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[awesomized/libmemcached] / docs / source / libmemcached / memcached_touch.rst
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2 memcached_touch, memcached_touch_by_key
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5 .. index:: object: memcached_st
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7 SYNOPSIS
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10 #include <libmemcached/memcached.h>
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12 .. function:: memcached_return_t memcached_touch (memcached_st *ptr, const char *key, size_t key_length, time_t expiration)
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14 .. function:: memcached_return_t memcached_touch_by_key (memcached_st *ptr, const char *group_key, size_t group_key_length, const char *key, size_t key_length, time_t expiration)
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16 Compile and link with -lmemcached
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18 DESCRIPTION
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21 :func:`memcached_touch` is used to update the expiration time on an existing key.
22 :func:`memcached_touch_by_key` works the same, but it takes a master key
23 to find the given value.
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25 RETURN
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28 A value of type :type:`memcached_return_t` is returned
29 On success that value will be `MEMCACHED_SUCCESS`.
30 Use :func:`memcached_strerror` to translate this value to a printable
31 string.
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33 SEE ALSO
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36 .. only:: man
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38 :manpage:`memcached(1)` :manpage:`libmemcached(3)` :manpage:`memcached_strerror(3)`
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