp cpp-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class=
"pre">memcached_mget_execute()
</span></code></a> and
<a class=
"reference internal" href=
"#_CPPv429memcached_mget_execute_by_keyP12memcached_stPKc6size_tPPCKcPK6size_t6size_tP20memcached_execute_fnPv8uint32_t" title=
"memcached_mget_execute_by_key"><code class=
"xref cpp cpp-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class=
"pre">memcached_mget_execute_by_key()
</span></code></a>
281 is similar to
<a class=
"reference internal" href=
"#_CPPv414memcached_mgetP12memcached_stPPCKcPK6size_t6size_t" title=
"memcached_mget"><code class=
"xref cpp cpp-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class=
"pre">memcached_mget()
</span></code></a>, but it may trigger the supplied
282 callbacks with result sets while sending out the queries. If you try to
283 perform a really large multiget with
<a class=
"reference internal" href=
"#_CPPv414memcached_mgetP12memcached_stPPCKcPK6size_t6size_t" title=
"memcached_mget"><code class=
"xref cpp cpp-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class=
"pre">memcached_mget()
</span></code></a> you may
284 encounter a deadlock in the OS kernel (it will fail to write data to the
285 socket because the input buffer is full).
<a class=
"reference internal" href=
"#_CPPv422memcached_mget_executeP12memcached_stPPCKcPK6size_t6size_tP20memcached_execute_fnPv8uint32_t" title=
"memcached_mget_execute"><code class=
"xref cpp cpp-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class=
"pre">memcached_mget_execute()
</span></code></a>
286 solves this problem by processing some of the results before continuing
287 sending out requests. Please note that this function is only available in
288 the binary protocol.
</p>
289 <p><a class=
"reference internal" href=
"#_CPPv420memcached_get_by_keyP12memcached_stPKc6size_tPKc6size_tP6size_tP8uint32_tP18memcached_return_t" title=
"memcached_get_by_key"><code class=
"xref cpp cpp-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class=
"pre">memcached_get_by_key()
</span></code></a> and
<a class=
"reference internal" href=
"#_CPPv421memcached_mget_by_keyP12memcached_stPKc6size_tPPCKcPK6size_t6size_t" title=
"memcached_mget_by_key"><code class=
"xref cpp cpp-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class=
"pre">memcached_mget_by_key()
</span></code></a> behave
290 in a similar nature as
<a class=
"reference internal" href=
"#_CPPv413memcached_getP12memcached_stPKc6size_tP6size_tP8uint32_tP18memcached_return_t" title=
"memcached_get"><code class=
"xref cpp cpp-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class=
"pre">memcached_get()
</span></code></a> and
<a class=
"reference internal" href=
"#_CPPv414memcached_mgetP12memcached_stPPCKcPK6size_t6size_t" title=
"memcached_mget"><code class=
"xref cpp cpp-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class=
"pre">memcached_mget()
</span></code></a>.
291 The difference is that they take a master key that is used for determining
292 which server an object was stored if key partitioning was used for storage.
</p>
293 <p>All of the above functions are not tested when the
294 <a class=
"reference internal" href=
"memcached_behavior.html#_CPPv4N20memcached_behavior_t26MEMCACHED_BEHAVIOR_USE_UDPE" title=
"MEMCACHED_BEHAVIOR_USE_UDP"><code class=
"xref cpp cpp-any docutils literal notranslate"><span class=
"pre">MEMCACHED_BEHAVIOR_USE_UDP
</span></code></a> has been set. Executing any of these
295 functions with this behavior on will result in
<a class=
"reference internal" href=
"memcached_return_t.html#_CPPv4N18memcached_return_t23MEMCACHED_NOT_SUPPORTEDE" title=
"MEMCACHED_NOT_SUPPORTED"><code class=
"xref cpp cpp-any docutils literal notranslate"><span class=
"pre">MEMCACHED_NOT_SUPPORTED
</span></code></a> being
296 returned, or for those functions which do not return a
297 <a class=
"reference internal" href=
"memcached_return_t.html#_CPPv418memcached_return_t" title=
"memcached_return_t"><code class=
"xref cpp cpp-type docutils literal notranslate"><span class=
"pre">memcached_return_t
</span></code></a>, the error function parameter will be set to
298 <a class=
"reference internal" href=
"memcached_return_t.html#_CPPv4N18memcached_return_t23MEMCACHED_NOT_SUPPORTEDE" title=
"MEMCACHED_NOT_SUPPORTED"><code class=
"xref cpp cpp-any docutils literal notranslate"><span class=
"pre">MEMCACHED_NOT_SUPPORTED
</span></code></a>.
