NAME

rpc_string_free - Frees a character string allocated by the runtime

Used by client, server, or management applications. 

SYNOPSIS

#include <dce/rpc.h>
void rpc_string_free(

unsigned_char_t ∗∗string ,
unsigned32 ∗status );

PARAMETERS

Input/Output

stringSpecifies the address of the pointer to the character string to free.  The value NULL is returned. 

Output

statusReturns the status code from this routine.  This status code indicates whether the routine completed successfully or, if not, why not.  The possible status code and its meaning is as follows:

rpc_s_okSuccess. 

DESCRIPTION

The rpc_string_free routine deallocates the memory occupied by a character string returned by the RPC runtime. 

An application must call this routine once for each character string allocated and returned by calls to other RPC runtime routines.  The names of these routines appear in the "Related Information" section of this reference page. 

RETURN VALUES

None. 

RELATED INFORMATION

Functions: dce_error_inq_text(3), rpc_binding_inq_auth_client(3), rpc_binding_inq_auth_info(3), rpc_binding_to_string_binding(3), rpc_mgmt_ep_elt_inq_next(3), rpc_mgmt_inq_server_princ_name(3), rpc_ns_binding_inq_entry_name(3), rpc_ns_entry_expand_name(3), rpc_ns_group_mbr_inq_next(3), rpc_ns_profile_elt_inq_next(3), rpc_string_binding_compose(3), rpc_string_binding_parse(3), uuid_to_string(3)