</p>
300 <div class=
"section" id=
"return-value">
301 <h2>RETURN VALUE
<a class=
"headerlink" href=
"#return-value" title=
"Permalink to this headline">¶
</a></h2>
302 <p>All objects retrieved via
<a class=
"reference internal" href=
"#_CPPv413memcached_getP12memcached_stPKc6size_tP6size_tP8uint32_tP18memcached_return_t" title=
"memcached_get"><code class=
"xref cpp cpp-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class=
"pre">memcached_get()
</span></code></a> or
<a class=
"reference internal" href=
"#_CPPv420memcached_get_by_keyP12memcached_stPKc6size_tPKc6size_tP6size_tP8uint32_tP18memcached_return_t" title=
"memcached_get_by_key"><code class=
"xref cpp cpp-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class=
"pre">memcached_get_by_key()
</span></code></a>
303 must be freed with
<em class=
"manpage"><a class=
"manpage reference external" href=
"https://linux.die.net/man/3/free">free(
3)
</a></em>.
</p>
304 <p><a class=
"reference internal" href=
"#_CPPv413memcached_getP12memcached_stPKc6size_tP6size_tP8uint32_tP18memcached_return_t" title=
"memcached_get"><code class=
"xref cpp cpp-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class=
"pre">memcached_get()
</span></code></a> will return NULL on error.
305 You must look at the value of error to determine what the actual error was.
</p>
306 <p><a class=
"reference internal" href=
"#_CPPv423memcached_fetch_executeP12memcached_stP20memcached_execute_fnPv8uint32_t" title=
"memcached_fetch_execute"><code class=
"xref cpp cpp-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class=
"pre">memcached_fetch_execute()
</span></code></a> return
<a class=
"reference internal" href=
"memcached_return_t.html#_CPPv4N18memcached_return_t17MEMCACHED_SUCCESSE" title=
"MEMCACHED_SUCCESS"><code class=
"xref cpp cpp-any docutils literal notranslate"><span class=
"pre">MEMCACHED_SUCCESS
</span></code></a> if
307 all keys were successful.
<a class=
"reference internal" href=
"memcached_return_t.html#_CPPv4N18memcached_return_t18MEMCACHED_NOTFOUNDE" title=
"MEMCACHED_NOTFOUND"><code class=
"xref cpp cpp-any docutils literal notranslate"><span class=
"pre">MEMCACHED_NOTFOUND
</span></code></a> will be returned if no
308 keys at all were found.
</p>
309 <p><a class=
"reference internal" href=
"#_CPPv422memcached_fetch_resultP12memcached_stP19memcached_result_stP18memcached_return_t" title=
"memcached_fetch_result"><code class=
"xref cpp cpp-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class=
"pre">memcached_fetch_result()
</span></code></a> sets error
310 to
<a class=
"reference internal" href=
"memcached_return_t.html#_CPPv4N18memcached_return_t13MEMCACHED_ENDE" title=
"MEMCACHED_END"><code class=
"xref cpp cpp-any docutils literal notranslate"><span class=
"pre">MEMCACHED_END
</span></code></a> upon successful conclusion.
311 <a class=
"reference internal" href=
"memcached_return_t.html#_CPPv4N18memcached_return_t18MEMCACHED_NOTFOUNDE" title=
"MEMCACHED_NOTFOUND"><code class=
"xref cpp cpp-any docutils literal notranslate"><span class=
"pre">MEMCACHED_NOTFOUND
</span></code></a> will be returned if no keys at all were found.
</p>
313 <div class=
"section" id=
"see-also">
314 <h2>SEE ALSO
<a class=
"headerlink" href=
"#see-also" title=
"Permalink to this headline">¶
</a></h2>
316 <li><em class=
"manpage"><a class=
"manpage reference external" href=
"https://linux.die.net/man/1/memcached">memcached(
1)
</a></em></li>
317 <li><a class=
"reference internal" href=
"../libmemcached.html"><span class=
"doc">C/C++ Client Library for memcached
</span></a></li>
318 <li><a class=
"reference internal" href=
"memcached_strerror.html"><span class=
"doc">Converting Error Codes to Messages
</span></a></li>
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"rst-footer-buttons" role=
"navigation" aria-label=
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